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OTTAWA REPORT If HP Sime There is an apparent rift in the Trudeau cabinet as to when wage and price controls should be ended The prime minister has stated It would be folly just to remove controls without any kind of agreement from the main decisionmakers in the economy on some kind of voluntary restraint Folly or notagreement or notlhe Minister of Finance has confirmed that a date for the commencement of decontrol will be announced before the end of next month In support of an early end to controls Mr has stated the economic situation throughout 1977 and into looks relatively favorable for the controls program He has also stated that given the prospect of sub dued economic growth we are not likely to encounter demand pressures which might lead to an outburst of price increases if controls were removed and he agrees that as the Anti- Inflation Program moves into its third year and as its expiry date comes closer the enforcement of controls will become increasingly difficult The Finance minister is obviously ex pressing the current economic view that it is important to end controls as soon as possible if we want to restore business confidence and momentum so that jobs will be created for Canadians The prime minister with his stated wish for some type of binding agreement for voluntary restraint which is itself a contradiction is reflecting his belief in controls In fact he loves them They give him the ploy of pretending that the government is doing something in a meaningful way to control inflation while in the meantime inflation flourishes giving the government tax dividends from the windfalls they receive from inflation and of course it allows the prime minister to maintain govern mental intervention in the private sector which is his goal How clever it is to claim you are seeking an agreement with business and labor for voluntary restraint before ending controls when you know- such an agreement is impossible Its impossible in that the prime minister has no idea who should speak for business in such an agreement who should speak for labor or for the consumer the farmer or the small businessman Pressed all government officials will say is that they are looking for an un derstanding among influential people in the community who are prepared to commit themselves They agree its not clear at present who these influential people are It is clear however that the government in anticipation of an election will have to make at least a gesture towards decontrol The likely compromise will be that the prime minister will allow the minister of finance to announce before Aug that decontrol of a sort will commence on Jan next year that it will apply to labor contracts as of the date of their expiration and to corporations as of their fiscal year end This will be another crafty Trudeau move He knows that per cent of all pay agreements expire in the last quarter of the year and that per cent of our companies have their year end coinciding with the calendar year This ap proach will mean that while decontrols will appear to commence next New Year in fact 70 per cent of the companies will remain under controls until Dec 1978 and at least 50 per cent of the labor contracts will continue to be controlled until that date There will likely be an election in the meantime and should Mr win a majority he will then be in a position to rev up his controls program again as there is no doubt with the current fiscal monetary steps being taken by Ottawa inflation will continue to flourish next year In fact its hard to believe but current projections coming out of Ottawa show a current average inflation of per cent per year A projection released late last month in Ottawa indicates that by consumer prices will be more than limes what they were In and that by they will be almost six times the level Mr Trudeau plays the Canadian public as if they are pawns on a giant playboard Un fortunately his hostility to a free market will result In a decontrol approach full of In consistencies where one company who lias a year end in January will be out of controls while its competitor will remain controlled perhaps to December Secondly union contracts will be a complete mishmash where one worker stays under controls while another is freed These days in Ottawa you have to take the bad with the worst it The Era Newmarket Aurora Wed Jane ltn Advance poll turnout down from75total VANDOHF Voter turnout during advance polls Saturday and Monday was down compared to the provincial election York North returning officer Lea Hagell said Monday right While people cast ballots during two advance polling dates for the election 962 turned out for advance polls prior Thursdays vote Newmarkets ad vance poll drew a total of esnt matter how you mark your ballot anymore VANDORF Hagells crew sees everything from Xs to to slashes it doesnt really matter what the marking as long as the intent is clear- Thats the theory behind marking the election ballot Mr York North returning officer ex plains The traditional has given way to any marking that makes the voters intent clear he notes That doesnt mean a voter can his two rejects and leave his choice blank since two Liberal charge ridiculous Bill Hodgson NEWMARKET A charge by York North Liberal candidate Jim Wilson that GO Transit bus services in the riding will be reduced if the government allows Greyhound to operate on Gray Coach bus routes were termed ridiculous Monday by Bill Hodgson the ridings Conservative member of the last Legislature Mr Hodgson running for his fourth term as Progressive Conservative for York North said a Liberal press release last week in The Era stated there could be a cutback of commuter bus services because of a route dispute between the Canadianowned Gray Coach Lines and Greyhound Bus Lines Gray Coach Lines are hired by the