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November 1991 the HERALD Page3B Seniors Mitch Hepburn remembered By WILKINSON Herald Special On the morning when the local media was accusing the present Prime Minister of being cagey about his intentions as Secretary General of the United Nations I attended a lecture titled Just Call Me The lecturer is the author of a book which should be in the book stores by November a book which he himself says may have more value as a physical exercise than an in- teNecutal exercise pages long It was a very interesting an enlightening lecture For the younger generation Mitch is Mitch Hepburn the premier of Ontario from 19341942 When other premiers were from the Ivy League at mosphere Mitch was a socializer without education who was in the House of Commons at the age of and became leader of the On tario Liberals at the age of 30 years The lecturer told us facts now available which substantiated things for which Mitch stood and for which he got bad press- for years Example Evidence is now available to support his claim that the CIO was led by communists and to give credence to his handling of the Oshawa strike Other things men tioned by the lecturer were that Mitch led the first jurisdiction in Canada to have a balanced budget and that he introduced compulsory pasteurization of milk Even though about only five per cent of Ontarios milk was be ing used unpasteurized it was causing a lot of disease in children and therefore the pro blem needed the cure My only memory of seeing Mitch was on a Sunday morning as I waited for the rest of the family as he stood under the maple tree in the cemetery and talked to 1 do not remember who he was talking to but I do remember his wonderful smile and his exuberant manner Up in my country less than miles from his country the talk was about number 3 highway get ting cement finish because it ran through his territory There was not much mention of the fact that a very high percentage of the traffic on the highway was American and that Mitch might just be aware of the need to develop public relations with our neighbors Since then of course the highway has been straightened the cement changed to black top and towns and cities avoided The roads which we travelled the Old Plank Road and the side road have long since been renewed and been given a hard top The Plank Road which was gravelled and always full of the kind of pot holes which led my brothers to constantly be saying You could sure ruin a tire if you hit that one just right has become a provin cial highway with some of the heaviest traffic in the province The governments change but the work seems to still go on Roads are improved safety in products on the market is an expected thing- unions have served their purpose and are becoming as much a part of the destructive establishment as any other establishment now is Govern ments change but the people go on It seems to me as I think about Mitch his accomplishments and his shortcomings which often got in his way with other politicians as seen from todays perspective especially by a man who has spent years reading all the documents of the time which were only heresay when Mitch was Premier and ponder the way in which what seemed so in novative in his da has now become commonplace it underlines once again that- government is realy the people The people have to choose the most capable and responsible candidates that they can but even these elected members are not able to accomplish much without the vision and caring of the people in the constituency I am not for one minute sug gesting that leadership is not very important I am just saying that in Canada we are still free to be the government if we want to in spite of and because of the leadership which we elect There is possibly only one Mitch but there are many others who have given their best to fulfil the responsibilities to which they have been called and living goes on changes happen and society grows at the speed in which socie ty decides regardless of what government does to serve us If society is selfcentred and self- fulfilling it will selfdestruct regardless of what a government may do If it is outgrowing and the government a tool which helps this all happen Thanks be for our freedom our land and our leaders This is what loud noise I returned to university to personalty and to widen my career opportunities Ive already found that I can apply concepts from my courses- directly to my current work Staff and faculty at are under standing and helpful and want to help you achieve your best Ive been very pleased with the courses Ive taken Kerri Robinson Brampton Ontario 519 8841970 Extension For personal assistance please call us Well be glad to help Applications for admission of NEW students must be received prior to December 9 To find out how you can prevent hearing loss call us tollfree at or contact your local office The Canadian Hearing Society Foundation Exploring New Horizons WINTER 1992 January 6 April Laurier offers courses 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