Clinton News-Record, 1985-4-24, Page 17Page 16—CLINTON NEWS-H,ECORD, WEDNESAY, APRIL 24,1985
Focus on women
CLINTON - An all candidates meeting for
the riding of Huron -Middlesex will be held
on April 25 at the Clinton Arena. The
meeting, sponsored by Women Today with
the support of the Huron Women Teachers'
Association, will provide an opportunity to
question the three can 'dates on women's
issues.
Liberal representative Jack Riddell, Pro-
gressive Conservative representative
Bryan Smith and New Democratic
representative Paul Klopp have agreed to
attend.
Questioning will include such topics as
women and health care delivery, quality
child care that is both affordable and ac-
cessible, women in the agricultural in-
dustry, funding to women's organizations
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and women and employment.
Questions that will be posed concerning
women and health care delivery will ask the
candidates if they will move to ensure that
all major partners in health care, including
professional care givers and consumers,
have an equal voice in the development of
health care policy. A second question asks if
they will press for government's establish-
ment of a consultative process which
receives input from ,all parts of Ontario's
society.
The Tuckersmith Day Nursery will be
challenged with a reduction of indirect sub-
sidy funding, meaning parents, who now
pay $10 per day, will oe asked to pay a
minimum of $15 if they are not eligible for
subsidy directly through the welfare
systems. It is felt this could result in the
closure of the nursery, and the candidates
will be asked what, as a member of provin-
cial parliament, they would do to prevent
this and insure that parents in other areas of
the Huon-Middlesex riding have access to
'quality child care.
In the past, agriculturally oriented pro-
grams such as income stabilization and the
beginning farmer assitance program, have
lacked equality for women. At the April 25
meeting, each candidate will be askedif
their party is prepared to legislate equality
for all women under both new and existing
farm assistance programs in order to cor-
rect the situation.
Questions concerning funding of women's
organizations will ask for both the party's
and candidate's philosophy. The Women To-
day's board of directors will question each
party's commitment to funding women's
organizations that do substantial work, as
well as ask each candidate how they will
help Huron -Middlesex organizations receive
provincial funding. •
Two employment issues that are of con-
cern to working women are equal pay for
work of equal value, and the lack of.benefits
for part time workers.
Will the elected party bring in legislation
to enforce equal pay for work of equal value
and what will the elected party do to im-
prove the position of part time workers will
be two questions asked to each candidate.
• A third question on women and employ-
ment, questions as to when affirmative ac-
tion will be encouraged in the private and
public sectors.
The April 25 meeting is scheduled to start
at 8 p.m.
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Parties discuss policies
Representatives from the three political
parties reviewed their agricultural policies
at the monthly meeting of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture f OFA) in Toron-
to. Liberal leader David Peterson, the
Minister of Agriculture and Food Philip An-
drewes and the NDP agriculture.critic Mel
Swart made their 'agriculture -related pro-
mises to the 125 -member board..
"Judging from what we heard yesterday, •
all three parties have the same priorities for
agriculture as we do;" said OFA president
Harry Pelissero. "They generally support
the suggestions made in the OFA's
agricultural issues platform, including the
need to provide farmers with loans at more
affordable interest rates," he said.
When the campaign was announced, the
OFA developed a platform listing' the major
areas' of concern to the farm community.
The topics were finance; labour, education,
affirmative action, marketing and environ-
ment.
The responses were well received by the
board, Pelissero. said. "It's obvious that the
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election polls
parties have given careful consideration to
our platform. It is encouraging to see the
amount of attentionthey are dedicating to
agriculture. But hearing their commitments
yesterday was not the end of this exercise
for the OFA. It was the beginning."
Pelissero said that for the OFA, which does
not endorse any political party, the real
work begins after the May 2nd election.
"When the new MPPs are just settling into
their new routine, you can be sure that the'
OFA will be therre to greet them. We will
keep reminding them about their campaign
promises," he said.
Pelissero said he was pleased with the
high profile agriculture has in this election.
A show of hands at the board meeting in-
dicated 'that nearly three-quarters of the
federations from Ontario's 47 counties and
regions will be discussing the agricultural
issues platform with their candidates.
Snobelen win
The riding of Huron -Bruce is developing a
reputation for not believing in landslide
decisions in the political process.
Twenty-six votes proved to be the dif-
ference April 2 as farmer -businessman
Mike ,lSnobelen edged CKNX broadcaster
Bill Thompson to represent the Progressive
Conservative party fin this riding for the
May 2 Ontario election.
Mr. Snobelen, who decided to run for the
PC nomination a, week before the Teeswater
based meeting, edged Mr. Thompson 419-
393.
Party organizers shifted the meeting from
the Wingham Town Hall to the Teeswater
Community Centre after Mr. Snobelen anilk
nounced his intention to seek the PC post_
Switching the meeting to a larger hall prov-
ed a wise choice as a crowd of around 1,000
jammed the Community Centre. The
registration of over 800 men and women led
to a 40 -minute delay for the scheduled 8 p.m.
start.
Kincardine Township farmer Loran Peter
introduced Mr. Snobelen as the candidate
who "has the beef", and who, as chairman
of the Bruce County board of education, "is
still delivering the beef".
The former reeve of Huron Township
opened his speech by noting that he "wished
the retiring member Murray Gaunt good
health and a happy retirement" four years
ago and "at this time, I would like to extend
to Murray Elston the same'courtesies."
Mr. Snobelen said he wants to make sure
farmers become financially independent
and that "there is a place for our sons and
daughters in agriculture". He also express-
ed a desire to make the Bruce Energy Cen-
tre "a showplace for industrial Ontario".
Mr. Thompson *as running for the PC
ticket for a second time, after winning the
nomination in Lucknow last October. He
later resigned to return to his job with
•CKNX.
He talked about a meeting he had with
Premier Frank Miller recently, Mr. Thomp-
son telling the premier he felt that farmers
have limited input into the government and
their briefs should "be a bible for the policy
setters".
He said Mr. Miller understands the
magnitude of. the Bruce Energy Centre, ad-
ding "we live in a very exciting riding but
we need our representation to get it going."
After the result of the voting was announc-
. ed by Huron -Bruce PC association president
Barb Fisher; Mr. Snobelen admitted that it
had been "one H of a week". He invited Mr.
Thompson's supporters to join our "team",
saying "if you like what you see, tell them
you see; if you don't like it, tell me".
Mr. Snobelen will be facing Liberal MLA
Murray Elston in the May 2 election. Gary
Harron was the PC candidate last time but
lost by almost 220 votes to MLA Elston in the
1981 election.
Qualified electors will have three op-
portunities to cast their ballot in
designated advance polls for Ontario's
33rd general election prior to the May
2nd election day.
Advance polling will take place
between 11 a.m. and 8 p:m. on April
25,27, and 29.
Designated advance polls are offered•
for the convenience of those qualified
election day. The Ontario Election Of-
fice reminds electors that they may
cast a ballot at any of the advance poll-
ing locations within their electoral
district and that their names must be on
the polling lists in their polling divi-
sions.
,Advance polling locations will be
easily accessible, with level entries or
rafnps, making it easier for the elderly
and physically handicapped to vote.
In addition, eligible electors will be
able to cast their ballots I provided they
have been printed I in the office of the
Returning Officer on April 20, April 22,
April 23, April 24, April 26 -,and April 30.
Location and times of advance polls
will be advertised in daily and weekly
newispapers throughout the Province.
Huron -Middlesex PC candidate Bryan Smith was campaigning in Clinton last week. Bar-
bara Van Den Neucker stopped to chat with the politician. (Shelley McPhee photo)
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