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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-10-14, Page 2' Qin41,1qH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER `1.4, 1971 e Party Planks T� My first comment in this concluding articce mustTM- e -'to commend -my- opponents.-- my this election. Both Ken Duncan and Paul Carroll have tried to be responsible in their criticisms and have avoided -the personal attacks that can make a contest bitter and demeaning. Since this is the first vote for many -Sf our young \people. I am pleased that we have not ;s-ubjee-tesp-them to some of the more repulsive aspects ol;electicn campaigns. ,Both my opponents have advanced their party policies and, for this rebuttal, my points will be confined primarily to the platforms of the other parties. - • ° • LIBERAL INCONSISTENCIES I find the criticisms of the Liberal party about the "centralizing tendencies" of the Davis Government to be rather amusing, particularly the attacks On regional, government. Let me give you one quote from Hansard (May 6, '1965) from a speech by Vernon Singer, deputy Liberal leader, who demanded that! Queen's Park impose regional government on all parts ofthe province. He stated (page 2687): "If regional government is going to come at all, it has to come from the top down; it has to come from the .,government, _..from The Department of Municipal Affairs." •. Our PC gov nment resisted that, advice and has created rt g�ional units only where there was sufficient consensus among the municipal governments involved. Our white paper of 1969 stated that larger units would not be encouraged • in slow -growth areas such as Huron ,unless the municipalities themselves requested appropriate p , studies. I am pleased that the Liberals now have adapted this same policy. • •" I am disappointed, however, that the Liberals would stop the provincial reassessment program -,immediately and return this function to county councils, ics HON. •C.S. MacNAUGI-ITON , P.C. CANDIDATE Ilay the NDP --would drive industry out of Ontario and into the welcoming arms of other provinces, These policies, in _my opinion, -would creat€ serious unemployment in Ontario and discourage the development of job opportunities for our young people. POSITIVE PROGRAMS While 1 think these comments must be made, I • clo not like to be L'ritical of others views. I much prefer the' positive approach. of the PC party which has helped to create a healthy arid• vigorous -Ontario, Under PC leadership; Ontario'' now creates half the nation's wealth With one-third of its population. .1 have been privileged to .participate in` the development of productive policies for Ontario and..•.-.t•o • contribute to significant benefits for ' Huron. I hope Huron voters will give me the opportunity to continue these efforts. Thank • you. 'This move would completely thwart our tax reform . program.. It would prevent us from developing a uniform assessment system upon which increased financial assistance could be given .to municipalities. We would not have a• fair base, upon which unconditional .grants could be calculated for municipalities according to their financial.. needs. s. --To •return assessment to the costl,l)<jes would place a heavier burden on property tak, which we ;Image trying to relieve. In addition. I do not know of any county which wants this problem back on their hands. • The Liberals would,also phase -grade 13'out of our school system, rpakigg it the first year pf university. This move obviously would create • a much higher cost not . only for -the 'general taxpayer belt also for the: parents vyho send children to university. I find little else in the Liberal platform that has not "already ;been adopted or acted, upon by the PC government. ° , APPRECIATE•SIJPPORT I obi happy to note that the' NDP would . support decentralization of • industry, to , slov-growth areas such as'Huron riding. In the recent session -of the Legislature, both opposition parties criticized the number of • industrial development loans provided for Huron riding. Quite frankly, I do not feel that criticism is warrented. • By working closely with our municipalities an.d the industrial prospects they have encouraged,,, I have been able to secure 1.0 loans' for plant' expansion in• Huron-, The loans have totalled over $1.3 million with a potential for more than 700 jobs. At the same time, Huron Industrial Park at Centralia has beer' developing steadily and, in the process, providing more job opportunities for 'people in all parts of the riding. The park now employs about 700 people and I am confident this total will increase as the industries - expand. I plead guilty to Paul Carroll's Suggestion that• - I have not attended as many functions in the riding as I would like. I'suggest to you, however, that a riding cannot enjoy the advantages that a cabinet minister can bring and, at the same time,, expect him to attend every fall fair and social event in his Constituency. You just can't have if - both ways. - I leave it to those of you who have requested assistance by mail or