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mnRSH Live Ban T- LINE OF CROSS BOWS TACKLE ST GEORGETOWN SECTION THE Wednesday 1B84 the olde Hide HouseJ Candidates discuss backgrounds By Herald Staff Being a ministers son wasnt always an easy role to play but was one that left a heavy mark on John Mc- The year old Progressive Conservative candidate for Brampton- Georgetown riding said his dads occupation of United Church minister influenced his life it a litllc difficult because people bit vou up a roll model ninth was- a little tough Mr mid told The Herald In church it unusual that he cuffed for fooling around or playing and But that was typical boy stuff was outgrown Mom and roiscd in Georgetown the senior was ministering lo point charge in Mount Forest when John an only child was born Some time wos spent in Grand Vile before the family moved to Brampton settled in for a lengthy spell at Si Pauls United Church on Street South John was three when the family moved to Brampton but he can still remember the parsonage across the church in Grand Valley and that he min next door had a black horse I guess that where I get my first love of horses Mr McDermid a medium built man with thinning said with smite HOUSES In the 1960s he used to own quarter horses jnd was Involved in the Ontario Election Campaign report John McDermid PC BramptonGeorgetown rodeo circuit Mr McDermid said ho used to take part In timed events like barrel work in which a horse Is ridden around three barrels I ve fallen off horses many times in my life sun But I don have the horses anymore It was either my horses or my wife With the money saved when he gaveupthchorscsMr McDermldand his wife bought a home in Brampton From Deep came into JohnW life when he was working for the Pembroke television station in the north east of the province They met in 1962 when she came down for an Interview on the Deep River waterfront program I thought she was nice looking Mr McDermid recalled Ten months later the couple married Mrs is currently a tirades 7 and teacher with the Peel board of education JOUIirAUSM From a career in journalism public relations that took him to Pembroke Kitchener Brampton and Toronto how did John swing Into politics especially since politics was nevtr a family interest John says his Involvement began when he was 12 thanks to Brampton MP Gordon Graydon a family friend Mr was fond of In the 1953 election Mr daughter asked John to join the young people helping his campaign Although Mr won the election he died of cancer before Inking his scat In the House of Commons I feel I have followed In his This job is service to the community helping people out with heir problems he said I often think how would dad handle- a like this Coming from a church back ground Mr McDermid said he doesnt hesitate to chat with the ministers In his riding Ministers have a pulse on the community and I value their opinion They re a very good group of people to let you know what ore the social problems in the community One piece of advice from his dad that Mr Ml Derm id still carries around under his freckled brow never trust a man without a sense of humor Ross Milne LIBERAL BramptonGeorgetown By AM Herald Staff Farming and politics have been Ross Milnes blood for a long time The 50year old can didate for Brampton- Georgetown was born and raised on a farm near Mount Forest about miles north of Georgetown Growing upon the farm originally bought by his grandfather Mr Milne was involved In programs and Lurried his interest to Agricultural College then later to a degree in engineering and environmental science I certainly relate to rural people Mr Milne said We dldn have lot of money I had to work to put myself school driving 1 school bus so I know what the value of a dollar Is and or really having to work for it Ids dad was a general farmer raising beef cattle and lolliuge as Hell as a farm supply business which dealt largely with fertilizer feed and seed Today Mr Milne older brother runs the farm and Mr Milne lives in Brampton Although the senior Milne put all his energies into farming and farm organizations and his wife into the local Womens institute and church there was always lots of political talk at the dinner table My father cousin was Agnes McPhall thefirstwomnnelccledtothe House of Commons Mr Milne said My mother used to campaign for her intensely Interested in politics my whole family has always been I guess thats where I come across my political interest A HERO Agnes who ran for the United Farmers of Ontario party was Mr Milnes hero whctt he was a lad I always admired her and thought she was a good politician Mr Milne said noting it cosy to get elected in the rural areas where the distances were vast Politics was a keen interest for Mr Milne s wife also Milne 49 Is the daughter of a former mayor of Toronto William Dcnnison Mayor Dcnnison was Involved in politics for 35 from serving on the Toronto School Board lo being a Toronto alderman a controller a member of the Ontario Legislature to being mayor from to Mrs Milne herself Isnt shy of politics She served us a trustee for the Peel board of education for eight jeurs Including a stint as vice chair The eouplc met while studying at University How they met Mr Milne recall however guess it may have been through student activities Like her husband Mr- Milne also harbors an interest in farming Her dad was born in the Ottawa Valley and summers were always spent on uncle farm Her farming interest led her to study agricultural science at My dad used to have very good horses he kept some of them around almost as pets when he was semi retired Mr Milncsaid I like being around them and the type of people who show horses his dad would farm with his draft horses like he used to in the early days before the farm had Mr Milne said Although Mr Milne is into antique cars now and owns 1929 Model A Ford which he has restored he still gets pleasure out of collecting what he calls rural Ontario harnesses blacksmith tools and other antiques