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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-05-19, Page 2I,t PAGE 2-7GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1977 Anson McKinley will lead PCs in Riding Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell was described as a "voice in the wilderness" at Thursday night's nomination fur the Progressive Conservatives and the 250 party faithful nominated former Huron warden Anson McKinley to help lead the riding out of that wilderness He's a brother of MP Bob McKinley and won the nornina• tion by acclamation after Jun Hayter. the Goderich car dealer who was soundly beaten by Riddell in the last election, withdrew his candidacy to throw his support behind McKinley- Most of the speaki'rs at the meeting. held at South Huron District High School. predicted the Liberals would not move out of their third party status and emphasized that the only way riding residents could have their concerns presented at Queen's Park. was to get, a member back on theside'of the government "The choice is clear," stated Godench Township Reeve Jerry Ginn in presenting McKinley's nomination. "we can have a voice in government or a voice in the wilderness" "We all know what Bob McKinley has done and we can expect the same from his brother, Anson." he stated. 'Hayter. who had filed nomina- tion papers and then decided at Thursday's meeting to withdraw. said he lost the fight against Riddell in the last encounter because most people tended to think the Liberal :MPP should have another turn after his by- electign win. "But he's proved he's not doing the job we would like done for Huron -Middlesex," Hayter said. quickly adding that he thought McKinley was the man who could win the June 9 election. Hayter said the riding had some problems and he told the audience those problems would disappear if they elected a man to sit on the government side of the Legislature. While Hayter's nomination came as a bit of a surprise to many of the party supporters. his withdrawal apparently came as no surprise to McKinley. The latter saved most of his major, speech until after he had won the nomination. using his allotted time in his nomination speech to introduce his family and explain why he had decided to re-enter public life after having an- nounced his retirement in 1975 He said his decision was based on a sense of obligation to the province and its people Reappearing on the platform Tater, .McKinley noted that it was the first tante in memory that the riding had been represented by a member of a third party in the Legislature and said this was most tneffectual.for the people in Huron -Middlesex Predicting the Liberals would not improve their position in the June 9 vote. the former Stanley Township reeve said the people de'served'"better than this. He said it was time to have a representative back in Toronto -who would carry on the tradition of two former area members, Charlie MacNaughton and Bill Stewart Both.those men were in attendance at the meeting. Noting that the choice in the June 9 election was between the Davis government or a socialist regime under NDP leader Stephen Lewis, the candidate said most people do not want the regulated policies of a socialist government "We must guard against rob- bing people oFthe opportunity to look after themselves," he said, adding that people must be given freedom to use their individual initiative to succeed in any chosen field, McKinley, who is vice-- president of the family farm arid hatchery business, said agricultural people in Ontario wanted to operate under a free system and with a minimum of subsidies. He .said the govern- ment should ensure that farmers are allowed to use their ingenui- ty to meet the changing needs of today's society He told the audience the PC government has- done more for farmers than any other govern- ment ever has and he discounted the claims of the NDP regarding land use policies by saying that Ontario now has more foodland in production than ever before. It was explained that land was basically a local responsibility and McKinley said that Huron County had done more to preserve 'farm land than any NDP party had He also noted that the provin- cial drainage policy had enabled farmers to improve production on land and had resulted in new land being brought into produc- tion "A vote for a third party will not help, it's a:; simple as that," he) continued in discounting the Liberals and then he reminded his audience that the NDP have only two farmers as candidates ._ Gordon Hill and Walter Miller. He drew a round of applause when he remarked, "we know what their farm policy will be". The PC candidateclosed off his remarks"by pointing out that local governments are in a sound financial position under the Davis government and that the income tax credits on municipal taxes have made the latter more equitable. Brother's support MP Bob ,McKinley was also one of the speakers at the nomination, and while his brother hadn't been named to that point, he did promise sup- port "all the