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Erin teacher carries banner At years of age Carolyn yet a neophyte In the maledominated world of federal But neither her sex nor age will Intimidate her during the election war she is waging on behalfottheHattonNDP in the October election race Nominated last month when youthful candidate Steven resigned Mrs was the last of the three candidates to enter the election race While the subject of women rights Is sure o find a spot close to her heart other issues like Canadian independence and electoral reform and changes In what she suggests is unfair taxation are issues in her mind On Canadian independence Mrs Holsteln points out the nation can t make independent political decisions when it is dominated economically by an outside Influence She claims such domination was Illustrated when a Canadian based firm contracted to supply trucks for China and was overruled by the American parent company and told not to fill the order Noting surveys show sub sistence level of living costs per month the NDP suggested increased allowances for pensioners should be introduced soon Being a woman I received a number of complaints from women concerning women rights A school teacher applying for work in a Peel County school was subject to J producing her marriage Ice nee according to Mrs She points out men would never be asked to produce such a document Rich win easily Electoral reform should put an end to a period where the richest party has the greatest chance of getting elected says Mrs She argues that elec tions t Be decided on slick advertising promotion People don hear or see as much of our party because we don t have the money she said She charges the Liberal government promised election reform in 196S and again in but so far it has passed no lation but simply appointed committees and a Royal Commission on the matter Although she concurs with NDP lender David Lewis charges against large corporations not carrying their air share of taxes she feels Incentive grants to firms In genuine need of help should be available A bank to protect family farms from speculation and the trend towards corporate farming should be initiated Mrs feels Horn and raised on a family farm in Mlsslssauga Mrs Mot stein quotes her father when she says land costs in excess of an acre put the proposition out of for farmer who wants to make a living on It Suggesting the policy on nationalization has been widely misinterpreted Mrs pointed out only those floundering or those offering essential services to the nation would be considered for national Minority government Commenting on the makeup of the next parliament Mrs Holsteln suid she d favor a minority rather than a majority government regardless of the government party stripes so a strong opposition eould be assured Bom and raised on a century farm the problems of the farmer are dost to her heart Mrs elementary and secondary schools and later graduated from University of Western Ontario Ironically enough Terry Connor also picked up his degree at the same institution Brian Carolyn husband is accompanying his wife on the campaign tour and acting as her campaign manager Carolyn will work fall time on the campaign from now until Oct Carolyn imd Brian live in Township Ill Ninety Eighth Yeor No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18 Second Section Terry will appear on TV on Wednesday October from 15 to p m Chancel He will be interviewed by news reporters CAROLINE works closely with husband Brian during the campaign Both arc school teachers and have been ardent NDP followers for ome time Photo by OConnor says MP more than Halton rep TERRYOCONNOR takes morning call from a party worker O Connor is accurately labelled as a top notch organization man Photo by In March of this year Tories decided Terry O Connor was the man they wanted to tack le liberal MP Whiting Six months and about doors later Connor and his Tories arc ready to head into the final weeks of the battle O Connor has all the creden young intelligent dedicated and in short politics form a very substantial part of his life and have ever since boy hood While headquarters offices ore set up in four different areas the office in Oakville will bo the Tory control centre for the election O Connor has been branded as an organizer In an interview he suggested the classification had a plastic type of connotation Meeting people Plastic or not the PC candidate is highly organized A large map in one room of party head quarters is dotted with buttons denoting the polls he has per canvassed He II divide time between the various areas of the spending the most tune in the areas with the most people A great organization with goad filing systems and good leaves him free to and door You can do that for or 16 hours a day Connor schedule is planned by a committee that tries to fit him into ail pockets of the ridinc interviews and gen erally plans his mornings niter noons and evenings The issues in this federal dec as in most are vague However O Connor feels unem and inflation will top the fist Higher In east Fxpl that while Halton has a reasonable rate of em Quebec has about per cent without jobs the Man Urn about per cent Recause is a prosperous county It pays luret tax share and Connor claims this share could be reduced when unemployment is controlled all over Canada Inflation is a real problem People talk to are concerned about this They see itasancver ending problem Continually in creasing costs of food and kids hurts Inflation hurts cs those on fixed Incomes and IhOM who members of unions that can protect them Connor sees price and controls as the only real solution to unemployment even though it isn a suggestion Major changes have to be made in our leaky welfare system There should be lives to make it better for a man to work for than have it given to him Move to jobs favors system that would encourage men especially single men to move from trios where jobs are scarce to areas where Jobs exist to regional dis parity in to dole out millions to firms in one urea to provide jobs if other jobs art just going to dry up in another area O Connor wild He ill disparity can t be licked just by providing a Job You have to make the place a belter place for a guy to live whether than means providing transportation service re creation or housing the plan has to be comprehensive When all of the other Issues are talked to death the issue most apt to sway the uncommitted aver voter will likely be leader ship Sincere Image image is that of a individual and the kind of man