Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 10, 1972, p. 17

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Mac grad student Dickson Bailey NDP choice in HaltonWentworth Halton New Democrats have chosen Dickson Bailey a year old Mc Master University student to challenge Liberal Norm McGulness and Progressive Conservative Bill Kempling or the seat now held by M P John Morison Morlson was defeated by at Ms own party nominating convention In March Bailey scored a first ballot victory Monday night over two opponents BurUngton housewife Sophie Thompson treasurer of the Halton West Association and year old Walter Daschko editor of the award winning Nelson High School newspaper The Flagship for three years A fourth nominee Ted McDonald unsuccessful candidate in West In the provincial election declined Needing only 38 of the delegate votes for a first ballot win Bailey polled Totals for the other two candidates were not announced In trouble Following his nomination Bailey told the meeting public opinion polls have not been complimentary to Prime Minister He in trouble he said Although most of the experts are predicting either a summer or fall election Bailey speculated on the possibility of an election In the Spring of with Finance Minister John Turner leading the Liberals Mr Turner Is a powerful member of the cabinet Bailey said If the polls stay as bad as they been who know what may happen On the race in Wentworth Baily admitted it will be a tough fight but suggested all three declared candidates carry the same liability in that they are relatively unknown WENTWORTH candidate Dickson Bailey chats with wife and Halton West NDP president Walter Miilkewich after scoring a first ballot victory at the riding nominating convention in offers Burlington Monday night Bailey will oppose Liberal Norm McGuiness Progressive Conservative Bill Kempling and possibly an Action Canada party candidate in the next federal election Photo by D Gibbons We lost our deposit In this riding in but then we were righting the personality and an Incumbent he explained He said he feels will be a liability to the Liberal party in this election Bailey tabbed McGuiness as his chief opponent since the Liberals are the incumbent party in the riding He said he would welcome the entrance into the campaign of a candidate from Paul Action Canada party Former Hamilton football player Hon Brewer has announced himself as an Action Canada candidate but has not said which riding he will run in Refuses comment Bailey refused comment on the provincial NDP weekend decision to dissolve the party waffle wing but did say he agrees a parly organizing within a party should not generally be accepted In his nominating speech Bailey charged the NDP Is the only party which has stated unemployment is neither necessary nor He also said only the has recognized that old age pensioners are human beings and that the party committed to provide them something adequate Our party is working for a more worthwhile expression of human needs and concerns he said Mrs Thompson claimed many facets of life in Canada are becoming intolerable and that many Canadians t even aware the country is being sold out We re becoming tenants In our own basement she told the meeting She offered herself as a candidate on a full time basis Law used Daschko an active member of the Ukrainian community who was arrested the demonstration in Toronto and subsequently acquitted charged that under the Trudeau ad The Aeon Free Press Wednesday May Young candidate unopposed Alcock wins NDP nomination Without any fuss or finfair about New Democratic Party followers named Steven Alcock a 21 yearold Oakville man as their choice to contest the federal election He II run against liberal MP Whiting and Tory Terry 0 Connor in the riding Alcock was the only one nominated at the meeting in the Hall In Milton Monday night In a brief off the cuff speech Alcock told his supporters he had begun his campaign that afternoon when he visited a Burlington High School Outlines problem He the problems that faced society and submitted the NDP policies were the only ones lo offer a real solution to the problems said Pierre disappointed many people he elaborate on In the campaign Casual The lanky youngster attended the meeting in blue jeans and a neck sweater After the meeting he said he was surprised and honored to represent the and discounted any thought that he might be running as a token candidate I intend to win We have to win or before long everything will be lost MP Whiting is expected to run again when the next federal election Is called although he has not yet been nominated CANDIDATE for Halton Steve chats with veteran campaigner and candidate for Scarborough west his failure to strive for the John Harney at the nomination meeting Monday in Milton in Pol dealing with farm economics and Three awards for Trudeau from Bleeding Heart group John Harney a York University teacher and an NDP candidate for Scarborough West told supporters Monday night that an association he helped found was about to confer three