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A month after release of the text of the free trade de
signed by Canada, and: the- United States •Canadians.:
remain deeply divided the -issue.. Thelatest Tar to
poll indicates a ,majority of Canadians believe the -nation
will surrender some of -its independences in the dealwhlch
rnt*t believe will benefit the.U.s morethan Canada,
The poll suggests only 11 per cent strongly support the
pact, while 18 per cent strongly oppose It. In any event, 62
per cent of Canadians want. Prime- Minister Brian
Mulroney to call an election before the dealtakes effect,
according to figures in the
Although the pact has been signed by the two nations, it
faces a rocky road through the House of Commons and the
U.S. Congress in 1988 and is not likely to be i rnplemented
too quickly® Americans, who until now have been
relatively unaware or unconcernedabout the issue: should
soon sit up and: take; .notice las the :debate. begins ,i -
Congr.-ess. Few Canadians, _ the concern has; :existed right
from the very start of free trade.negotiations, but although,.
news reports carried stories daily on the trade stalks, ..wer
were Left completely In the dark as towhat was being
negotiated® Canadians never knew what was on thevtable
until Dec. 11 -' and then only what has been included in the
deal signed by Mr. Mulroney and U.S. President Ronald
Reagan.
The fact that the agreement is being opposed by only
ahr e .provinciah- governments has ed to -t
he--suggee
that• Canadians are not as bitterly' divided "as eaciier. ren fight
have been feared. However, the Toronto Star.polt: would
indicate the opposite is true. At the very lust, :Canadians
are uncomfortable enough to want an election 'cal'led
before the deal is implemented. It is reasonable toassume
that many of usare still uncertrfn as to what Hes in store
with the free trade:.agreernen-t. i fe were -left %,the dark for
too long from the outset, wonderingrif rumors about under-
the4:tabie trade-offswere. the truth.,
it: is pnot- too late: The. Government must now do Its ut-
most to not only- kettO: the frde trade debate on a rational
level, it must do SO- w lle- being<constantl'.' -frank
Canadians.' . ' awith
It will ',
be enough to merely point out which
sectorswillgain thio ' the r o ;a which
wi}il .lose
Instead, It must be clearly evident that the Canadian
Government is seeking alternatives far those
being w
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wi and beingsppcific about what, is done. Only bysuchaction, perhaps, will Canadians gain` the
cOnfid<t'11Ce
required- to -clearly supportany agreement. Without that
confidence, how can we?
CouId;be a mistake
In what is no- doubt• an attempt to boost ..his sa in
image in opinion polls, Liberal leader John Tur Is
considering a trip abroad. it is not,. the: first.tiite. an op-
position leader -.has. chosen, a world tour as a .method of
Improving his chances of becoming prime minister nor, we -
expect, will itbethe last:.
While .the Liberals :recently have been -leading lithe
popularity - pOii . Mr. Turner has rot. :In,fact, wher .. the
Liberal leader checks his iopulerity' at i a iottilthe
three party leaders, he finds hirrrseif running�d.lest.
However, Mr. turner sh ld
+csf r�onslda-r t
;- recent - �e ssorsx erre - orf -h
mostis
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world :tour: Brian Mulro
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JANUARY 1941
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.Sevep Intl youths w3 take a
three—month douse, at the_Hamiken
Technical ScbOol_and. thenbe givren
work n -a plantlhat esgatith for
�w1�wa�r,,,,��. ,purposes., They: are ya
Carter, -
Mai: Lim, H anj:DilkrPriL:
Charlie Welkivood: _.
Morr s Township . electors re -
ted their 1940 reeve, Francis
Duncan, Ina -three cornered contest
with ex -reeve W. J. Henderson. and
Couheillor Robert Wallace •
Gray will move to Turn..
b�'y Township in 'die -course of a
few weeks. He has purchased the
100 -acre farm of Peter Moffat on
Highway ,';, :t+er and a halt Mies
east of Bluevale.
Two Wthogih, un yo ladies at-
tending Macdonald -testae* at
Guelph were _succesafvi in '-their
exam atioos, tis DoritAriiiitage
m the second year and .bliss.:Mary
Elizabeth McKiibbon
The maid m
hat Red Crass
the -council
iL
ice- e � president..�_d s ser .
tea aid Mrs. W. t#. French. Miss. Dins is isteinsiterintilwitingt.
f4se ..
-totalled-32k compared with 65 for named president , .1 . Laura
'AthepreViqura Gowdyjai
Ian- Hetherington - - " ate=-eti�ent� � : Pearl
was elected Husband secretary and '.M js.''David
-Moorw -FWi .-Tee > -Town
s� its. ���:
t1ra� dance of the -,season
ReberteW stab -/taw'
:rranceSlAteriells e,and - • -"WetakiOat, Masteref. l gham
-.,Alice Hayden: ,, is secretar--�►► - Masonic,
-�, six Lunge. He takes over from
. are. -,�.ti�o�.e.. Gate$t Nbo.: hat. held .-the
Bet:`Henry, - Marion Chittick, Jim position•forthe past year.,
Ram Houghton,- t Wild, In a report I� prepared- by Police
atrtd�Sill
t Chief James. Miller, ...read at the
The .annual Meeting41. the Goalie inaugural meeting of council, a
and District Bible Society was held, recommendation was made to
with 1��Spading returned- as -replace the•pr�lice cruiser now in use
.
president. ecr ry treasurer is -with=a new vehicle. 'The1962ear now
Norman Wade, in use has logged nearly 34,000
Philip Durst has purchased the miles.
Harold Edge- louse in Gerrie and The .-annual meeting of SS No. l0
' rili -take " '. resides 'there lathe (lurch -School) was held in
near' Ind;:' Doe Durst family has the school: The retiring trustee was
lived in Wroxeter.: He has been for Russell Ross who has given 15 years
some-yeasss;.secretary ;o Wroxeter of service. Harry Swan was elected
Telephone,, � and is also as the new trustee. The other
elerlratilo ick Toaftiship. members of the -board are Clarence
JANHARY4: Ritchie
and Hugh Simpson, with
� .
New officers were installed at a Milian Moore as secretary-
mt`'a tangs group. treasurer.
Mer to Drehnn was Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jacobson of
Fordwic-h moved their ' household
effects last week to an aper in
S J.L col ', ..
• Pasul Statin of Wroxeter has
�.�py :`cotints is to rn 7w - Stratford to rlrl� " : ' resume his
.. -.. s�tudi at Te�aehers° College
tIChristunas Vacation
lik wti. k a " `j UAR y 1
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Vilingham T°owoCo until decided at
to
January meeting that if it can't
the kiwi which the old CNR
ctandi,...the, cii wants no
. dealt.. All the .c cillars
'wed be no a soncmjc J
he station but the land
t truedbe used for sothe
The town has been ltd to
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