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Majority applaud candidates who wont change drinking age By ROBIN Staff There was a few brief seconds of silence at Georgetown District High School when Ha I ton Burlington Libe ral candidate Don Kni eh t said he supported raising thi drlnkinjj age to Surprisingly enough same students applaud ed the Idea but the ma jo sided with the PC NDP and Trillium Party candidates on leaving the age the same at an all candidates meeting at yesterday Tuesday morning Mr Knight said stall sties now showed- those under 19 can obtain alco hol thought with an age increase the illegal consumption age brack et would also Increase He cited last years Milton tragedy when six teenagers were killed at a railway crossing as an of underage drinking to back his The Trillium Party s Neil Sivertson and PC candidate Peter Pome- roy called for no change in legislation and candidate Doug on said changes in eating and creating more awareness in alco hol problems would be a belter solution Each candidate spoke to students for five minutes before opening the floor to questions Before leaving the students voted on who they believed to be the best man for he job Trillium Parly candi date and GDHS student the NDP could J5 jobs in one year by implementing new train programs replacing foreign imports with Canadian good and pro up program He culled for a mini mum ten cent lax on people earning or more better vices easy credit for small business and greater funding in post secondary education Mr Pomeroy called the the most highly group and said they were Ontario future With a tight Job mark Mr said he was in favor of a level in education prop- it educational equip ment and proper fund Indtpcndint Neil ask id students what the election meant to and said there was a severe problem with apathy In the j He said Trillium Party concerns were school and post second funding abortion and job creation pro grams Mr Knight said concerns raised with the government of last years are the mis management the economy education system environment and the uncaring feel log of the PC parly for the electorate Mr Pomeroy and Mr Knight outlined their party programs to aid young people in the work Italian Burlington riding candidates brought the to the at an all candidates meeting held at Georgetown District High School Tuesday Students thought Neil from Ihe Trillium Party was the best man for the Job him per of a vote conducted alter the meeting PC Peter received 106 votes NDP Doug Hamilton and Liberal Don Knight ID A tola of votes were valid Election Ontario the Neil Sivertson vote with ballots out of a possible or per cent of the vote ved 106 votes Doug Hamilton and Don Knight 16 There were eight spoiled ballots Mr Ham i Hon spoke to students first and said force when the question of jol arose The two minuti lime structure cither can ill dale enough time to borate fully on ihe pro grams but generated enough interest in dents to rcuddrcss can after the meet Mr Sivertson called for long Him jobercati on and Mr Hamilton if older workers could be presented wilh attractive offers to retire it would ereale opportunities for the young people in the work All agreed with the decision to public funding to thi Roman Catholic He School Board but thought there should hove been discussions debates before the decision was made Mr said the proper leglslati on and the financial implications Mr said the other separate school boards should also be considered for fund ng Mr On irio should look at the Alberta system where they pay no provincial salts lax and adopt some of their poll belie Mr cited Alberta oil production in offsetting the provm taxes and said he could sec no to Ox system In the near future While Mr Knight said lax system does need a review on specific items he slated that tax cut across the board would hurl the provincial Mr All candidates kept busy entertaining further questions as students eandi on the stage meeting hid ended Halton Cable debate If can catch them live you can hear what the Burlington candidates have to say on Cable channel The program Ihe Candidates will be aired on Cable at p m and Monday at Cable extends from Acton to Georgetown lo Milton Work tops MPs poll Herald staff Unemployment Is seen as the most Important economic priority by residents Thai according to a survey of constituents in the riding MP Otto Jellnek polled bis riding and found thal28 per cent feel la the most press ing problem followed by per cent for Ihe government deficit Other economic issues listed as priorities were interest rates 114 per cent Inflation 9 per cent a low dollar 13 3 per cent and other 4 per cent In the poll 1 said yes lo freer trade with the United States The ion- asked Do you link Canada would be belter off it tariff and customs barriers on American goods were reduced and if Canadian goods were allowed Into the United States under the conditions Constituents weren I as decisive when it came to continuing family Iowa nee benefits on a universal basis A slight majority of the decided residents surveyed per cent felt that universality of payments be continued From the other side per cent felt that Ihe system should continue Capital punishment was an issue constituents felt strongly about In one question per cent said capital punish should be one of the government lop priori ty Issues When asked If capital punishment should be reinstated for first ree premeditated murd era 4 per cent said yea Respondents seemed to support Ihe Progress Conservative policy of actively seeking fore ign Investment Only 14 9 disagreed that Canada should encourage investment as propo sed by the Tory Invest Canada program while agreed TV SALES AND SERVICE I1C1 BUY NOW and SA VEI RCA XM 00 REMOTE CONTROL COLOR TV CONSOLE WITH BUILTW CABLE CONVERTER Automatic color control flesh lone correction and contrast color racking RCA chassis lor outstanding performance and low power consumption channel mulli band tuning Infrared remote scan control YEAR FULL WARRANTY INCLUDED 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