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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-03-04, Page 11TNS FIDVINOICE -Tl Youth is the keynote The choice of a 36 -year-old man with only a couple of years of parliamentary experience as the leader of the official opposition is certainly a sign of changing times and newattitudes. The victory of a Joe Clark even as recently as five Years ago would have been unthinkable — and only eight years ago the Progressive Conserva- tive party chose a leader in Robert Stanfield who typified the elder statesman and who had behind him 12 or 14 years of active politics and leadership in his own province. It should be remembered, too, that Conservatives had tried for months to persuade Premier Lougheed of Alberta to enter the leadership race. Had he done so he would have been a shoo-in — and again his outstanding characteristic is youth. Observe that candidates like Sinclair Stevens, Jim Gillies and Paul Hellyer were forced out of the running in the count of first or second ballots, and they were older men. Certainly the swing was toward the young and in our opinion that is an excellent trend. Joe Clark assumes the leadership of his party with few obligations to any of the pressure groups within or without his caucus. He has been strictly a junior to date and no doubt had to do what he was told. Since his candidacy was never taken too seriously before Sunday's voting, it is un- likely that any deals for support were either • offered or accepted. Clark comes to Canada's second most 'O'Important job with the vitality of a man in his prime. What he lacks in experience he may well compensate with an open-minded approach to the nation's probelms. If he has the mental toughness to take command of his own caucus and win the total loyalty of his followers he may prove to be the ideal person to stem the tide of growing government control over the daily lives of Canadians. The new leader's wife is a highly inter- esting person in her oven right. Only 23 years of age, she is a third year law student who possesses an obvious sense of her own inde- pendence. She prefers to be known by her maiden name, rather than as Mrs. Joseph Clark. She is competent, cool and fluently bilingual — as is her husband, a valuable asset in a nation of two major languages. She is not deeply impressed by the social oppor- tunities which her husband's new-found prominence will provide and seems to be much more interested in her own studies and other activities. This new and youthful image of leader- ship is refreshing. We have too long main- tained in this country a set of standards in political life which are outworn. The next few years should prove interesting. Lots of fat in the fire For a political party which is supposed to be the smartest vote -getting machine in the history of this province, the Davis regime surely missed the boat when it decided that the axe should fall on public health services. No one disagrees with the need to cut back on government spending, and few will argue with the necessity for re- straining the mounting cost of health care in general, but closing hospitals and denying the use of existing beds has certainly knocked over. the. beehive. A public meeting in Clinton on Tuesday evening drew no less than 1,500 people who are up in arms about the closing of the 68 -bed hospital in that town. The Liberal member for Huron, Jack Riddel, offered to resign his seat in the Legislature and force a by-elec- tion so the voters of the area could voice their opposition to the government at the polls. Anger at the health minister's decisions is no less strident in Durham, Goderich and Chesley. Doctors in Pars have offered to shoulder financial losses which might be incurred by continued operation of the hospital in that town. Medical and nursing staffs as well as the directors of hospitals all over Ontario are now on tenterhooks as they await possible orders to close sections of the remaining hospitals. The more we think about it, the stupider this closure program appears. There are many ways in which curbs could be placed on health care costs without the drastic process of hospital and bed closures. Mr. Miller, the health minster has stated that he will listen to suggestions about other ways in which money can be saved and if they are valid he will alter his decision about closing some of the hospitals. Few of us would have much confidence in his unbiased considera- tion of such discussions. The first and obvious move to control health costs would have been close consulta- tion with the province's doctors in an effort to convince them that a- certain percentage of patients might be treated in their own homes rather than in expensive hospital beds. Another approach would be to estab- lish what is known as a deterrent fee — a nominal charge for a doctor's services which would discourage those who are not really sick enough to need medical attention. Another study should have been devoted to the tremendous discrepancy between the daily wardates of rural and city hospitals. Certainly Xcaft understand #hat some expenses of operation are