HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-10-26, Page 11For the past three weeks the Ti m ps-Adropa te has. been
di e tributing questions to the
earldida tes in the uncoming
• federal election in the riding of
Heron,
The purpose of these is to
elerifye issues of local and
haPenal interest and importance.
The final set of questions and
answers follows, including an
opportunity for the candidates to
defend their own and their
party's bids for election.
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1.;There have been many
opinions expressed of late that
individuals are receiving too
much in the way pf unem-
ployment benefits and are thus
abusing this privilege. How much
do you believe an individual
should receive in unemployment
benefits and why?
SHIRLEY WEARY- N.D.P.
• U nemployment Insurance
benefits are still a mere sop to
those who have been deprived of
the 'right to work through the
economic policies of the Trudeau
gdvernment.
Millions of Canadians, for
reasons beyond their control, are
unable to provide for themselves
at one time or another in their
lives, and to date no government
has been willing to recognize the
validity of their claims on
society. And, in the absence of
any intention to improve either
• the chronic unemployment
pioblem in Canada, or the pitiful
scale of benefits to needy people,
the Prime Minister has
systematically sought to fan
public hostility to unemployment
insurance recipients, turning one
segment of society against
• another,
Despite undisputable evidence
to, the contrary, the notion per-
sists among free-enterprisers
OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF USBORNE
This preliminary list of all Electors prepared as required
by Section 23 of the Municipal Elections Act 1972 will be
publicly posted in the Office of the Municipal Clerk on the
19th day of October 1972.
Electors should examine the list to ensure that their
names and relevant information are correctly shown.
Complaints in the nature of requests for additions or
corrections to or deletions from the list may be made by an
elector completing and filing a form obtainable at the Office
of the Clerk.
The last day for filing forms, requesting additions,
corrections or deletions is
November 3rd, 1972.
H. H. G. STRANG,
Clerk — Township of Usborne
system that Canadians want?
A New Democratic govern-
ment would ensure a more
equitable rate of taxation by
closing the loopholes that allow
companies to avoid their
responsibilities. It would with-
draw the 7 percent tax cut given
to the corporations in last
October's budget and the further
$500 million in concessions
provided in the May budget.
Those two measures alone would
yield enough to lop $100"Off the bill
of low and middle income
Canadian families. For many
families, $100 is not peanuts, This
would give lower income families
more purchasing power, creating
demand that would bring about
more employment and a more
presperous, more self-reliant
Canada,
CHARLIE THOMAS
I believe the state of the
economy is the issue receiving
the most attention, The economy
in Canada has shown the largest
increase in Gross National
Product of any other country in
the free world except Japan. Our
rate of inflation is lower than all
other countries. We have created
more jobs than England, France,
West Germany and Italy com-
bined in the last four and a half
years and their population is
much larger Than ours.
Unemployment continues to be
a problem. It is difficult to tune
the economy so that ups and
downs in employment do not
occur and no government has
been able to eliminate completely
these rises , and falls, The
Unemployment Insurance
Program is designed to help the
people who become temporarily
unemployed during times of
higher unemployment. Signs
indicate that the measures taken
earlier this year to stimulate the
economy are beginning to take
effect and business is expanding
rapidly. I believe more jobs will
be the result,
very few people willingly choose
idleness,
In addition to creating jobs for
those who can work, we must
recognize the need to provide all
Canadians with an adequate
standard of living. The Croll
Poverty Committee suggests that
the poverty line falls at $2140 for a
single person; $3570 for a couple;
and $5000 for a family of four.
Unemployment insurance must,
at a minimum, meet those lines.
We cannot have a healthy
society as long as the bitter
division between those who have
and those who have not persists
and is exploited by those in
power, The New Democratic
Party stands totally committed
to the elimination of that gap.
CHARLIE THOMAS- LIBERAL
The present unemployment
insurance act provides that an
individual can draw benifits for
up to one half of the time he has
paid in, at two-thirds of the rate
of pay he was receiving during
the period. This means a person
who has paid insurance for one
year and receives a wage of $100
a week, can draw insurance when
he is unemployed for six months
at $66 dollars a week. Lowering
the benefits would he too much of
a hardship on the individual and
an increase would take away the
incentive to work. I think the
benefits are about right.
ROBERT McKINLEY- P.C.
I believe that, the Unem-
ployment Insurance Act must be
changed to make it much simpler
and more workable. It must be
returned to essentially an in-
surance against unemployment
rather than a way of life for
citizens. People should not be
entitled to more money for not
working than some are receiving
for working.
