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PAGE 2 ,WEDNESDAY, AuGUST 20,197è, WHITBY FREE PRESS FIRST 0F JEQUR Thre canidatswilcon test neiv ridolng ofDurham West EDITOR'S NOTE: When Ontario Premier Bill Davis called a provincial election for September 188 he set the campaign wheels of the three Durham West candidateslin motion. The riding of Durham West, composed of Whitby, Ajax and the south haîf of Pickering, will be contested by Dr. Charles Godfrey, New Demo- cratic Party; Des Newmain, Liberal; and Bill PiIk- îngton, Progressive Conservative. The riding in- cludes about 126 poils. Mr. Godfrey is the vocal and inspirational leader of the People or Planes group in Pickering and is a doctor at Wellesley Hospital in Toronto. Des Newmain has served as Whitby Mayor sinoe 1965 and as Chairman of the Municipal Liaison Committee since 1971. He served as President of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipal- ities f rom 1972 to 73. il Bill Pilkington is the former police chief of Whitby.- Untîl recently, he wasthe assistant chief inspector for the Liquor Licence Board ot uiariLhI and the President of the Rotary Club of Whitby. At present, he is the' President of the Ontario County Branch of the Ontario Humane Society. T he Free Press asked the three' c andidates to submit an article outlining the four issues which they feel are the most critical in this election year. Their submissions, which have not been edited, wilI be published weekly until the election.- Clarles Godfrey rpeentsND Iàegionalisni; is not work- tnDurham. *Surprised? Irt if yàp look at your latest tax -bih, try to contact your school board, çor talk 10 an official about thenewest liigh rise developmnent. Despite 'all the urging of outr mayors * and the promises of the Davis Government, Ajax, Pickerinlg,' Broolin, Whitby and other sinaîl comi- munities h ave îlot beeri hclped by joining Oshawai. The opposition by the N.D.P. to Regionalisin over the past year has been borne out. <The breakdown is ini basic deslgn. There could be ad- vantages 10 regionalismn, but not «when tieregion nmust have 1-00,000 people and miust be urban centered. Thiat's the way die Tories did it. The re suit of this is that urban and rural probleins arc lumped- together ini the regional boar d and in order to nlake decîsions the citizen is pushed further awdly frorn participation.. There has been no1 b i rce., The family in Pickering has to deal wifh 'the sehool systemr which also accomniodates the family in Peffcrlaw. Roads- are paved in Bowmianyille without con- sulting Ajax communities, while urgent expansion of sewers and water supplies are neglected. Police costs escal- ate to cover an area bigger than Metro Toronto, while thie policemnan cannot have any idea of local problems or resources. Taxes clîmb witlî- ou( any Improvement ini se rv'ices. ý'Wy* are the taxes up so sarply? Because the smaller comhmunities are saddled with the upkeep of areas and ser-. vicgs remôte froin their area. Is i t necessary that taxes from . your. builng lot be syphoned off soine project 80 miles distant?' I don',t think so!l .In Manitoba thîs problem has béen solved by takirig two points of the present personal income tax and returning it to the muni- cipality for regional expenses. This takes ie load off pro-' prty taxes and, gene rates, lund s from a rapid growth revenue source, The Davis Governiment says titis can't be done! At tis time, f' recommend that regional government in Durhamn be exarnined by an_ independant cômmnissioni made up of local pçople, not Queeti's * Park hangers on. This - examination ýfould comç up with po§ltive moa- sure§ to return autononiy in many matters 10 the commun- ity., One o *f the first steps should be to àày goodbye 10 the Queen's lPark ppointed regional chafiman. The whole area of Durham Is poised for expansion of job opportunities and a higher standard of living. It is vital that we plan our fu tu re .1 preserve the things we need and cherish. This planning must be done by our local communities 50 thât TOMORROW CAN BEGIN TODAY. _____ __________ iDes Newman Liberal candidate' . Thank you for the oppout- unity 10 comment over the next four weeks on whiat 1 consider to be the principal issues in die Provincial Elec- ti(>n to be held Thursday, September 18. In mny opinion, the niost important issue for people in Ontario, indeed across Canada, is the state of die economny. Thlere is little question thiat people are uncertain and uneasy abot rising prices for food and housing, increased costs of governne nt, the con tinual erosion of the dollar and the continuing effects of infla- tion. And wlhere prcviously we seemcid