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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday Jung Zzz 1953 personalities Mot policies featured by Peter Newman Ottawa special next tuesday during that final lonely moment in the polling Booth with Pencil poised each voter will have to weigh his own and Canada s aspirations against an unknown and unknowing future then decide which political Leader can Best fulfil our individual and collective Pur poses. Yet after six weeks of roaring rhetoric and rambunctious rebuttal most canadians will go to vote without a much clearer idea of exactly where the two major parties stand on specific issues than they had when the election began. It s been a strange Campaign fought less on the hustings than in the television studios with no sense of progression marking the forty Days of electoral Battle and few dramatic telling thrusts or encounters. Even though this election has the distinction of being fought by two men who be done Post graduate work at Harvard University it s been virtually devoid of intellectual Content. It s probably the closest Canada has Ever come to staging an american Type presidential con test in which issues take second place to personalities. There Are no government scandals such As plagued the tories in 1874 and the. Liberals in 1965 to be justified or Twitt ered Over. No matter How hard the opposition tries to make it so economic depression is not an Issue As it was in the elections of 1878 and 1935. Despite the party leaders valiant attempts to outdo each other in professing their Devo Tion to a United Canada and a Happy Quebec there is no specific policy Plank of either party such As the liberals reciprocity Bill of 1911, that has become the predominant Public concern. In fact it s difficult if not impossible to identify the parties in policy terms. Pierre tru Cleau and Robert Stanfield have both been meticulously responsible in refraining from the kind of fiscally irresponsible promises that characterized Ca Nadian elections during the stewardship of John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson. The Liberal Leader has placed More emphasis on National Unity while lib conservative Leader has been More interested in delineating the bread and butter problems. Their declarations have raised much sound and some fury but most observers Are agreed that Canada would probably thrive under the leadership of either candidate. Tommy Douglas who has waged the Best Federal Campaign of his career is still More adept at raising seminal issues than in advancing their solutions what has separated the liberals from the conservatives in this election Are the personalities and very different styles of their leaders. This is hardly the Best criterion for choosing a government but it is the one which Canadian voters seem to want to impose. All through this Campaign they have turned out to watch the party leaders not so much to hear them discuss issues As to take their measure both As men and politicians. The Way each Man handles himself on the various problems facing the country seems to have become More important than the specifics of his solutions. I voters were attempting to gaze into the future and see for themselves what Canada would be like under a Stanfield government or a Trudeau administration. In this context it s interesting to speculate How or. Trudeau and or. Stanfield have been transformed by their experience of campaigning across the coun try during the past six weeks and to project How they might change further if Power were bestowed on them. When the election began the conservative Leader seemed to have difficulty articulating his feelings about Canada and to be bewildered by his role. Now even if none of his crowds run riot with enthusiasm he does get through to them when he talks. He has been doing this nearly every evening for the last two weeks talking about the Quality of life he wants to see flourish in this country. He is describing a Canada in which federalism would mean More than an Industrial Power Centre with an Imperial relationship to a less fortunate hinterland. Or. Stanfield s policy declarations have been unspectacular but responsible. Even though his stand on Quebec has been unclear mainly because he has not been his party s Only spokesman on the it s plainly silly to charge As Many liberals have been doing that the election of Robert. Stanfield would endanger National Unity. At the same time it s not unfair to suggest that while or. Stanfield has undoubtedly drawn growing respect from his followers he does not have the vital of inspiring matters particularly now at a time when the Federal authority must assert supremacy in its Fields of jurisdiction. Or. Stanfield who already has a natural Pride fiction towards the importance of preserving provincial rights might not be Abler feb exercise the kind of thrusting leadership Neces sary to Shore up Ottawa s waning prestige and author by. It was inexcusable lor., example that John Robarts was two hours late for or. Stan Field s major Toronto rally with no better excuse than the opening of an Obs Muije mine in Northern Ontario. He would never have flared be so Cavalier with John Diefenbaker even though the two men had Farless Mutual respect for each other. The for m e r Nova. Scotia Premier embodies both in his person and his declarations the conservative tradition in Cana Ian life. And politics. His is a philosophy that Aims to change society by action from within the established system that views history As a slowly evolving process which can be prodded through gradual improvements. He has a passion ate respect for the past and sees in the reaches of history Clear guideposts for the Uncer Tain future. A government headed by Robert Stanfield would be Hon est meticulous in its regard for Federal provincial jurisdictions and probably extremely capable in managing the Economy. It would be manned by experienced politicians of diverse background including d a v i e Fulton Gordon Fairweather Daltou Camp George Hees Alvin Hamilton and Duff Roblin. Like Robert Stanfield Pierre Elliott Trudeau has changed it s almost As though the during the course of the election 7 Homes see bungalows by Levels l the newest ideas in housing All in one Community split Levels townhouses priced from Down pit. See what makes the Garden Quarter an award winning family Community. Schools shopping Centre. Bus Stop direct to downtown two swimming pools Parks galore. See our new Centennial indoor swimming Pool. We Are so proud that we Are giving a free year s family membership to new purchasers. The Garden Quarter Park City Transcona 7 decorator furnished show Homes 691 Kildare ave. East open daily 1-9 . 