government to operate the commuter service and the contract is based on a cost plus basis Mr Hodgson said Its ridiculous to suggest the service would be cut by the Ontario government because two bus companies are sharing a route to Sudbury What has that to do with York North Its sad to me that this kind of misinformation being spread by my political opponents is believed by people Mr Hodgson said If anything the GO Transit service will be improved in the Newmarket area of the riding because officials are always reviewing the service to discover ways to serve the travelling public Mr Hodgson played a major role in obtaining GO Transit service for various parts of the riding Thousands of persons use the GO Transit service daily travelling to and from Toronto The Liberals said last week Gray Coach was losing money on the GO Transit Line Mr Hodgson said If they understood how the system worked they would know that GO Transit is subsidized by the On tario Government and Gray Coach cannot lose money on the operation During an allcandidates meeting Thursday in Aurora Mr Wilson said The Era misinterpreted his press release A Liberal official later claimed that the key con cern in the Gray Coach issue is that local drivers could lose their jobs if Greyhound gains approval to operate on profitable Gray Coach routes He reaffirmed however that the threat of the loss of nonprofitable Gray Coach routes such as the Newmarket to Toronto Go run also exists Scoff of acks ad campaign NEWMARKET The Tories television campaign came under criticism from York North NDP challenger Ian Scott this week Rather than discuss the problems and future of the province in an open and honest way the Conservatives have resorted to a slick MadisonAvenue cam palgn designed to smear the opposing parties he said in a press release Monday The Conservatives give a highly misleading interpretation of British Columbia They portray the government there as a disaster However the most recent public opinion polls show the NDP to be the most popular party In that province he added The advertisements do not mention that the British Columbia Con servative Party lags far behind the in popularity Mr Scott said he believes the government has failed In an obligation to the voters ii In a democracy on election is a time for voters to select govern ment officials on the basis of policies abilities and dedication he noted A party has an obligation to state its ideas and to argue constructively for them The Conservatives havent done that he charged Tne Conservative government with its million dollar election fund has a wonderful opportunity to present its views to the public In a thorough manner That it has resorted to Madison- Avenue gimmicks in an attempt to sell itself like a second rate soapflakes is an insult to the elec torate said the NDP challenger markings result In a spoiled ballot and automatic rejection During the provincial election ballots were rejected for being improperly marked or spoiled An additional ballots were rejected for simply having no markings at all Thats fairly low says Mr Hagell although the number of rejected ballots is a little high An additional voters declined ballots once they arrived at the polling station For some reason a few people cant seem to make up their minds notes the returning of ficer The spoiled ballots are a different matter he stresses I dont think its a rejection of the can didates he states Some people are a bit mentally retarded quite frankly The problem of spoiled ballots was greatly reduced during the last provincial election with the in troduction of reverse ballots on which type appears on a black background As a result there are fewer places for a voter to improperly mark the ballot If improperly marked spoiled or rejected ballots cause any concern for Hagell Its at least partlallv by the fact that York North the last time around produced a responsive turnout During the last election 32660 persons cast ballots in York North representing per cent of the ridings eligible voters PICNICS ARE FOR HOT DOGS Kfrr photo Picnics are for hot dogs and having fun and 3yearold John Hodgson and brother Derek got both as they joined Grandad Bill at his Progressive Conservative picnic held Sunday at the Sharon Golf and Country Club Hats balloons races and a dunking machine kept the kiddles entertained as over adults grabbed their clubs and headed out for a few rounds of golf The Newmarket Ambassador Drum Corps en tertained The featured guest Premier William Davis was expected right up until pm but he failed to arrive at any point during the afternoon ERA REPORTERS ELECTION NOTEBOOK David Robinson is an who is dedicated to the cause Over a short period of time at the outset of the election campaign the Ian Scott campaign worker had several NDP signs ripped down from prominent display locations in front of his home Each was quickly replaced only to be taken down again One night seeing a youth rip down yet another lawn sign he raced out of the house caught the youth subjected him to a tongue lashing and sent him on his way Only upon returning home did he realize that in his zeal to catch the youth he had crashed barefoot through a storm door Every PC member of the last Legislature was invited by Premier Hill Davis to be on hand for his nomination in Brampton and the reading of his new charter The York North Tory troops planned to go in strength and be there front and centre with signs and banner when the TV cameras were turned on But Murphys Law doesnt exempt legislators trying for reelection Murphy wrote if anything can possibly go wrong it will And it did The Tories went their signs went and the sign posts went but somehow the three didnt get together at the Brampton meeting Theres one Scott in Newmarket who thinks there are too many Scotts In Newmarket dab bling in politics Many of candidate Ian Scotts signs