The Huron Expositor, 1979-05-24, Page 14,4,14
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIQ THURSDAY 'M;AY 24 1979 -- 24 P4kci,.•ES=
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DISCO DUTCH? New Canadian Club queen contestant Mary Hak of
Seaforth and'; her' partner Richard Verberne of R. R #1, Seaforth danced
up a storm in traditional dress at the club's dance in Seaforth, Saturday
night; See the Dublin page for a photo of the Queen and ;runners tip.
(Expositor photo)
BY AUL ELLIS
Aswasex este, one of the' major issues
,
'in the federal election was national unity:
This is a question of extreme importance,
as every Canadian must realize.
Partly because of the election, and partly
because of the Seaforth District High
School's Grade 10 History class' • ' trip to
Quebec this week, the Expositor felt this to
be a good timeto run a quiz. 1
Thiss is really more, just a survey than a
quiz, :as there are; no right or wrong
answers,just personal opinions. The
questions in the survey are condensed from
a quiz given to the same:' SDHS History
classes that are going to Quebec: A similar
set ofquestions will be given to several
Quebec ers duan the. toP n
g
a d their
'answe will be compared to those received
from this survey. •
It is hoped that ;a large,' number 'of
readers will'respond, to ..
1 this survey by
filling out the answer sheet printed below
and returning it to the' Expositor. All the
questions are pretty well self=explantory.
However, if there are any that you aren't;
sure about, it's fine to leave them blank:
There is also an area proviee
for any
comments that you, might have on the
survey or any of the questions,
and bring it into the Expositor ositor o f '�
g p office r nr
Please complete the survey, mail it to.
ENGLISH -FRENCH RELATIONS
C/O.. .:.. '
THE E HURON EXPOSITOR
BOX 69 '
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO
" NOK I WO .
The results recei ed' will be compiled
and published in'the per two weeks from
today. .
(1) Canada should be considered:
a) unilingual , '
b) bilingual
c) multilingual
(2) Every Canadian should. be able to
speak:
a) English
b) French
'c) English and French
d) English and ohe other language `
(3) Amember of th 'House of Commons oi`
the Senate should b able to speak:
a) English or French
b)_ English and French
What's YOUR opinion?
(4) How do you"^feel about the •following
statement?' The Prime Minister of Canada
should be fluentin.: both French and
English.
1
t
,
a), I agree
;b) I strongly agree
c) I disagree '
• d) l strongly disagree
(5) Do you believe 'that Quebec could
survive•as an'intl'ependent nation?
a) yes
b) no .
c) not sure
(6)Should ... pat separationo 'b• a
any attempty
province be'met by force?
a) yes
b) definitel yes
Y
c no
d) definitely no
(7) Can a person who supports the Parti
uebecois still' be considered a loyal
0Y
Canadian?' '
a) yes
b), no .
c) not sure
(8) The government of Quebec has made
French the only official language of that
fair?
Do ou think that this is province. y r.
a) yes •
'b) definitely yes
c) no
d) definitely no
(9) 'To get a secondary school graduation
diploma, astudent should show the ability
to talk in French.' 'low :do you feel about
this Statement?
a)Jagree• ,
b). agree strongly
c) disagree
d) disagree strongly
(10) Three p ossibihties have ' always
existed for the English -French relationship
in Canada. Which do you prefer'?
a) Assimilaton of the French
b) Bicultural partnership
c) Separation into two independent
nations:
Should Fteneh and ;English be given
equalstatus on all 'Stamps.' money,
cheques, forms and docutlicnts of'' the
Government of Canada?
a) yes
b) no
(Continued on Page 2' ,)
B1(110V SED N
Any r doubts about Libe al inroads into:
Progressive Conservative incumbent Bobs
McKinley's stranglehold on the riding of
Huron -Bruce were removed. Tuesday night.
McKinley was returned to, Ottawa by an
almost two .to one.majority in the federal
election swamping Liberal hopeful Graeme
Craig by shout 9,000 votes,
New Democratic Party. candidate Moira
Couper was never in the race here but her
party increased its support in the riding by
25 percent. Couper called the NDP support
"super" and said she was "glad some:
people voted for me".