272-6505 222-9913 in the award Tea ditto a of Campaign but unlike or. Stan Field he might be expected to change a great Deal More once in office. It s the potential of the two men that makes them so different. From the vigorous but Uncertain figure of late april or. Trudeau has been trans formed into an assured Leader who has established a vital relationship with the crowds turning out for him in numbers not seen in these parts since the Diefenbaker sweep of 1958. While Robert Stanfield has been painstakingly spelling out the details of his policy commitments Pierre Trudeau has been attempting to educate a nation not so much to accept new ideas As to accept a new Way of dealing with problems. If or. Stanfield represents the tory tradition of Canadian politics or. Tru Deau stands for a new View of the country. He rejects the neurotic Canada of tics past and advocates a fresh country for a new age. The Liberal Leader is plugged into the Potency of the moment even if his promises Are few and his plans Are vague. What lie seems to be saying is Gamble on me and my belief that i can Deal pragmatically with prob lems As they it was Start of fashionable at the this election to diagnose the difference Between the two leaders As being Between stability and change. But or. Trudeau seems to be seeking something More than a mandate for change because change implies the spelling out of some Clear alternative to existing conditions. Instead the prime minister is asking the people to share with him in breaking that most sacred of Canadian political traditions the perpetuation of the greyness that has been the color of most of our governments since con federation. This Man will dare to define the terms of our nationhood. What he seems to be saying is that if we Are to survive As an Independent country there will of some attitudes and approaches we will have to reject that it will no longer be Good enough to leave these tilings fuzzy that once new goals Are set we must re examine our Basic institutions and reject those which have become obsolete All of this is still a movement in search of a program in want of a doctrine but that s the Trudeau style and if he s elected next tuesday this will become the Canadian style. A government by Pierre Trudeau would hot be easy to ignore. Ottawa would rejoin the main currents of Canadian life. Or. Trudeau would Experiment certainly make some mistakes. Instead of trying to operate the existing system better he would change the system itself. There Are positive indications that he would be a Strong prime minister controlling his Cabinet closely. There Are disturbing signs that he could become inverted governing the country by clique relying on an intellectual elite for advice and being ruthless with those who dare oppose him. There is no doubt that the Trudeau years would be an exciting time in National politics but it is impossible to predict what kind of country would evolve during their passage. Or. Trudeau s emotional Impact has been so Persua Sive and pervasive that nor Mally detached observers have been captivated by his panache and Charm. They apologize for his faults and anticipate his imperfections. They see his ruthlessness As pragmatism his Romanti cism As humanism his single mindedness As a super patriotic dedication. Pierre Trudeau is Many things but he is not an idealist interested Only in the intellectual Content of politics. In the past two months he has revealed himself to be a surprisingly Tough politician Well aware that the real object of this election is the attainment of Power he s been prepared to go anywhere and say almost anything to get it. What else could prompt a Laski inspired intellectual a onetime labor lawyer a former editor of a Radical journal to Don a Stetson and say in Western Canada that individualism and free enter prise must be a resounding Liberal june 25 would make or. Trudeau the most powerful Man in the country and unlike some of his predecessors he would not hesitate to exercise that Power. The Man chosen to become the next prime. Minister o f Canada on june 25 will face formidable new facts and Reali ties. What is new is the prevalence of newness. Change can no longer be measured in terms of minor rearrangements of what has gone before but Only As an unprecedented upheaval of All the established values. As this election Campaign comes to an end deep psycho logical and historical tides Are running in this country. We May be on the verge of a wholly new alignment of the political forces that will shape the destiny of our second Century. Awol Soldier returns bad Kreuz Nach a a Canadian serving with the . Army in West Germany re turned to his unit from Sweden late Friday after being absent without leave for nearly six weeks the army said today. It said pet. Brian n. Kilborn 18, of 862 Stewart Street St. Charles Man., missing from his infantry company at Mainz since May 9, returned voluntarily by air from Stock Holm. Kilborn was born in St. Boni. Face Man. He entered the army in september 1966, and arrived in Europe last March a spokesman at . 