Freedom Flyer 6

by Deanna Wolf

The four candidates for the riding of London South, the third largest riding in the province, met at South Secondary School on April 19th, for the first, but not the last All Candidates meeting at London High Schools this election. Adam Crerar and David Gambrill were the Moderator and Timer respectively for this "memorable" event.

The parties were represented by Robert Metz (for the Freedom Party), Joan Smith (for the Liberal Party), Gord Walker (for the Progressive Conservative Party), and finally Dave Winninger (for the New Democrats). The auditorium was divided into three parts: an opening remark by each of the candidates, questions posed to the candidates by a student panel, and finally questions posed by members of the audience.

Lots were drawn by the candidates for speaking order, and Mr. Metz drew first position. He stressed the fact that the issues that were being covered at this meeting were the same ones that were discussed last election and the election before that, and so on, and so on, and so on, and that next year the same issues would be discussed again. He stated that, "Simply too many of us think that somehow we have a right to make choices for other people." His main focus was that freedom of choice was the issue in this election and is the issue in every single political debate.