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PAGE 2. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 27, 1975. WHITBY FREE PRESS SECOND 0F FOUR Three candidates will contest new riding ofDurham EDITOR'S NOTE: When Ontario Premier Bill Davis called a provincial election for September 18, he set the campaign wheels of the three Durham West candidates in 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 Newman, Liberal; and Bill Pilk- ington, Progressive Conservative. The riding in- cludes about 126 p)olis. 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 Newman has served as Whitby Mayor since 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. Bi rPilkington is the former police chief of Whitby. Until recently, he was the assistant chief Chartes Decent housing at a reasonable price is a right for every Ontario resident. This is not a luxury. The median income in our riding is in the vicinity of $15,000 a year. This means that half the families in our riding make more than $15,000 and half make less than $15,000. It is agreed that 30% of the family in- come should be spent in hous- ing. BUT a three-bedroom bungalow in Ajax costs $62,000 (see current ads.) Let's look at how this affects the average home seeker in our riding. In order to buy a $48,900 townhouse (assume that a $5,000 down payment is made) with inter- est on a 30-year mortgage at 113/1% and setting aside $50 per month on taxes, the Godfrey arrying cost for your dream ome is about $435.00 per onth. Applving the 30% uideline it is obvious that ou need an income of about 17,000 to live in that town- ouse. So, at least half the amilies in our riding can ever afford to live in their wn dwelling. There is no point in etailing the causes of our resent housing shortages. he record of the Davis overnment to provide hous- ng is one of its greatest fail- res and haunts every hamlet nd town in the entire pro- ince. In 1973 there were 10,000 housing starts. Pro- uction in 1974 was 85,000 he next year in the recent nini-budget, the target was educed to 75,000. Between anuary and July of 1973, West df-- 8f O f trio ans ector for the Liquor Licence Btoaru o Wi 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. The FreePressasked the three candidates to submi-t an article outlining the four issues which they feel are the most critical in this election year. Their submissions, which have not been edited; will ben represent 61,700 units were built. I guess they felt we- had enough houses by that time because between January and July of 1974 they built 46,000 units. To compound this miser- able picture between January and July of 1975 Davis built 32,000 units. Thus there was' .a drop of 31% from 1974 and 38% from 1973. This shortfall means the young home seeker, who is looking for a place to start a family, or the older citizen, who wishes to move, is pushed into that 50% who cannot buy decent housing. There is no need for tiTs condition. The Comay report commissioned by the Davis Govemment in 1973 showed there was sérviced land for 300,000 houses in the greater NDP Metro area, ready for hous- ing! Yet the government res- ponse has been to permit the panic building of high-rise apartments or high density subdivisions on farmland. I need not remind you that poor housing causes a deterioration of social condi- tions, leads to increased crime and social deprivation. A modem country cannot tolerate the type of housing programme which the Davis Government has given to us. Despite the promises of the government, tomorrow is too late for more than 50% of house buyers to get a home. The New Democratic Party will guarantee that tomorrow starts today by giving house building at reasonable cost to the highest priority. Des Newman Liberal candidate Last week I dealt with the excessive cost of govern- ment in Ontario and Canada. I said that government ex- penditures were tending to sustain the level of inflation rather than reduce it, and that the public was begin- ning to feel the real effects of a continuing .high rate of inflation in abnormally high interest rates, and the con- stantly increasing cost of food and services. This week I want to deal with housing and what I feel can be done to reduce the price of land and homes part- icularly in the greater Toronto area. I am convinced that no single level of government will solve the housing' pro- blems, but I am equally cer- tain that the principal mover has to be the Provincial government. As the chairman of the Ontario Municipal Commit- tee I have constantly said to the Provincial government that the very first thing which has to be done is to establish a "Comprehensive Development Strategy" for all of Ontario. For only with that kind of basic document can we direct all of the departments at the Provincial level to rein- force a single programme. Only with that kind of document can we start to take the pressure off of Toronto. Only with that kind of document can we provide tne provincial support neces- sary to establish not only homes, but jobs and recrea- tional opportunities in many other parts of the province. For example, the greatest percentage of people who work in this riding are related to a single industry economy - that of General Motors either directly or as a supplier of goods or services. And when the automotive indus- try is not doing well, a lot of people get hurt. So we have to start relat- ing homes to jobs and cut down on transportation costs and commuting and start helping the municipalities with their industrial assess- ment so that property taxes do not increase sharply. Most people realize that to be able to reduce house prices we have to increase the supply. But it is no use increasing the supply where land prices are already enor- mous. We have to provide alter- natives in locations which are attractive, environmentally safe and within reasonable reach of jobs in communities which have enough of a personality that people would want'to live in them. Onlyin this way,.will we be abletto control the use of land, pressure high-productiv- Ity farmlands and at the same time reduce house prices and provide employment for our people. Bill Pilkington Conservative entry Justice is portrayed as a blind-folded lady holding a- loft a set of scales. It seems to me that if she were per- mitted to see, one would notice tears in her eyes. The scales have become unbal- anced in favour of the crimi- nal in our society and the safety of the citizen has been imperilled.eLiberal Gov- 'Me Federa 9-LibrlG ernment has made Canada a haven for criminals by: I. Deleting the Vagrancy section from the Criminal Code (begging, soliciting for prostitution), turning some areas of our cities into cess- pools of vice. 2. Permitting the operation of an illogical Immigration Act which, when non- residents were deported for criminal acts, falled to make it an offence for them to JU..OWreturn.I return. 3. Introducing the Bail Re- form Act which permitted the individual to continue criminal activities even after being apprehended several times. 4. Financing with public funds a "cancer" called Rochdale which became the illicit drug distribution cen- tre for the Province and resulted in death, violence and a massive "rip off" of the, public purse. 5. Tolerating a Federal Parole system, that became an embarrassment for the releasing of dangerous crimi- nals into society to repeat crimes of violence. Ontario isndoing some- thing about curbing violent crimes and insuring Public safety .by progressive pro- grams. i. A new Police College Is being built to reflect an emn- phasis on improving and expanding the training of police officers. 2. Thefworld's finest Foren- sic Science Laboratory will be completed this year. This service assists the police in running down" clues. n 3. Made it a condition of service that police cannot strike (bargaining procedures have made it possible for. them to. receive realistic salaries). 4. Created Regionàl forces for greater efficiency and effectiveness. (Time maga- zine -described the Metro Toronto Force as one of the finest in the Continent - this force was created from 13 departments in 1957). 5. Assisted Innocent Victims of crime by setting up ComP- ensation Boards. 6., Appointed a Commission to study violence in the media. . lntroduced legislation for gun control after unsuccess- fully petitioning the Federal government to take action. 8. Passed legislation to per- mit cities to cleap up "fronts" for vice. 9. Joined the law profession in setting up a Legal Aid pro- gram to ensure equal justice. 1O.Appointed an "AMBUDS- MAN" in the person of a respected and eminent lawyer - 'Arthur Maloney Q.C. to help balance the scales_of justice. Inthe absence of action by the Fedèral Government and in the presence of the ridicule and cynicism of their Provincial cousins, your Governnent is dong some- thing about ensuring your safety - it deserves your Sunnort to carry on. r Charles jk&M im l MIL .,