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COMING SOON T0 120 MILL ST GEORGETOWN CENTRE J ACROSS FROM THE LEGION SECTION SECTION It IIEHA1 Wednesday August 1981 Page 1 Candidates discuss the issues Herald Staff Job creation is a priority for Halton Liberal candidate Curnc but at the door shes been approached by citizens more concerned with other social issues The Campbellville resident says a lot of people are asking about abortion capital punishment and the Canada Pension Plan She agrees and sympathizes with those who ell her theyre not eligible for a pension at GO if theyre single yet if a husband dies his pension is transferred to the spouse The legislation also affects those to live together who arent married she says I dont think they should make a distinction Mrs doesnt endorse a punishment but she says it would be worthwhile to lake a hard look at sentencing of criminals and ate any shortcomings in the present system By initiating capital punishment it would turn the people in the courts into murderer she says She the present lion on abortion adding that provincial governments share responsibility for how the law Is enforced Mrs would like to see the Canadian economy stimulated through an increased effort to encourage manufacturers to make products that Election 84 Campaign report Oriena Currie LIBERAL Halton are now imported into the country She doesnt believe there is a need for impoi I quotas or restrictions By just making more people aware of buying in Canada new jobs could be in the food industry alone she said Mm Currie would like to sec innovation centres set up where businesses or individuals could if a new idea has a global patent As far as youth employment Is concerned would have an equal chance to try for new jobs created through the programs outline above She feels the Liberal First Chance program will help Canadas youth with job training and skills The Liberal candidate feels that once job creation programs and incentives ure working and employment improves new tax revenues will be available and more people will Invest in the Canadian economy She endorses nuclear ment but also believes we have a commitment to NATO More pressure should be exerted to work towards a freeze and Canadas role as a peace maker must be continued and strength she says Mrs Currie from her experience in sitting on a committee looking into pornography feels that there is a need for more controls especially for violence ag women and the of children She been asked by any mi about the in Canada but personally sets our debt as a One of the promises she makes as candidate is to provide a be Iter method of re idling out to constituents in II 1o inform them of new programs and information on what the government is domfi One she gave was that of Job creation programs only 10 per are being Otto Jelinek PC By DAVE Herald Staff economic issues that are associated with it is the most The economy and the important to the 84 cam- says Halton Conser vative candidate Otto Topics such as unem ployment help to small business and Canadas deficit arc all linked to a healthy economy he says As shadow cabinet minister for business and tourism Mr Jelinek is particularly concerned with problems facing small businesses The Progressive Conservatives would remove the paperwork burden provide incentives for research and entourage more jobs for Canadians He small businesses can provide new jobs through re- training and he incentive program outlined by his party The Progressive Conserve lies will fund their apprenticeship program from unemployment benefits he says Incentives to small businesses to hire new staff won just create temporary jobs but permanent work Mr would like to sec as many crown corporations privatized as possible and those that cannot be turned over to private industry at least be made more accountable Crown corporations are very costly and inefficient he says On the issue of nuclear mcnl Mr follows his In saying that they favor disarmament but not on a unilateral basis We will be pushing for global verifiable nuclear disarmament he says Mr feels that the deficit is one of the most serious problems affecting our economy His leader Brian is committed to rcduc deficit he says The opposition parlies have unfair attacked his leader on the costs of programs that might increase the deficit but theyre only talking about one side of he says Mi Spueeh Tuesday outlines how some programs will pay for One example he gives is Hit small business bond program belt banks t pay tax to I he government but would instead pay it back to the small business fur a low inttrtst loan Mr favors equality for and lie his party eh so that government and crown corporations would set examples for private industry Hi believes in punishment for first degree and pre meditated savs Mr will a free vote in Ihe House of on thai issue By ROBIN BAKEWELL Herald Staff Halton riding NDP can didate Kevin feels the most important issue in the coming federal election is the who will speak up for the ordinary Canadian question Mr said the other two parties are not looking after the interests of the or dinary Canadian and are more on a corporate level Its a question of who you trust Mr said On youth Incentive programs for jobs Mr said the government has to bring opportunities for ambiti young people to the street level He said the NDP came up with a proposal which would finance young people with up to for their business ideas and went on say Prime Minister Turner jumped on the idea with a Yen well do that too attitude In regards to the economy Mr said primary source of our future is in small business rather than on corporate level He would like to see mortgage rates for banks set with the ordinary Canadian in mind and on a long term format Mr thinks the Bank of Canada intern rates should be no more than two points above the rate of inflation With