It would appear the lessening of
the amount of unemployment
benifits would be justified as well
as the eligible work period ex-
tended and a better system for
employers to report people not
accepting reasonable em-
ployment. Unemployment in-
surance is necessary but must be
treated as an emergency
measure rather than en-
couraging unemployment as a
way of life.
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A branch of Conestoga College
is now establishing there and will
be of benefit to the area, This is a
result of Many discussions with
Conestoga Officials. The paper
that was sent to all constituents
by the Huron P.C. Association
mentions a few things ac-
complished in the past and I
would like tp assure the con-
stituents of Huron that if they see
fit to re-elect me to Parliament
on October 30 I will continue to
work in their interests with all the
energy I possess, My increased
experience should be a definite
asset,
that all people are born with
equal opportunity, and that with
a little gumption, anyone can
"make it" in our society. Given
this attitude, unemployment
insurance is seen as a charity
that should be gratefully received
by those who need it. This naive
interpretation of social security
fails to take into account the
chronic lack of employment
opportunities, especially in
disadvantaged regions of the
country, rapid technological
change that leaves many people
behind, and the complexity of our
post-industrial society,
Ideelly,every individual should
have the opportunity to con-
tribute to society through gainful
employment. But when this
opportunity—this basic right—is
denied him because of forced
unemployment, he has a
legitimate claim on those who are
reaping the full benefits of the
economy. This is not charity; it is
compensation to an individual for
being denied the opportunity to
aspire to the financial and
spiritual rewards that are
available to others.
Past federal governments have
failed to find ways to draw all
Canadians into the mainstream
of life, and they have failed to
make adequate provision for
those who are excluded.
We must recognize that all
those who are physically and
mentally fit to work should be
enabled to do so. Unemployment
insurance is not an acceptable
substitute for gainful em-
ployment. Those who talk so
blithely about "sapping
initiative" should realize that an
individual's initiative is more
likely to be crushed by the
humiliation of chronic unem-
ployment than by social security
benefits of any amount. In our
competitive society, a man is
judged by his productivity, and
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enacted to prevent dumping of
agricultural products on the
Canadian domestic market, Low-
interest loans would be made
available to people interested in
beginning farming.
Lack of sensible planning has
forced our young people to turn
their backs on rural Canada and
head for the crowded cities, The
NDP is determined to reverse
this trend and preserve the way
of life of the family farm.
Canadians should be able to
choose the way in which they live.
Consumers are facing almost
unbelievable problems, Over half
the price they pay for food
products is made up of
processing, packaging, and
distribution costs. That is, the
consumer pays a great deal more
for all the pretty packaging that
manufacturers use to outsell
their competitors.
With such a wide range of
products to choose from and so
many different sizes with no
standardizationehe consumer has
difficulty deciding which brand of
product or which size bottle or
package gives the best value.
Without protective legislation
and extensive education in
consumerism, the average buyer
must fend for himself.
The NDP believes that an
extensive program of education
in consumerism from early
childhood would help people buy
wisely, understand the cost of
credit-buying, and put an end to
Many of the abuses in the market
place, As well, strong legislation
is urgently needed to protect
consumers, especially where
essential products such as food
and drugs are concerned.
The New Democratic Party
does not pretend to have all the
answers, but we do offer a
commitment to the ordinary
people of Canada, a deter-
mination to place their needs and
aspirations ahead of corporate
profits, a programme to build an
independent Canada of equality
and compassion.
If you are concerned about
unemployment and the corporate
rip-off, about the problems of
primary producers like our local
farmers, about the problems of
consumers, support the can-
didate and party that you feel will
act to correct these problems.
Shirley Weary and the New
Democratic Party are committed
to work to assure the quality of
life we all deserve.
SHIRLEY WEARY
Many serious problems face
Canadians today. Almost half a
million people in this country are
without jobs. We are losing what
each of these people would have
produced had he been working.
Unemployment should not be
part of the power game as
Liberals and Conservatives have
used it. The New Democratic
Party would use public funds to
build jobs for people, not profits
for corporations.
Worthwhile and deeply-needed
social projects would be given
priority. Planless and pointless
welfare programs for cor-
porations, financed by your
taxes, will not be used to bolster
the private sector. We must take
into account the needs of Canada
and the Canadian people.
