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PAGE 18, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1980, WHITBY FREE PRESS Grits will not bring back gas tax -Doug If returned to power in the February 18 general elec- tion, Ontario Riding can- didate Doug Dickerson says that a Liberal government will not re-introduce the 18 cent a gallon excise tax on gasoline. Dickerson announced the new Liberal Platform on energy last week and said that they would "encourage the development of in- dustries close to the Western Canada energy sources." Dickerson also said that the domestic production of oil would be increased faster than previously done. "We will take steps to establish security of our energy source by bringing on stream our domestic sup- plies in a faster way than has been done in the past; this in tandem with a firm onv SPECIALI NUS & NERS PERMS 1/2 PRICE Mondays Onty BLAIR PARK PLAZA WHITBY, ONTARIO CHILDREN'S HAIRCUTS ½ PRICE Mondays OnIy 668-5441 arrangement for off shore supplies as needed," he said. Dickerson said that the Grits would introduce a three tiered pricing system for oil based on three dif- ferent factors. Dickerson said that the Liberal team will "devise a pricing policy for our energy supply that will maintain reasonable 'made in Canada' prices. "This will involve a three tier plan: one for wells already in production, a higher price for new wells, sands and continental shelf sources and a third for im- ported oil." The Liberals will give a "better balance to our overail energy program by replacing oil and natural gas and other alternatives where applicable," he said. An obvious counter to Tory objectives is the Grits newly announced position on PetroCan. "We will solidify Petro- Canada as an on-going aspect of national policy," Dickerson said. The 32 year-old Durham Regional Councillor from Pickering said that the Liberals will "find realistic ways to promote the conser- vation of energy while developing various alter- natives and place out total energy program on a self- sufficiency course by seeing that it is at least 50 per cent Canadian owned and con- trolled by 1990." Dickerson also said that oil pricing would not be based on OPEC figures un- der a Liberal ad- ministration. "We will switch the overall price of Canadian oil from the OPEC cartel to a Canadian price of Canadian oil from the OPEC cartel to a Canadian price by bringing in the measures outlined," he said. "We will establish a new agency by the end of June of this year called the Petroleum Pricing and Auditing Agen- cy which will consider and report on petroleum in- dustry costs, operations and profits. "The three tier pricing arrangement mentioned will be averaged so that Canadians will pay the same price throughout the land." GO won't go - it costs too much Extending GO train ser- vice is unlikely because of the cost involved according to Ontario Riding Liberal candidate Doug Dickerson. "I'm not jumping on the political band-wagon and promising the extension of the GO train to Oshawa," he said. "Despite the fact that I certainly agree that the GO train service to Oshawa, m- cluding stops at Whitby and Ajax, is obviously needed, cost may prohibit it." Dickerson estimated that it would cost anywhere from $20 to $30 million to put in new bridges and lay new track. "Each bridge would cost about $2 million," he said. Dickerson said that the ex- tension is needed but also said that it is another Tory promise and hinted that it would probably be broken. "I agree that a GO exten- sion to Oshawa would be a welcome solution to many commuters' energy problems," he said adding that, "If elected, I would press for an extension, but I'm not going to promise the Ontario Riding voters a sure thing on this issue. I will not promise a plum that I cannot deliver. Let's hope this elec- tion campaign is based on reality. The election-weary voters deserve the truth." Dickerson chastized the Tories for not having kept previous promises and said that they will probably "flip- flop" on the GO train. "Promises, promises, remember they're Tory promises. How much can the voters actually rely on?" he said. "Clark has made so many flip-flops and broke so many promises, it is hard to keep track of them all," Dicker- son said. "Voters should remember major reversals of position-by Clark." Dickerson highlighted and proposed move of the Canadian embassy to Isreal from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He accused Clark and the Tories, in general, of making the promise to pick up a few extra seats in the last election and that it was not in the best interest of Canada or of peace in the troubled area. "This foolish election promise caused enormous losses of contracts from Arab countries and did long- term damage to Canada's excellent international reputation," he said. Dickerson said that this was an example of the serious damage that comes from unkept promises. "I wouldn't promise to ex- tend the GO train," he said. "If elected, I will try my darndest to extend the ser- vice, but there's no promise." Dickerson criticized in- cumbent Tory MP Soctt Fennell saying that "he was elected in the 1979 federal election, he never brought this issue of GO service for- ward in his seven months in Ottawa." Club to charter h0 near 1