job and better interest rates the initial effect would put back our feet he said DEFICIT Mr said whomever forms the next government will Inherit one hell of a mess through the Canadian deficit and also stated that any candidate he will not increase the deficit is going to slash programs He feels If the forms the next government they will be starting where investments would have to be The NDP have put costs on every program they introduced and Mr said a substantial amount money would come in through the programs On nuclear disarmament Mr said Canada should be a mediator between the super powers He also said the were the only party to oppose the nuclear testing A vote for the is a vote for a pro choice policy Mr Flynn said on issue He would like to see hard pornography classified as hate literature under Ihe criminal code Mr supports immediate enforcement or an equal pay for equal value system and believes in stricter enforcement of support payment after divorce Mating the NDP have called for an immediate increase In the Canadian Kevin Flynn NDP pension plan Mr Flynn said the people who have helped make ihe country arc not being treated fairly through the pension system He would like to see Ihe maximum amount payed Into he Canada pension plan so people could pull more out of it upon retirement Mr it in pension and a system where a wife would have access to her husband s pension in the case of death or divorce ByANIPEDERIAN Herald Staff If the federal election campaign had been in the fall the issue of the falling dollar would have been a lot more on peoples minds BramptonGeorgetown Pro gressiveConservative can didate John said In the fall when people are planning trips to Florida youd hear about it then he said Most of what Mr McDermid la hearing instead has to do witn employment People concerned about their jobs maintaining them and about their children getting Ihem Mr said Employment is the number two concern of residents in the riding he said They want to know If their children are receiving the proper training to be marketable through the turn of the century The thing Im gelling at the door most is change Mr said People want change They dont trust the present government and have had enough of it They feel confident In the Conservatives that Ihey can provide John McDermid PC BramptonGeorgetown that change mink he conducted himself well during Number three on the list is the the televised debates Mr McDermid question of leadership for the country said Im finding people arc extremely Issues that voters are bringing up disappointed In Turner They dont with candidate Include those of capital punishment and abortion Nuclear disarmament hasnt been a major issue at all I have had it at about four doors Mr McDermid As for deficit he said it isnt something Canadians can sec or feel and hasn been a major issue during his in the riding People don understand the or what its all about so Its not as major an issue Mr McDermid said With mortgage rates at 13 to 14 per cent the rates arent as much of an issue in this election Compared to per cent it feels a little better he sold There been some talk during his door knocking about the government Instituting a pension A of women are interested in Mr McDermid sild As or promises to electorate Mr McDermid wasnt going to be on any tangible ones I m going to continue to represent constituents us I always have faithful My door will always be open Mr vowed He said he would continue putting out quarterly newsletters which ore paid for by the federal government Ross Milne LIBERAL BramptonGeorgetown Herald Staff For Ross Milne the Liberal candidate in Bram ptonGeorgetown there are three major issues in this federal election First comes the economy then issues impor tant to women and third the question of world peace and nuclear disarmament I think we have to work hard on the employment issue Mr Mdnetold The Herald The governments first chance program is intended to help young people get into the work force The Liberals Job training program wilt provide one year of Job experience to young Canadians annually Theres equal concern for people In their w have been laid off because of technology or reductions in Ihc work place Mr Milne said The Liberal Party will be announcing programs soon for them also He said there should be assistance to small businesses in terms of advice Any steps forward made In Ihe country s research and technology should be interpreted for the use of small business Mr Milne said We to get growing to become medium sized bus he said We want Ihem looking at the world as their market and lust locally The technology produced by the National Research Council should be shared through an outreach program by Small Business Canada a branch of the federal Mr Milne said there is a problem now the most technologically qualified people in the country Just doing research instead of getting Iheir work into the In terms of issues important to women Mr Milne listed pension reform and equality in the workplace Women have a lot to benefit by it pension reform he said During his canvassing in George town Mr Milne said he was surprised hear of local women who work side by side men doing the same job who are earning less The supervisors make excuses for why the women are paid less Mr Milne was told Equality for women is a position supported by all the candidates and all As for nuclear disarmament Mr Milne said thai was high on the government agenda Because Canada has credibility with the eastern and western block Mr Milne thinks it can work on convincing other nations reduce their arms Its a crazy kind of escalation Mr said However ihe record shows Canada voted against a nuclear arms freeze in December In a recorded vote at the United Nations The United Kingdom the United States ranee and Italy were other nations who also voted against freeze Asked about the Canadian