Al4 - Friday, August 31, 1984 - North Shore News EEE federal election A Curious voters grill candidates From Page A11 the man whg.nrade the query that auch a question would icquire ‘‘too much depth and we just don’t have the time.’’ Candidates in attendance included Dr. Wally Thomas (Green Party), Bill Tomlin- son (Libertarian), Barry Wall (Independent), Richard the Troll (Rhinoceros Party), Larry Whaley (NDP), Dave Brousson (Liberal) and Mary Collins (Progressive Conser- vative). Collins received jeers when she commented that ihe PC party was the only party with financial direc- tion, but she was applauded when she pledged that the PCs would expand Canadian trade opportunities, create employment, welcome foreign investment, ‘‘par- ticularly in the energy sec- tor,’’ and that there would be a complete review of gov- ernment books by _ the Auditor-General. ‘“*The party is committed to universality of medicare, seniors’ pensions and pro- grams for the needy,’’ said Collins. ‘‘We also want to revise the tax system to give small business a boost.’” Brousson was forced to comment on the Trudeau patronage appointments, which he said he found ‘‘in tolerable and unacceptable.”’ He said he has discussed the issue with Prime Minister John Turner, adding that he thinks such appointments should be nominated, then ratified by parliamentary process. Brousson said the patronage appointments should occur no sooner than one year after an MP has retired, and said there should be no ‘‘pension moonlighting,’’ which enables a former MP to re- tain a pension after taking on a senior federal position. In reference to job cre- ation, Brousson said Canada must compete international- ly, especially in the Pacific Rim. ‘‘Forty-two per cent more people are working in Canada from 1968 to 1984 and that’s compared to a 15 per cent average for ober industrialized countfies,’’ said Broussan. ‘*Three- quarters of all jobs created in the United States and Canada are generated by small business. We need in- centives to help them. We must encourage en- trepreneurs.”’ Whaley stressed the NDP’s made in Canada in- terest rate policy which, he #&i, would free Canadians from reliance on the ‘American interest rate. He said the NDP_ policy would result in a Bank of Canada rate between two and four per cent above the rate of in- flation, resulting i in a curgent rate of ‘about’ imine per cent. “= He told voters that if they wanted jobs, fair taxes, equality for women, univer- sal pensions, medicare and nuclear disarmament, to vote for the NDP. Thomas told the crowd the Green Party would push for reforestation and salmon enhancement programs, and called for an_ ecologically sound economy and a decen- tralized government ture. Tomlinson said the Liber- tarian party favors tax reform and reduced gov- ernment spending, and the sale of self-sufficent Crown corporations. struc- Wall, who described himself as ‘‘right of centre,’’ said, if elected, he would provide good, decent repre- sentation independent of traditional party policy. 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