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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-06-02, Page 7r er,.. DimMICK opinion pollshave pr ovincial Liberal, be waning but In Ontario Murray emains a patent igure• telt, the sitting MPP 13ruce has held the the Liberals for 15 d is seeking re - once again in the ntario election. He easy victory in 1975. of the largest lan- the province. is a chink in his . armour it is his leader Dr, Stuart o the polls show is pular as his party. believes, however, rio voters should frith a chance. ith is the new boy k", Mr. Gaunt said terview with The e News. Premier avis, leader of the ve Conservatives in politics for 18 nd NDP , leader ewis has 14 years e Dr. Smith was ed in 1975 and only party leader in 976, h Dr. Smith lacks xperience he does— potential as a . Gaunt said, as the ader is "bright and Davis' weakness, to Mr. Gaunt, is LADI TRET MEN TY IRS • DMAN DUMP 1. CE that he is a "great cen- tralizer". The premier is not the financial manager the province hoped he would be. Mr.:Gaunt pointed to the 10 billion interest Ontario will pay on the provincial debt this year. Mr. Gaunt also termed NDP.leader Stephen Lewis as bright and articulate but he disagrees with the basic socialist policies of that party. . Mr. Lewis believes the government can operate the production of the province more effectively than private industry, Mr. Gaunt said. "I don't happen to share that view." One of the major issues of mr. Gaunt's Conservative opponent Sam MacGregor is that Huron -Bruce should be represented by a government member not a member of the opposition. Mr. Gaunt was asked tcy :ass(ot,tha ;the . , Conservatives de form the governmettt after June p and to Com nterit ' -on MacGregor's statement. Being a member Of the opposition doesn't 'restrict representation, Mr. Gaunt' said, as members of ail partiespresent their con- stituents to the best of their abilities. - Decisions to build high- ways, for example, are not Una Cost6110 ()eft) and Lucie Turcotte accepted nomination for social convener at G.D.C.I. next year. The election was held yesterday. (staff photo) 1 417, made on the basis of a riding's representation. "It'snot done that way anymore although it might have been in years past. People are more sophisticated now. They read more. They're not fooled by that kind of narrow policy any more Qr cheque book elec- tions," he said. Voters will -judge can- didates more on their quality,. and performance -he said: If the theory of a ridingneeding a government member bId true the province ivould have "total dictatorship", he said. Mr. Gaunt became modest when asked why he is so popular in Huron -Bruce. Over his 15 years as an MPP he feels that one of his major accomplishments has been helping people in his riding because "politics is,people,". "I try to do the best I can. I work hard to solve the, per- sonal problems that matter to me. While I can't solve all the problems I always try to put forward my best effort." He believes that hard work pays off as voters "are preparecito rewnrd you": Of the riding itself, progress has been good. The roads are as good as •anywhere -in -the province and better than some areas. The same is true of recreation ' facilities and health care, he said. "I've supported and enhanced, even lobbied in luk: "We listen to the people" BEV CLARK yluk, NDP can - Huron -Bruce feels arty listens to the nd not to big nesses dictate the o the other two r, Zyluk said in an with The 1<in- ws, ulc said his party es that show con - the people in the 'ROLM 1G TE AP SUM 81 ULT :ANV IN EG the PC's tried pitals, the Liberals ;for, closing them t certainly shows consideration for smaller rural Only the NDP's ainst the Con- . We didn't change "he said. sked about the and weaknesses of provincial party r. Zyluk agreed three men were en with academic ns, Lewis also shows towards people. He to stop and listen dividual in the said, avis is almost when he speaks to Stuart Smith has a lking to people seeming overly He can't seem to.. to the working 1," he said. luk said that wis, in listening g to people, •can weaknesses and me of his party's IORTEO dLSI R CHO, 88 ATTU PA S 4 F PECIAD LEPRI .8 OL iElIT ING ASSOE CO ADIE .YE 11 SW IND ly ER A.E03 rilt 1. API 11 ou 1110 ranteed stment ficates interest 0/ nnual erest Oda beposit prpotation SIN C Elseg policies and he is prepared to bring the flaws to the at- tention of his party. "No policies are flawless, but my party is willing to accept that and bring about change in them," Mr. Zyluk said. When asked what program his party advocated to bring stability to the agricultural industry in the province, Mr. Zyluk said that his party is looking at