dollar Mr Milne said its the strongest currency in the world The press never report when its up he said Even when its down its mill stronger than the English pound How can the federal government play part in local issues Mr Milne said have in re f inane inland restructuring of the automobile industry He cited the new American Motors Corporation plant to be established soon in Brampton The largest single money was to AMC The federal govern ment has pul a lot of resources in this area gets very little credit for It Mr Milne said Asked if lie had any campaign promises forvotcrs the Liberal dale said he would promise to work hard and do his each and every day People know I a hard worker and like kind of service I provided recently he said Mr Milne was a member of from 1974 to By ROBIN Herald Staff John can didate for the Brampton- Georgetown riding feels most strongly about the in terest rates and job creation He said the interest rates affect so many things that they have to be dealt with properly adding if the government starts there it would branch off into creation Mr said if the Interest rates were in line and people were gelling back to work it would help for an economic recovery and reduce tho dellcu He feels Ihe present government not created a good work climate and said it is a time effort and money to train people for jobs lhat are not there He favors on the job training program and a government who are committed to full employ Calling the Interest rates unreas enable Mr Deamer said the government has the power through the Bank or Canada to initiate interest rales He said hat high interest rates have curtailed stock market invest ments which in lurn decreased manufacturing Once we get the house In order and expand on the Job and industry then we can start worrying about ihc deficit he said Nuclear disarmament is some thing Mr feels should be picked up locally At the recent all candidates meeting in Georgetown he said I don think we can play politics nuclear war Canada should have an independent policy in search of peace On mortgage rates Mr said we should go back to where a person can gel a mortgage and know where they will be in five years He would like to see a mortgage funding scheme come Into effect Mr sees todays women as just wanting be treated as equals and as real people He said the stance on abortion is one of pro choice saying it is a womans or family decision and not that of Ihc stale On hard pornography Mr feels offenders should be sought out and prosecuted to full extent of law adding if the law doesnt allow for that it should be Changed He feels the support payment program after divorces is not adequate saying many husbands leave the area and end up not paying There should be some hard fast rules down and someone should be offenders If they dont pay he Mr Deamer said pensions should be portable and transferable from one company to another Ho also thinks there should be a system set up for women who have spent their lives in the home Our low dollar docs not worry Mr who believes It is better for trade wilh other countries He said Hie Canadian dollar seems low compared to US dollar but has actually John Deamer NDP BramptonGeorgetown from S thinks there are enough markets to go elsewhere if the Americans themselves Mr Deamer has only made on promises lo himself He said that If fiUT I dont I coming other parlies adopt some of he said proposals it will be a bit of win as would gaining more seats in the The people are my first and primary concern in Brampton Georgetown riding and I will make Bridgewood boiling over Herald Staff Communist Party of Canada candidate Jim in the Brampton Georgetown riding was boiling on finding out he was not invited the all dates meeting in Georgetown August Mr first heard or all candl dales meeting through a fellow worker August 17 Land said he was very disappointed Georgetown He is presently writing a letter of protest he organization Mr will be on hand at the all candidates meeting in Brampton which Is scheduled for August in Ihc Holiday Inn at the City Centre Mr Bridgewood nan been busy knocking on doors every day and said he is getting a belter reception than ever before He estimates at least per cent of the voters arc undecided and Bald ihe public is wondering to do The Liberal and Tory parlies are not contributing anything to the election but prom I promises promb he said JIM Green candidate unsure of victory AM Herald Staff Green Party candidate Chris says he docsti anticipate hell get an overwhelming victory in rid mgSept The year old resident said that although ihc party may not do so well In this election Its understand able because the group is only two years old in Canada One things for sure were not going to go away Mr said Optimistic neverthe less he says he hoping If people looked at the issues only I would win Mr Kowalchuk claimed Having only a small group of volunteers to help him out compared to the numbers the three major parties field puts Mr at a advantage he said He has about 15 helpers People arc wary of new things like this he said Being young also doesnt help Canvassing door door isnt favorite vlty or Mr Kowalchuk The reactions hes arc making him leery of thai political activity HI wear a tie I tend to gel treated mere like Jehovahs Witness lhan anything else Mr said If I dont wear a He I get treated like a moonie Therefore he said hes trying to stick lo high exposure activities like nit candidates meetings Its hard convince people at Iheir doorstep If they have voted for the traditional parties in the past Mr said Its going lo lake time and were still new in Canada Volers for Ihe Green Party will likely be young people people who arc fed up with government Asked what arc his plans for after Sept Mr said ho is investigating some Job I cant make plans because I Just might win then I pinch myself and wake up he said