The race in Huron -Bruce was over almost
as soon as the polls closed in the riding. The
first poll to report gave McKinley a 10 vote
edge :en Craig and that lead ballooned as
more polls were counted. The PC incumbent
was declared elected by. national news
agencies about 10 minutes after, the polls
closed here...
McKinley did not let the convincing win
:go to his head election night telling party
faithful at a rally in Godench that the
Liberals had waged one of the best
campaigns he has fought in his 14 years as a
politician. ,
McKinley, a Zurich area hatchery
operator, wasjovial at the Goderich rally
telling his workers, Liberal tactics to chip..
away at his support had backfired, He said
redistribution had taken away some
Conservative territory in Huron -Bruce and
added some Liberal ground.
"They didn't .get away with .what they
tried," he said. "Instead' we elected two
Conservatives on either side of us."
The 50 year old took a shot at attempts by
Liberal workers to impress voters here by
brining- in cabinet ministers to politic:
Agr ::uIture minister, Eugene Whelan made a
whirlwind tour of the riding and minister of
employment and immigration Bud Cullen
spent a Sunday afternoon in. Clinton helping
the Liberal cause. ,
Whelan won his election but Cullen was
ousted by Conservative candidate Bill
Graeme Craig. the Liberal candidate in
the Huron -Bruce riding, a newcomer ,on the.
political scene, failed .in his bid to win the
Huron -Bruce riiding'from veteran. PC Robert
McKinley
Mr. McKinely, 50, a Zurich area farmer,
led the race from the time the first polls '
repiorted, winning the riding for the sixth
i onsecutive time.:•
The final results of the vote were
McKinely, 20,885 votes, to Graeme Craig's
14,897 votes and 2,766 for New Democrat
Moira Couper, a community educator. from?
Bayfield!.
The well-wishers: at Graeme Craig's?;
campaign headquarters in Walton were
subdued from the tiine: the frust polls began
:reporting,' with McKinley, in the lead. By 9
p.m. the CKNX reporters were declaring
McKinley the winner in the riding,
Mr, Craig, 32, who farms and works with
United Breeders; has been campaigning
since 'winning the Liberal nomination'. over a
year ago. The. candidate was philosophical
about his loss and told, reporters that the
Liberals poor showing "seems to be a:
in winning 309 • votes. t'o,•
McKinley's 198 votes and Couper's 51 votes,
but by 10:20 p.m. it was obvious even some
of the traditionally Grit territory in southern
Bruce had switched and voted. Conservative..
Bruce McDonald announced to supporters
`khat he and ;the Craigs' Were going to
McKinley's headquarters in Saltford to;
concede the election. '
Mr. Craig looked 'tired,. but managed to
wave' to his supporters when he left to
acknowlege :Robert McKinley's :victory. As
one of. the Craig's supporters concluded,
"You just can't beat the national trend.
pleases.._
national trend or at least a western Ontario. Althought NDP. candidate, Moira. Couper,
,Campbell..MeKtnley didn't miss that' fact
and told his sv porters Cullen "should, have
blfiody well stayed at home and taken care of
himself:"
Despite his impressive victory McKinley
was non -committal about his political future..
Rumours about a possible cabinet seat in a
Joe Clark government have been common in
the riding Orin the camp i nand their has
been suggestions that Huron -Bruce
incumbent is. thinking about aving politics.
He said he didn't know he ese rumours
got started claiming he plan to keep•
running campaigns until "I inno nee that
I'm retiring."
He added that he couldn't' say. 'i he was.
being considered for a cabinet post in a Clark
government, He has served as, agriculture
critic,ty ar whipand finance critic for the
P
C• He saids during'
•his'campaign that he felt
one of the biggest job facing the government
was cleaning up problems in the Post Office,
He hinted that he would like the challenge of
doing that job.. 7
McKinley said it was unclear what would
happen to a Conservative minority govern-
ment. He said he doubted if the Liberals and
New Democrats would combine their power
to bring about another election. He said the
NDP will not force an election uetil they have
enough money ter another campaign,
claiming the New' Democrats. will ".sell their
souls to save their seats."