higher in a city, but certainly they should not be double those of a smaller centre as are the daily rates. And why, in the name of common sense force the smaller hospitals with the lower rates to close and thus demand greater use of the more expensive city institutions? Going a step beyond the health ministry itself, why not amend present legislation so that the accumulating millions in the Wintario fund can be used for some vital needs other than culture and recreation? Those aspects of life are fine, but if we are indeed so short of money we might well delay our culture and recreation for a couple of years. End of capital punishment There is little doubt that capital punishment will be abolished in Canada. Although it may be a minority opinion, per sonally we are in favor of the Liberals' "peace and security" legislation. We -are well aware that abolition of the death penalty has been bitterly opposed by police officers across the nation; who believe that the death penalty for convicted killers is a strong deferent to would be murderers. Since policemen and prison guards are much more exposed to dangerous criminals than are average citizens, one must acknowledge their right to a forceful opinion. However, in our part of the world police ment do not make the laws. Those who favor abolition believe that it is wrong to take a human life — as wrong for the courts as for the murderer. This column has long advocated just what the proposed legislation is now seeking — that convicted murderers be removed from society, to a place where they can no longer pose any threat to other humans, and that they should be kept in close confinement until all danger of a repeated killing has passed. The new law carried a minimum sentence of 25 years with virtually no chance of parole. Police would also be granted extended powers of surveilance and the pos session of firearms will be much more closely supervised. Guns would also have to be registered and persons with criminal records or a history of mental instability would be refused. Because capital punishment is an issue on which roost people, including members of parliament, have strong personal views, many of them with religious or moral connotations, the voting on the law will be "free". That means that each member of the House will be permitted to express his personal opinion without the need to adhere to any pre set party policy. Equal opportunity Canada offers as freely as any other country, a sane, balanced way of life in which men and women can develop their individual gifts. Equal opportunity, however, will not mean anything Pxcept to people of ability who have a will to action, length of view and the necessary knowledge. A person who de- clares a desire to write, but wants to start "creative" writing without an apprentice- ship; a person who starts to study to improve his working position and quits in favour of other attractions; these cannot complain legitimately that they are deprived of oppor- tunity. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Secretary -Treasurer Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member — Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc. Ontario Weekly Newspapers Assoc. Subscription $10.00 per year. Six months $5.25 Second Class Mail Registration No. 0621 A To United States $20.00 Return postage guaranteed 4. A page of editorial opinion i / .. / / is 1�.'%1/!/.� � 1.. I 0,0., J.� 10 WEEN " ,0 , }f1: �. .. :... .. .. %,•'�/�� �'... /iii / 1 Letters to the Editor w ere eac stu ent ge s a k, a o rn rvi Reading is his weakest suhject but in math he is at ghe grade three level. Wally loves camping and s%yirnming and enjoys being a ('ub Wally needs a family where he will be the youngest and where the parents will want io spend much time w ith him To inquire about adopting %tally, please write to •Today's Child, Ministry of Community & Social Serywes. Box xxtt, Station K, Toronto M41' 2111 In vour letter tell something of your present family and your way of life For general adoption information, contact your local Children's Aid Society In brief ... Ir k, well.-- e4e-wne Wroxeter, Ont:. Feb. 29, 1976. Dear Editor: We the coaches and manager Of the West Howick hockey teams would like to take this oppor- tunity to thank Ray and Doug Mc- Kay for the excellent job they have done in the managing the Howick Community Centre. We have all had the opportunity to visit other arenas during the season and we can safely say ours is one of the cleanest and best maintained that we have ever visited. It is a pleasure to enter our arena and observe the effort that Roy and Doug put into their work to make the ice surface the best. Their helpful attitude towards we the public, ps we are sure it must be frustra 'ting to cope with at times, is to be commended. Public monies spent on the up- keep of the Centre is well spent and our congratulations to Roy and Doug for a job very efficient- ly done. Yours truly, Jack Burns, Bantam; George Hamilton, Recreation; Harvey Heimpel, Tyke; Bill Harrison, Squirt; Bert Pocaluyko, PeeWee: Praise M.P.'s Auburn, Ont. Feb. 27, 1976 Advance -Times Wingham, Ont. Dear Sir, We are more often critical of our members of parliament than giving them credit for the good they do. There is one family who owes a lot of happiness and thanks to Murray Gaunt. Just a week before their mother was to leave for England she received word from Ottawa, that she had lost her Canadian citizenship through marriage. Through Murray Gaunt's diligent work and Craw- ford Douglas' assistance, her Canadian citizenship papers and passport were ready in time for her trip. 