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Th Acton post office chicken coop Conservative MP Hales charges The wasted in the construction of new post a building described as more than a chicken coop by the man who mad charm Wellington M Alt Halt Hales made the accusation during a minute speech at a Met l the Candidates sponsored the Association and held at Centennial School last Wednesday night About IS and area residents turned out to ire questions the Prosrwsiv Ox- incumbent who chairman of the prestigious public accounts committee in House of Commons and his four challengers in the lober At election ore Jake a pharmacist and a councilman NOP candidate Margaret MeCready expert and Dean of the of Mac- donald InsHtute and Communist candidate a of graduate now employed at the Continental Can plant The riding firth candidate Marxist- lOTinist Terry Thenault did not lake part- Waste had to agree to brick it over but still that building was put up without a permit or the federal government going before township council I call that waste spending and Hales charged Hales said the building was to haw cost but he estimated the actual final cost will be over It a serviceable building but it cost twice what its worth he said other alleged government spending the public accounts chairman told of a bill to repair a medicine cabinet on the aircraft earner and which was spent to buy imported tropical plants to decorate the offices of the Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Board Proposing solutions Hales said the government could save Information CANDIDATE Jake Slinger thinks hard on a question from the floor before Riving an answer at last Wed nesday nights Meet the Candidates night staged by the Rock- Ratepayers Association Waiting patiently to are Canada He also said a Con- government would not cramp the of the auditor- general We would allow free Profit is not a word with us People have the incentive to work other wise Hales said He said a Conservuuv gov would remove the capital gains tax on the bona fide transfer of that is transactions and remove the per cent sales tax on building materials Lower tax In order to put more money into the pockets of workers Hales said a Conservative government would lower the income tax by per cent rather than go ahead with the per cent increase the Trudeau government has planned for January This would lead to greater spending and thus stimulate the he claimed Communist candidate said his part would cut the work week to 32 hours with no cut in pa establish a 3 per hour minimum wage and an annual M P Alf Hales the Progressive Conservative NDP candidate Dr Margaret McReady and Communist Party candidate A fifth candidate MarxistLeninist failed to show up for the meeting wage for individuals of and for families of Itlvthe said the Communist parly irotild abolish the federal sales tax and include in its medicare program home nursing and medicine He charged Canada s natural resources are being plundered large corporations fhelnx rate on them is only per tint he said said the will of the working man and farmer Is nought under the present govern ment We propose to curb monopoly in Canada and place Canadians in lull control of their own destinies he explained In order to do this he said his would establish public ownership pass legislation to prevent further takeover of Canadian resources foreign interests and nationalize banks and trust companies Blasts ess Ions Margaret claimed that if all the grants and concessions which have been made to large corporations had been distributed to all citizens of Canada it would have meant an extra spending money for each family She said Canadians should be constantly on the alert to change the present pattern of an out sideowned Canada Con struction projects such us the Mackenzie pipeline should be delayed until such a time as Canadians enough money to finance it she suggested In the social sphere Dr said there is a special need for Senior Citizens housing and a renovated housing and mortgage company for Canada Home day care under proper is also needed she added We re getting very used to the idea of both parents having to work she said MeCready expressed the opinion the present government is not making use of people ami their own ideas in his 10 minute address liberal Jake lashed back at Halts for his charges of government spending atrocities Do you remember the Arrow and Chief and how we lost Jobs he asked the audience And the Glace Bay heavy water plant has cost this country more money than the Apollo Moon Mission As alternatives to Prime lrudeau claimed the Canadian people only and team of losers Paul Hellyer Alan 1awrence etc or David a man whom he charged sacrificed own son Ontario NDP leader Stephen to eliminate the parlys waffle wing so Unit he could run unblemished in the federal election He reminded the audience Nova Scotia had the highest rate unemployment Canada when leld left there and also charged the Quebec party lb supporting the separatist On the positive side he claimed tin- government has tackled head on some of the nation s most pressing problems mid that it is prepared to continue to do so We now have one of the best consumer laws in the world and most advanced legislation on the environment country ho Ho claimed Urn government created morn low income housing Hold more grain than any previous govern ment lulled diplomatic relation with the of China and the Vatican ensured not lewi than a monthly income of Tor senior citizens and generally managed the economy through period of uncertainty loot around the world and tell mo where youd to be he nuked the audience Slinger said cannot the turbulence of the minority govern men la of the GO a I of professor Wilson haired the meeting for the period which Included two questions addressed to all candidates On the Opportunities for Youth program Communist said establishment of a Youth Ministry is necessary to over come the Inadequacy of the program We need to set up hostels and sports centres Our party is calling for the setting up of a Sports Ministry funded with taken out of the National Defence- budget This would help ensure we dont make such a poor showing at the 1976 Olympics In Montreal he said Conservative Hales said he has no quarrel with the Opportunities for Youth program but disliked the way it was Do you know that only those projects which received more will he audited Under that will not be I object to this he said MeCready said she approves of the stimulation of ideas for youth but added Surely these projects could be tied in more with local needs liberal called the program imaginative but admitted it had Its shortcomings I insist that all projects be audited and would also recommend local councils to handle them he said Asked what his party would do to improve the plight of pensioners said once ago in the Communists plan a guaranteed annual income said the NDP would provide an improved pension better plans for senior citizens housing and better locations for same Hales said a Conservative government would raise the DEFENDING the Governments treatment of consumer Wellington liberal candidate Jake showed Weekend Magn7lne article which ranked Canadian food favorably with those in other Photo by D Gibbons Who il Prof quizzes doesnt really know any thing about women despite his recent marriage if he does not know the Impact of his proposed family allowance changes a charge you would expect to hear level eel from the Progressive Conservative or NDP camps Who made It and what party does the person represent that the question University of professor II posed to the four Wellington riding candidates who attended last Wednesday nights Meet the Candidates Night In from a report he clipped from the Calgary Albcrtan during a visit to Western Canada said the person also suggested a Royal Commission be set up to investigate soaring food prices There is a real relationship between nutrition and retard ation and many Canadian pension enough to take care of the cost of living factor back as far as 17 He estimated this would mean a monthly increase from the present 88 to Slinger reminded the audience the Trudeau government has eliminated hospitalization premiums for senior citizens increased their deduction from to and made sure no one over gets leu than per month dunlin do not have the money to ixovule lliilr children sufficient high quality food quoted the person as saying 1 said the pi rnon also a guaranteed annual income would help mothers that tile government has not responded to the needs of small businesses and that the government would have to step In if bartered banks do not carry out tin responsibility Make guesses 1 d guess the person would be certainly agree with everything that was said candidate Margaret replied Conservative candidate Alf Hales agreed the person must have been from the NDP pointing out our policy Is incentive not Unit Jake made no guess but produced a recent copy of the Canadian Weekend Magazine which carried an article claiming food prices In Canada are relatively low compared with many other countries Communist candidate said he didn t know which party the person was with rhe mystery unravelled when named Mary candidate In the riding of Calgary Pa I User as the person made the statements who made the statements I was rather surprised concluded he ACTON MIMEOGRAPH SERVICE CHURCH E ACTON 8532437 YOUR ONE STOP FOR PRINTING OFFICE SUPPLIES INTRODUCTION SPECIALS duplicating copying Invitations announcements ANNOUNCEMENT Coming Soon WILPRINT the complete printing and stationery service