8th in Fantry. Division Headquarters said investigators had not yet determined Why Kilborn had re turned or what he was doing in Sweden. F. E. P. Pearson who was elected president of the Canadian diabetic association at the association s annual meeting recently in Toronto. The association has Mem Bers in 38 branches. Victory the speaker of the House of commons Lucien Lamoureux running As an Independent will be elected in Stormont Dundas. Party standings at Dis solution were liberals 130, conservatives 95, nip 22, credit stes 8, social credit 4, independents 3, and 3 vacant. One seat was eliminated in the 196g redistribution. This analysis emerges from my personal inter views with voters across the country and a Survey of a representative National Sample of the electorate in their Homes by a research team. These surveys taken Early in june were updated by a Telephone poll after the television debate among the party leaders. The Liberal potential straddles the majority line of 133 seats. The likelihood is that or. Trudeau will get it provided most of the uncertainties Are resolved in his favor. But hard political realities require a cautious analysis. The liberals will easily Lead in popular votes. But these votes Are highly concentrated the major metropolitan areas and cities and among Middle class and above voters. These groups have sup ported the liberals since the election and while redistribution has Given the Urban areas a More Equit Able share of the seats there Are still Many constituencies in Rural working class areas where the Liberal style is alien. Sharp differences in regional support will still exist after this election. In the Atlantic provinces conservative l e a d e r Robert Stanfield s to in e grounds the liberals will be. Fortunate to hold their ground. They stand to lose at least one of their seven Newfoundland seats and health minister Allan Maceachen is in danger in Nova Scotia As conservative popular support tops its Strong 1965 level through the Region. The conservatives might not gain seats in new Brunswick Only because of splits in their organization. Liberal strength in que Bec is variable. Their Best support exists in Mon to e a 1 s 25 constituencies. The conservatives might carry Ste. Marie because of disorder in Liberal ranks while nip Quebec Leader Robert cliche is threatening Eric Kierans in Duvernay As the Union National and the separatists coalesce behind him in an attempt to Knock off the former Quebec Revenue minister. Otherwise the metropolitan area and four or five Ridings just outside Are reasonably secure for or. Trudeau. It s an entirely different Story in the Eastern town ships Beauce Quebec City and Lac St. Jean districts. Real Caouette and his credit stes Are again feed ing on discontent Over High taxes the Cost of living interest rates Andl unemployment. There is also Strong reaction against or. Trudeau s omnibus Bill to Amend sections of the criminal code dealing with homosexuality divorce and abortion. The threat to the liberals is that virtually All the discontent is being mobilized by the credit stes. The conservatives seem to be fading in these areas be cause they Are using the Union National 196s provincial c Campaign techniques of dealing with the Public through the traditional class Structure of the Rural and Small town communities. With few exceptions their candidates Don t carry out the face to face and television Campaign the credit stes Are so Good at. The tories have also stressed constitutional issues while the major grievances Are economic. The liberals do Well in Rural and Small town Quebec Only when the opposition is fragmented. If voters in these areas want a French Canadian who is also a Strong federalist they can just As easily vote for or. Caouette As or. Trudeau All the More so if they suffer any economic dislocation. With the credit stes so potent the liberals can Only be certain of winning Between 50 and 55 of Quebec s 74 seats. Even this outcome can Only be achieved if Large numbers of women who have expressed a preference for or. Tru Cleau in surveys actually vote Liberal while their husbands support conservatives or credit stes. The conservatives Are unlikely to make any real gains probably emerging with less seats than the credit stes province wide. Or. Trudeau is Strong in Ontario. There is an outside Chance the conservatives will pick up a seat or two in metro Toronto Rosedale Don Valley or St Paul s Are the top candidates and the nip May also gain a couple. But Over All the liberals should hold Well although again the extent of their Success will depend on women who have expressed a preference for or. Tru Deau actually voting for the liberals. Outside metro the Liber als Are surpassing their 1965 showing and while the nip is a Factor or. Trudeau s coattails will help especially in Western Ontario. The liberals could go As High As 55 out of 88 across the province. They had 50 at dissolution. Liberal gains on the Prairies where they Lead the conservatives in popular vote for the first time in 10 Are in the cities with one or two exceptions. Both Winnipeg and Calgary pro vide Likely gains. But the conservatives still retain the farm vote and will dominate the Prairies again. British Columbia could be the Surprise of the election. The nip carries an Edge in popular vote from. 1965, but Trudeau mania has seized the ulterior and my surveys show the liberals leading in Public support. While the working class continues to go nip in the lower Mainland the Liber als could pick up defections from social credit and conservatives. The liberals seem solid in seven seats and could win 10 of the 23 available. They had seven last time but lost one through redistribution. The turnout will play an important role in the out come across the country. Indications Are there could be a record turnout of More than 80 per cent. In 1965, 75 per cent of the electorate voted. In contrast to the 1983 and 1965 