'Thanks again to our members of parliament who have the know- how to help us with some prob- lems. Yours truly, __ .... • A -Happy Family Writer's name on file Bank l oans note increase In its first three months of operation ending December 31st, the Federal Business Develop- ment Bank authorized 661 loans for $28,862,000 to businesses in Ontario. In 1975, the FBDB and its predecessor, Industrial Develop- ment Bank, which FBDB suc- ceeded on October 2nd, approved 2,589 loans totalling $108,870,000. This was an increase of 6 per cent and 2 per cent from 1974 when IDB authorized 2,432 loans for $106,803,000.. On Dec. 31st, the FBDB had $292,946,000 outstand- ing in loans, investments, and guarantees to 7,495 customers in Ontario. FBDB, a Crown corporation, promotes and assists in the growth and creation of business enterprises across Canada, parti- cularly those of smaller size. It provides financial assistance, management counselling, man- agement training, and informa- tion on government programs for business. News of the Nation Some indication of the broad scope of the upcoming Olympic Games in Montreal this summer may be gleaned from the infor- mation that Canada's armed forces will have to supply about 13.000 air, sea and land person- nel. more than 5.000 of that number to assist the civil secur- ity forces. o-4)_ -o Sydney Randleman, provincial minister of consumer affairs, re- ported that his mail ran 400 or 500 to 1 in opposition to the sale of beer at hall games and in hockey arenas Following the American pattern, where beer is commonly sold at such sports events, it has been proposed that a similar plan be carried out in Ontario. 0- " All members of the 6,5 -man police force in Sydney, N.S. were suspended by their chief when they refused to cross picket lines set up by striking Canadian i Tnion of Public Employees. The policemen were members of the same union. Nova Scotia's attor- hey-general resolved the situa- tion when he visited the com- The Inuit Tapirisat (Eskimo munity and the policemen re- 4 Brotherhood) has formally pre - turned to work. sented a claim to Prime Minister 0-4y-() Trudeau, covering vast land and The operating budget of Vic- sea areas in the Canadian north. toria Hospital. London, has been They ask for rights to 750,000 cut by $2 million on orders from square miles, nearly one-fifth of the ministry of health. However Canada. The claim demands 3 University Hospital in the same percent of the value of all mineral city will be permitted to operate and petroleum products pro - without cutbacks. duced from the area. 0-0_0 0_4_0 The jobs of about 170 workers at Checkerboard Foods in Wood- The Canadian government is stock were saved when the fed- expected to proceed with the pur- eral cabinet approved sale of the chase of $1 billion worth of Lock - company to Swift Canadian Co. heed long-range anti-submarine Ltd. of Toronto. Because Swift is aircraft. Following disclosure largely American owned, that Lockheed had paid massive government approval was re- bribes to some foreign countl1es, quired. The plant was to he closed the future of the Canadian deal if the sale did not receive cabinet was in some doubt sanction. (• -0 A) 0 (1 Stephen Lewis, leader of On - The Republic of China has tario's official NDP opposition, signed an agreement to purchase says he will not force an election 35 4 million bushels of Canadian over controversial health care wheat. The purchase price totals spending cutbacks However he about $150 million and will reduce wants to discuss alternatives to Canadian wheat reserves to the the closing of hospitals and bei lowest point in 10 years. space. Perhaps by now you think this that cuts have to be made. I Letter tot Premier comes from a long-time Liberal supporter, but I assure you this is believe it is up to each one of us to help, but let us spread this over a }' not the case, as 1 was one of the wider area, let us keep democ- dkwbt% eventua Savl g s voting delegates who voted for Mr. McNaughton at his election racy alive. Surely in every area of government there could be to be the member- of your party in cutbacks made that would affect Londesboro, Ontario. always remember the old axiom Huron, and I never failed to vote the savings you are attempting to Feb. 21, 1976 that "figures lie and liars figure" for him in any succeeding elec- make, and would be spread over The Hon. Mr. William Davis, and when we think back to just a tion. I respected and admired Mr. an area that would mean every - Parliament Buildings, short time before the last provin- McNaughton but the words which one was doing their part, not .Toronto, Ontario. cial election when