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GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1979—PAGE 5
Trudeau is the best bet to lead Canada
Dear Editor:
I saw the Great Debate
among the three leaders
last night and I was
happy that better sense
had prevailed and Mr.
Joe Clark decided to join
the TV debate.
Mr. Clark seemed to
have Tearned by heart
some of the points and he
repeated them like a
parrot? He failed to bring
out any specific stand on
the questions of finance,
energy, Quebec and in-
flation.
On the question of
finance he wants to have
deficits for four years and
then balance the budget.
He calls the present
Liberal Government
deficits as huge and yet
he is going to have more
deficits.
These deficits are
bound to have more in-
flation and how is he
going to balance the
budget and control in-
flation after four years?
Would both be not more
difficult to . control in
1983?
If he wishes more
deficits and inflation now,
how can he find fault with
the present Liberal
Government?
On the question of
Energy he is going to
dismantle Petro Canada
and he never talked about
the gas price across
Canada. If Mr. Clark has
his own way, I strongly
believe that Eastern
Canada may freeze in
darkness as was once the
slogan in Alberta.
On the question of
Quebec, Mr. Clark seems
to be completely out of
touch with reality. I
believe that Mr. Clark
has buried his head in the
sand and has the dream
of becoming the prime
minister with the slogan
of "change the present
government'".
Mr. Broadbent was
Can we really afford Pierre?
Dear Editor:
As we approach the
most important federal
election in our history, I
am fervently hoping that
Canadians will judge
political candidates -on
policies as opposed to
such frivolous items as
why Joe Clark lost his
luggage while on a world.;
tour.
Intelligent Canadians
will immediately cast off
such childish concerns as
style and charisma and
will instead focus on
important issues such as
competence and fiscal
responsibility.
Pierre Trudeau
became Prime Minister
in April 1978. Consider the
financial record of his
administration (source:
Public Accounts,
Department of Finance;
Lobby locked after hours
Godedrich town hall will no longer be open to
the public after office hours.
Monday council agreed to lock the front of the
town hall because of recent acts of vandalism in
the lobby and washroom.
Clerk Larry McCabe said there were several
burn marks in the carpet by the front door and
the washrooms were left in a state of disaray in
recent weeks.
The front door of the town hall has been left
open nights and weekends to permit citizens
entry to the lobby and washrooms. But now, for
the first time, the doors will be locked.
Councillor Elsa Haydon vehemently ex-
pressed her displeasure concerning the lock up
claiming it violated the basic precepts of small-
town living.
Dear Editor...
• from page 4
based on "wish -
fulfillment" in the ab-
sence of specific
knowledge. Genetics is a
new science, dating from
the year 1900.
In the Victorian era it
was thought that new
leaders could.be "bred"!
It would, of course, be
necessary to place them
id elite schools, away
from the mob. They
would then grow up to
inherit, not just estates,
and titles, but the
acquired leadership
qualities, of their
privileged ancestors!
This dream of
biological inheritance of
acquired characteristics'
evaporated! This dream
caused wars. Unfor-
tunately that great
"equalizer" Karl Marx
lived under the spell of
this.. dream and ,fully
believed in it (Lamarkian
Science). His idea spread
to Russia in 1917.
Hopefully (and here we
do indulge in wishful
thinking!) the I younger
generation in the Soviet
Union, who will even-
tually take over, may see
through the nonsense of
Lamarck and Marx.
Whatever economic
system they prefer to
follow could then be
based on reality, not
imperialism. Only then
could we talk with them
about human rights!
J. G. MacDonald
Good show
Dear Editor,
I would like to express
my appreciation for
being able to attend the
presentation of such a
wonderful play as
Godspell, presented by
some of the students from
G.D.C.I.
I think it was one of our
higher calibre plays.
Each and everyone
played their parts well. It
was no wonder that they
all got a standing ovation
at the end of the play.
Not only was it well
presented but I am sure it
left a message with all of
us.
Here's hoping for more
plays like Godspell.
And a special praise
goes to Mr. McMillan for
his directing of such a
wonderful play.
Thanking you all,
Mrs. Helene Cooke,
Goderich
You're invited
Dear Editor,
On May 16, 17, 18 and 19
of 1980, this school is
having a "Homecoming"
to mark the closing of the
old building and the
opening of a new school.
