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A campaign in cbaos
One has to ask'at this point in this federal election cam-
paign why the Liberals were so quick to - call an ` election
immediately following their leadership convention,' when
it is so obvious they are not ready for an election
The Liberal campaign has been in disarray. since the
beginning, tripping over itself as it -goes along fromone
embarrassing moment to the next; first the patronage
issue, then thereturn of "rainn aker Keith. Davey and
this weekend the resignation of the campaign chairman
Bill Lee.
SmIn oot contrast
ntrast the Conservative campaign is running
purring along like a well-oiled engine. Con-
servative leader Brian Mulroney knows exactly what he is
doing and looks confident and in control.
Turner on'the other hand doesn't appear to have a Cam-
paign
ampaign strategy except for his pitch that. Canadians should'
elect him because helms confidence in himself Turner'
awkward presentationand the disarray of his campaign
have done little to impress Canadians that this is the man
to take responsible fiscal management of the country's af-
fairs. .
It doesn't take much of a political pundit to kiiow the
Liberals shouldn't have called an election simply based on
their lead in the polls following the leadership convention.
Mulroney has had a year to prepare for this election and
he is ready. The Liberals are not. If they can't run a cam-
paign,
ampaign, how will they run the country?
Craft festival benefits..
the business sectio
Lucknow's business sectionwas bristling" with activity
on Friday and Saturday. A look :upstreet showed lines of
cars as people from all around came to see the displays at
the Lucknow Craft Festival. The Lucknow District
Agricultural Society which organizes • .the. festival each "
year is responsible for a fine show which attracts many,
people each year. . •
The spinoff, effet benefits all businesses in .town and,.
the merchants on the main street have taken advantage of
the situation by staging a sidewalk sale in conjunction
with the festival.
'The Lucknow Business Association • has .long been
criticized because few of the merchants take an active
part in promotions and. the Association finds it difficult to.
promote Lucknow businesses without the co-operation of
all the members. ,•
But thisyear a flyer announcing the sidewalk sale and
the participation by most of the •main street merchants in
the sale contributed much to a promotion of . Lucknow's •
business section. Shoppers who came to the craft festival .
and took .time to walk upstreet to look in the stores are
sure to remember Lucknow is a place to shop as well as "
the home of a fine craft festival.
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The West Huron Junior Farmers and the Lucknow Kinsmen found donkey baseball to be a most interesting game
of baseball at the Caledonian Park diamond Sunday evening. In the top photos Kinsman Rick Conley discovers
that if your donkey won't face the play, you have to ride the donkey backwards. In the second photo Rick learned
that layouupon playing first base Oil a donkey has its hazards,if are called u b to catch the ball. • In the bottom photo
Kinsman. Jim Aitchison hadto ride two donkeys tied together around the bases, afterhe made a rude comment
about the umpire. His donkeys were coaxed along by Rick Conley with a carrot in front and Cliff Mann bringing
up the rear guard. (Photos by Sharon Dietz), -
Patronage costs the Canadian taxpayer
The patronage issue has been especially influential: in .
this federal election campaign as it, more than any other
aspect of the legacy left behind by former prime minister
Pierre Trudeau, has undermined the campaign of the
Liberal John Turner.
Few people will remember much of the debate among
the three leaders of the parties, b t there will remain a .
lasting impression and who will fo the final moments
of the debate, when Brial Mulron y' shook his .finger at
John Turner and demanded he apologize to the Canadian
people for the patronage appointments he matte following
Trudeau's resignation. Turner's only defense was that he
had no optionto which Mulroney 'retorted he 'did indeed
have
an option. He could have said "I am not going to do,
it. This is wrong for Canada and I am not going to, ask
Canadians to pay the price." ,
Pay price rice indeed. Figures researched by the Cana-
dian Press reveal taxpayers will fork out $4 million in the
next 12 months to cover salaries and related expenses for
the 23 Liberal MPs recently given patronage appoint-
ments. As well, the taxpayer will have to shell out about
$1.9 million to set up a ricul�are g t _ . minister Eugene
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Whelan in his new embassy in Rome as ambassador to the
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization; That
figure, including ' his residence, chancery, chauffeur,
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salary and othejr perks of the job, includes some one-tiine '
costs and some continuing costs. Whelan's salary will . be
between $75,560 and $88,930 a year. _ •• • '
Bryce Mackasey, ambassador -designate : to Portugal
will make between $75,560 and $88,930 a year for running
• an embassy described by an external affairs spokesman
as a comfortable post. Former MP Claude Lajoie was ap-
pointed to the mainly ° ceremonial post of Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod in the Senate, a job he probably
didn't even know existed before his appointment. He will
make somewhere between $54,710 and $64,390.
The Liberals contend patronage is a longstanding' part
of Canadian history and argue there should be little or no
fuss as long as the appointees are qualified: There is some
speculation, however, that several of the appointments
were not based on merit. Three former cabinet minsters-
Mark 1s1acGuigan, Yvon, Pinard and Bud Cullen have
already been the target of suggestions they may be too
partisan for their new roles as. Federal Court judges at a
salary of $92,450 a year. •
One has to .admire the manner in which former Health
Minister Monique Begin chose to leave politics. She• did
not seek an appointment and none was discussed. Beginn-
ing in thefall she will spend a year as a visiting professor
at Notre Dame 'University in South Bend, Indiana, conduc-
ting seminars on topics such as women's issues and Cana
dian studies. Following that, she is uncertain,o
future. .
. Begin is one cabinet veteran who will be missed by
. Canadians. She stood firmon the issue of extra, billing by
doctors and in defense of the universality of medicare.
As for prime minister John Turner, he did have a
choice. It' was an unattractive one at best, but he still' had
a choice.
It was. Turner's fear that if Trudeau had made the.ap
pointments of sitting Liberal MPs to outside psis hirrieiff
before leaviig office, the Liberals would no longer haves
majority government and Governor-General Jeanne
Sauve might have called on Tory leader Brian Mulroney;
to form a minority government
Tuihier had .the option of ?telling Trudeau he would not
make the appointments, which may have caused Trudeau
to reconsider since he would not, have wanted to cause the;
fall of the Liberal government. Or Turner could Moo
entered the campaign as the leader of the opposition To
say he had no choice is to say the Liberals have soma
divine right to rule. •
Whatever his reasons,
a .choice and he male What he. did polttreali e Turner bas
not realize is th
tent of the impact his decision would have on his chane
.at winning the election '
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