The Citizen, 1991-04-17, Page 21THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1991. PAGE 21
Elston worried NDP doesn’t know how to run economy
O/d acquaintances
Simon Hallahan, Blyth’s Citizen of the Year for 1989, and a
member of the Liberal party for 70 years chats with
Grey-Bruce MPP Murray Elston at the Huron County
Liberals’ annual banquet and meeting in Blyth on Thursday,
April 11. Mr. Elston was the guest speaker.
Grey-Bruce MPP Murray Elston
was the guest speaker at the Huron
County Liberal Association ban
quet in Blyth on April 11. Mr.
Elston expressed his concerns with
the current government and
addressed the problems that may
lie ahead under the NDP reign.
He told party supporters that
Ontario now has a $3 million deficit
and a government that doesn’t
understand what it takes to invest
in an economy that runs a province
based on people earning profits for
the purpose of living and investing
it into their own future. “There are
problems associated with the econ
omy; there’s no question about
that. There are problems associat
ed with welfare payment; no ques
tion about that and people assoc-
ated with municipal government
understand the burdens that are
there,’’ he said. “But, 1’11 tell you
as we look forward now to a budget
that will come down probably in
April, we will have to determine
whether these people understand,
or not, that there are obligations
which must be met by people who
conduct their own business in a
manner that makes sure they don’t
throw away the deficits of their
particular business.”
Profit is something, he said, the
NDP party were not able to
understand, something they’d pre
fer not to deal with. Men and
women who are associated with
profit undertaking, he said, are
sometimes left out in the NDP
thought process, using as an
example the government’s decision
to fund only not-for-profit child
care organizations. He said a big
issue had been made that women,
particularly, working in that area
were not being paid well enough. A
good point, he said, and one well
taken. A fund was put together to
help them but because there were
women in for-profit organizations
providing child care, those women
didn’t qualify. “Did the men and
women who were being fed by the
proceeds of that work become any
less men or women in need,” he
challenged.
“Somehow or other those people
have got to come to grips with the
reality of our economy and we have
got to come to grips with the reality
of the New Democratic Party. This
government does not understand
the economy nor do they under
stand that you can’t create wealth
out of nothing.” A healthy eco
nomy he said is ensured by men
and women investing labour and
capital honestly into the future of
the province.
Citing other issues like rent
control, the NDP’s naivete and
inexperience as well as the reces
sion, unemployment caused by
plant closures and agricultural
concerns, Mr. Elston told party
members that they had their work
cut out for them. “1 just want to say
to you that we have real work to do.
We have real work to do down
in Toronto. We have real work to do
right here in Huron County. We
have real work to do across the
province,” he emphasized.
He stated that the NDP seem to
have lost their way of solving all the
problems. “There is a need to
ensure that the people who elected
them understand they need consis
tency, understand their inability to
recognize what this economy is
made up of.”
Mr. Elston said the Liberals
must push to guarantee this point
is made and they also must do as
Blyth Horticultural club
arranges flowers
The third meeting of the Blyth
4-H Horticulture Club was held on
April 10 at 7 p.m. in the home of
Christine Stadelmann.
The meeting was opened with
the 4-H pledge. Debbie Machan
then read the minutes from the last
meeting. Members were then ask
ed to answer the roll call “Tell what
plant you propagated and the
method of propagation you used”.
When this was completed, every
one went to Christmas and Country
much as possible to assist th
economy and try and prevent ai
further downard spiral. He me
tioned the recovery of Britis
Columbia after the government <
Dave Barrett saying they are st
picking up the pieces. “Ontario ca
not afford to have that happen.”
He warned about going back t
the way of the “old Tories” and
having someone come in with th
“meat cleaver approach” to bu<
get, cutting full programs with n
consideration for the people the
were started for. “Decent, hones
and compassionate government i
what we are going to try and brin
back to Toronto. With your help
your continuing care, and consi
deration and support for our organ
ization it will happen again, bu
not, I’m afraid, without some trial
and tribulations along the way.”
in Blyth where they were given
good demonstration on flower a
rangements and how to do a vas<
arrangement. The club membei >
were assigned to a table where the
were to make a flower arrangemen
of their own. After completing the
own arrangements, they walke
around the room to look at even
one’s arrangement. The meetin
was then closed with the 4-1 i
Motto. The next meeting will b
held on April 17 at 7 p.m. in th<
home of Christine Stadelmann.
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