Graeme, Craig, .a Walton. area breeding
technician: and farmer, was disappointed
with his showing at the polls. Craig looked
tired and, saddened withhis loss when he
arrived at the PC rally to congratulate the.
winner.
He said the expected ,to do "much better
than he did" an ithat he expected the race
in Huron -Bruce to; be "close ' He said he
felt the national trend towards the
Conservatives didn't help his campaign ,
here, He said he felt voters' doubts about
Clark's ability to lead • the country would
counter any anti-Trudeau sentimen in the
. riding quipping that he was ''obvi usly not
right,,.
McKinley felt the,anti,Trt.deau s ntment
-earned him 3,000 to 4,000 votes:
Craig said he didn't know if he would take
another shot atj upsetting McKinley, here.
He said he would have to take a look at the
situation when. ` the neat .election rolls;
around, ' o.
' Couper said she found the campaign: 'a
"'really interesting experience" and that she
"`might run again in the next election,',"
trend, that's for sure:" a community educator from Bayfield, came • '
When asked if•he thought the voter in third in the Huiron-Bruce riding, 'both
reaction was to Prime. Minister:, Trudeau's. Mrs Couper and her party are pleased with •,
support.
leadership, ` he `answered, �"it must bethe uswitt g in
P II party Y ,.. :
somewhat." In past, campaigns, .the ,most the NDP
When asked if he'd enter the political party received was six per cent". of the
arena again, Mr. Craig.said, "not yet." The popular vote in this ridng In this campaign,
candidate said he plans to wind down from the percentage was almost doubled.'
the campaign in the next few days, but he Mrs. Couper said the increase"in voter
and his wife are scheduled to sing a wedding support "represents some results for all the
duet at the marriage of Heather McDonald work that was done (inthe campaign)." She,
in ' Walton on Saturday. Miss. McDonald is said the overall results didn't surpriseher,
the sister of Mr: Craig'scampaign g cam aig n manager, since they were as expected. PC candidate
Robert McKinley of the Zurich area'won the
Bruce McDonald of Walton. l Y
One of the few bright notes in: Liberal riding for, the sixth consecutive time with a
rte s occurred when the first Zurich majority of 9,000 votes. in the Huron -Bruce
headquarters .
poll, which is near; Mr. McKinley's home, riding: •
/
reported. Graeme Craighad • defeated'. Mrs. Couper said one interesting result of
P
McKinley by one vote in this poll and Liberalthe election•: is that Huron County• will have
supporters cheered when the resultswere government representative this time instead
posted.' of a member , of the opposition: She said
„ ., when she was cam aignin many people • .
Look at that, �ou beat him in, his own . P &; ..
ono ors • .
told her that Huron. Count traditionally ll
town someone called out. and another Y Y 8
. _,Jar. is an Ii p
+ • overnment in electing 'their. � � � V
supporter yelled, That s. because they . against the g,
-THE' WINNER — Progressive Conser
vative cand'
date BobM
cKinley,.,
received overwhelming support from voters in Huron -Bryce .Tuesday
night and was returned. to Ottawa for the 'fifth time: McKinely defeated; •
• Liberal candidate Graeme Craig by almost two to . one and here
•
acknowledges cheers with his wife Audrey.
9 ud ey: • : i
(Photcrby Jeff Seddon, Godench.;
know him . there. However, + even this representatives.
victory was. ' shortlived since McKinley Mr's: Couper, ' and NDP • supporters
received; 220votes in when the finalgYf
ry Zurich. athered at the Bayfield ield town hall to. listen . .
': : ' .
results were in Graeme 'Craig 'received 207 as., polls reported the election results:
h will. run for political
and Moira •Couper 31 votes.. • . When .asked if shep
As results •continued'to pour in, and CBC office in the. future, Mrs: Creeper' said that
reporters predicted a Conservative minoritydecision n wou
ld depend end
a
greatdeal on her
government, . one ' of Craig's supporters own personal situation at the time.: She said
Counselled the only thing they could do. now 'her husband 'is. retiring next year, and the
as the cheer for the NDP party put West ".•:- couple will be making some decisions at that
it's the only thinghelp ,. that. can us" time: Mrs'. Couper said she is interested in
;
Although the NDP did win more seats' in the continuing her association with the NDP
West in this election the. Conservative party organization, saying the party in this riding
swept Alberta and•Joe Clark won enough needs building upon. She said some new
blood :is eeded, and ' "I hope e to tapthat."
