0 >MVol. 14, No. 31 Wellqudnesday,, Auguist 1, 1984' 24ILPages Free Press Staff -P ho0to In a brief, whirlwind tour 0f -downtown Whitby, Athough hisapaac a reBodet Ed Broadbent the leader of the New Democratic who represente.d, Whltby i <n the House of Comn- Party of Canada off iciaîîy kicked oôff the campaign mons until redistribution a few years ago, gave the of Geoff Rison (at left) who -wil11 carry- the party's local party, faithful,, an emotional -pep talk urging banner in the'Sept. 4 election. them to make ains forthe NDP in Ontario Riding. Broadbe ni tel& Whitby Uppo rters 11ich should pav fair shareoftaxe-.Q The leader of the New Democratie Party wa s the firstïmý'ajôi{ Canadian political, figure to visit Whitby in this election cam- paign when hie came here Saturday to officially open, the headquarters of the party's local standard bearer, Geoff Rison. In a brief, but highly spirited address designed to fire up the troops, Ed Broadbent first took on Liberal leader John Turner and Progressive Conservative leader Brian Mulroney. '"They are as diffe 'rent as Visa is from Mastercharge, " the MP for Oshawa told the small but faithful crowd. Broadbent told them that Canada needs a change in gover- nment, one that will prove beneficial to ail her citkens. "We want change that will provide real benefits for the people living in this country," he said, "We want the kinds of things that can be done and should be done." In a preview of -his address Monday to the Canadian Club in Vancouver, Broadbent said that Canada's wealtbier people should be paying more income taxes. "The rich should also be paying their fair share," hie said ad- ding that a NDP governmnent would completely review the In- corne Tax Act and make sweeping changes to the tax system. He also scoffed at Brian Mulroney's suggestions that dloser co-operation between'government, businessand labor is needed to return Canada to a prosperous state. "Goodwil hasn't worked Y et, wbat we need is laws" that wil mnake these changes. Broadbent also sees no reason for Canada --a country rich in nfatural and human resources - fot to establish the means 'ùeeded to solve our unemnployment crisis. "4We are not setting targets for getting full employmen t, he said, "We should have, a job for every man and woman in Canada who wants to work. " In a brief question and answer witb the press after the ribbon cutting Broadbent claimed that his party bas "no. shopping list", for the nationalization of Canada businesses.. Instead, the NDP would "work systenhatically" to provide job creation and solve other economnic problems as weIl as lead the way for a nuclear disarmament treaty. There is also a real possibility that'after the Sept. 4 vote, neither the Prime Minister of Canada nor the Leader of the Op- position wilI have a seat in the House of Commons. Because Broadbent is virtually guaranteed re-election in bis own seat, he could be the onlyparty leader in Parliament. If that happens, he- said that he would be "extremely under- standing of their situaion" although he does not believe it will change his party's stragedy in Parliament. Broadbent.says that Geoff Rison, the NDP's candidate in On- tario Riding stands a good chance at winning pointing out that he was not as weil known as Rison is when he was first elected to the House of Commons in 1968. At that time Broadbent's riding include both Oshawa and Whity ad util then was represented by Michael Starr, labor minste inthecabinet 0f Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Rie also briefly mentioned the current MI> for the area - Progressive Conservative Scott Fenneil. Broadbent said he did not have "a particulary distinguisbed reputation" in Ottawa. Herm carBn it anna Gr .b;; Sepge 3 An ne Ottenbrite A NE LOS ANGELES, California - Whitby's own, Anne Ottenbrite.beéme the first Canadian woman ever to win an Olympie gold medal in swimming with ber victory in the 200-metre breaststroke. Ottenbrite won the event wt a time of 2:30.38 - a personal best for the, 18-year old Lyndeview Dr. resident. Her win must have been even sweeter than it would otherwise have been because two months ago ber' appearance in the games were in doubt. She suffered a painful disilocated right kneecap after fallig in a freak accident at the. Montreal home of teammate Julie Daigneault. It was not until two weeks ago that she received final approval to take part in the games despite the fact that she had been told by the Canadian Amateur Swùm Association that she would flot have to, compete in the Olympie trials. Ottenbrite's teammate Alex Baumann also won a gold medal in the 400-metre individual medley. These two young people are the first Canadians to win Olympie gold in swimming for 72 years. News of Ottenbrite's victory quickly spread across Whitby Monday night and Tuesday morning. Mayor Bob Attersley said that the town wii host a celebration honoring Otten- brite when she returns home. However, plans are flot definite although the mayor hopes to make some kind of announcement in the next few days. "This is a proud moment for Wbitby," At- terlsey said. "She deserves the heartiest congratulations we can give her."' Ottenbrite's medal may not be the only one she wins. She is also favored to be in strong contention for the gold medal in the 100-metre breaststroke and the relay. Wel d oileZ EL:? M. w If 24 Pageis