Unemployment in Canada can
he beaten by massive home-
building, investment in anti-
pollution programs, improved
services to people, particularly
the aged, and increased pur-
chasing power by tax relief to
low-income families.
New Democrats believe there
are positive steps which can be
taken to meet the problems of
agriculture and rural life. A New
Democratic government would
act to stabilize costs of produc-
tion and make farming more
rewarding. The New Democratic
party would establish a Land
Bank Commission to purchase
land offered voluntarily on the
marketat competitive prices, and
lease this land, guaranteeing
tenure, on the basis of need, with
the option to buy. Farm costs
would be lowered through tax
reform, particularly of the
capital gains tax as it applies to
farms. Producer-controller
marketing boards would be
established and legislation
ROBERT McKINLEY
The main issue in this election
is the whole subject of confidence
in the people who are handling
your affairs in Ottawa. A definite
direction for the country must be
established so that the people
who, generally speaking, create
jobs can be assured that they can
go ahead and do so with the
assurance that any returns will
not be all confiscated by the
government and provided in
handouts that do nothing for the
long range growth of the country.
The go ahead and back up ?
approach to running the country
must be changed so that people
can know the direction they can
move in assuredly. This pertains
to farmers, business people and
workers alike, also the inflation
which is stifling those living on a
fixed income must be arrested. A
Conservative Government would
provide more confidence in
people towards the future of our
country.
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2. What do you believe is the
greatest issue in this campaign?
What is your party's stand on it?
SHIRLEY WEARY
=The greatest , issue of this
campaign is, of course, the unfair
taxation system which exists in
our country. When the cor-
porations and the wealthy do not
pay their fair share, then the
wage and salary earner is forced
to carry an unfair tax burden.
This is precisely what has been
happening in Canada for years
and has happened at an ac-
celerated rate under the Trudeau
government.
We are not dealing with one or
two temporary programs. What
Conservatives and Liberal
governments have built up is a
vast network' of corporate
welfare, costing hundreds of
millions each year. What we have
is income distribution in reverse;
from the working people to the
corporations.
According to the Minister of
Finance in his budget speech,
grants to corporations are "to
provide incentives for Canadian
industry to grow and compete
and provide jobs," During the
four Trudeau years, government
grants to corporations increased
by 35.2 percent, not including tax
remissions, concessions and cuts,
manpower training, accelerated
depreciations, or depletion
allowances. During the same four
years, unemployment increased
from 4.8 percent in 1968 to 7,1
percent in 1972. The rise in grants
corresponds to the rise in
unemployment rather than
bringing unemployment down.
In 1951, corporations paid 28
percent of all revenues collected
by the federal government and
individuals paid 26.7 percent; a
fairly equitable sharing of the tax
burden, In 1973 individuals will
pay 49.9 percent of all income tax
and corporations only 12.2 per-
cent under a Liberal government.
Can this be the kind of unfair tax
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3.. Why should the voters in the
federal riding of Huron support
you in your bid for election?
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I believe that I could help the
people of this riding to get the
kinds of Federal programs that
are so necessary if this area is to
develop. Over the past few years
we have watched two Air Force
bases phased out, railway
passenger service curtailed, and
little or no development of our
seaway port or airports. I believe
a stronger federal voice is needed
to reverse this trend.
Young people who have grown
up in this area where our en-
vironment is relatively pollution
free want the kind of develop-
ment that retains the rural
nature of the area but offers
alternate job opportunity which
will use the education which they
have acquired, They don't want
to move to a metropolitan area
where they have to commute
through heavy traffic twice a
day. I believe I could work with
people, both rural and urban, to
make this riding a still better
place to live, by giving this area a
strong federal voice,
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235-1331
1.4;italeilAtg14110(Agel0Alie4414l40_044r;%.ez ROBERT McKINLEY
As promised during the elec-
tion campaign of 1965 I have
spent full time representing the
interests of the people in the
constituency of Huron. I have
endeavoured to be available to be
helpful with personal problems of
constituents and at the same time
have taken an active part in
party decisions and policies and
have never hesitated to raise
issues in the House of Conemoris
that affected the Constituency of
Huron,
The develOpettent at Huron
Park was accomplished with the
co-operation of the Provincial
Government and this affects the
Exeter area substantially. We
have a successful agricultural
school established there despite
the fact there were some people
who said it was not needed. The
base At Clinton has occupied
much of my time during the last
two or more years and I ant
happy to say this Is going to be Of
great benefit to the area despite
many toad blocks that had to be
hurdled,
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