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There would appear to be more logic to that â€" MPs being able to judge the worth of a candidate they have worked alongside for years â€" than leaving it to 1,817 party stalwarts, many of whom had not met their new leadâ€" ers until they arrived in Ottawa." If we are working on change, we should give the Attack on columnist caucus idea some consideration. But let‘s not pretend, as Ms. Hicks is doing, that this is a serious matter when in reality, it is a party. Joan R. Morham __I am writing in response to the letter by Wendy Hicks of Waterloo, concerning Mr. Fred Sagel‘s comâ€" ments on the utility of leadership conventions. I found it impossible to believe what Ms. Hicks was saying and I thought she was either naive or turning a blind eye to reality. She makes it seem like the Progressive Conservaâ€" tive leadership convention was a serious exercise to pick a leadership candidate and that, as she says, her husband worked from dawn until dark. Give me a break! I was there too. I went to the "work sessions" and they were nothing more than "booze sessions" which were designed to influence the votes of deleâ€" gates. This was one big party! I agree with Mr. Sage!‘s analysis. He was right on the mark. This is not the best way to pick a leader although every party now does it. The British system of voting in the caucug is much better, cheaper and doesn‘t consist of booze sessions and parties. It is important to remember that policy is not set at these meetings; they are attempts to influence the votes of delegates. Just this morning, I read an article by Allan Fotherâ€" f e wmpbflywfih fe ue uuws% Mr. Sagel. He states that: "The Campbell organizers have been boasting unwisely to reporters since the convention about how they manipulated the event and outgunned the underâ€"funded Charest workers. Those such as Paul Curley, a remnant of Ontario‘s gates as they arrived in the city, held them as long as possible with minders and handlers in Campbell‘s headquarters hotel and stroked them with booze and food." In my opinion, that says what Mr. Sagel expressed so well and of what Ms, Hicks was so critical. Where was she when all of this was going on? This is one big had to say about public sector unions and all of the harm they have caused during the past few years. We have such a wonderful country and I fear we may lose all if we don‘t soon sacrifice to meet the horrendous financial burden. The first step in doing that is to have genuine restraint shown by the public sector I am sick of these bullies running the show. Let‘s show some true solidarity of the people, not the dictaâ€" torial regime now firmly ensconced in our unions. Mr. Sagel presents his viewpoints in a very refreshing, candid and forthright manner. He says what most people are thinking. Tory convention was just one big party _ recent editions. * that the caucus is still the best place in which to pick Thad been away on business out of the country and _ a leader. It is done that way in every parliamentary I finally had a chance to catch up on my reading of _ country other than Canada. some of the editions of the Chronicle in the past â€"â€" Ms. Hicks, presumably because her husband was a month. It was really refreshing to see what Mr. Sage! © convention delegate, does not choose to address the We had a visitor in the Grade 8 classroom the other day. This visitor is a harsh critic of our public schools. Fred Sage! came to talk to my students about a myrâ€" ind of topics. We had an animated discussion about Canada‘s debt, population growth and the future that lies in store for today‘s youth. I should really qualify the word "animated" â€" it was more of a formal lecture by Fred. The students were well behaved and, for the most part, listened intently as Fred described the state of Canada‘s financial health. Since it was a Canadian history class, we also addressed the topic of the differences between Canaâ€" dians and Americans. Mr. Sagel is an unabashed admirer of the American way of life. He talked about how America was born out of a violent revolution and that the idea that all men were created equal was the issue in either an open or ideaâ€"oriented way. Instead, she chooses to engage in a vitriolic personal attack upon Mr, Sage! that was totally uncalled for. I found his article to be stimulating and interesting and it made a good point. I have written this letter because I do not like to see letters that are so negative and have nothing positive to offer and I would suggest to Ms. Hicks that her letâ€" ter, like the convention, has little, if any, substance. Ronald J. 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