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| 2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 5, 1993 "Scugog 's Community Newspaper of Choice " Race heating up for Durham Liberal seat (From page 1) there is a need for an integrated economic and social plan for the country. The goals of the plan, he says, must include economic prosperity, encouraging oppor- tunities for challenging careers, and providing for a secure and safe environment. "We have to start getting poli- cies together to get a concerted economic and social plan," he says. Mr. Shepherd says the great- est weakness of the current Pro- gressive Conservative Party is that it has no plan and instead follows the lead of the Ameri- cans. : But he says there are thin which the political parties in Canada can do to help the fu- ture of the country including en- couraging small businesses and farming endeavors, while mak- Ing a concentrated effort to re- duce the deficit. "We need to stop orientating policies to big businesses and big governments," he says. "We need to foster a genuine system of federal government loan guarantees to small business. It is the small business environ- ment which is going to be our fu- ture employers, people search- ing out niche markets in a global environment." Mr. Shepherd says the mem- bers of parliament must look for ways to assist and promote in- dustry, while not relying on the government. And in order to do so, Mr. Shepherd believes loan guaran- tees are the solution. He says | small businesses with detailed plans should be guaranteed money in order to carry out these plans. This would be more beneficial to the future of Cana- da than the banks loaning mon- ey to the government to support the deficit. Mr. Shepherd sees the areas of waste management and envi- ronmental technology, as well as computer technology, as the areas that could benefit the most from such loan guaran- tees. There is potential for Dur- ham to profit from the after ef- fects of the recession, but its highly skilled workforce is suf- fering because there are no job opportunities. Mr. Shepherd says there is a need to provide ALEX SHEPHERD more job opportunities in the re- gion, where he says six per cent of all manufacturing occurs. "We need to create jobs to challenge people and get them employed," he says. Paring down the deficit, which is totallv out of control, is January Inventory carance 0% to 50% off most merchandise Esprit, Boston Traders, Krickets, Kiddo & More Winter Hours: Mon. to Sat. 9:30am 1 5:30pm and Sun. 1:00pm to 5:00pm wit another goal of the Port Perry- based accountant, Mr. Shepherd estimates the current deficit amounts to $15,000 per Canadian. This he terms "a national disgrace." "My children are the ones who are going to pay the debt for ser- vices they have neverseen." In order to reduce the deficit, Mr, Shepherd says "we are go- ing to have to bring out the knife and cut back government spending in some rather uncom- fortable ways." This includes cutting the size of the govern- ment and reducing bureaucra- cies, a cut back in national de- fence and a scaling down of the country's financial commitment to the social welfare system. "Taxpayers are no longer pre- pared to foot the bill for govern- ment inefficiency," he says. "Our objective must be less gov- ernment and more incentives for small business. I believe this, in time, will increase reve- nue to the government which will allow deficits to become sur- pluses, thereby reducing the deficit." Locally, Mr. Shepherd is con- cerned about the future of the agricultural industry in Cana- da, and more specifically, Dur- ham, which he says is 50 per cent agricultural. He believes" the country must declare itself an indigenous agricultural in- dustry, and protect the current marketing board system which is being threatened by the re- cent General Agreementon Tar- iffs and Trade (GATT) talks. Although this is Mr. Shep- herd's first crack at federal poli- 985-8448 SORE PIZZA & SUBS 80 Water Street, Port Perry * Bree Delivery BONNY -- Find uk fast in the "Yellow Pages" ™ | ; | ow L with PEPPERONI Plus sauce & cheese Additonal toppings available upon request. Just ask| BIGFOOT PI. 20 Slices only Coupon required. Expires January 31, 1003 tics as a candidate, he is not a newcomer to the political cir- cles. He has been an active member in the Liberal Party since 1973 when he was presi- dent of the Carleton Liberal As- sociation and later Ontario Stu- dent Liberal Association. But 'despite this experience, he knows mistakes will be made along the way. "We need some leadership in this country and I don't think anybody will fault somebody who goes and makes a mistake "every once in a while as long as ~ they do something," he says. Mr. Shepherd is the second Liberal member to announce in- tentions of seeking the federal liberal nomination in the riding of Durham. Last fall former Scugog councillor Glenn Mal- colm also announced his candi- day. The candidate is expected to be chosen in March. Board"s letter unanswered (From page 1) the purchase of another site in Whitby. But included in the $8.7 mil- lion, the board was told $4.7 mil- lion must be directed towards capital construction projects. "Legislation hasn't been passed yet, but they're already movingonit," she says. Mrs. Drew estimates that the $4.7 million could build 1.5 new schools. Cuts will have to be made to remain within budget, but Mrs. Drew says there is nowhere else to reduce. "Last year we cut whatever fat there was and this year we're looking at some of the lean," she says. A number of years ago the board began setting aside mon- ey for the impending implemen- tation of the program, but ceased doing so due to. the ef- fects ofthe recession. | The board may have to go back to the public for its recom- mendations on further budget cuts, Mrs. Drew says. The board held publicmeetings on the bud- get before Christmas. But instead of taking this route, Mrs. Drew hopes the gov- ernment delays the implemen- tation of the program, sched- uled for 1994 or scraps the idea completely. She suggests the public be- come involved in the process by expressing their opinions on junior kindergarten to their lo- cal MPP or Education Minister Tony Silipo. "I really feel the government must hear from the local people about junior kindergarten," she says. : ~ But it appears the govern- "ment is not interested in listen- ing to comments. 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