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The Brussels Post, 1971-10-07, Page 3Inserted by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Association: avis is C1 ing thitigsjor p listens, he understands, he acts. On October 21:51" Vote • ,Fo .LOU • -.BOYCE The Davis Candid-0e in *row Nobody's saying that words aren't important. Dialogue is, after all, pretty central to our notion of democracy. People talk to other people, and listen to other people talk about the changes that could or should happen to our society. But there's something else that's pretty central tb our notion of,dernocracy, and that's leadership. One person must act when all has been said. One person must speak for us. One person must listen, and very carefully, when there are difficult decisions to be made. Bill Davis is not new to the challenge of leadership. During his seven months as Pre- mier, he has acted to stimulate our economy, to create opportunities for Canadians and for Canadian enterprise. He has acted on a wide front to clean up our environment—air, land and water. He has acted to expand and up-grade a variety of government services, from day care centres to free medicare for those 65 and over. In all, more than 130 pieces of legislation have been, introduced, debated, and made law in those seven short months. In the course of the present election cam- paign, Bill Davis continues to listen and, speak out, but his promises are few. Our economy can ill afford the tax increases to which others have freely committed themselves. We may be sure that when action is called for, he will be both wise and decisive. In what he has already done is the true promise of what is to come from the leadership of Bill Davis.