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place. That stimulates. growth on the part of business which will create jobs.

Q: Regarding the Veter- inary College, there .is .a proposal which states

that anyone entering

the college would have

to have a degree from

the Nova Scotia Agri- cultural College. This prop05al obviously detracts . students fran taking an undergraduate degree at UPEI. . How do you View ' the situation? ' ‘

Some people are talking .

about bringing in capital punishment for murder of policemen and for prison guards. me that if I was going to take a job as a policenan, or a prison guard, I would know what the problems are associated with that job, and that if that was one of the things bothering me,_I WOUldn't take the job. I came back to the original point, I don't

' believe in taking human ' life — only one entity

It Would seem to ‘

people in the form of .

new oil resources and/or. dividends, perhaps to

the publicvtreasury

so that Canadians can,

have better services [or

maybe even lower taxes.

Q: My last question deals 7 with abortion. What are your personal feelings toward this? Birt: I’don't agree with abortion on demand at all.

I don't really think that abortion is wbrthy of the civilized state we have today. Ittis not the anSwer to the problem that exists in the

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world. I think we are attacking the problem from

wrong end .

In certain circumstances there may be reason for abortion, but they are only rare. Where the life of the mother is

at stake, I think it's important to have a look at it then, but in most cases, medical science is at such a level that it can carry most women through a pregnancy without any great problem at all.

‘ i don't feel Capital Punishment has a, place in

I think it's a barbaric

No man has the right to take

. another man's life regardiesspf what thesituation

'anyv civilized society. I . type of punishment.

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Birt: Well it is my undef— standing that people going to the veterinary colleges

' in other parts-ref Canada'ncw do not need _a degree from I x the N.S. Agricultural _ Coilege. They have a 2 year pre—vet course there, which 15, I assume, a diploma ‘ I type course, and frcm there they go into veterinary - college. I‘wouldn't see the requirements changing" if a veterinary college . were eStablished atUPEI.

Q: Would you cdmient on

the party policy on the y 4» legalization of marijuana and, if you choose ryour persOnal opinion. ‘ '

Birt: I, Would rather give - ' you my mm personal view-y point that. legaliza— tion off~marijuana I don't , really think'isv absolutely necessary. If you're talking about decriminali- . ' Ization in terms of indi—

viduals who are caught ~ « "

Withmarijuana, in other words, charged with 4 Possession, I would say

that in 999 cases out

Of 1000, on a first ’ offense", the judge lets

them Off or dismisses the L Case. There is no criminal record. on anybody "5 file

at all. 80,] on that basis, I would not see decriminali- Zing marijuana as being a big issue at all. However, if people are going to push. marijuana, those are the people we should be going after.‘*y-‘ 9 What is your opinion on fapital Punishment?

art: I don't» feel Capital pullishment has a plaCe in Q7; civilized society. I‘ trJJLII'k‘i’cfs a barbaric type punishment. No man has fine right to .take another “5331's life regardless of what the situatiOn is.

K' He was asked-to continue.

continue. 'I think he saw

, the country .

close to 4‘ years.

‘ Petro-Can, which is owned

, people .

can do that.

_Q: Assuming ~ the Liberal Party . win the election, will Trudeau fulfill the term or will we end up with a Prime Minister we didn't vote for?

Birt: Mr. Trudeau. has given

a ccmnittment to the. Party and to the Canadian People that he will lead the Party in this election. ‘He has '- also given a cenmitt‘ment that he will stay 'on as long as

is. necessary to get this country going again. He

did really want to quit.

He was prevailed upon to

a duty to Canada and the

people of Canada to do that. When it comes to a leader-

ship C "M in the Liberal

Party, It will be done

the rules and regulations

of the Party itself and will

not be to the detriment of

I can see

Mr. Trudeau staying on, A

if he gets a majority ,

gdvernment, for 3 or even

But he

said himself, he will. not

lead the. Party in another

election.

Q: Would you CCmment ion

the issue of Petro—Can?

Birt: Pet-ro-Can to _me is.

one of the most important ,

keystones, in our total \

energy policy. I think

we need a company, suCh as

by the people and is operated in their best interests. I see Petro— ' Can as the most important entity in our “exploration r for oil‘ resources, and

our delivery of those I» resources to the Canadian 1’ think this

can be a very profitable- enterprise, obviously,

and the profits should go-back to the. Canadian. .