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WITYFREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOMMER 16, 1988, PAGE 21 ROSS STE VENSON: Free trade.not a sellout By DeeLcu Fretrade will give Canada more, not less, contrai over nat-, ural resources, according to Roas Stevenson, Progressive Conserva- tive candidate in Ontario riding. Stevenson, a former MPP and a farm resident of the Uxbridge area, is a consultant with Advanced Planning Associates on environmental issues. It's about exactly the opposite ta what you are hearing, it's anything but a sellaut of resources. Currently, we can selI aur gas and ail in the U.S. tariff-free. But if we refine it, we have ta pýay duty on it," Stevenson says. "Now we have the opprtunity to keep jobs in Canada and sel] the products ourselves. If we're competitive with the U.S., then we can compete elsewhere." Other advantages ta the reciprocity agreement Stevenson noted were: the pane] of adjudicators ta decide trade disputes; social programs are guaranteed; and the agreement may encourage supply manage- ment boards, etc., in other countries ta regulate agricultural economy around the world. "In fact, we're trying ta strengthen Article 11. Boards should be used more by other countries, especially in the dairy industry.", On the envirantnent, Steven- son- said he- felt the Mulroney gover nment had been doing a good job. "Tom Marnella (environment minister) was given an award by -~the Sierra Club. This learly indicates that they believe he's been the strongest, best minister of the environment in years." Also mentioned by Stevenson as high marks on the Conser- vatives' report card were: the Environmental Protection Act as a great environmental achieve- ment by the federal government; an agreement with the U.S. ta clear up the Great Lakes; a multiprovince/federal agreement ta salve the problems of acid rein; conferences held on the green- house efl'ect and the effects of pollution on the environment; and continuing pressure on the U.S. ta get their cooperation an the reduction af acid emissions. Stevenson, however, acknow- ledged several ways that the government can impraive in enviromental management. "As we make progress, we should make new plans,. every four yas or so, moving te the nextlee ôf cleanup. "I am strongly in favor of the expansion of reforestation in Canada. I would like ta see more of it. We have a lot of marginal land that could support trees. Trees are an important resource of the future." Stevenson feels that the child care programn that the Conser- vatives have proposed is a step in the -right direction, a part of the solution in the search for equitable child care. "It allows 'for tex credits for faniilies. using a child care facility, up ta $4,000 a year. In many cases this will caver the casts af child care. "In addition, there will be a daubling of spaces (an increase of 200,000) for single mothers and low incarne families. "The federal government has been very active in providing affordable housing for seniiors," Stevenson said when asked what the federal government was doing ta provide affordable housing. 'This allaws seniors ta get out of houses and into facilities well suited ta people in later years, and frees up housing spaces for other wanting ta purchase new homes. "It (the housing issue) is gaing te require the cooperation of people right across the board: local planners, provincial and federal governments. Even people's attitudes have got ta change." The agricultural future is a great issue in Ontario riding, and Stevenson, as a teacher at Ontario Agricultural Callege, has dane much study on the matter. He sees the price of food in this country as a major cause of the loss of farmland ta non-agri- cultural development. "The food prices will neyer be high enough that farmnland will be worth as much for farming as it is for some other type of use." Freezes of agricultural land are not the best solution, he said, as they lower the value of the land, further aggravating the financial situation of farmners. "There will be continued attempts te control development, but the whole devlopment thing will not be addressed until some substantial changes are made in policies and compensation."l Stevenson added thiat subsidies will be protected in the free trade deal. "I think it's important te note that Quaker Qats bas announced a *15-million expansion if the deal goes through. This is an important market for farmers in this area. This is strong evidence that manufacturing and food sectors are not going te be moving ta the U.S." W ilbur : Too much given away iin free trade deal By Mike Johnston The free trade deal between Canada and the United States has given too much away, according ta Marg Wilbur, New Democratic Party candidate for Durham riding. Durham riding includes north Whitby and north Oshawa (bath north of Taunton Rd.), Scugog, Newcastle and Uxbridge. "There is no mention of social services and water resources and some Aniercian companiees have suggested that those programs are subsidies," says Wilbur, a resident of Sugog Tonship. Accarding te Wilbur, the NDP party favors sectar by sector trade. While acknowledting that 80 per cent of Canada s trade with the. U.S. now is tariff-free, Wilbur argues that the remaining 20 per cent of goods covered by the agreement will "fie us even dloser ta the U.S. "We have opposed the deal ever since it was mentioned," says Wilbur. She notes that while the federal Liberals oppose the deal, prominent provincial Liberals such as Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa and New Brunswick Premier Richard McKenna are supporting free trade. Another difference between the NDP and Canada's other two parties, according 'ta Wilbur, is that the NDP has a "consistent, spelled-out program for the environment." Included is an additional $120 million a year in funds for Environment Canada, and Criminal Case provisions for crimes against Canada's environmient. "We would also have specific taxes on companies that produce texic substances," says Wilbur, whose father, Andrew Brewin, was an MP for Greenwood riding in Toronto from 1962 ta 1979. Her brother is also running in a Victoria, British Columbia riding in this federal election. Wilbur says an. NDP 1ovrnnent would also provide publi unded day care. "That is a service that people want and it. should be publicly-funded. There is not enough spaces in this riding and we need more." 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