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tribune august 26 1987 c3 theyre seekin ajrossstevenson by chris garbutt progressive co ve candidate- ross stevenson mentioned a number of problems that concern him claimingthe minority liberal government was un able to act upon them right here fa the town of stouffville ambulance service is the thing i hear most about there was a liberal cabinet minister here as a previous member and he was unable to get it mr stevenson said another concern for the 44yearold candidate is ground water quality in the ballantrae area and others with similar soil were certainly getting funding and moving projects along he claimed- there was also some concernr because- whitchurchstouffvilleis such a prime watersource area for wells and streams they want the water quali- ty very high for both drinking and water- ways that is something that needs more work at the provincial level transportation particularly roads is important to the riding according to mr stevenson- si ithe transfer payments from the pro- vince have hot been keeping up with de- mandand growth in this area the in cumbent lists the finishing of highways 407 ahd404 as essential to alleviat isting and potentialjraffic probli by chris garbutt bill ballinger candidate for the liber al party says his campaign has two levels provincial and local irig admits he feels much likejf lal doi ly empha- ijthebiblicaldavid i s ams fa her bid for the a but we all know what fate befell mr stevenson saidht more money go lo education ewouldlike j see go to inthemid1970s the province paid 60 per cent of the cost of education thg provinces share has declined since then but this is the first year there has been an actual drop in the total number of dollars were going to have to in- crease capital funding for schools and were also going to have to find a way al the provincial levelrtb headibackw percent at the provincial levels the question is who best is qualified tolead the gov- ernment in ontario the polls would indi- cateit is david peterson mr ballinger said free trade is a topic which is provincial but has great impact locally as well its a big issue in the rural area most are opposed to it the impact on our community is phenominal the problem of busing school children in stouffville is a concern for the candi- date ih its hard to understand why children in the east end of town have to be bussed to the west end id sit down with school board trustee harry bowes to see what the longterm plans for the community i are water pollution in the ballantrae area is another concern for the candidate its something that has to be addres- i sed immediately central water is going lo have to be the answer noone in the 1980s should be without potable water transportation within the region is an important issue according to mrbal as so many other communities as i concerned longterm planii going to have to be provided m eastwist trafficcor- accomodated- colnyillexhwyand biolrs are coming out loud ant i i would push to have lights there vr mrballinger said continued grov ill occur in the area but hed like to see ie control over it idrirbamyorkseat mskeliy44i said she will push for a governmentrun driverowned anto- mobile insurance program claiming it would make owning a car 1 expen sive iss 8 jl we live in a rural riding and every- body has to jiave a car in other pro- vinces where auto insurance isgovern- nientrun theyre paying half what we are here of particular concern in whitchurch- stouffvillefor the candidate is environ mental problems especially water quality something has to be done foprotect- this sort of thing from happening again wed like toexplore possiblealterna tives to the ian dfill sites we presently have trai davids opponent 1 the durhamyork candidate for the family- coalition party isnt quite so xpltihiistic theres always a hope- says the 27yearold fatherof four party nowjias inore than 30 candidates across ontario portation is an important issue hueensville resident f of hwy404i and diverting tra for thequeensviufresidentextension from downtown stouffville were two problems she listed ms kelly noted that roadsare not the only transportation issueshe would like to see better transit systems within the v riding especially for rural areas the candidate supports more afford able housing for the area she says she would accomplish this through a number of solutions including subsidized homes i higher density housing in the urba nized serviced areab is on- ag some of the problems torce developers fade- fdejvelopme iyofsolvvfv-twniie- can also ken cannings platform is based on family values the party comes out strongly i such practices as aborr tion sti n homesexuallesbian lifestyles nofault divorce and the fund- ing of feminist organizations ken admits getting these and other points across will t3ke time he hopes to uve to fight another day weneeda public awareness he says tctsll people exactly where we stand straight out canning calls his partys platform a matter of conscience we deal with things from a commonsense i point of view he claims while his opponents are spending in excess6f40m0i his budgetis some thing uke 1500 if- canning says thethree mainlinepar- ties no longer represent the averagevo- tevours is aipartyl can agree with heexpiaiijsgvg s standjs family dtheri points fa if vthep1atrorwasweu pre ifeffi ity for her more siippo to alternative care such asmidwives and paramedics according to ms kellys rsupportsa district healthjcouncil yorkregion like the one existing fa diuhamjss r prior- fundi begiyenfao servationoffarm land a balanced budget equal pay fpi newlyformed party supports family dear editor i was surprised to see that the tribune editorial town holds election key aug 12 1987 referred to the three candidates currently beating the bushes for votes surely you must have been aware of the fourth candidate ken canning representing the family coalition party fcp the newlyformed family coalition party was started by a large group of voters who feel their interests are not being represented by the three mainstream ontario parties voters who want a re turn to traditional judeo- christian values and who be lieve that the family the back bone of our nation must be protected through political economic social and judicial measures candidates running for the fcp pledge to work towards issues such as the protection of family farms expansion of nursing facilities and care of the elderly in their own homes proper health care for all pollution control in city and country and protection of the environment govern mentsponsored lowcost housing protection of life from conception to natural death sunday as a day of rest recognition of parents rights public funding of all schools equal pay for equal work the rights of communi ties to protect themselves against pornography and prostitution the fcp will definitely not support issues such as pay equity secular sex education condoms in schools to battle aids funding of feminist organiza tions nofault divorce gov ernment promotion and sub sidization of abortion birth control sterilization eutha nasia homosexuallesbian lifestyles and the dictatorial attitudes of premier or party caucus overriding individual conscience the fcp is supported by vo ters who realize that the new morality is actually nothing more than the old immorality and that one cannot have a society with only rights and no responsibilities the family coalition party wants to promote respect for the fami ly build a caring society and bring ethics back into govern ment during its brief lifespan the fcp was officially reg istered june 10 1987 the par ty has attracted supporters from all the provincial rid ings and has to date 34 candidates running for office this must certainly be an in dication of the dissatisfaction that many feel regarding the present system of provincial government the family coalition party is giving them someone to vote for with a clear conscience now that the other three parties have left them disenfranchised sincerely marie young main street west stouffville