The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-09-02, Page 7Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 2, 1987—Page 7
Candidates meeting packs the house
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Mr. Klopp said there was a 1.4 per cent in-
crease for the new OMAF office about three
years ago but the money never got through.
"That doesn't sit well with me," he said.
Mr. Peters said he can't see a need for a
larger office.
"I don't think the OMAF office is as small
as we think it is. When there are meetings
there, it is full, but that's because there's a
good six size crowd... I can't see a need for
it."
Mr. Riddell told the crowd there is going
to be a new OMAF office in Clinton, and
believes tenders have gone out on property
already.
"There will be a new OMAF office in Clin-
ton and it will be here in the near future," he
said.
Low Income Housing
On the topic of low income housing, or sub-
sidized housing, Mr. Riddell and Mr. Klopp
were in favor of it and Mr. Peters was
against it.
"It's a priority with Mr. Peterson and the
Liberal government," said Mr. Riddell.
"We should push that the government in-
crease spending overall," said Mr. Klopp.
Mr. Peters said, "We should create new
wealth, not redistribute it..."
Free Trade
On the subject of free trade, the question
was asked of Mr. Peters how he justifies
free trade as supported by the PC party. He
said he didn't support the liberal meaning of
free trade, but felt it should be called freer
trade or negotiated trade. He said rules
needed to be put in place so everyone
understands where they stood.
Elementary School Funding
At the present time, each elementary stu-
dent is under funded $911 compared to the
secondary school student. Mr. Peters was
asked what he thought of ; this.
"Our children have to deal with a lot less
than those in the urban communities, and
that's not right," he answered. He also said
there is a proposal for 60 per cent funding
for the school system, bringing it up from
the 45 per cent which it has dropped to over
the years.
Bilingualism
The question, "Should Ontario, with 90 per
cent English speaking people, go bil-
ingual" saw the microphone passed down
the table by the other two candidates to Mr.
Peters.
He said, "I am against it" but added that
if it were available to his kids, he would
have sent them to the French Immersion
classes. "But try and ram it down my throat
and it'll come back and hit you."
Mr. Klopp said, "I don't recall anyone try-
ing to ram it down anyone's throat... I do
believe we should have French and English
in Ontario. It won't hurt anyone."
Mr. Riddell was in favor of bilingualism,
saying it would "bring people together as
one happy family."
One man in the audience disagreed.
"Why isn't Quebec bilingual?" he asked,
going on to say he has received documents
from Quebec with not one single word in
English.
Mr. Riddell said changes are being made
in Quebec as they are now more willing to
talk to those struggling with their French, in
English.
Highway 8 Expansion
The next question focused on the Highway
8 expansion, with the asker wondering if it
would open the door for a chemical waste
site in Huron County.
• Mr. Riddell felt confident this wouldn't
happen.
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waste sites. The site has already more or
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He did admit that Huron was being con-
sidered for the site earlier, but. not any
more.
"What we do need is a better transporta-
tion route to have industry located here," he
concluded.
Mr. Klopp took the expansion, which is
proposed as passing lanes where needed, to
mean a four lane highway.
"I don't think we need a four lane
highway, we're a rural community," he
said. "But there is a difference between four
lanes and upgrading.
Mr. Peters, like Mr. Riddell, was in favor
of the expansion as said Highways 8 and 4
are vital links to Huron County, moving raw
products in and finished products out.
"But no money and no dates have been
set, yet they (Liberals) said it was a priori-
ty..." said Mr. Peters.
The final question of the night was about
the $1 -billion debt. Since approximately
$1 -billion was generated, and considered ex-
tra money, why wasn't it used to wipe out
the debt?
The asker put two stipulations on Mr. Rid -
dell's answer. He said, "Don't blame it on
the NDP because you didn't give them any
credit, and don't blame it on the PCs
because you've had two years."
Mr. Riddell said, "This is the first time
the debt has been below $1 -billion.
"We inherited some problems, the health
care system was sliding, the Young Of-
fenders Act was given to us and we had to
improve the health and safety standards in
the industries, and how do you do that? Put
in more inspectors.
"There was a long time need to spend
money, and at the same time, we reduced
the debt," concluded Mr. Riddell.
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