say simply Vote Scott and in one small corner Town councillor Bob Scoll who has carried a higher political profile for a longer time than has the NDP is getting a lot of the reaction And as a Liberal he doesnt appreciate it As it says in one of his own advertisements Bill Hodgson is not known for his great speech- At last Wednesdays management meeting of the SLSCA Mr Hodgson spoke in glowing terms of how he and Dr Ernie Smith had sat on the Holland River Conservation Authority for many years How- ever the many years may have erased Mr Hodgsons memory as he drew a blank when he tried to name Dr Smith who was sitting just down the table And then theres the case of the slickly bound volume entitled PC Press Kit which was sent to The Era in midcampaign It lists all the can didates in all the ridings and provides a brief history of the riding But better than the histories are the bloopers or erratum as a later correction sheet neatly labelled them For instance the book spells the name of the last Liberal premier of Ontario Mitchell Hepburn as Michell Hepburn Election promises and criticisms of other parties should be token with a grain of salt at least youd hope so Speaking at Bill Hodgsons nomination MP Sine Stevens got so caught up in his condemnation of the and its promise to provide for peoples every need that he cried to the audience 1 can tell you this theres not a government anywhere that will do anything for anyone 339 people 176 of them on Saturday and 163 on Monday In Aurora 248 people cast ballots on Saturday and on Monday Kings advance poll reached people on Saturday and on Monday In Vaughan the advance poll drew people on Saturday and on Monday for a total of 111 while in Whitchurch- Stouffville 5 people voted Saturday and Monday for a total of And from the News Travels Slowly depart ment The same morning Bill Davis announced his campaign to keep municipalities from soliciting Industry from Quebec Bill Hodgson was telling King City students how much Ontario would benefit from the influx of Quebec industry Calling himself an Ontario government man rather than a federal man Mr Hodgson gloated not only about the industry but also about the of professionals that are presumably at our doorsteps at Zephyr By LILLIAN SWEET ZEPHYR The cuboree was held last week at Greenwood conservation area Over boys from the South Lake Simcoe area took part Twenty packs camped for the weekend and two packs for the Saturday The first Zephyr pack won the first HAHT1 award It was the first time this award has been given It Is for participation behaviour of the boys and all round good camping They also won the top A award for their flag Their awards will be presented on June In the hall The scouts also had a camping trip this past weekend The group went to Earl Provincial Park at AUIston and won award for allround good camping on Saturday when Mist Kim was given in marriage by her father Mr Allan to Mr Rush The reception was held in the hall The young couple will make their home In the Zephyr area Zephyr I has planned an interesting program for the Sport Day The baby show will start with girls 19 months at pm boys months pm boys months 3 girls 1018 months 330 pm Mrs Mary Holland is convenor for the races Zephyr Sports Day is Sat June We wish to extend our sympathy to Mr Ron and Mrs Murray on the loss of their father Mr George of Stouffville A lovely wedding was held In the United Church The I had on display In the library its History books These books are a rare treat to look at They have many old pictures of Zephyr landmarks weddings tec If at any time you have any picture or writing of yester years the would love to have them for the book Federal Liberal association election Defence Minister Barney Hansen shares a Joke with four of Che new executive members of the recently founded YorkPeel Liberal Association its founding meeting Saturday night nt the Legion Sharing AURORA Although a provincial election isnt yet out of the way theres a group of Liberals that is already focusing on the federal scene An estimated of them turned out for a founding meeting of the YorkPeel Federal Liberal Riding Association here Saturday night Guest speaker was federal cabinet minister Barney Danson After an executive was formed and nine special vicepresidents eight representing geographic areas and one representing the partys youth movement were named the crowd enjoyed a social evening at the Aurora Legion Jennifer of Aurora was named vice- president In charge of the associations youth branch while other appointees to vicechairman area posts included Keith Carson for East Gwlllimbury Dan Linton of Aurora Joe Tully of King and Dr Bill Vail the Joke were left Hollander splitting responsibilities for Tom of Aurora treasurer John Newmarket Kidulka of Newmarket secretary Audrey There are more than social evenings ahead of Bolton and president Richard cording to newlyappointed president Richard Whitehead resident of the Bolton area Whitehead of Bolton Providing theres no election call before Sep tember the association will hold Its nominating con vention Just after Labor Day Even with that date more than two months away the association executive will concentrate on nominations and the election during Its first meeting next week at King City Secondary School The three major topics slated for discussion Mr Whitehead told Era Monday include formation of a financial committee that will handle summer fund- raising establishment of a candidate search com mittee and preliminary campaign discussions The Peel portion of the new riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Ross Milne while that part of the rldmg currently covered by la represented by Progressive Conservative MP Sinclair Steven Mr Stevens hasnt indicated in which riding he will seek reflection but Mr Milne will run in Bramp ton rather than the new YorkPeel riding