ridin s to form thegovernment: P �
both her campaign
Mrs: �ou er thanked
Although the Craig supporters knew , p, .
they'd( lost the ridingfrom 9 .m: on, Mr. workers andsuppbrters who worked with her
Y. P
.Craig and his campaign manager decided to . On the campaign: ,
wait until results from the north: of the riding: She admitted she's relieved the ,
:had filtered in beforeconceding,the election. Campaigning is over,. since "it seemed like a
Graeme • Ctaig did top the polls long, long time."
PlaysChool',rec program planned
This summer at least some of Seaforth's'
younger generation won't have to worry how
they'll fill those longii hot summer days.
Two 'summer employment programs for
local high school or university students will
provide sun riser playground program for
children aged three' to 13 years of age:
The' ministry' of culture and recreation is
funding a playschool, called "Big Plans for
Little People; for children from three to
seven years of age. The playschool, which
will be held ';from July 3 to August 17 at
Seaforth Pu!)lic School, is partof the
province's special youth employment pro+'
. gram known as Ontario Experience `79,.
Four local students will be'hited to staff
the playschool,•'which will be offering both a
junior and senior program' fon' youngsters
enrolled in the playschdoy.
A second program, Summertimes '79,
funded by the Young Canada Works
program, will be offered for nine weeks for'
children seven'to 13 years of age.
The program, sponsored by the Seaforth •
recreation committee, has received S4,300
finial the federal government to employ three.
students to operate the playground program:
The Summertintes '79 prograrn will opera
'ate from June 24 to August 25 and will •
Include a number of Special activities like
penny carnivals, the celebrated frog derby,,'
craft •alternates, overnight cantping''and a
film festival.
This year the program staff will also be
=asked to consider some ongoing programs.
Which can be continued after the Summer -
tithes '79 program concludesat the end of
August.
Bill Jarvis, the " 48' year old Stratford,
lawyer, first elected to the House of
:commons in 1972, on his seat with an
overt •'vict'or ins Tuesda ��'s election.
g YY
Mr: Jarvis received 19 020 votes, Liberal
,candidate David Bradshaw tallied 9,254
votes, and. NDP 'candidate lieu. John Davies
won 4;259 votes.
Mr: d w
Bra sha.'-r for er Stratford
a m
Alderman, who owns Bradshaw Importers in
the city, opposed 'Mr. Jarvis in the 1974.
'election, and called himself a two time,
loser" on Tuesday night,•
'With Mr, Jarvis" victoryat, polls the
p •
Perth riding will be represented by "a
=ether of the government for the first time
in almost 20 years::' Bill Jarvis, is one of the
Tories many believe will be asked to join
Prime Minister Joe Clark's cabinet.
In the past Mr. Jarvis has a member
of the party shadow cabinet its the portfolios
n Perth
of agriculture, environment and solicitor
general:
In .Tuesday's selection. -Mr: Jarvis' ` led
ed
two votes to ' every one cast for Mr.
Bradshaw, the Liberal Candidate: Rev. John
Davies a es im
Pcoved
his party's
overall
percentage ,of the popular vote in this
campaign:
David Bradsahw conceded the election at
about 9.m. saying he wouldn't be running
y g
in the
• Perth riding again. The Liberal
eral
candidate criticzed
the •local press for
attacking the Liberal government and for
fanning French Canadian hatred: •
The candidate labelled editorial writers
"journalistic cowards" and told supporters,
. "This country has been divided by rednecks
with printing presses." • , •
Mr. Jarvis told his supporters, • orters he was
disappointed withthe minority government
since "I've beenthrough one minority
government and that's enough"
f 0'011,
s id'e th is wiffik
Early Huron village. .:..
Dublin burned 100 ears'ago , , •.. , +'"
Tennis lessons at S.D'.H.S w , r . . 1.
Government day at S:P.3'„, ,: ,