which were important to the farming life Currently Mr Milne is from Trans Canada Pipelines where he works as an engineer managing their environmental affairs He been with the company since 1979 when he lost his bid keep his seat in the House of Commons He had been elected in for the Peel riding which has become Brampton- George town By ROBIN Herald Staff When the was for med in Brampton- Georgetown candidate John joined right off the bat Asked about his in volvement with the party over the years Mr said You name it Ive done it Mr liner was bom in Toronto and has now lived in the Georgetown for about supporter Mr said there had always been good political on in the household which provided him with an interest politics and a political awareness At the age of lfi Mr Deamer had si irted his political career by helping the party erect their campaign signs Mr said that one of the similarities between the old and the is the representation of the average men and women The Is broader than the and has support ranging from millionaires to paupers he said While living in Georgetown In 1159 Mr formed a club in his basement The members which numbered about would hold meetings and be as politically involved as possible We were strong in those days but were a very credible third pjrty Mr Deamer said At this point in time Mr was working for AVRO Incorporated When Prime Minister Diefenbakcr closed the plant down by stopping the aircraft engine production Mr was out of a job the thief not only took away jobs but people homes he said adding that lie lost his home from the incident Mr had a variety of jobs after the AVRO closure including milkman baker a net gas station Reflecting back on incident Mr said it convinced him not to vote PC Everything that has happened has reinforced mv to the he said SIGNIFICANT One significant issue which helped Mr lean towards the was when Tommy Douglas introduced the Medicare program which he said was the first such program in all of America In Mr ran for city councillor In Brampton but was defeat In 1975 he ran for a provincial seat and came within 3 votes of defeat Bill Davis finishing well ahead of the Liberals His second campaign for a provincial seat In 1977 saw Mr finish a distant second behind Mr Davis Married in 1959 and now Mr Deamcr feels his political John Deamer NDP BramptonGeorgetown involvement may have played a part In break up The father of three fully grown girls he said his children arc not politically inclined traffic supervisor at Motor Company Mr is stopped work until after the election and is putting percent Into his campaign Mr is hoping to win the election and do the damnedest to represent Brampton Georgetown I want to be ihe best political represent alive Ihis area ever had he said Herald Staff Travelling to Ottawa in and lobbying to change a controversial piece of legislation whetted Oriena Curnes appetite for a career in politics She helped to bring about a change in the Criminal Code concerning amusement machines by talking to the prime ministers assistants attorney generals across Canada and staff at the justice department Mrs feels there is a vacuum in some areas of the govern where business acumen is lack where injustices need to be rectified Business experience is something Ihe Campbellville resident is not shy of She started her own restaurant after graduating from Oakville gar High School with just in her pocket Although she admits to barrelling right in without knowing how to manage the restaurant the venture became a success and her father eventually took over her business when she married She met her husband through the restaurant when he tried to put a jukebox in the building while she was out Mrs phoned to have it removed but instead they started Oriena LIBERAL Halton In Mr was when he was testing a compe titors product Mrs Currie had just begun her first political campaign running for the Liberal nomination in the provincial riding of Burling The accident happened three weeks after she began her campaign and she withdrew her name Thereafter Mrs Currie and her three children helped each other cope with their loss The kids worked on their family amusement business involving machines on the w She also operates a company that searches out Imported products and challenges Canadian to produce competitively The company is called Canadian Industrial Network Mrs Curnes mother is of Irish descent while her fathers family came from Germany In the early days of her childhood she spent lime In a boarding Shewas raised virtually without parents until she was 11 years old and her father a superintendent with AVRO took care of her Mrs Curricsaidshehndtomakca exposed to a lot of different environ i chairman of the Advisory Committee which Is a group that gives advice provincial Liberal leader David Peterson She also speaks womens groups at Poly technical Institute about her business success In her spare time Mrs Currie said she likes to read but she admits there are few free hours In her schedule Two years ago she decided Join the federal Liberals after looking at the other party philosophies She found the Progressive Conservatives too rigid by not encouraging enough debates and the NDP too radical Otto Jelinek PC named Olympic Herald Staff skating star Young adults helping The veteran Progressive with the Otto Jehnek cam- Conservative MP is widely might be able to say known for his athletic they once wore the skates achievements at the Olympics when he won a gold medal for Canada in figure- skating pairs After wards his name was emblazoned on a line of hockey and figure skates The MP for the riding of Halton since 1979 Mr Jelinek is PC spokesman for small easiness and tourism Chechoslovakian born he was nine years old when his family came to Oakville alter escaping from their homeland After the Second World War his father factory was nationalized and the Jelinek family sought refuge In Switzerland before making ihe trip to Canada Mr Jclmek attended Trafalgar High School but before