elections the Public is excited about politics and is enjoying this Campaign. Or. Trudeau s Appeal to the Young and to those who were uncommitted and in involved is another reason for giving the liberals the Benefit of whatever doubts there might be about the result. Economic issues alone Are holding up a Liberal sweep. Concern about housing taxes interest rates inflation and employment Are All elements that operate against a government in Power. Millions for. Research Toronto up the nation Al and provincial heart foundations of Canada will give Grants and fellowships Worth for research in diseases of the heart and blood vessels during 1968-69. Jail supt. Quits to huot husbands the superintendent of head Ingley jail is giving up his Post in june to go after separated husbands who have been ignoring provincial court orders to provide for the Upkeep of their families. For some time the attorney general s department has been concerned with the problem of delinquent payments of court orders and the resultant hard ship suffered by attorney general Sterling r. Lyon said in a press release Friday. So As of june 29, the province is going to have a family court enforcement officer Berry Littlewood the 58-year-old, 12 year superintendent of the provincial jail. Or. Lyon says or. Littlewood superintendent of the jail four years longer than any of his predecessors resigned his Post with a personal request to undertake less s t r e n William e. Law Sori 53, strikes cripple Ontario continued the strike first in the sea Way s 10-year history has left 160 Ocean bound vessels and Many lakers stranded in the Reat lakes. The seven major brewery plants in the province were shut Down Friday by management in protest of a strike by 250 employees at a Molson s Plant in Toronto. The shut Down Cut off All Beer sales and deliveries in the province. It affects members of the International Union of United brewery flour Cereal arid soft drink and distillery workers of America. For the second time in a dec Ade the Formosa Spring brew Ery Ltd. Is the Only non Union Independent producer of domes tic Beer in Southern Ontario. The 32-Man brewery about 40 Miles South of Owen sound will continue to produce Beer at its Plant. Doran s Northern Ontario breweries Ltd. Will continue Selling through retail outlets in Timmins Sudbury Sault Ste. Marie and the Lakehead a company spokesman said. Doran s contract with the striking Union runs out next april. In Toront outside work ers went on strike after reject ing a contract offer from metro Politan Toronto. The collectors Street maintainers and water and sewage Plant person members of local 43, Canadian Union of Public employees. Deputy superintendent at the jail for the past 12 years has been promoted to superintendent. Or. Littlewood an Ontario native jointed the ramp in 1932 and retired As a sergeant in 1955. Or. Lawson was born i England joined the Canadian Provost corps in 1940, and following his discharge from the army in 1946, began 22 years of service at heading Ley jail. He was guard until 1956 when he was promoted to Deputy superintendent. Trudeau opens sex sunday prime minister Trudeau arrives in Winnipeg at . Sunday to open Man sphere 98 and judging from the Agenda released by local Liberal head quarters he won t be doing any official electioneering. There will be no reception or press conference at the Airport when the prime minister s chartered dc-9 arrives. Or. Trudeau will be driven directly to the fort Garry hotel where lie will meet with local liberals until . From there he will proceed to the Start of the Man sphere Parade and at ., his party is scheduled to arrive at Winnipeg stadium for the offi Cial opening ceremonies. At or. Trudeau will leave for the Airport. Bank rate to drop continued Exchange rate from rising too fast. The Canadian Dollar reached 92.92 . Cents in trading Friday breaking through a level of 92.88 that had held for several weeks. The Bank of Canada was understood to be intervening in the Market by buying Canadian funds at 92.92 cents. The strength in the Canadian Dollar stems from covering of six months futures contracts that were purchased last de Cember when speculators believed the Canadian Dollar would be devalued. Restraining the upward pres sure on Canadian funds was a Rise reported by the Bank of Canada in swapped deposits in the week ended wednesday. These deposits involve the Sale of Canadian dollars for repurchase after a fixed period and were permitted again by the government june 13 after a three month ban. Dealers viewed the surge in swapped deposits As an initial reaction to their being re permit Ted and did t think subsequent weekly climbs would be As great. Road mishap claims one a Manitoba Man died after the car he was driving apparently skidded off the Road and hit a Large tree in the Canadian part of the International peace gardens near Boissevain. Ramp said saturday that the time of the Accident could not be established since there were no witnesses. The mishap was discovered at about 2 . The Man s name had not been released at press time because of difficulty in locating his relatives. Coroner or. George Dow of Killarney attended at the scene and has ordered a postmortem. Marshall to head lutherans Atlanta a. Apr. Robert j. Marshall of Chicago will serve out the unexpired term of the late or. Franklin c. Fry As president of tie lutheran Church in America the United states largest lutheran group. Or. Marshall 49, was elected thursday on the third ballot at the denomination s biennial convention. Public notice at the request of certain residents in the Evergreen school division no. 22, the following Public hearing will be held Date june 26th, 1968 of Arborg in the Arborg. Community Hall a . Anyone who intends to present a Brief concerning recommendations contained in the provisional report prepared by the local government boundaries commission regarding elementary ;