way" for the Win- ning candidate. He predicted the Ontario Liberals would lose half their seats in the upcoming election and that the NDP would also drop because he said people gave them more votes last time than they had really intended. Winners' circle G.D.C.I. placed first in the region out of 46 teams and seventh in the province in the Wilfrid Laurier University high school stock market games during the fall term. Here, members of the team, Tim Dougherty (left) and Mike Davies display the team trophy and individual plaques they received at an awards dinner at WLU last week. Absent was Bill Goddard, also a member of the winning team. (staff photo) ANSTE The TIMEX DIGITAL WATCH New at Anstett Jewellers 12 different models, both men's and ladies'. From 29.95 JEWELLERS LIMITED 11 Renowned for Quality Since 1950 11 ALBERT STREET, CLINTON 482-3901 SEAFORTH WALKERTON rl" "The l.`fberal leadership is far worse than last time -- and that's putting it mildly " he said. adding that the Ontario people do not trust Stephen Lewis us ep n and the NDP to run the province. The MP took the occasion to note he was unhappy about what was going on in the country and particularly in Quebec, emphasizing that the situation there is "much, much more serious than most people think". "Trudeau has played the two sides too long." he advised "and he'll be the ruination of the coun- try it he carries on." McKinley said Trudeau couldn't deal with the situation honestly and it required someone from outside Quebec. "Premier Davis can do more to keep Canada together than Trudeau can . by a damn site... he concluded Bruce :Murray, the popular Lions member and after-dinner speaker from St. Marys. told the audience that Stephen Lewis don't want to bring Quebec into the Ontario election "because he doesn't have the ability to cope with it like Bill Davis does". . He told the. PCs to involve the young people in the campaign and listen to what they have to say. "It is they who will help the party run the province for years to cone." he said. Party vice-president Cayley Hill Goderich, told 'the meeting that there was no sense in retur- ning a member of a third party, lie predicted there wouldn't be very many Liberals returned and another term for Jack Riddell would provide the riding only with "someone whispering from the cheap seats". "We won't have a voice in the present or the future," he remarked. 1 HOLIDAY LAWN AND Hill, an executive at Dominion Roads at Goderich, said he would "find something for Jack up at the plant" when he was defeated on June 9. -He was the lone speaker to de- fend the election call. He said minority government was very fragile and a situation where the Opposition were continually try- ing to make the government look bad "is a luxury we can't afford" if Ontario is to remain strong. Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw, who termed himself a "good Conservative" and said he regretted being unable to contest the nomination himself, predicted the PCs would form a majority government after June 9 and said unless Huron - Middlesex elected a PC they would still be on'the outside look- ing in. He saidg overnments were far more agreeable to local requests when they had a sitting member and noted that life for municipalities "was far easier;' when Charlie MacNaughton was the MPP. Shaw said that Riddell was a good representative. but unfor- tunately was extremely limited because of his party affiliation. 41 "Most people in the riding are Conservatives at heart and we must get them out to vote so we can win the election," he con- cluded. Diphtheria shots completed The Huron County Health Unit is in the final stages of a diptheria immunization program at the Bluewater Centre for the -Develop- mentally Handicapped, south of Goderich. Dr. Frank Mills, medical officer of health for the county, said health unit personnel had been working at the centre for about three weeks on a screening and immunization program and had closed the facility to the public while the work was being done. Mills said some positive throat swabs had been found during a routine check of the facility prompting the closure. He said the nature,of the facility makes it difficult to isolate the problem due to the movement of residents and staff and so the unit had closed the facility down to the public. He said no indication had been discovered that the .disease had broken out in any residents but that somQ of the diptheria bacteria had been discovered in a throat swab. He said he wanted to keep the problem confined before there were any cases. The closure basically restricted movement of residents in and out of the facility and the cancellation of services such as the car wash and the furniture refinishing and repair department. Mills said the program was- winding up and that he would be informing staff at the facility that things could return to normal any day now. WATCH Baha'i Viewpoin CABLE TV CHANNEL ISw Thursday, ;rips i¢ 8:30 p.m. Ron Shaw interviews Nuro Ste. 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