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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-05-18, Page 7Citizens News, May 18, 1977 Page 7 PC's nominate past Warden as election candidate Continued from front page. 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 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 BEST OF LUCK — Conservative candidate Anson McKinley receives best wishes from Jim Hayter who was an unsuccessful candidate in Huron -Middlesex in 1975.. Staff photo province and its people. Reappearing on the platform later, McKinley noted that it was the first time in memory that the riding had been represented by a member of a third party in the Legislature and said this was most ineffectual 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 deserved 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 andidatesaid most people do not want the regulated policies of a socialist government. "We must guard against rob- bing people of the 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 and hatchery business, said agricultural people in Ontario 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 as 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 candidate closed 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. 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 Spring Planting Time Is Here For A Large Selection Of Quality Nursery Stock • Shade Trees • Evergreen Shrubs • Flowering Shrubs • Tea Roses & Climbers • Ready for sale now. Wide variety of flower and vegetable plants. Pay A Visit To HU RCQN-RIDGE ACRES David Steckle & Family R.R. 2, ZURICH Phone 565-2122 From Zurich: 11/2 miles west then 3 �/2 miles north. From Grand Bend:,north on Highway 21 to Drysdale, turn right 2 miles tBlake, then left 1 % miles. Open evenings until 9:00 p.m. Liberafs 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. "The Liberal 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 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 if 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 didn'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 come," 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. He 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. 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 said governments 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. 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