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al NYNFIINW ZA BINS ON) BD Jr AN CARER ALG ALES IO 20-- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., March 18, 1981 ELECTION '81: DURHAM-YORK CANDIDATES da GARY ADAMSON Leadership main issue says P.C. "If hard work can bring success, the Conservative campaign team will surely be celebrating on Thursday night." Ross Stevenson, PC candidate for Dhurham- York Riding, used these words in paying tribute to his team of more than 400 workers at a final weekend organization meeting prior to Thursday's provincial vote. "They have certainly put me through my paces in covering the constituency" continued Stevenson. 'I've never worked harder in my life but the opportunity to meet and talk to so many of my Durham-York neighbours has been worth every minute of it. It's the best possible education for a prospective MPP. Our __Riding is a large and varied - area with many separate communities, each with a different set of interests and concerns. qualified than ever to take those concerns to Queen's Park for action." PC candidate Stevenson 1 feel better. has carried out a heavy schedule of campaign activities in the five weeks since his nomination as the Progressive Conservative standard-bearer. He has visited every corner of the wide-spread Durham-York Riding in a constant round of household canvassing, public meetings and major social events to meet the votors and discuss the issues. "The voters have been most generous in their reception to me as the PC candidate and to the causes of the party I represent," said Mr. Stevenson. "It is most reassuring to see the high regard that is held for Premier Davis ' throughout our area." "'The Toronto ~~ Star summed up everything there is to say about this election in only six words," concluded Stevenson, "when they recommended last week that the voters should renew the mandate of the Davis government for Canada - for Ontario - for leadership." Liberal cites election issues During the past weeks Gary Adamson has listened to thousands of people living in Durham-York riding, and the main concerns of the people are: - the cost of supporting the addition of Regional government. - the need for the develop- ment of small business, rural and urban including tourism. - the unemployment result- ing from the closing down of: local plants. If elected, he will fight for the removal of the inequities imposed on rural communi- ties by this extra layer of government. : He will press for tax relief for small business and farmers to permit the money generated by their efforts to be used in the expansion of. their businesses, rural and urban, instead of having it used for the support of hordes of civil servants. He would insist that any proposed plant or industrial closing be subject to Government review in order that where it might prove effective, the Government would have an opportunity to propose alternative action - where closings are unavoid- able. He would insist on legislation to guarantee adequate severance pay for the workers and, where long service is an element, adequate pension payable from the time of closure of the plant. He does not agree with the Conservative policy to Women's rights crucial for People have been talking about women's rights for a long time. When the subject came up at an all-candidates meeting last week, Marg Wilbur, NDP candidate for Durham York, was able to point proudly to her party's record. It was the NDP that intro- duced a private member's bill in the last session of the Legislature to provide economic equality for women. The Tories blocked the bill and it" went no further. By their actions, the Tories are telling women that they do not need legislation to ensure that they get equal pay for work of equal value; that they do not need legis- lation to see that they get skills training, universally accessible daycare and protection from sexual harassment. The NDP's Bill Three, provided for all these things. At the same all-candidates meeting, the Tory candidate Ross Stevenson, was unable to articulate his party's policy regarding women's rights. He finally stammered that "it's up to the individ- ual, I guess." Marg Wilbur told a group at a Port Perry coffee party. on Sunday, that. if elected, she would go to Queen's Park and fight for women's rights. "We all know that women pay equal prices for accom- modation, food and clothing," she -said, "but it has been shown that women earn on average less than 58 per cent of the average male salary." "We also know that women are not always secondary wage earners - that three of five working women must support themselves because they are single, separated, divorced, widowed married to a man earning less than $10,000 a year. Election Day March 19 Polls open Fil7: [patel LUS TULL LS DLR Te BT MINI CINEMA ss5.8535 WED., MARCH 18th - 7:30 P.M. Laurence Olivier in Shakespeare's "HAMLET" * SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT * 4 DAYS ONLY MARCH 20th - 21st - 22nd - 23rd Friday 7 &9 P.M. - Saturday, Sunday & Monday 8 P.M. aD PANAVISION® Color by DELLE © Drsinbuted by WARNER sos (Da WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPIN' --- - Zz % F ©M0 WANES BROS WC ALL RIGHTS RESERAC or '""An NDP government would provide equality for women by the creation of a healthy economy. We would make sure that women vr 7 MARG WILBUR centralize hospital care because it not only causes danger and - inconvenience for patients, but it also eliminates many jobs which, in smaller communities, are a major source of employ- ment. If the voters in Durham- York want these evils remedied, they should not vote for the party which 'caused them - they should vote for the party with the answers - for Gary Adam- son, Liberal - Durham-York. NDP achieved economic equality by assuring access to new jobs, equal wages and the provision of the necessary support services." 416:985-2618 TERRA STEEL AFFORDABLE BUILDING SYSTEMS FOR FARM AND INDUSTRY -MURDOCK R. BELAIR R.R.2 SEAGRAVE, ONT. SHOPPERS Mortgage and Loan Corporation JO-------- "Subject to Change Without Notice" DON FORDER INSURANCE AGENCY LTD. 24 WATER STREET - PORT PERRY - 985-8471 Member of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Lu CT 15%