most would welcome a neighbor and respect him for his Most Conservatives would rather see Trutleau and fight it out in a written rather than oral campaign whit he says not the way he delivers Conservatives will say of their leader What do you want a movie star orator or a decisive leader O Connor We all recognize that Whiting Is a nice guy but is that what you want O Connor asks The role of an MP should be three fold and Whiting he claims has handled the first of tho three adequately That Is taking cart of the routine day to day things hat have to do with constituent problems like a passport in three days fixing an immigration problem or other constituency problems Whjtinj has spent the entire four trying to get re elected all the little things for people lo get back In You have to do these things Connor says with a shrug Role of MP But to O Connor the role of the MP has to go further An Mi should take a particular interest in a field learn all there is to learn about that field take a stand and argue It in the house In the media and on the public plat form My interest would be justice Already I done more along that line than Rud has Connor chaired the It tee on election expenses for the PCs in and claims he was well rcctlvtd and many of his Ideas were accepted can point to his he said The third duty of the MP should to act as a communication link and kee his riding Informed and explain his riding attitude and what the issues are MP Whiting seeks reelection After almost five years of working as Halton liberal MP Whiting still finds himself rapping on doors of Halton riding residents looking for their mandate Whitint won the I nomination last term against Oakville Mayor Mac Anderson and former Milton grocery store owner Mike and went on to defeat PC candidate Peter and New Democrat Murray During the past four and a half years Whiting has served the day to day needs and queries of constituents and taken an interest on the national scale in a variety of ways He served one on the federal labor manpower and immigration committee one year on the National Resources and Public Works Committee two on the regional development committee is currently vice- chairman of the public accounts committee and a member of the committee on environmental pollution Parliamentary observer Whiting attended the United Nations for two weeks as parliamentary observer and arranged meetings with and Nigerian representatives and the Canadian delegation while he was there hosted the industrial seminar in Oakville some tiroc where riding business men heard addresses by repre sentatives of various government departments and were advised of government services available to help businessmen Looking back over the past term Whiting sees his role in helping bring Poljmer Corporation to Milton as the most of all his achieve ments The corporation will employ around During the campaign an opponent has suggested Whiting spends too much time on constituent matters and not enough on the affairs of the nation In answer to this Whiting says I have stayed close to the needs of my con and e tried to convey the message that the federal government was only as far away as the phone or the writing pen I do cart and I will help National scene On the national scene I have taken an interest in public counts and how the money from public purse is being spent 1 am vicechairman an elected position by committee mem Speaking about tax reform said he and the people of arolein it He said he was able to bring Edgar Benson to the riding and held a number of discussions on the white paper and in the final draft in of the fears riding people expressed through him were deleted from Benson White Paper the economic crisis wh n President Nixon invoked the 10 per cent surcharge on into the States MP was in touch with numerous businessmen and arranged help for some Court here Whiting was also fundamental in bringing a citizenship court to Halton County making it possible for immigrants to take out without travelling out of the county to do it For Whiting this campaign is even more gruclllm than his first because of the added load he carries still dealing with the problems of an MP Prior to going into politics was very active in community activities Charter president Rud was the first president of the Young iberal Association In and worked in key positions in a host of elections both federally and He served with the Children Aid Society as vice president was a member of the Region Conservation Authority the United Appeal and Junior Chamber of Commerce Prior to into politics in worked as a public relations and sales representative for Nelson Crushed and prior to that worked as a farm implement dealer is years old married lives with his wife Anne and their children Jamie and Tracy on Riverside in OConnor starts day with two mile run HALTON MP sweetened up bis offered day at the Acton Fall Fair with a bit of candy by five year old Michelle Photo by Gibbons tor federal PC candidate Terry Connor the campaign trail starts with a two mile run every morning The year old and father of four girls is well accus tomed lo a busy schedule Commenting on the run O Conn or noted you have to be fit to stand the pace five years Connor prac ticed law and then joined the staff of Allan Lawrence as executive counsel to the Minister of Justice Connor claims his term with provided experience in working with constituent prob lems speech writing and policy research Bos hi ess As secretary director and part owner of National Heritage Foundation O Connor has extensive business experience as well The firm restores old forts monuments and historic buildings The firm has full time employees They arc currently working on a 000 project at Old Fort William at the Lake he ad Even with a busy schedule Connor f inds time to take en to 10 days and explore the far reaches along a number of rivers in the far north with five or six friends Until this summer he has a lot of golf and squash He and wife Carol Ann and their four daughters live In Oak villc He graduated from of Western Ontario in 1961 and Hall in 1966 and lectured at Hall 19D Busy for party In addition to working in every federal and provincial election since li3 he chaired the Ontario MX policy research council in chaired the trans study section Ottawa and cities council in 1970 the election expenses committee In 190andthe committee of EJECTION campaign of Judy offered the candidate a bud president of the East Progressive Conservative candidate Terry at the Acton Fall Fair Tones in 1972 received a big boost when pretty