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Bruce is that Elston expect they will hesitate
if they win the election. Once the election is ..
over, says Elston, they will want to sit on it
as long as possible.
Elston wants the growth and development.
at the Bruceorderly,
to. be controlled and y,
While he wants the agri park to expand and:
industry to move in because the jobs are
needed in this riding, he wants to be sure the
development is:. well : integrated with the
surrounding community.
He doesn't want to see thepeople ' of the
area, P
p : displaced.: He wants: environmental
studies done to ensure the -development:: will
not .:damage the local tourist ,: industry,
-farmingindustry or ;small: business.
For the small businessmen, Elston wants
to see a grant or, credit system encouraging,
research and development projects. Ontario
has a branch . plant economy which is,
seriously affected by layoffs and plant shut.
downs, says Elston. Research and develop
ment should be done in Ontario, leading to
products which can be exported. A program;.
allowing' for tar deductions for research and
development would also provide an incentive.:.
for the small business man, =suggests7Elston.
There is ,a small company`:. in "Lucknow
which has added two new productsto the,
major products they already make and have
received no
grants for .resea-rch or develop
-
ment, notes Elston. In the- meantime, they
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oil'` Canada. Harron wants : to see e
eC ads,:
price of oil at 75:';per cent of the world price.
To set the. price'of oil at the world 'level
would be `, an "economic disaster for :;this
province, says Harron
Ontario's economic prob!ems are a result
of tlie cost of fossil fuels, he adds. Harron
predicts hydrogen is the fuel of the future
and he wants to see the :development of
hydrogen as an' alternate fuel. Hydrogen is
produced by splitting hydrogen from oxygen
in water using ` electricity. `;Both Water ` and
electricity are available at the Bruce Nuclear
Development, says Harron who believes the
Bruce would be an ideal location for the
production of hydrogen.
It: was announced ; last week that the
federal and provincial' governments will
proceed with an experimental 'pilot project
on hydrogen as an alternate fuel.
Harron says the role of the Bruce Economic.
Development Committee: is to act ' as a
watchdog that, the industry which comes to
theBruce industrial park is compatible with -
have had no assistance with high interest
rates at a time when they've had to carry ,a
large inventory because . sales of . one major
produeclined due to the unusual weather
conditionover the last two winters.
"You cannot leave small , business sit
alone like that," remarks. Elston.
He believes there areo le in this riding
P� P
who are disillusioned with the : Davis'
government and politicians in general. This
concerns. him:
"Once people lose the will to work to
improve, then you're in real trouble,"' "he
observes,
People are concerned when the health
ministry closes beds at local hopsitals, says
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the area's tourist. -and farming industry
As chairman of the committee,'' Harron is
interested in hydrogen production as - the
Bruce and also the expansion of : the
agri-park.' The Davis government, has
announced an agricultural incentive grant
for growers in . the Leamington area to
relocate atthe Bruce park;when the park
expands to 10 acres.
Harron wants to see the park supply
Ontario with tomatoes and lettuce to reduce
the cost of importing these vegetables year
round. Should the agri-park expand to reach
its 'potential, the park would become a
tourist attraction in this area, (Harron points
out.
A feasibility study hasbeen announced
which' will determine the feasibility of a deep.
water harbour " at Kincardine. Harron is
pleased the federal and „provincial govern-
ments are proceeding with this study,
because a deep water harbour is vital for the
location of some of the industries who have
already indicated 'an interest in locating at.�
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the Bruce.
Harron believes the people. 'of Huron
Bruce are satisfied 'with the; Performance -:of
the Conservative government. He knows
there are some areas, such as loans and
assistance for farmers and small business
men; where�.tlie� people of� this ridingw ant'
the government to increase their support.
• Harron says thereis a strong indication
. the people of the riding are not in favour of
eliminating grade 13 as proposed;:
.B by Liberal.,..
leader Stuart Smith.
Harron believes` Ontario's health and wel
fare and senior citizens'programs• are' the
best in 'Canada. Many y seniors have told
Harron they've never had it so good.
Harron
dmits there are areas where the.
a..
people : are not satisfied with the Davis
government but the hopes to take these
concerns to Queen's Park and work to make '
improvements. If there are areas of the
Conservative partys platform which Harron
does not agree with, he believes he has the
obligation to go to Queen's . Park and tell
them.
Elston, and then provides ` huge. capital
grants for the expansion of facilities. But
what this government , hesitates to . tell the
people is there is no money available for the
extra maintenance costs and extra staff,
"What we have now is a little jingle put
out by the Conservative party that, says,
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"HP el Bill keep the promise"
"Well he's the one who has been making
the promise for the last 10 years Tel now,
other situations he's de 'ded to
like so many ,
turn it over to the people again and said,
`Well, 1 made the promise., you people fulfull
it'..,
Elston also objects to the government's
waste of taxpayers' dollars. Their land
.banking policy has resulted, in several
schemes which have gone awry. Edwards-
burg was purchased as an industrial site and
has now been turned over to the ministry of
natural resources as a reforestation pro1ect.
The land at South Cayuga was purchased•to.
build a city andis now the , location of ,a
proposed li9uid Waste disposal site. And
there "is the white elephant, Minaki Lodge.
Elston marvels at the gross immorality of
spending thtmoney without ever. coming
to
the representatives of the people'for their
tr.
PP
, approval.
Elston is also concerned about the govern -
Merit's support of the province's education
system;. The number of dollars has increased
but rovincial support has . slipped from 60
.P.., PP PF
per cent to 51 per cent. The difference has to
be 'made up at the local level:
Elston is disappointed with :the govern-
ment's response to workers : who want
retraining apprenticeships. The province
spends millions importing skilled labour
when 55,000eo le in theprovince want an
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apprenticeship opportunity The govern-
ment's; response is a program which
provides only 12,000 apprenticeship oppor-
tunities. Why not retrain the people who are
not needed in the auto industry right ht now to
do the Y Po jobs. taken b : im ' �: rted skilled,labour? •
asks Elston.
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