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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-02-13, Page 40°. .0 0 • ale Special Rack $0eciatRock $.29:...98 • '$12,98 Ali remaining dresses a off 'Sweaters M. fi b.. 11. 0 • a 0: • V* 0 • o- •••:t4 4•,* 010 aura. ea • .0 • I °s• o4 4 rya 4-4,u0aKi Sentbri, edneaday$ February 1 980 u. •from One 1 Marketing Board. •Tony McQuall, plugging reneWable energy sources for the New Democratic Party. West Township farmer Is' disenehanted • with- the'.' fall of the government and the subsequent election , Call, Craig inists it is, While voters may ; have been necessary. • • -"There were bad feelingi about the election call at the 'beginning because _people 'weretiPt prepared for it," said. "But theyeouldn't support 18 cent: a gallon excise tax." The COnserVative budget • which would have brought higher energy costs upon Canadian consumers has become a •key election'issue, one that Craig believes would be detrimental to .the deVelOpment of Ontario:. "Higher prices do not lead to con- servation," he stated. "Farmers here useper cent of the, energy and the excise tax is -just like putting a tax on The increase in the excise tax on fuels would have • resulted in higher transportation costs and subsequently higher prices would be passed on to the consumer. "It -would have put Ontario in an economic bind,": Criag Claimed. "We have to blend the price for oil taking into account the import costs and costs etcleyeloping our own resources.' , Canada; he says, imports 30 per cent of -Lits-7-oil, consumption b -ut inSisted Canada-:is not an energy short nation- but an oil short nation. Recently Canadians have been:more well versed on the spbject of foreign policy than in recent years. With the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the assistance given to six American, diplemats by the Canadian Ernba.ssyln Tehran and., the unending speculation ori-a-bnycott of the Moscow Olympic • games and the tartteli' Embatsy question, Canadians'. have :become.. conversant with foreign affaiii. Craig lnaded Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor's efforts in assisting with the removal, of six americans from. Tehran but simply offered: "They had to make a move and they did." 4•Taylor's heroics came at a con- venient for the Conservative's, a time when they lagged in the public opinion • polls. Craig believes the heroics haven't • -given the party, as much benefit as first was theught. As far as Canada's role is concerned in protesting the Soviet intervention in • Afghanistan Craig said any type • boycOtt ,should be. a united western front andnf they economic variety. ' The Liberal party has enjoyed a wide margin of popularity in . the recent gallup _poles. and although the Con- servatives have gained some recent support, the Liberal party is coasting on a team effort. • .: Pierre Trudeau has maintained a low .profile, generally doling out, prepared speeches that lack his fornier and punch. Craig is hopeful Trudeau will come out swinging in the. final week. "The 'party is working on a' tearn effort theme and some believe that when he does, speak out he is being arrogant," Craig said. "I think in the last week he will come on stronger but netlike last_May." Craig is adamantly dismayed at the national advertising 'campaigns per- sued by the party claiming they are openly negative and demeaning without propoSing alternatives. "Why oppose if you can't propose," he said. Craig now views the riding As `wide open' and believes that voters here are more personable, giving support "to 'a play .a.n.:.important role here if people haven't met the local 'Candidates, but Man, not a leader. that much here," he ad0.e.d. insisted the 'electorate was more issue- Ile maintained that leadership could "Leadership hasn't, beln mentioned Minded in this campaign, Craig is concerned with the aspect of spending and in particular, needless and wasteful - goVernment spending which can be 'cured. "People have had it with takes and the ..government must set an example," he said." The interest rates are too high and there is no justification for it running 2-3 per cent abOve inflation." He is, concerned with government -spending claiming we are, overrun with; adMinistration costs andred tape, While he is ,eoncerned with Cutting costs he: sees a need for additienal funds, in the private business sector to Stimulate growth and employment opPortunites. • , • "We are Unwilling . to invest in our-. selves , and are 'basically a trading nation," he said. • ' Although thiS is his second atternpt, seeking the, riding seat, Craig is a relative neophyte in.the field of politic,. at any level. • To that he offers assurances of hard work and dedication to the riding. 0 00 4 0." OP / '.' StainiessSteel Cutlery Hash Assortment Forks, Teaspoons and dessert spoons 450 each , Knives and \ tablespoons 69' each Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Feb. 13,14,15, 16„ only. 1 3 off Special Rack 'sin n 0 of Slacks -7"7: 70 1 3o ff Remaining 40 slacks d‘ nventor Now on thru February 23rd New Arrivals um off off AO Bill's Place Variety. 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