individual honors on Pierre Speaking on behalf of the National Association of Bleeding Hearts he said the Order of the Lily Liver would be conferred on for his chicken hearted response to the challenge of foreign ownership and the Americanization of Canada Through the association has long considered Mr a candidate for the honor the cringing policy he and his cabinet advanced last week guaranteeing noninterference with the most alarming aspects of the American takeover of the Canadian economy has made him a candidate deserving beyond question he said More honor The was also honored with thL Rhubarb Leaf Cluster or his earlier creation of a spineless Canadian Development Corporation as well as earning the title Commander Callous Casuistry Second Class The but award was presented because of what Harney termed particular disservice to Canadian unity In a more serious vein Harney attacked the federal government or not taking a clear stand on economic independence and passing the buck to the provinces Harney knocked the Toronto Star for promoting NDP policy between elections and turning around at election time and urging readers to vote liberal Run own show As a Canidian I wont to run my own show If we can control our own economy we can t plan to provide for our people he said Hamey said rumors were out that Toronto garbage men wanted to drive limousines but all they wanted is a liveable wage He said an eight per cent hike In the first year of the contract would amount to three cents per household With a total service budget of city hail tied up the city saying they can t afford the increase International Nickel took COO after taxes out of the country in 1970 Harney said indicating that same amount could operate the city of Toronto or a year He told NDP members that the Canadians had invested billion dollars in pension plans and received only three to five per cent interest Companies invest profits as they see fit but only four per cent goes toward residential mortgages Mortgage rate He Indicated this money could be invested in residential mortgages and by doing so drive the mortgage rate down by two and a half per cent He explained homeowners had to work an extra three years Just to pay off the additional two and a half per cent interest on a home worth 000 Noting that he wasn belligerent Harney said his goal wasn t to take over Montana but to provide the fairest government in the world and have no poor people in Canada We have to tell ourselves that is what we re fighting for and all Hell will break loose Don t disband waffle Commenting on the move by the NDP provincial executive to disband the Waffle group as a party within a party Harney said he wouldn t support such a move but suggested set Una them up as an affiliate of the similar to the way the Fabian Society is an affiliate of the Labor Party in Britain is Harney fifth attempt at federal politics He ran three tunes in and then in Scarborough West in 1968 He lost the most recent election to David Liberal MP for that riding storeys of the five storey on Church St are up already POLLOCK AND CAMPBELL Manufacturers H Grade all GALT Water St North Choosmft from Canada 111 rglt and CMC truck ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS MMntamvkw Join the crowd on the Reliable Bike ALL MODELS AVAILABLE IN ST6CK KELLYS MOTORCYCLES RESEARCH RD BRAMPTON Come In and our special prices No Hwv PHONE 4591213 WHY NOT RIDE A WINNER I ministration the law has been used to slam down political malcontents has taken the decision making powers away from the people and lodged them his own group of loyalists lie said He said major election Issues should be a return to parliamentary democracy and a stronger commitment to all ethnic groups including the largest of all ethnic groups the English Mr Bailey lives In with his wife Prise ilia and three year old son Daniel He attended school in and later taught for a year before entering university He was member of the Ontario boys parliament for seven years serving one year premier He is a member of the Wentworth North executive provincial health critic Jan MPP for was guest speaker at the meeting Also present were provincial party president Dr Gordon Vi chert and Hamilton East Reg said the key to the time of the federal election would be Turner budget announced Monday night also If It a goodygoody budget I think we can prepare for a July election predicted Meeting chairman John Selby said will have to be raised by the party for the Halton Wentworth campaign RENT CASCADE HOT WATER HEATER Just 175 Month AT ACTON HYDRO STREET MOTHEFiS TWO DAYS ONLY Sat Sun May 13 TAKE OUT ORDERS DEEP FRIED CHICKEN Single Order pes chips cole slaw Picnic Pack Family Pack Jumbo Pack 2 pes Closed ill day Monday Tim Wtd a to 10 Friday Saturday a to Sunday to PHONE IN ADVANCE AND YOUR ORDER WILL BE READY IS pes 35 pes EDS RESTAURANT MAIN ST ACTON SHERIDAN COLLEGE of Applied Arts and Technology We invite you to SENSE US 72 at Sheridan College Oakville campui Trafalgar Rd Saturday May 13 Sunday 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