telephone as to whether I have given you the service or attention, that yon~ expecte' I have tried to be both prompt and conscientious in responding to all enquiries from My constituents. I cannot accept the suggestion that Huron is "relatively inaccessible" • by highway. The improvements made to No. 4 and 8 highways and the new link to 401 being developed through the Kitchener -Waterloo Expressway are testimonials to the service•Huron riding is receiving. As a mater of fact, the NDP policy calls for a much reduced investment in highway facilities (page 44, "A New -,Democratic Ontario"). - On the question of job opportunities; I have serious reservationsabout the economic climate that would be created by an NDP government. The power it would give to labour unions, the state takeover -s -of • resource industries, the rejection of foreign capital., the harsh treatment of management, the ffeete on 'profits (with no corresponding restraint ontvages)—all advocated d your candid As the Liberal Candidate for Huron, I read with inte..sest.r.tltexarliactes by my two'oppone.ntss, It is not my intention to attack personally, either Mr. MacNaughton or -Writ -Carroll, both of whom, have proveh their interest in Huron County, but, I would like to set ottt briefly the .policies of their Parties wl ich I cannot, as a. Liberal in Huron County subscribe to. As far as t'fie Conservative are concerned,., I cannot subscribe to: (a) Their insistence on the property owner paying nearly half of all educational costs in the form of land taxes. (b) Their insistence in proceeding with the dismantling of local '.assessment and the establishment of province -wide -assessment completely controlled by Queen's Park. (c) Their refusal to stop a further ex'terision,of Regional Government which will result in a cumbersome ,and • expensive new tier of administration at London or Kitchener. - (d) Their refusal to allow locally elected Councillors to determine the course'`of Municipal .8i4velopnient. As far as the 'NDP are concerned, I cannot subscribe to: (a) The introduction of nationalization of Ontario industry. (b) Profit controls without complimentary wage controls. ° (c) A Party that accepts substantial financial support from large international Unions whose • • 7,7 KEN DUNCAN LIBERAL CANDIDATE policies are formed in the U.S while it continues to criticize the acceptance of'`U.S. investment, which in turn; creates jobs in Ontario: The Liberal Party under Bo.b.. Nixon,.._has developed a "Blueprint for Government" which is a "Change you can trust". It, in 'my opinion, avoids the extremism of the NDP antho f-ers an alternative to the central beaurocracy built up over 28 years of Conservative rule. THE' SIGNAL-STt"R""'tllffSHES"'T'O' THANK -ALL THREE, PARTY CANDIDATES IN HURON RIDING WHO SUBMITTED OPY rt TO THE PARTY PLANKS, ,READERS CAN SHOW THEIR " r "APPRECIATION�1�-L TING' OR THEIR CHOICE NEXT THURSDAY. o' VOte as you like, but VOTE PAUL CARROLL NDP CANDIDATA` In keeping with the• requested format, this .. statement will take the form of '`rebuttals" against the statements made in the previous articles. Initially, I would like to make only one comment about the Nixon "Blueprint for Government". Some of the policy statements are 'vaguely familiar. I wonder what their source? (A common essay topic in political science deals with the contribution of the NDP to the policies of the old-line parties) With regard to the matter of "local initiative" _i:n_matters of local concern, I believe it to be of paramount importance. I agree" with Mr. McNaughton . that ,there is legislation in effect which allows "local initiative" to take advantage of certain financial assistance in projects such as. road improvements or recreational deve 'opments., •• I am certain that Mr. McNaughton knows that I have no quarrel With. these things. I strehuously object, however; to the suggestion that any MPP must adopt a wait-and-see attitude about local projects With • specific reference to the Harbour Development ' proposals which have been endorsed by this Municipality, there is a limit to.what one Council can do in isolation. Particularly, in this instance, when the economic' implications. of a regional port reach far beyond local Riding borders, the -wince has an obligation to take the lead in this type of development., As has been expressed in the recent reports frons"MODA' and from the .government itself, our port has a pdtential for commercial development. Let's get moving. Let's get the Ontario Development dorporation involved; lets's get MODA involved. Let's have some action now. oberith SIGNAL -STAR —0-- The County Town Newspaper of Huron Published ai Goderich , Ontario every Thursday morning by Signal -Star Publish ini `Limited ELEPH4Ilttm 5.24-8334 area code 519 ,ROBEflT G. SHRiER -- president and publisher 4:max z�r' AO- N SHAW — editorial staff bWARD J. BVRSKI . "' advertising manager. 