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6 The Acton Free Press Wednesday 1977 WellingtonDuff erinPeel Election day nearing for three candidates The attention of voters is hopefully cast on the June election in Wellington Dufferin Peel riding to see which of the three candidates polls the most votes Jack Johnson Progressive Conservative incumbent is running against two relative newcomers Marion Chambers New Democratic Party and David Wright Liberal candidate in one of the largest provincial ridings in southern Ontario The riding is bordered by Bolton on the south Airport Rood on the cist Valley on the west and Mount and Shelburne on the north The riding is 105 miles from one extreme point to the other and square miles There ore polls in the riding with people eligible to vote This newspaper sent a reporter out on three interviews to speak with each candidate personally asking basically the same questions Each person wis allowed to odd anything he or she felt was relevant to his or her Jack Johnson Incumbent outlines major election issues CARPET CORNER 11 MAIN ST NORTH ACTON 8533620 You Headquarters in HaHon Hills for CARPETING CUSHION FLOORING DRAPERIES CEIAMIC TILES Marion Chambers Must explode myths says NDP candidate JACK Johnson P C candidate Wellington Peel is fighting to save his seat Queen s Park The New Democratic Part has many myths to explode according to Wellington fenn Peel candidate Marion Chambers Because of these myths Mrs Chambers said the parly has to have time to campaign the people to realize just what the stands for Mrs Chambers said that contrary to public opinion the NDP is supportive of free enterprises because it is the future of the country Another myth says the candidate is that the party is dominated by the unions Mrs Chambers explained the freedom of the people can actually be extended be cause of planning instead of piece meal planning The doesn intend to move in and nationalize the province Mrs Chambers said She explained that the has never supported nationalism She did say however that her party was in favor of public auto in David Wri sura nee On the local level Mrs Chambers said some of the main issues ire human issues which involve farm in come and unemployment The New Democratic Parly the Erin woman says feels employment is the Mrs Chambers herself feels there is a lot of con feelings in the riding She feels people are hydro corridor anti gravel pits dam These are some of the local issues she says The Mrs Chambers said feel there should be in independent study on the pro posed hydro corridor which will run from June tion to Georgetown farmland in her riding She is against the issuing of permits for grivel pics the Erin village feels the construction of the West Montrose dam is necessary She continue to say over half of Pilkington township would flooded involving acres and the entire of Inverhaugh Mrs said her deepest interests lie in the farm community and i former teicher she has taught in the old system and is a parent in the nc v Politics is not Mrs Chambers wis in he of from 1974 to IJ6 She did not seek reelection in the list municipal election bee him of her for the party at the level She Ins bun resident of the irtt for years all her mimed life that she lived in county the diughtcr of firmer Mrs Chambers is not the member of her interested in politics Her rather Hob I nil it mist Winkler minister in the I ist pro vincnl election lie issukini re election it tin MARION lumber is the candidate in Wellington Pee Regional government opposed by candidate Wellington Dufferin Peel Liberal candidate David Wright sees regional govern hanging over his riding like a huge black ominous cloud Mr Wright said the Progressive Conservative government is comitted to regionalize which brings huge increases in taxes According to Mr Wright in the past seven years areas with regional government have seen tax increases of 105 per cent while those not regionalized excluding Tor onto have received only an average of per cent The Liberal candidate said already part of his riding was governed by regional government How ever he said Amaranth and are afraid of regionalize tion with Orange as the focal point and Drayton and Maryborough would be taken into the Waterloo section All the con places are in the Wellington Dufferin Peel riding Gravel pits are also a Wright The government wants control of open pit mining he said instead of the matter being handled at the local level where it stands now He thinks it is wrong to handle something this local in Queen Park Toronto Mr Wright is upset by the lack of honest discussion in major local issues He feels with respect to the gravel industry and the proposed hydro corridor the Ontario government had made up their minds before they held hearings He accused the s of letting the people th k they have a say in matters when they do not is a concern right across the province Mr Wright says He emphasized that there is need Tor parents and students to know how a student did in relation with others across the province something he or she cannot tell now The Liberal philosophy the candidate says is there should be competition in the schools as well as in free enterprise He noted that his party feels the sooner dents realize there is a world full of competition the better they will be Mr Wright claimed the New Democratic Party is not overly 1m pressed with competition and this affects the school system Mr Wright also attacked strong unions saying that once a person is hired it is difficult for the employer to fire that person if he or she slacks off his job There is i security there that some people deserve and others do not he stated He continued to say there is an idealism in union philosophy that is ood but it is taken tage of and that where it falls down Mr Wright made note of the fact that s wage used to be lower than the United States but producli vity was higher Now he says the reverse is true When talking about unions Mr Wright you are talking about big govern He timed he had never heard of a civil servant or a teacher being dismissed because he or she t per forming his or her job well One problem at the local level Mr Wright said is agriculture He claimed the rural land market is no longer determined by the farmers PC Mr feel it is not too im to sive the farmers