Anyone wishing further
information should write
to:
HOMECOMING
c -o Timmins -High &
Vocational School,
271 Preston • Street
South,
Timmins, Ontario.
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Yours very truly,
Dennis Welin,
Publicity Chairman.
The Best
Value
"Considering my background I protest every
type of restrictive measure," she said. "I came
to a small town for the very reason of not
having to put up with locks or,closed doors."
There was no disagreement among other
council members who simply agreed the door
should be locked to protect town property from
further claculated damage.
Freer information
Town council sought a freer flow of in-
formation between the council representative
on the Alexandra Marine and General hospital
Board, Gordon Crabb, and council.
Council members agreed to a motion calling
for Crabb to submit monthly reports to council
or attend meetings once a month and deliver
the report personally with other corporation
officers.
Councillor Elsa Haydon viewed the monthly
reporting proposal unnecessary. and suggested
that quarterly reports. or even reports on a six-
month basis would suffice.
"Monthly reports would just deal with
housekeeping duties and we don't need that
information," she contended.
But councillor Stan Profit insisted that
misunderstandings between council and the
board may not have existed had Crabb reported
to council on a consistent basis. He added that
Crabb represented the town and that monthly
reports may not be too often.
Councillor Jim Searls expressed doubts about
any kind of reporting to council even on a
monthly basis.
"I have my doubts if we will'hear anything at
all," Searls declared. "They will tell you what
they want anyway."
Deputy -reeve Bob Allen said that regardless
of the method of reporting or the material
contained therein, the exercise, at least,
established a good liason between council and
the hospital board.
"If there is not much to be said one month,
fine," Allen said. "But at least we have
established the mechanics of good com-
munication between us."
Councillor Brian Knights informed council
members that he had spoken to Crabb about the
reporting procedure and that Crabb was willing
to attend council on a monthly basis.
percentage figures have
been adjusted to take
inflation into account):
1) in 1968 the gross
federal debt was $33
billion; in 1978 it was $80
billion. Increase: 25
percent (When I asked
Pierre Trudeau to ex-
plain this while he was in
Edmonton last year, he
typically evaded the
question).
2) in 1968 the annual
interest we paid on our
federal debt was $1.3
billion; in 1978 it was $5.6..
billion. Increase: 129
percent.
3) in 1978, 13 percent of
the total federal budget
was devoted solely to
interest payments on the
federal debt. This would
be like every working
Canadian paying $560 just
to cover the federal
government's interest
obligations.
4) since 1968 annual
federal spending has
increased 105 percent.
5) since 1968 the annual
federal deficits have
increased by 496 percent!
6) due to ravaging
inflation, what would
have cost $1.00 in 1968
cost. $1.94 in 1978.
Increase: 94 percent
(Inflation is caused by a
number of factors, but
the. most important factor
is irresponsible gover-
nment policies).
This is a. record of
monstrous incompetence
and utter disregard for
the welfare of the
Canadian people. How
can thinking Canadians
support such mis-
management?
When will we stop
judging Pierre Trudeau
on his TV image and start
judging him on his
managerial capabilities?
We . have had eleven
years of financial
disaster- can we afford
another five years?
Sincerely,
Peter D. Schalin,
Edmonton, Alta.
very vocal and talked
more specifically rather
than in generalities. I was
glad to find that Mr.
Broadbent came out as
second best of the three.
I was a little unhappy to
find that Mr. Broadbent
is also away from the
reality of governing a
country - i.e. he talked of
rolling back the prices
and not the wages. He
talkedall the time of the
wonderful ideal N.D.P.
Government in
Saskatchewan. He is
forgetting that Saskat-
chewan is a province with
more resources per
capita than Canada as a
whole.
Mr. Broadbent said
that it was the pressure
from his party that was
responsible for Petro
Canada while Mr.
Trudeau explained that
Petro Canada was
established in 1975 when
Mr. Trudeau had a clear
majority in ,the
Parliament.
Mr. Trudeau has been
in power for 11 years and
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no one is perfect - We
seem to forget that in-
flation, unemployment
are a world-wide
phenomenon and Canada
could not be immune
from it.
Mr. Trudeau and his
Government has faced
the problems
courageously as well as
successfully. Let us have
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Mr. Trudeau has stood
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sound, and refused to let
the federal ' government
weaken. We need a strong
leader who has courage,
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sistency.
Mr. Trudeau is the only
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