Mr. Miller he spoke on the night that Jack merely the health ministry. Dear Mr. Davis: stated that no hospitals would be Riddell won the Huron by-elec- Surely what this ministry has As a lifelong resident of Huron closed in Huron, yet now we have tion will never be forgotten, when proposed is not democracy but County, it was with a sense of two of them. Skeptical, yes, and I he said, "Someday the people of the first stirring breeze of deep loss when I heard that Mr. believe with considerable justifi- Huron will reg" ret this. communism, a thin g that I am Miller was closing the Public cation, just as we are skeptical of Is this, then, what he pre- sure you abhor as much as I do Hospital at Clinton. Like all my the need of a $7 million hospital in dieted'Or what of Mr. Miller's myself. neighbors, we were left in a state Mr. Miller's own riding. statement that "It is cheaper to of helplessness that such a thing 1 have not gone into the fact bury the people than fix them The Province of Ontario and could happen in what is still that we are in a snowbelt area, up." Oh, I realize that both of the Town of Clinton must have a hailed as a democratic courtly. where even getting to Clinton these statements could have been future. Perhaps this future could Without past history, there can could be a hardship, let alone given the heat of the moment, be in cutting back, with this I be no future, so let us think back having to get to Stratford, London but one wonders. would agree, but complete to the time when these hospitals or even the local hospitals at At the time of your election as closyre—never. It might also be a were built, not by government, Goderich, Wingham, or Seaforth leader of the Conservative party, time', when a minority govern - but by the people of this area for aro what indeed would be the 1 heard you speak of the future of ment is in power to have all three the people of this area. Even sense of attempting Exeter, Ontario and what you and your parties forget their lust for power today much of the equipment in where about all they are party could do for it. Where is at any cost, and get back to the the Clinton Hospital was not in- equipped to handle are maternity that vision today . I would sug- idea of government by the people stalled by the ministry of health, cases. DC's and tonsilectomys9 gest that possibly you are for the people. but by the Auxiliary at the hospi- When I say this I am not at- spending so much time thinking Yours truly, tal, through the assistance of the tempting to pull down Exeter but of today that you are not taking a Harry Lear, people of Clinton and the merely pointing out the inade- good, honest look at the future. I Box 201, surrounding area. Let us now quacies of this hospital as an aeree wholeheartedly with you Londesboro, Ontario. look at some of the benefits of the alternative to what is at Clinton. Clinton hospital. What of the future of the per - Operating Rooms—fully equip- ped, the best in Huron County sonnet at the hospital'm' I think of those nearing retireent age. No faith inpoliticians which is attested to by the doctors What chance have they of ob- of the area. taining suitable employment at X-Ray—The most modern and these other. hospitals which are, re The Editor, ing in Ontario? These are ques- efficient outside of the largest already staffed? These people Advance -Times. tions that require an answer and city hospitals. are going to be forced to accept Dear Sir: we had better ask them. I am aslo Heart Machines—The only unemployment insurance which I Not much has changed since perturbed by the two-handed hospital in Huron equipped and realize is not yours, but rather the time of the "Family Com- statement that the Liberal leader staffed by qualified personnel, the federal responsibility. But pact" according to James Scott gave to the press. He sounded like who when not required to operate then who will still be paying for to "The Settlement of Huron a government economist. '.On the the equipment are still carrying this'.' We the taxpayers. Where County". Colonel Van Egmond one hand Miller is doing a great on their other duties. then does all the saving go that had the following to say about the job and should be commended. Dialysis—One of the few non. Mr. Miller is advocating? rulers the in the year On the other hand maybe he city hospitals so equipped. Your ministry has failed to T lands her 1837. "The lands here belong could have done differently." The Cost—Standard ward rate, take into account the personal hardhearted, arrogant, p s- What kind of statement is that? Clinton—under X55.00 per day; touch which results in more rapid sing and tyrannical disposed is sed We can already see the hand - London, Victoria—Over $140.00 recovery resulting in less patient men; ignorant of the requisites... writing on the wall when the per day. days spent at the hospital. You etc.' legislature convenes in early Operating Results—Complete might ask how I' am so well It appears that our present day March. Some token opposition by lack of cases where post -opera- versed? Mr. Davis, I spent four rulers are still the same type of the