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30 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, May 9, 1979 ELECTION ISSUES with IAN WILSON PORT HOPE - 87 WALTON ST. - 885-2416, 885-2417 BOWMANVILLE - 68 KING ST. EAST - 623-2441, 623-2447 'The past, present & future. May 22nd is the time when the people of Durham- Northumberland will choose the candidate best qualified to represent interests in Ottawa and in Canada. This election is about the future of a united Canada and the issues it must face to keep united and continue to prosper. Through sound planning and responsible legislation, Canada's standard of living has improved continuously through the past decade in spite of a global economic upheaval. CONTINUOUS ECONOMIC GROWTH DURING DIFFICULT TIMES * Our standard of living has improved continuously * A recent OECD study ranked Canada second in "quality of life" amongst the 15 most industralized countries * Our GNP increased 32% in real terms * Personal disposable income grew 118% ~ o Average family income is up 35% in real terms * Our 1973-76 growth rate of 9.9% ranked us third in the Western world - * Our job creation rate of 8.8% (250.000 per year), between 1973 and 1976, was the highest in the world * Export trade grew dramatically. with a record trade surplus of close to $3 billion in 1977 * Private sector capital investment has run at about 22% per year. compared to 14% in the U.S. * Second quarter corporate earnings for 1978 are up 20% over 1977 * There are now 36 companies with sales of over $1 billion - six more thanin 1977. THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON ENERGY There have been several Liberal initiatives taken over the past few years that have already begun to save energy on a large scale across Canada. Mileage standards for automobiles have already been im- plemented and by 1985, fuel consumption will be 20% less than the 1975 level. This saving is the equivalent of the out- put of two oil sands plants! The Liberal government also established the recently- expanded Canadian Home Insulation Program. This program covers up to two-thirds of the cost of materials when re-insulating a home. The savings to Canada could be 50 million barrels of oil a year or an equivalent of |%2 oil sands plants. This equals about a billion dollars worth of im- ported oil. DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY The Liberal government is committed to the development of renewable energy sources as part of a continuing co- ordinated program towards self-reliance by 1985. lan Wilson, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, was Chief of the Medical Staff at Cobourg District General Hospital. He has been President of the Durham/Northumberland Liberal Association since 1974. After service in the RCAF from 1943 to 1945 he attended McGill and Western Universities, then practised in Quebec City from 1957 to 1966. He and his wife, Katherine, have four children, all at local schools. A member of the Northumberland and Newcastle School Board for the past 6 years, he was Chairman in 1977. --1" Authorized by the Official Agent of Dr lan Wilson Liberal Campaign. P O Box 330. Port Hope. Ontario Renewable energy sources will become more and more im- portant for us as dwindling supplies of oil become in- creasingly expensive. During the next 5 years, the Liberal government will spend $380 million towards this end. The Liberal government will build an unsubsidized ««! dustry which will create 15,000 man-years of | employment within S years. The Liberal gover create a forest program to utilize, as an energy sou wood, which will generate 24,000 man-years of empleo, ... by 1985. : The use of garbage as an energy source will also contribute to the energy budget by 1985. Certainly this will solve a great many problems for the future. THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY It is" difficult to believe that the proposed expansion of Eldorado Nuclear in this region ever became a debatable matter. Uranium needs refining for Canada's Candu reac- tors, and Eldorado prefers the Port Hope site. Port Hope is the place! PETRO-CANADA History will record that the establishment of Petro-Canada by the Liberal government as one of the best things that ever happened in Canada. Legislation with such foresight is something Canadians can be proud of for years to come. In an energy-hungry world, Petro-Canada releases our nation from the much-too-powerful grip and self-interests of the multi-national oil companies. Petro-Canada is now one of Canada's oil majors and has about a half-billion dollar equity in the Syncrude oil project. [t is now our experienced organization for securing oil direc- tly from source countries. Petro-Canada is only responsible to the Canadian people, not international boardrooms. Petro-Canada profits are Canadian profits. The Clark-Tories would dismantle it, destroying a key element of our National Energy Strategy and our goal of energy self-reliance by 1985. The Liberal government has a record of facing the issues head-on with courage and responsibility. The Liberal gover- nment must continue with its strong experienced leadership and solid realistic policies. \ fm, Ly og on [an Wilson. ~~ Elect Ian Wilson t* Liberal Give Durham-Northumberland a positive voice in Ottawa pO et Ney Sek ARE TN y- 5 » or y J bi ¢ 1 iv > » . - 4 - N . 3 2 »