to have cunsid- ered that a high rate of unemiployment was only a temporary problemn, 1 think people are worried now- that we sceem 10 be powerless 10 reduce the level of unem-. ploymient. it seems t10 iflCthat za! the bottom o f th is whole probleni is dhe question of the cost of govern and the effect of continuing deficits. Ontario, witil only 361/r of the populationi of Canada, lias 50%l of the industrial labour force and 45% of the buying power of the whole country. Yet, siîice the Oirst year of this administration we have continued to, over- spend our budget in this province. Since 1970, we have not hiad a balance budget. we have increased the net debt in Ontario by more than 3 bil- lion dollars ($3.3 15 billion 10o be exact) and we ave increased the interest payable on thiat debt froni $156 million to $677 million each year. Thiat means that we are paying almiost $2 million a day in interest aloncq, as opposed to liaîf a milion' only 5 years ago. Thiere Is no question thiat government expenditures and over-expenditures contribute Aiarply to dhe inflationary spiral. Two months ago. a distin- guishied commitîc of 59 Canadians consisting of senior businessmen, leaders of trade associations, labour, agriculture and the profes- sions issued a seriousw~arning on Canada's current econo- rnic difficulties. They called f'or strict limits on die growthi in governmnent spending, coupled with tdie need to stimulate capital formation, redistribute income to low income earners, and coordin- ate our general economie policies 10 meet thue changes we face in world markets. Ontario, with the nîost significant part of the Cana- dian economy, must provide Uic provincial leadership. In- stead it appears to be going the other way. lIn the last 5 years while Ontario had deficits of $5.3 billion,' Cana- da had deficits of only $2.3 billion. Because of the seriousness of this issue a Liberal govemn- ment in Ontario is publicly pledged to reduce the rate of increase in,. government ex- penditures in Ontario, as our contribution to the improve- ment of th e national economy. Bill Pilkington Conservative entry The state of the eco1nom1y miust surely be one of the major concemns of the people. Hugh L. Carey. Governor of the State of New York, stated recently "Now the times of plenty, the days of wine and roses are over". We mnust agree that we share withi our neigbbours severe inflation and risîng unemploymnent. The response from our leaders in Ottawa was "We must tighten our belts" and the-n they took the following action., 1. Gave themnselves a 33% raise in ýpay (federally ,appointed jvidges got 72!4%) 2. Contlrrued to pay out $350 mnilliop to create the ilusion of biingualism. 3. AllocAted another $285 Millon to 'the vtrtually discredited L.l.P. prograni (Ontario's share was S 1 3.8 million, Quebec received $34.6 million.) 4. Passed an inflationary budget that will increase energy costs ($75 more 10 operate your car and in- crease home heating costs by 20%) allocated a mere $200 million for housing (Ontario needs that much alone and provides $526 million for housi ng pro- grais) gave, five years no- tice to end the prograin of cosi sharipg f0!' Medicare (leaving the pffôvince to finance this massive seherne which was origin- ally adirocated by. . he federal government) slated that they would confine the increase of lederal civil iietvants to 12.000 (In 1942 with 12 million pop- ulation there were 84,000 civil servants; one fo r cvery 143 citizens, in 1974 with 22 million popula- tion there were 333,000, 1 for every 66. The Conservative Govern- ment of Ontario responded by: 1 . Placig a freeze on the price of petroleurn pro- ducts and natural gas. 2.Restricted further hiring of civil servants (since 1974 there has* been a. decrease of over 2,000) 3. Elitnination of retail.sales tax on e.ars, and mauiy other measures. It would appear that the leader of'the Provincial. Liber- al party did not get the mèes- sage. D4Bpi.tthe factthat he stated that he would milçç ntrses freedentprgriy $600 millio nthelevelof $600ancion-,0shoolevblod finacrasd foi 60 o 80%ard $500 million; and elimination of medicare premiums - $550 million; a total of$l1.7 billion He is now saying that 'his party will save the province money. Premier BUI was surely righ t when he remarked "Bob ha.s had trou- ble with math ever since entering the Legislature". The,."poliçies of equality" is. .espoused by the NDP paits' (socialismn). TniJyý In eveiy respet, the goveruinnt of Ontario out- shine&--*he "Sociallst"' pro- vinces. Anything they can do .wan do better by )ceep- Ing .buslnets where it belongs - 'In the hands of the people. 4 , , 1 4.1 tt. , wmwý