that he also was enrolled in Appleby College Cold arenas at In the morning and hard work with his partner sister Maria eventually paid off for Mr world champion in figure skating He attained business degree In Switzerland then returned to Canada to start his own business His company called Canadian Skate Industries began with Mr providing a mould for a shoemaker to construct The former skater would then buy the blade and attach it himself Later the company employed more staff and grew to a size of 100 before it was sold when Mr Jelinek entered politics SUCCESSFUL He was asked by then PC leader Robert to run Tor a seat In Parliament in 1972 which he was successful in doing The incumbent Is a Big Brothers director and has helped out with the and United Way in In 1980 he received award as Ihe outstanding young Canadian for his work with mentally handicapped children I hate to sit around he said Theres always time to be a lie admits theres Isnt much spare time with his schedule but Mr and his wife enjoy tennis In the summer and alpine skiing in the skiing for nearly two years he said Mr also enjoys Broadway shows and live theatre He has three brothers and one sister All of his brothers arc businessmen and two are now living in His sister Mann Is married and has three children From his childhood until now Mr has felt strongly about human rights and freedoms He feels Liberal government has strangled free enterprise His philosophy of life is you get what you work for Nothing is given o you You have to have goals and bo able to achieve on your own Mr said his goals in politics arc not yet reached because he wants to Implement his Ideas if Ins party comes after Sept Green party Peace the issue By ANI Herald Start With only candidal running in the federal election the Green Party Isnt naive enough to think mak up new govern mtnl after Sept 4 We probably wont win the election but one of our main goals Is get people thinking Brampton Georgetown candidate Steven Kaas of Brampton told The Herald Dropping by office Thursday before his door knocking In Georgetown party member Dave Duquette of Brampton Mr Kaasgaard said his party wants people to think about waste and appreciate that resources are linite He was surprised to learn Hills already has a garbage recycling program In which residents participate and said he would like Brampton residents to lake part in source separation also Wed offer tax for them to do it Mr said describ ing residents would have a card punched on each garbage pick up day recording the weight of tins or bottles collected for recycling At the end the year the cord would be sent in with a citizens tax return for a they had contributed to the recycling program Mr said One of the founding members of Green Party he said its years old now In Canada and plans to have members running in pro vincial and municipal elections as well Supporters of energy sources lo oil and gas the Green Party wants more money into research of wind and solar power for energy Billions spent to up grade nuclear energy plants could be diverted develop other energy sources Mr said A tall Icon man with blonde hair and gold rimmed granny glasses Mr Kaasguurdisapolit human student at King Queens By ROBIN Herald Staff candidate for Halton riding Kevin had an early introduction to the economic and social structure While growing up in Liverpool England and at tending a local school his teachers became aware that he had the potential to attend a preparatory school and gave him the required exams On completing exams Mr placed within the lop len in county and was referred to St Marys Preparatory School This was the early l9G0s fees were expensive the school but Kevins NEXT WEEK The candidates apeak on the issues a working doss marine engineer wanted a better life for his son and fooled the bill The school was run by an elite Christian brothers and most of the students attending were from upper class backgrounds Kevin was immediately treated differently by bath students and the teachers Writing stylo was a big factor at school at that time and Mr commented While the teachers would say dtdn like way I wrote and show me correct style hey would praise the student next lo me for the same thing calling it artistic It was through definite class difference and his fathers strong involvement with the British Labour Parly which sparked Mr political interests In I9GG the Fly tins moved from England to the York south riding and became involved with David Lewis and the NDPs was greatly impressed with David Lewis He was a gieal man could have done anything and made a great life for himself but opted to help ordinary men and women I had a lot of respect for him and my involvement wllh him provided me with a firmer commitment to Kevin Ftynn NDP Halton parly Mr helped ihe all through his high school years and was not afraid to question anyone during his schooling He led a small revolt against his student council in high school and although the matter was quite trivial he learned that if you can talk common sense lo people they respect you more than if you vc got some fancy title Afler high school Mr enter ed a job with Chemical Distributors and became supervisor within a year In charge or eight fully grown men Mr was only at the time The next five years wero spent working as a freelance photographer involvement with minor soccer and meeting and marrying his wife Janice For a Tew years Mr worked for Shell Canada on shift work but like how it affected his family life and opened three clothing stores In the Toronto area The stores ended up taking more time away from his family life and were sold Mr is now an employee with Mississauga Hydra I m just not trying to feed my pockets I feel I contributing to the community through the Job he said During his working career Mr Flynn has always been helping out In campaigns and feels his experi ence the world Is now well rounded In 1982 Mr entered the municipal elections in as a candidate in the East riding hut he was unsuccessful