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Li oc cococy ur wb "_"~‘acked when, while preaching in Guelph, he was asked to serve as minister of Waterloo‘s Knox Presbyterian Church. ‘"Although I had accepted this other job, the . people at Knox weren‘t taking mo for an In 1971, McLean accepted a job Prince Edward Island‘s centennial) sidetracked when. while nroankis .+ *‘Miles for Millions heighte ness of the importance of vol people started talkin& about world and the importance of tivity and sharing." K.0 udn do® His career since has spanned many fields of service, from being the first coâ€"ordinator of CUSO‘s Nigerian programs (he coâ€"founded CUSO while head of the national student federation) to organizer of the 1967 Miles for Millions campaign which raised more than $500,000 for voluntary agencies and director of Manitoba‘s 1970 centennial celebrations. "I spent five years in Africa, during which I negotiated with governments â€" began to become acquainted with their problems and needs," he said of his CUSO experiences. "In the process I began to see Canada and our role, see us as others see us, which always sends people back even more appreciative of Canada." . .l3 _ ~~~0/°/ seuuenats. "In student politics we were addressing how the country works and how decisions are made â€" it‘s interesting now that a number of my colleagues in the House of Commons, 1 first met through student political activiâ€" ties," said McLean. Saw their needs Like his father, McLean in the Presbyterian Chur ceiving his Masters of | College at the University of U of T. McLean served as university‘s students®‘ coun as president of the Natior Canadian University Studer xo DE 1 â€"_ "€ Just expetted that faith would lead us to be i to serve." (k ... f o) . .00 _0 40eFal party. But, a quick look at his biographical sketct shows that for McLean, politics, and awish to "serve â€"the public," long preceeded his election as Waterloo‘s Member of Parlia ment. "I grew up in a manse, where my father was a pastor â€" so al| my life we have been dealing with people, helping people in our home. My mother and father were involved in the Community, my father was an alder man." recalled McLean, who was born in Leamington, Ontario and raised in Victoria, British Columbia. McLean is no novice to election campaigns, having first won his parliam«-nlary sealt in the 1979 Conservative win under then leader Joe Clark. and managing to retain it in 1980 despilt the resuroan.li .2 1 _ C(8" c We _1 m spending most of my time w running shoes on going door to door. n as many people as possible," said M "With 125 ooo people in the ridir impossible to get to every home. but I‘; going most days, morning, afternio« evening. M ~ "*My belt is already in one notch," he jJokingly ‘"During the last campaign ] pounds .‘ And what color of him to be wearing there‘s certainly no 1 caught sporting a pair ers election Waterloo federal McLean has a pair o shoes permanentlys | ty dash of his car these d They‘re not there _ Jumped on the fitn because he needs them he‘s been doing lately ; Serving the public ‘°Co that our conviction, our us to be involved with people, , McLean became a minister the fitness Ved as president of that s° council, and in 1961â€"62, National Federation of ‘ Students. 5 K0 Soog REmmile? of voluntary groups â€" about Canada in the ice of national sensi these days a ias sB Li indb ind i cf Church, eventually re 1 Divinity at of Toronto. W em for all the y in his camt shoe would you Cxq as a true blue T way McLean would " of (Liberal) regd sne al incumbent of blue Adidas tucked away un job to direct because Mcel 2 00 Cm ble," said McLean n the riding it‘s home. but I ‘ve been e notch, he added campaign 1 lost 10 each his 1 22000 EGACIT a L J talkin 67 Miles for rv. n 'lc As _ more than comp ind director the d; brations. ‘Be >« long a trademark . began to your | oblems and people iences. "In ‘‘WI da and our o a er c ea n alway ich always TCOE T eciative of £ my time with my me. but I‘ve been . afternoon and but was bimd“ agu‘;l " the canvassing campaign for re awareâ€" at Knox While at mintster ~ou cxpect blue Tory n would be is jogging under the meeting ean has W alter ‘ak : 1 o z * â€" * Tory incumbent Walter McLean pulls on his election jogging shoes. Melodee Martinuk Chronicie Statt WA TERL OO CHRONMICHL E "nen 1 was in the parish, there were always three things to do and I could only do one. Now there‘s 10 and I can only do one. My most precious commodity is time, whether I‘m in the riding or in Ottawa. As for the future, McLean said his goal is simply to try and "be influential in creating a caring and compassionate society,"" whether it be through a political career or not He said he has always guided his life by the tenet that "life is not a goblet to be drained, but a measure to be filled.* "I see life as a &ift," McLean concluded. ‘"There are more brilliant people than me, but I want to use my life and the resources I have in as productive and effective way as I can." P the ainj;_ , _ _ " mUust be done. *"‘Behind the public functions 1 perform, there are mary hours when you‘ve got to do your homework; when you‘ve got to talk to people, got to read. To ensure his family stays strong, McLean spends every weekend here in Waterloo, and each day he is in Ottawa talks on the phone to his wife and children. "If you don‘t keep talking, eventually you grow apart."‘ As a politician, McLean said his only complaint is there are never enough hours in the day to do the work which must be done. ‘"‘Behind the public functions 1 perform LDGRO anrn mnasu . s ' i mao 2 ;. __ _I 9 19 OJ Support, campaign with me on the street," he said. ‘‘My kids and my wife help me to be sensitive to what is going on in this community. They could have become very cynical about the job. Not a few families of people in politics become very disenchanted and disillusioned." ‘"‘They give me a lot of s with me on the street," he s my wife help me to be ser going on in this community Rhonamanaislolde C109 us And, McLean stressed, a great deal of credit for his success as a politician he owes to his family which has encouraged him every step of the way. nB 22000 family can plé)' a par affecting the country L ua Ip 2 sons, McLean said he has entering the political wo time he must be away fr( ‘"I‘s lonely...the regre away a lot of the time as up and missing a great ; said. noting this is count the fact that hans... c / f McLean also even before it w he has been a T and SuUDDorter a There are a number of the through the fabric of McLean been prominent in his parlia such as an interest in human in the importance of volunta; desire to see greater deâ€"centr; ernment. As MP since, opposition critic fo from 1981, as opp Secretary of State answer." Mclean co with it, but | believe accept it...1 moved int very happ; years." During this time Mc as city alderman. but federal political arena his own initiative, but from members of the looking for a candidate tion Not enough hours "v~~!Ns a great pertion ng this is countered s that, because of his Supports freeze a part in McLean commented t 1 believe when G 1 moved into Knox fo a candidate to a number of themes which run abric of McLean‘s life, and have BnF im KG2 OO 3. WE DNE SDA y _ 2 _ 7 °""0, because of the away from his home. e _regrets are that you are AFawsdl lc co T ce,. McLean has serve c for the Status of Women opposition spokesman foj "C Hekean served two terms n,. but his entrance into the arena came not as a resnlt af _ ° ; a‘ne not as a result of ut in response to urgings the PC dartvy wha L.2 McLean ertion of that," he ered somewhat by { his position, his significant events" se e e TV your family grows ncveltrins .A 4. parliamentary work AUVGUS T party, who were in in the ©79 elec righi;: 3 l')‘(:’he[.’ 0. C1 wrestled (;Od ('alls_ you for nearly nine served as en, and for the PAGE