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BramptonGeorgetown defends slow start Herald Brampton George town candidate John t led that Liberal date Ross Milne and PC candidate John Mc Dermtd have been out for four weeks now campaigning full time Mr is also concerned that bath bis competitors have sprinkled a generous number of their signs throughout the riding whereas his are still to be planted Mr Dcamcrhas been fulfilling his work atlons at Bra ma lea Ford Motor Company Ltd parts plant since the call was made in June end ex for a oneweek trip to a couple of weeks ago The candidate doesn expect to begin active campaigning un til Aug 10 when he told The he be claiming hi remaining holiday lime from the company shipping Campaign signs have been completed this week and Tuesday stakes were being tut up for them Mr said he expects the signs will be put up on the weekend Brochures for Mr Deamer are being ted up and they should available by the weekend also ho said I think its a disadvanhge that we re only starting this end Mr said The public isn about an election now he said As A closer will be When Mr brochures are ready he he 11 begin knock inf on doors his supporters SECTION A Wednesday August l page I Press questioning lacked toughness says candidate Enumerators keep busy candidate for Hal ton Kevin lynn Is seen here In front of the campaign headquarters With his son Nigel and The Acton headquarters were opened Monday night Herald photo Kevin Flynn confident over party debates all candidates meeting on the topic of disarm ament and peace arranged by the Oak vi lie Peace Committee Mr said he felt his platform was more specific that the other in discussing his ideas about peace His campaign will be to build momentum near the aid of August rather than start quickly he Bald Monday night Mr opened his Aclon campaign headquarters at the home of Sharon and Allen Foster located at Lake view tic phones arc ring continually at the ridings return ing office They re just driving us crazy here Election Clerk Joyce told The Herald Since enumeration began Friday people visit to their door have been calling to make sure they make the voters list for the Sept federal election Enumeration ends Aug ever enumerators arc also working on Sunday The government is allowing it so long as the enumerators are willing to do it Sundays are a good time to find people Mrs said said the riding 465 enumerators are finding most people flren t home People arc out play Ing tennis or at ball games Mrs said For the first time jf vou re te when art making their rounds you can leave the information with a neighbor and you II still make the voters list Or you can phone the information into the re luming office at and you cin be enumerated over the phone However Mrs Iairley said phone must be done in person They can be phoned in by friends For the Brampton Georgetown returning office call returning know is id dress and sex of eligible voters in To be eligible must be a Canadian and you must be old If you find you re not on the preliminary list for polling area Mrs Fairley said you have time until Aug 17 to yourself on Aug it loo late The voters list becomes Final then There ire polls in riding Herald Special date Kevin felt that his leader Ed Broad bent did well in front of a nationally televised debate against the other party leaders He did what every was expecting him to Mr said in a positive tone He said the morale of his party workers is high and he feels quite confident about incumbent PC Otto Jellnck and Liberal candidate Orlena Cur Candidates favor liquor sales on election day The three PC candidate says VIA will return to Acton Question Do you think alcoholic beverages should be sold In licens ed premises during poll Ing hours of fedeml election riding Oakville and Acton Oricna Currie Liber candidate told The Herald she thought the drinking laws little archaic I don think any thing should be forced to close for election day It just an injustice she said If they close the bars I think they should close everything else Otto Prog vcConserva live candidate said small business and tourist operators are hurt whenever there an election votes with alcohol exist any hurting Since per cent alcoholic beverages Is taxed it means a loss of revenue to both federal and provincial govern moots and hence a loss of revenue to the tax payer he said Kevin New Democratic Party id it didn matter to him I don t think bars he said It a hardly a priority issue for mc BramptonGeorgetown riding Brampton and Georgetown Ross Milne Liberal candidate said he had no strong feelings about the issue Its of an annoyance to people than anything else he said about the bars ing to close I would have no objection if the government decided to change Jaw I don think it law would be abused John Pro gressiveConscrvativc candidate said voting laws arc Inconsistent in that bars are allowed to stay open on provincial and municipal election I think it long due It s not as if you have to drag people out of the bars to said I think our icty is such that closing down business on hat day is uncalled for A day s loss of revenue is significant to an today John New Democratic Party idatc said he saw no why alcoholic beverages be ing sold on election day Really it wouldn bother me one way or another he said I don t think people totes with bottle of rum an Brampton George NDP candidate John would like to see more debates between the leaders the federal parties and belter questioning by the press The questions were sort of weak I like to sec tougher press quest ioding of everybody Mr told The Herald He said it was unfort unite the press gave so much attention to Lib eral leader John Tur nor predilection to torn patting His fanny patting t deserve all the attention it got It in issue of national importance Mr mcr said I found whole line of question ing t as meaty as I thought it should be Mr said he wis impressed by his party leader perform during the debate My other impression was that Brian roney Conservative leader walked all over John Turner he said Unfortunately he Mr reminds you of a buy sells used cars He a real smooth Mr Mulroney was Irj ing to be all things to everybody Mr said It was an attempt recoup the Conserve live party loss in the polls he said Both Tones and Grits wunt lo go to world prices when It comes to energy a stond with which Mr dis agrees I d love to hear why they would think it would help the average guy he said I can see where It good for the oil companies Another issue that came up in the debate was that of patronage said he found Mr Mulroney a upbraiding of Mr Turn nypocritlcal If Brian Mulroney gets Into power his people expect patron I don see why he miking such a big to- do of it Mr said John Turner is just the ship of the old guard and this was the best way to do it However Mr Dcam noted his party I agree with Mr Turner appointing of plum jobs to former mm and aides GERHE ELECTBJC WHOLESALE LIGHTING CENTRE Largs selection Lighting expert on hand Extra discounts or house lull range electrical JESS kaxfm 9 WEST SAMPLES Slzes5eev Regular Retail to 3999 Marketplace 3 I Water works grant If the PC party wins the federal election you can expect the VIA rail service to make stops in Acton This announcement from Halton PC candidate Otto during the opening of the Acton campaign headquarters Through discussions with former Minister of Transportation Don who will be probable Minister of Transportation under Mr Mulroney it was decided that VIA rail stops which were dis continued in numerous communities would be reinstated Apart from Acton such communities in elude Banff Jasper and the Manlimes Mr said the Liberals cut the stops last November In what he called one of the stupidest attempts by the Liberals to cut costs The Specifics of the reinstatement of the stops went all the way to Mr Mulroney he said This is not camp aign promise but some thing based on our con from the beginning of the cuts Mr Jelln The Regional Mimic ipalily of will receive a provincial grant total ting for two projects under the Municipal Action Program Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Claude Bennett announced One grant of Start your evening TV with Cable ST