Liberals. The NDP, who tive patients have had to return weeks in the Clinton Hospital in men—hardhearted, arrogant, op- always had a more humanitarian because of infection. Can Strat- 1972 following a coronary attack, pressive and tyrannical disposed, approach to any problem, will be ford, London or even Toronto and our son has spent close to 365 ignorant of the requisites that the only real opposition against make this claim? days in Victoria Hospital, London smaller rural communities need the closing of our community As an accountant by trade I am over the period of 16 years. I do for their existence. A professor at hospital in Clinton and if you deeply irft. sted in learning" know the difference, Mr. Davis. the University of Western On- --people in the otoer parts of our more about the figures given out I realize, sir, that your time is tario recently pointed out that to county think that this doesn't by Mr. Miller and yet in watching valuable but I urge you to recon- his regret the small rural towns affect you, you better think the news I see that these figures sider the closing of this institu- were losing continuously in popu- again, for the next time your wife are not even being given to the tion, as it appears that without talion because of the lack of sery has to go to your hospital for a de - members of the opposition so I further proof this is much more of ices required for the mostly older livery, the bed may be occupied would not have much hope of a political nature than a truly retired people who would vastly by a mother from Clinton and you being allowed access to them. financial one. When one sees that prefer to live there. may have to go to London or Sir, ifou ex y peel us to believe the nine of the ten hospitals closed Health Minister (the execu Stratford. figures, then put them tip for are in ridings currently held by tioner) Miller perfectly fits the Of course no one in his right scrutiny and allow us the members of the opposition, and escripon e ooonegave description the Colonel mind can quarrel with the state - privilege of determining whether the tenth, though held by your to his contemporaries, and ments made that we have to they are, in fact, true or not. party, is in a riding where the Premier Davis, not assuming economize in order to lick infla- You might well ask why we majority of people are not of a his responsibility as premier, dis tion, but that is not the issue. The should doubt these figures. I Canadian birth• one wonders. plays the same attitude. For- issue is if we want to jeopardize tunately, we do not live in the health care for those we love and Colonel's time, for I have heard fob ourselves when surely other that tempers were hot enough ways can be found to effect the that people would be tempted to same savings. The forays into the BY HELEN ALLEN take up arms. rural country by Miller look a lot What we can do, though, is to like guerilla warfare against TODAYS CHILD fight with the weapons at our dis- posal, letters and cards and tele- those who didn't vote the way the PC's would have liked us to, and phone calls to every MPP you can the soft statement by Stuart Wally is nine, the kind of child who wins adult attention think of, be it government or opposition. Ask the questions, ea art leader Smith sounds linparty immediately because he's handsome, outgoing and interested "Why is it that nine out of ten who has no stomach for an elec- in many things. closing are in opposition rid- tion. It is regrettable that with French Canadian in descent. Wally has blue eyes. light- two highly respected Liberal brown hair, fair skin and a lovely smile. lie is healthy. ache, ings?" "Why is a new hospital MPP's in Huron County, who are muscular and keen on sports needed in Miller's riding"' fighting valiantly to save our Wally is living in a treatment home for children with Are we going into an era where, towns from further erosion, we emotional problems but the staff feels he is read% to become at election time we have to guess cannot, if we want to be con part of a family. Wally looks forward eagerly to finding a who will form the next govern- sistent, vote for them any more if mother and father with perhaps an older brother as well This lad had trouble in school because he was hyperactive ment, so we make sure that we their arty doesn't back them u p p. He is more settled now and loves school. Re is in a special class are in a government riding? Is democracy is head Adrian Vos h h d t re•rt de• I f d, dual attention that the way w ere eac stu ent ge s a k, a o rn rvi Reading is his weakest suhject but in math he is at ghe grade three level. Wally loves camping and s%yirnming and enjoys being a ('ub Wally needs a family where he will be the youngest and where the parents will want io spend much time w ith him To inquire about adopting %tally, please write to •Today's Child, Ministry of Community & Social Serywes. Box xxtt, Station K, Toronto M41' 2111 In vour letter tell something of your present family and your way of life For general adoption information, contact your local Children's Aid Society In brief ... Ir k, well.