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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-10-12, Page 9The Times-Advocate distributed a set of three questions to area candidates in the upcoming federal election, in order to clarify their individual and party stands on important local and national issues, Their replies, with the questions, follow. A further set of questions will be sent out this Week, 4- * * 1. During their recent visits to the International Plowing Match at Sebringville, members of the national political parties stressed the need for the contivarice of • "the family farm." Do you think this is an important issue in Huron riding and why. What steps do you believe should or could be taken in this area to ensure that this institution thrives? SHIRLEY WEARY — N,D.P. — When the national party leaders spoke of continuance for the family farm during their visits to the International Plowing Match recently they 4 were indeed discussing an issue of importance in the riding of Huron. As the New Democratic can- didate in this riding I believe there are positive steps which can be taken to meet the ▪ problems of agriculture and rural life. These steps must be taken to 'stem the flow of young people from rural areas to cities where they all too often search in vain for employment. They are caught in the squeeze between their family farm's incapability of • supporting them and the city's inability to provide employment. This situation must be arrested in order to both stop the continual rise of unemployment and to return these people to the family farm they love. To stabilize the agricultural * population at a level which will support a reasonable range of rural services the NDP would act by instituting regulations, con- trols and standardization of farm machinery. This would serve to stabilize production for the farmer. 0 Under such a program farm machinery dealers would handle several lines of machinery, by various manufacturers, thus assuring that the farmer could purchase the equipment best suited to his needs. Stan- k dardiza Lion of parts would serve to cut the repair costs and overall production costs. The NDP propose reducing capital costs by the creation of land banks which would be available to farmers for lease. * Farm families and cooperatives would be given access to a wide range' of credit programs at low cost. ROBERT E. McKINLEY — P.C. Since most people in this 4 constituency are involved in farming or in farm related businesses and the majority of farms are of the 'family' type, the 3..There has been much discussion of late on en- vironmental issues of growth, population, environmental planning, protection , of en- dangered species and preser- vation of natural areas. What environmental issues do you feel particularly concern this area and what action do you intend to take on them? CHARLES THOMAS Waste disposal is becoming a big problem. I believe there is a need to look at alternate methods of sewage management. The streams in Huron pre small and we need ways of handling sewage dollar, Canadian farmers would be put in a position where their produce would be sold by supermarkets in the place of goods imported from other countries. Items of a seasonable nature would be protected by lawS governing the importation of those items during the time when Canadian farmers are trying to sell their produce, The local farmer would also get a larger share of the food dollar if The comments of Mr. Thomas this week are brief due to the death of his father-in-law Stewart Proctor of Morris town- ship, His answers to the questions were received by the T-A by telephone. • his products were marketed by a cooperative system which would cut into the large profits of the middleman. GRAND BEND LIONS EXECUTIVE — Thursday's meeting of the Grand Bend Lions club featured a visit from District Governor Fred Jenkins of London. The executive is shown in the above picture before the meeting. Back, left vice-president Ivan Luther, secretary Don Finkbeiner, bulletin editor Ted Flint and treasurer Mac MacLaren. Front, vice-president Pat Soldan, president Paul Cause and District Governor Fred Jenkins. 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During the past few years a combination of low prices for farm products and increasing costs for labour, materials and machinery have forced the farmers into financially difficult positions. Finally the in- troduction, by the Liberals, of the capital gains tax which woulth_ remove all incentive for a son't0'. take over his fa ther'sfarm seems to be the final step to end the era of the 'family' farm, A program to strengthen the family farm must ensure that the capitalgains tax does not apply to the transfers of averaged-sized farms within the family unit. Reorganization of the farm credit corporation to provide for paOal non-repayment of loans and to provide for deferred interest payments on all loans during an initial period wouldmake it easier for young people to take over the 'family' farm. In a more general context, the government must be prepared to assist the average farmer through a realistic farm policy, A Progressive Con- servative Government would be prepared to provide such a policy, CHARLES THOMAS LIBERAL — Most of the farmers in Huron are family farmers and Huron riding is one of the most prosperous ridings in Ontario and I believe this prosperity indicates that the family farm is still the most efficient way to produce food. I shall continue to promote the family farm as an economical way to produce food, * * 2., Farmers have seen their share of the food dollar drop in the last, 20 years. Do you believe steps should be taken to distribute the food dollar? Why? ROBERT E. McKINLEY Like all Canadians, farmers have been faced with the constant increase of food prices over the past two decades. However they have also had to cope with the problem of a decreasing net income caused by constant lower- returns for farm products couple0 ryiith increased costs. SincpKarmer is limited by the size o1 ,his farm and facilities, in his tot41production his only hope in bettering his financial position is to get more for bis. produet. Contrary to the present ad- ministrations cheap food policy, Progressive Conservatives feel that by keeping the agriculture industry strong and profitable that this strength in the economy would show in all other aspects of the country. CHARLES THOMAS I believe we need to look at the food packaging industry to determine whether we can make some savings which can be passed on to the primary producer. Perhaps we can cut down on the number of pounds of waste which are created by the discarding of excess packaging. SHIRLEY WEARY Through our agricultural policies programs would be set up to replace the traditional and tragic uncertainty of farm in- come with higher and steadier levels through a combination of regulations on domestic prices at the producer level, a structure of national, producer controlled marketing instruments and an agressive export sales policy to the whole world. In the past exports have been depending too much on one or two countries. These steps would also serve to a better distribution of the food that do not rely on large stream capacity, Municipalities need to be aware that the federal govern- ment makes grants available for research on new types of sewage disposal systems. SHIRLEY WEARY .We in Huron are fortunate that problems relating to the en- vironment have not hit us heavily and that we live in possibly one of the cleanest areas of our country, This does not mean however that we should not have an eye to potential problems and plan actions to keep Huron in its present environmental condition, This means we must plan for the future so that our children, and those others who will inherit this country from us, do not have to face the ugly mess and difficult questions other Canadians must now deal with. Around our urban areas, which* with the rest of this country,, are destined to grow we must plan for more parkland and areas set aside for recreation. Combined with this growth will be ad- ditional leisure time and there must be areas for the use of everyone. As our riding grows we must watch new industries to see that they plan sufficiently for the future protection of our air, land and water, We are the fortunate ones, it is much easier to prevent problems than it is to solve them afterward. The NDP does not pretend to have all the answers to these questions, but as a candidate for that party, I offer a commitment to the ordinary people of Huron, and a determination to place their needs and aspirations ahead of corporate profits with programs to build a country of equality and compassion. ROBERT E. McKINLEY Although this constituency is fortunate in many ways when it comes to environmental problems there is one area of concern wh- ich must be corrected. This is the pollution of the Great Lakes, and in particular Lake Huron. The lake is not only an important source of water and food, but has also become a major recreational area. For these reasons we must take definite steps to ensure that the Great Lakes are cleaned up so that our children and their children may also benefit from them. A bill of enviornmental rights must be provided to establish the legal rights of the individual to live. in an environment which is protected against pollution in all its' forms. Along with this, provinces and municipalities must join with the federal government in fighting pollution and establishing long term methods of ensuring a cleaner Canada. Don't forget to vote Times-Advocate, October 12, 1972 Page 9 CANDIDATES AT HIGH SCHOOL — Two of the candidates in Huron riding for the October 30 federal election attended a debate at South Huron High School Tuesday morning. A portion of the student crowd is shown above with the panel, Liberal Charles Thomas, student council president Donald Noakes and Huron MP Robert McKinley. 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