a stabilization of prices and encouraging young people to return to the farm. "We also have to look at encouraging agricultural industries to move into our agricultural areas," he said. "The Liberals have been saying that if the NDP's were in government they would freeze the agricultural land. That is not so," Mr. Zyluk said. He said that freezing agricultural land is a total stop in any transfer of agricultural land. That means that a farmer wouldn't be able to sell his land or pass it on to his family. "What we would do, is catalogue' the land in Ontario. We 'would look at class ,one, two and three agricultural land and look at any other land that would be good as agricultural land, and 'rezone it as such," he said. Mr. Zyluk said "right now agricultural land has to ex- plain its usefulness,". "When really we should be asking, is this land too good to sell to a developer, and ask the developer to explain why his idea is better," he said. If the NDP were in power and a farmer wanted to sell a farm outside his family, it would 'have to go to a legitimate farming family. But if the government thought it would go to development, the govern- ment would have the right to buy the land at a fair prite and then it would bank the land. When asked how his party would come to a fair price to buy the land, Mr. Zyluk said that farmers in Ontario would elect a board of farmer representatives and this board would tell the NDP government a reasonable price for the land. "If the goVethment felt the development was worthwhile theirlie could go ahead and develop the land," he said. Mr. Zyluk was asked what an NDP government -would do with all the extra farm land. "We would bank the land. The land would be held by the government and anyone w.ho was interested in farming, could tent it with the eventual possibility of buying it. They would have to prove they were interested in using it as farm land though," he said. "The ultimate goal of the, NDP government would be to make a nibre stable price on farm land.which Would keep the price at a level where young people can afford to buy the land„ That's, a very difficult thing to do, with the present government," he said. Mr. Zyluk also said that if farmers had a reasonable income they wouldn't have to get other jobs to support their fam ilies. "In terming, the farmer doesn't get paid for his time and work, or the initial ex- pense. A manufacturer can pass his expense on to the consumer. The farmer can't. Opening this Saturday Clinton, 'Farmers June'4 in the heart of the town, at the crossroads open 6:3010 12 noon, every saturday 'til october He isn't getting a good return for his investment," he said. 'A farm stabilization policy means that the farmer will get 'paid for the work he does. Our critics seem 'to think we would' pay someone ,J1 (4 9 aongiaiiie* •rr. Surneeases." he said. , Mr, Gaunt said the op- position was effective in this Sense when supporting legislation to bring stability to agriculture which is the major industry in4 his riding. Farmers are coming through some tough times in the face of Stable or even declining \Prices' for their products 'While costs to them continue to rise. The recent farm income stabilization legislation was sent back to government after it was first tabled, Mr. Gaunt said, because it had to be improved. This major legislation did help bring more stability to agriculture, he said. "The opposition was ef- fective in representing agricultural interests. It played a major role in im- moving the bill", he said. .The Liberal party has been a staunch supporter of small business. Mr. Gaunt said the small businessman has to get some relief from the amount of paperwork he does on behalf of the government. In the area of unem- ployment, the Liberals have proposed subsidizing the wages of people hired by small-business for up to three years. The program would cost $200 pillion but the province would regain about $35 million in income taxes. To find the money for such (continued on page 20) to sit on his behind and do nothing because he knows he'll get a guaranteed in- come. That is not true. If a farmer does his work the NDP government would (continued on page 20) 9, Adult Sizes Only - 5 — hA77 L Yellow, blue or green Common sense now! Shirley Weary has common sense. The Ontario New Democrats provide a common sense alternative. Shirley Weary knows times have changed. She knows that the Tories and Liberals have not. Shirley Weary is concerned about Huron -Middlesex. And shet worried about what lies ahead in ontario. Shirley Weary can provide the common sense voice Huron- Midd lesex deserves. 3ecause common se siiiever made more sense than now " Authorized by Huron-MIddlleseg NOP