-- e4e-wne Wroxeter, Ont:. Feb. 29, 1976. Dear Editor: We the coaches and manager Of the West Howick hockey teams would like to take this oppor- tunity to thank Ray and Doug Mc- Kay for the excellent job they have done in the managing the Howick Community Centre. We have all had the opportunity to visit other arenas during the season and we can safely say ours is one of the cleanest and best maintained that we have ever visited. It is a pleasure to enter our arena and observe the effort that Roy and Doug put into their work to make the ice surface the best. Their helpful attitude towards we the public, ps we are sure it must be frustra 'ting to cope with at times, is to be commended. Public monies spent on the up- keep of the Centre is well spent and our congratulations to Roy and Doug for a job very efficient- ly done. Yours truly, Jack Burns, Bantam; George Hamilton, Recreation; Harvey Heimpel, Tyke; Bill Harrison, Squirt; Bert Pocaluyko, PeeWee: Praise M.P.'s Auburn, Ont. Feb. 27, 1976 Advance -Times Wingham, Ont. Dear Sir, We are more often critical of our members of parliament than giving them credit for the good they do. There is one family who owes a lot of happiness and thanks to Murray Gaunt. Just a week before their mother was to leave for England she received word from Ottawa, that she had lost her Canadian citizenship through marriage. Through Murray Gaunt's diligent work and Craw- ford Douglas' assistance, her Canadian citizenship papers and passport were ready in time for her trip. 'Thanks again to our members of parliament who have the know- how to help us with some prob- lems. Yours truly, __ .... • A -Happy Family Writer's name on file Bank l oans note increase In its first three months of operation ending December 31st, the Federal Business Develop- ment Bank authorized 661 loans for $28,862,000 to businesses in Ontario. In 1975, the FBDB and its predecessor, Industrial Develop- ment Bank, which FBDB suc- ceeded on October 2nd, approved 2,589 loans totalling $108,870,000. This was an increase of 6 per cent and 2 per cent from 1974 when IDB authorized 2,432 loans for $106,803,000.. On Dec. 31st, the FBDB had $292,946,000 outstand- ing in loans, investments, and guarantees to 7,495 customers in Ontario. FBDB, a Crown corporation, promotes and assists in the growth and creation of business enterprises across Canada, parti- cularly those of smaller size. It provides financial assistance, management counselling, man- agement training, and informa- tion on government programs for business. News of the Nation Some indication of the broad scope of the upcoming Olympic Games in Montreal this summer may be gleaned from the infor- mation that Canada's armed forces will have to supply about 13.000 air, sea and land person- nel. more than 5.000 of that number to assist the civil secur- ity forces. o-4)_ -o Sydney Randleman, provincial minister of consumer affairs, re- ported that his mail ran 400 or 500 to 1 in opposition to the sale of beer at hall games and in hockey arenas Following the American pattern, where beer is commonly sold at such sports events, it has been proposed that a similar plan be carried out in Ontario. 0- " All members of the 6,5 -man police force in Sydney, N.S. were suspended by their chief when they refused to cross picket lines set up by striking Canadian i Tnion of Public Employees. The policemen were members of the same union. Nova Scotia's attor- hey-general resolved the situa- tion when he visited the com- The Inuit Tapirisat (Eskimo munity and the policemen re- 4 Brotherhood) has formally pre - turned to work. sented a claim to Prime Minister 0-4y-() Trudeau, covering vast land and The operating budget of Vic- sea areas in the Canadian north. toria Hospital. London, has been They ask for rights to 750,000 cut by $2 million on orders from square miles, nearly one-fifth of the ministry of health. However Canada. The claim demands 3 University Hospital in the same percent of the value of all mineral city will be permitted to operate and petroleum products pro - without cutbacks. duced from the area. 0-0_0 0_4_0 The jobs of about 170 workers at Checkerboard Foods in Wood- The Canadian government is stock were saved when the fed- expected to proceed with the pur- eral cabinet approved sale of the chase of $1 billion worth of Lock - company to Swift Canadian Co. heed long-range anti-submarine Ltd. of Toronto. Because Swift is aircraft. Following disclosure largely American owned, that Lockheed had paid massive government approval was re- bribes to some foreign countl1es, quired. The plant was to he closed the future of the Canadian deal if the sale did not receive cabinet was in some doubt sanction. (• -0 A) 0 (1 Stephen Lewis, leader of On - The Republic of China has tario's official NDP opposition, signed an agreement to purchase says he will not force an election 35 4 million bushels of Canadian over controversial health care wheat. The purchase price totals spending cutbacks However he about $150 million and will reduce wants to discuss alternatives to Canadian wheat reserves to the the closing of hospitals and bei lowest point in 10 years. space.