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"the beer strike"
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Foie ,pprxhnatejy the last month, the
threebr-eweries•voluntari-
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ion of beer. They
tlll+.. :effort to force a settlement
of , :a.'` dispute between their
unionized ;employees and themselves.
'l iS wa$ riot. a strike.
.Nevertheless, most people called this
event "the beer strike". It hurt many
people -besides the brewery workers, the
main target of the action. Some of the
others hurt •include bartenders, waiters,
waitresses, tavern and restaurant
owners and even bands and strippers.
Some of these people were laid off, others
lost revenue. They all lost money, a real
tangible loss.
The strangest reaction to be heard dur-
ing the lock -out was that the 'little rzran"
was being hurt because he could no
longer get his favourite brand •of beer.
Beer drinkers were called "thirsty", as if
they could not drink anything but one of.
the beers . no longer being sold. Despite
the fact that the lock -out lasted only one
month, angry citizens wrote letters to
newspapers denouncing the system
which had deprived them of beer.
This reaction should make us aware of
the seriousness of habitual drinking.
Whenever an habitual !drug user has his
or her typical supply of drugs inter-
rupted, there is a feeling of extreme
uneasiness until the supply is re-
established. Some Ontario beer drinkers
were upset when beer, their usual drug of
choice, was unavailable. Their
uneasiness was only alleviated when
other sources for the product weremade
available.
Perhaps this is a benefit to the lock -out
not immediately apparent. When an
habitual beer drinker finds beer
unavailable, he or she is giyen a chance
to think about the hold the dl'ug has over
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him or her. Perhaps, he or she thinks, too
much time and money is being spent on
beer and other alcoholic beverages and
perhaps it is time to ask whether this
might be an addiction, rather than a
casual use of a drug.
The criticism of the system of distribu-
tion of beer in Ontario is a very complex
subject. It is too simple to think that
allowing sales of beer through more
outlets will have no impact on our way of
life. A change such as allowing beer to be
sold in grocery stores would result in an
increase in overall beer consumption. It
is likely that a rise in alcohol-related pro-
blems would follow; for example, in-
creased • liver cirrhosis and cancer
deaths, increased violent' deaths, more
underage drinking and more drinking
and driving accidents. There. would be
some benefits as well, such as higher pro-
fits for the breweries. But this whole
topic will be the subject of another arti-
cle.
Another benefit to the lock -out is also
apparent. . Reformed alcoholics often
complain about the wet environment in
which we live. It is impossible to read .a
magazine or newspaper, listen to radio
or watch TV without seeing or hearing
the latest beer or liquoror wine commer-
cial. At least during the lock -out the
breweries were mercifully silent. Admit
it, wasn't it nice watching your favourite
soap -opera without all those giggling
balloon -heads?
Paul Klopp selected to
lead area NDP in
May. 2 provincial election
EXETER - Paul Klopp, R.R. 2, . Zurich,
will be the New Democratic Party can-
didate in Huron -Middlesex.
Klopp was acclaimed on April 5 in Exeter
after being •nominated by Paul Carroll of
Seaforth. Klopp is a 28 -year-old farmer, a
graduate of South Huron and District Secon-
dary School and of Centralia College. He's
worked for the United Co-operatives of On-
tario in Chatham; and beenvery active in
farm organizations such as the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture and the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture. Klopp is
newly married and has no children. '
In his speech after winning the nomina-
tion, Klopp said his priorities are a fair tax
system, better !tax rates for farmers, and
"once we get those other two areas under
control", more jobs. "The NDP has some
real good ideas," Klopp said. "I've seen the
Liberals and Conservatives listen to what
we want, but they don't carry through. The
NDP puts our ideas down in their policy
papers."
"I'm not going to call them promises, I'm
going to call them commitments," -Klopp
said. "I decided maybe I should stand up
and be counted, and I'm going to give it my
best shot."
The evening's guest speaker was Donald -
C. MacDonald; the former Ontario leader
and agriculture critic of the NDP. Mac-
Donald was introduced bjt Tony Quail, the
provincial council alternate, who said he's
found a lot of support and interest in Huron -
Middlesex fpr the NDP.
MacDonald said "this may be a surpris-
ingly volatile election. There's a good
chance we'll be the official opposition this
time.". He added that Frank Miller's vote -
gathering capacity is far less certain than
that of Bill Davis. "Davis was stronger than
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the party; Miller is weaker tha'ii me party.
"The Tory strength is two miles wide and
one centimetre deep — it's mushy," Mac-
Donald told the audience. "We've done
some polls and one of the interesting things
is that a lot of people say 'yes it is time for a
change'; after 42 years the Tories could be
beaten."
About the Liberals, MacDonald said,
"their problem is notdthat they've had 11 or
12 different leaders, it's that they're irrele-
vant. They offer no alternative." Mac-
Donald added that the Liberals haven't been
the government in Ontario since 1905.
"What about Hepburn, you say'? Well Mitch
Hepburn wasn't really a Liberal, he was a
member of the Hepburn party," MacDonald
contended.
MacDonald said Bob 'Rae, the NDP On-
tario leader, "has built an image of someone
reasonable and positive, and is a great asset
to the party." lie continued with advice to
the party faithful, "If you can underpin this
with your candidate, you can capitalize on
it."
"I've been involved with the NDP for 40
years," MacDonald said. and I've never
seen any party that tries so hard to come to
grips with issues." MacDonald went on to
outline the caucus task forces that have
been established in the last few years and
their findings.
The issues for this cannpaign are organiz-
ed around five major policy areas. They
are: jobs, agriculture, the incredible waste
of the Tory government and people's unmet
needs, equality for women, pollution, and
the inequity in taxes. The coming rise in
gasoline taxes is another possible issue.
"It's going to be an interesting, exciting
campaign," MacDonald said.
The meeting attended by less than 50 peo-
ple, was held at the Exeter Public9School,
and was chaired by Valerie Bolton.
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