124ths YEAR of PUBLICATION .;. •:�n�,�4� , Tree+- fi�„, t .:��Ct'gc�^tptl�c��w�Ftat+es'-�t3�•�a"�1?''ea- .,,�Y.,•�� 'To U.S.A. $9.5b (in' advance) Second class mail registration number — 0716 e\ . ,sn, ,.,, Regarding the reactivation of CFB Clinton, it is most timely that. during . Provincial election campaign. the matter is finally brought to a head ,:by being placed in the lap of the Huron County Council as-i-ts. responsibility . Surely the County tax base cannot absorb the additional burden (5600,00 , per annum) of t iris load. Tlie Province 'must take the lead. It must initiate action. Huron . County asked for some action some months ago. Regarding the 'matter of pollution control, it is not purely a matter of "local initiative". In most cases, the local municipalities are taking the initiative for corrective action to solve their local problems. We have closed our dump. We have sunk over half a million into ,the separation of „sewers. We have campaigned. to cleanup cur parks and our waterfronts And as intlividuals. we have supported pressure groups such" as The Save The Maitland Association in attempts (which ,have now been judged emotional) to prevent further -defilement of our river system. When this -election is concluded, I will continue to jump if r learn that the tap has been turned back on the - "normal ot]tflow" of 341,000,000 gallons of effluent per ,clay is returned -to the Maitland River. With regard to transportation, what specifically does the master" plan hold for development in the Lake'Huron zone'? Will those improvements' allow bette access to the major corridors of Onto •? Wil hey provide a solution for the growing c• estion 6f North/South traffic movement? Is the answer for now; or for' twenty years hence?' Has "local initiative' brought corrective action? Did "local initiative" bring th$County School Boards? Did "local initiative" bring•th takeover of assessment, or the iiinposition• df regional • government? . With apologies for being negative, I could move alongto a fewbroader issues. Let's take tax reforgi ,for a starter. If one wants to find out about taxes in an ob'ective manner, he might consult something - 'ailed the Canadian Tax Journal. Perhaps if he July—August 1971 issue was examined one might find a comment by W. Irwin, Gillespie w ich stated: M. "The Ontar1'e Government from 1960 to 1969 fairly corristentiy introduced regressive tax changes." :This comment is certainly more objective than my own could—be, but it is the same. The systems of rebates and repayments as additional measures have served to quiet some discontent, but in doing so they have c"reated a costl ' nightmare of administration, That's not reform; it's patchwork. • Moving along to• healthcare, have you ever asked why we pay the. highest premiums in the country; for the fewest benefits? • Have you noticed'that, in Ontario, pollution is measured rather than curbed? ............. Have you noticed , that the Ontario Development Corporation doesn't - alyays produce? Have you noticedthat the pre-election tax cuts have been followed 'in the Last two electrons by identical two-year increasek of $373 million each time; ` I've been talking to a number of people who have noticed... New Democrats call that "Their ,Ontario". There is a simple yet profound difference between Their Ontario and Ours. Theirs has meant privilege and -benefit for the 'few. 'Ours 4a4F'Qpla.,,rcrn.rap°say1a, tfi'e—NDP; -mvre than any other 'p' rty, is 'The People of Ontario, Our; Ontario, Is Your Ontario—and a New Democratic government is the only 'way 'we can make„it happen. • • 60 YEARS AGO A petition against the construction of a sew6r on ' Albert •rand Park streets Wand Britannia' Road was heard by town council at their regular meeting . and referred to the Public Works Committee.' A Seaforth.girl, Bertha Robb, who mysteriously disappeared from her home was located by Detroit Police at the home of a girl friend in that city. The 'men were returning home from excursions to the prairie• provinces where they worked on the annual wheat • harvest there. 25.YEARS AGO At the meeting of Town • Council the town fathersvoted a.. grant of $500 toward the Bluewater Band to be used in helping establish °a community band for the town of Goderich and area, W �1nt R. Darrow was officially appointed as a . Kings', council in an announcement from the justice departt'nent. FIVE YEARS AGO Federal m:inister of agriculture Joe Greene visited Slay Harbo(utc_Y:.airport return to Ottawa from a visit to the International` Plovwing Match held at Seaforth. The ' new 15 ton off set press was rolled into position at the Signal Star -to replace the old • letter bed press which had been in use for about five years. The Huron Historical Society (rade an appeal for historical material to place in its archives room at the Huron ',Pioneer Museum. Bruno Lapaine was elected curling chairman at the Maitland 'Country Club succeeding Dap Murphy. ,a..... 0 LETTERS • 0 VOTER SPEAKS sections of the population have Dear,Ii:tlCs been-ipereasing their earnings. • ,it would appear to me that I think it is time for the , people. the Conservative Party of e' to demand that the O ntria have reached the -Present government of Ontario conclusion. that their greatest tell them what they ,have been. task in the forthcoming election doing on these big and real issues is to build a new pubic image of and nollow themselves to be William Davis. Madison Avenue taken i by image building. `n this field is employed to A: Laverty. skill i give Bill The -appearance of the�- -• cool, calm -and collected leader, I_ ivq-riiiiirfThiND and a ' handsome, well-dressed Dear Editor man to boot, while the .real. Enclosed' is my cheque for issues of the, election. are glossed ,$9.50 to_renew my subscription over. , ' - to the Signal -Star to' which I • To my mind, the first question . before the electors of Ontario is the Staggering number of unemployed people in the province and the ',plight of the • have been subscribing continuously since 1906. Is'that • somethingsof arrecord? - Yours truly, 'Margaret MacLennans.......r I`armer•s who Tuve been a by-pased, when so many other Chicago, Illinois, 60615.. 5454 Sputh Shore Drive, 1iliminnnnimitntnuununnumnnmminii u.nnnitwunaliuum)unuunininuumunummmuunnnunu ini nu imnlinnia nnmmoiilnnnn laity s 1 Voting is your privilege Election day in'the.province of Ontario is next Thursday, October 21 We urge you to get out' tp the',polls that day (or this Saturdak, or next Monday to the advance ' polls if you plan • to be out-of-town on'election day) to exercise your privilege as,a Canadian citizen. It is the custom of many newspa,pers,to • come out in favor of a party or a candidate°on• the eve of an election. The Goderich Signal -Star -will not attempt to make that" decision for the voters here, nor to influence the thinking of our readers,. The choice is entirely•yours. Our policy throughout this entire -• election caTpaign .has been to -provide an impartial media through -readers ioUld become better informed about all three -„parties involved- ill this . .election campaign,i.n the Huron Riding. We have -•tried through our /news columns do •provide a fair assessment of the activities of the hree party hopefuls — Hon. C. S. MacNaughton for the `1 Progressive Conservatives; Ken Duncan for the Liberals; and Goderich's Paul' Carroll, 'NDP. h -' thoughtful decision' kee)5in-g with the. dictates of his or her own personal beliefs.... and then follows through with a trip_.xt the polls on election day to express that opinion. -.---- It is old hat to remind voters that the right to mark a ballot was earned and preserved through th,e blood, ;sweat and tears 'of thousands of Canadians who fought in both world wars. People don't want to hear about responsibility even , though, it is there as much. as it ever was. To be perfectly truthful, there is sac) nelw and\ modern reason_ Why ybu,.should go out to vote this ,electi;on. It is still -a mark of good citizenship- tO.:yote,but that which_ our, doesna' impress most- peopie ,who are looking fora way out. 4- We suppose- that d/O-u-,;were told syou couldn't vote in this, election you would be thoroughly upset and raging angry at 1 the numbskulls who allowed such legislation to be passed — but that hasn't happened. You do have the right to vote although you won't be forced to do so. You wouldn't want someone -else to decide when your car needs new rubber or, when your house requires'a nev, roof. It is ~. surprising then, why so many of you are perfectly, : content . to let—someone. else choose for you who will call the shots in - your province, and how -business will be conducted in your part of this ,country. ” Don't let your favorite candidate down because you, feel certain he be swept . to victorywithout ypur vote-- or because you know he will lose Whether you vote or not,, That's not Canadian: It's not very .democratic. It's not even smart. Voting is the one and only way you are assured of a say in the government .Of Ontario. Don't' miss that chance- for the same flimsy excuses you used last time.' Get out there and participate. Vote -as you like..... btt for. the love of Canada, vote. Our editorial page has devoted free space each week for three weeks to all three. of these men, We are gratified That, all three chose to avail themselves of this opportUnity and we trust that our readers. have become b'etter informed about the issues in this election because of it Nothing remains now but to encourage ' Goderich and area citizens to vote. Nothing could be more Important to the final outcome of -this contest in Ontario, and in the riding of Huron. 4. A free election should reflect the will of the people — all the people. It really doesn't matter whether the candidate you back is a winner or a loser. The truly significant factor" is that 'each man and • wombn of 'voting age , has 'reached a r A. post card bearing this picture was sent to a Goderich women by her son rt, rog ego. It was „e.. ,,,,- n;. l etrAtrtapk'lobo istr rarfieiput, rketiv ske ca dt fx iewicr hows the former court house, a dirt -road Squats) and horses and buggies."Postage rates printed on the back of the card were one cent for Canada and The U.S. and two cents for abroad; This card was brought to the -Signal -Star by 'the Chief of Police in. Gosierich, Fred Minshall. Y✓ 1 •.11 • • ,• ,,