as lorn as the lind be returned at a later dale I he s he said want to freeze the land The Liberal government said the candidate feels if the farmer is saved he will save the farmland His party feels that the farmer is a disup breed must lie given incentive to do the job Mr Wright 1 ishcd out the Commission which suggests firm land taxes be held it one per cent of the value of the farm Continued on Page As member of provincial parliament for one of the largest ridings in Southern Ontario Wellington Dufferin Peel Progressive Conserva tive candidate Jack Johnson has discovered the Incumbent does not have any advantage on the campaign trail as most people think Mr Johnson explained campaigning for a coming election is a full time job However as an incumbent he Is busy campaigning plus taking care of his con which also Is a full time job Somehow though Mr Johnson is managing to do both jobs Unemployment is the key issue in the province for the PCs says the incumbent Premier Wm Davis has pro mised too jobs a year for the next ten years He has also promised 900 housing starts in the same period Mr Johnson explained the PCs have proven they can do Jt through records of past years He pointed out that in the past seven years jobs have been created averaging out to close to a year In the same period of time there have been in iverage of housing starts which is more than the irget figure for the next ten years The regressive Con party supports the federal I ibcral government in its stand on an anti in flition program The PCs have developed a to moderate inflation ifter the controls ire lifted Mr Johnson claims the New Democratic Party is creating a in its proposal for a total land freeze and si imposed con trols over production on farm The PC according to Mr Johnson have developed i land use planning tumty which is set out in the Green Paper entitled rood Guide I mis The government must in stigile some tariff protection for our pro ducts he said modi his become the highest cost producer in the world The loss of production CATERPILLARS and OTHER INSECT PROBLEMS CALL WOODY 8780387 CHILDRENS SHORTS LADIES TSHIRTS CHILDRENS TSHIRTS LADIES SHORTS Mon Sat 105 Sundays 1230430 pm orM only only WHILE THEY LAST CHILDRENS CLOTHES 25 Of GLEN MILL time now higher than any other Industrialized country Our provincial government is committed to reducing the work stoppage and slow down through more ad labor management negotiations through out strikes and lockouts in such section of the economy as pruvmci government services Mr Johason staled Mr Johnson claimed his party agreed with the federal Liberal party in the eight per cent rent control He ex plained the provincial I and New Demo cratic Party both disagreed claiming six per cent was enough Mr Johnson pointed out that the six per cent was assurance that the landlords would appeal and if past records are any indication will win even larger awards than the government pro posed Increises as much as ten or 13 per cent could lie awarded If however the ceiling of eight per cent was set the would be more willing to stick lo that amount and not bother ap pealing for only a per amount There ire many more pro vincial issues on the minds of the Progressive lives the incumbent said Mr Johnson feels the riding is too large to specify iny in dividual local issues He en plained that what is i mittcr of life death in one does not concern another area whatsoever The incumbent said ail issues ill over the huge rid ing receive the same treat ment this reason Mr Johnson he would not mention in particular issue Where govern ment is concerned however he is adamant I opposed to it Premier Davis has an there will be no more regional government Mr Johnson says so he has no concerns that more of his rid will be swept up in the government idea in the Wellington Peel riding is the only section which has been region he looks back in his months is for the riding Mr Johnson can sec items he has looked into ind helped The major Mr Johnson cm look back onto is his feat in hiving a private members bill passed the first in The bill wis a newspaper to the lections Itcform Vet per milting papers to advertise on Wednesdays the last day before election day The previous requirement called for no political news nine days before the election The reform helps Ihe weeklies in reporting the issues and in keeping their readers fully in formed about the issues It docs not cheat the weekly papers out of revenue from the advertisements Mr Johnson is no to politics He is a former mayor of Mount and a councillor fir several years before that He is also past president of the I ions Club and has been a member for years He is a member of the United Church is a member and past president of he Mount Curling Club Mr Johnson and his wife Mimic have three children Colin 4 who was ordained in Anglican Deacon on Paul who is taking geodetic science surveying it ind daughter who is helping her mother in the family clothing store in the town POP MART flavours Mix n Match LABLE AT Gails Gulf HWY 25 MILE SOUTH OF ACTON 853 3266 HOURS Mon 6im 8m Sun to LARGE CASE 122B Bottloi SMALL CASE 247 Plot Depotlt Plut spoilt AVAILABLE AT GEP SMART iTHE 200 SMART MONEY CARD IS HERE no WAGON F eel Cube Feel Lugge F et Rust Gua Mould NORTH END DATSUN LTD MARTIN ST MILTON candidate for Wellington Peel is David Wright Ontario Farmers Classified Driver Licensing lljgUi Regulations have been amended IS you hold a Licence you may drive a ClassD Farm Vehicle Class G refers to cars light trucks etc up to a registered gross weight of 18 lbs Class refers to vehicles such as stake trucks which exceed lbs gross vehicle weight provided any towed vehicles are not over 1 0 lbs The new regulation gives the busy farmer more freedom in assigning full or part time helpers to drive his farm vehicle for example during seedingorharvesttime If he or they hold Class G licences the Class farm vehicle may be driven provided it s owned by the farmer registered and licensed as a Farm Vehicle and used for personal transportation or trucking produce or equipment Class D Farm Vehicles may not be driven by anyone who holds only a Class L instruction licence or Class motorcycle licence James Snow Minister of Transportation and Communications William Davis Premier Province of Ontario Main Strut Williams 1351