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Zurich Citizens News, 1971-09-23, Page 13THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1071 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS NDP rally critical of Tories The operation of govern- ment commissions, bureaus and corporations in Ontario under the Progressive Conserv- ative Party as the party in power came under strong criticism at a rally of New Democratic Party Support in Huron held at Bruce - field on Monday evening. In speaking to the meeting both Huron Candidate Paul Carroll and guest speaker Iarr Deans, M. P. P. for Hamilton Wentworth, pointed towards the Progressive Conservative Party in Ontario as the party of the affluent. "I for one, " Mr. Carroll noted, "cannot agree with the suggestion that Ontario has enjoyed a time of progress under the present government." "I would challenge the economic policies of the P,C,'s which have lead to the present situat- ion of Unemployment and Amer- ican ownership of industry in Canada, American ownership, Mr. Carroll suggested, has come about through poor judgement in the granting of loans and grants by the Ontario Develop- ment Corporation. According to the Huron candidate too high a percentage of these financial assistance deals have gone to multi national companies who are owned by American parent firms in the U.S.A. Nearly 5 0'/o of all the funds granted or loan- ed under schemes by the ODC has gone to American owned or controlled firms. "In addition to these questions, Mr. Carroll pointed out, "The regional goverrunent system has been a failure, tax reforms have been inadequate, the welfare scheme is a mess because the government has failed to prov- ide employment opportunities as an alternate and the provin- cial health care set up is the most expensive in Canada and does not provide a full range of benefits," Mr. Carroll also pointed to environmental control saying the present government was not doing it's duty in that area either, particularly in the Maitland River question locally. "All this does not mean the N. D, P. are taking a negative attitude towards this election however, " the candidate noted. "We have formulated a great many policies that take positive approaches to correction these problems." Under these new policies the candidate listed proposed proj- ects for the beginning of new housing projects and the creating of new jobs to help in a battle against the present high rate of unemployment. A regional planning policy with an eye towards the location of second- ary industries in communities which would also help stop the youth migration to larger urban LIVESTOC SHIPPING TO TORONTO UNION STOCK YARDS Dunn and Levack Every JF . outlay All Loads Fully Insured! CONTACT Campbell McKinley ,RR 1, ZURICH Phone 262-5430 Kam�eiaMMIm.4e0326•�¢a centres was discussed. Mr, Carroll pointed out that the Consumers Bureau must be strengthened and some teeth put into the legislation backing it. "The New Democratic Party, " he said would offer a one unit health care plant that would cover all health expenses includ- ing dentists and drugs at the cost of $10 per family per unit. There would also be a public auto insurance scheme that would cut present cost to drivers by 150jo to 200/0. We would propose that more emphasis be put on progressive tax systems to that taxes would be rated "on the ability to pay, not on the ability to evade." The N.D. P. can also cut the provincial sales tax by one per cent, reduce the education tax to farmers in a plan for provin- cial take over of 80P/0 of costs without increasing costs to the taxpayer as the Progressive Conservative Party claims would be necessary. "The question of environment- al control could be properly handled if the government would just enforce the legislat- ion now in force, " Mr. Carroll said, "the N.D.P. would not hesitate to prosecute under this act." The New Democratic Party puts people first Mr. Carroll said and called on everyone present to work towards a vict- ory in Huron. Guest speaker at Monday evenings meeting was Ian Deans the sitting N, D, P, member of the provincial legislature for the riding of Hamilton Went- worth. He indicated to the group that already the campaign was going exceptionally well all across the province with the N, D , P. shown in a recent poll to be well ahead of the Liberals and within a few per- centage points of the Conserv- atives. "I seriously doubt, " Mr. Dean: said, "the deep concern Mr. Davis expresses for people in his campaign slogan." "Is it what he says or is it what he does that shows where his concern lies?" the member asked. Too many times, he said, I have seen people unable to get their cheques from the wel- fare system and requests to the government to straighten things out have brought no results. "I have talked too often, " the Hamilton Wentworth member noted, "with senior citizens who live in absolute poverty trying to get by 00 $112 per (continued on page 18) he 1972 tu i cars for people it something better in min PAGE 13 THE CHEESE HOUSE Has at Ieast 30 kinds of cheese for you to choose from HIGH IN PROTEIN CHEESE IS GOOD TO EAT ANYTIME SPECIAL THIS WEEK! BRICK CHEESE mild in flavour, excellent with fruit Reg. price .89¢ I b. SPEC. 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