ELECTION ~ (cont’d):

The following are the positions of

audience:

each candidate on certain

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questions posed by the

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QUESTIONS (GLASS

LIBERALS MACDONALD)

CONSERVATIVES (MACQUARRIE 1 FRASER)

NEW DEMOCRATS (ROSS — RYAN)

FOREIGN GLASS:

OWNERSHIP

resources. MACDONALD:

Must encourage Canadian industries, especially in natural

It provides

MACQUARRIE: Nationaliza- tion is not the answer. Foreign corporations

must be good, corporate citizens. There must be

ROSS: As for foreign control of unions, he said that Canadian unions take more money from U.S.’ unions then they pay out.

jobs. Questioned ability to deny people the right to purchase anything they wish. Would encourage Canad- iantinvestment.

cooperation.

here. FRASER:

able in Canada.

more Federal-Provincial ‘Is disturbedavailable in Canada. by "No Trespassing" signs on Island beaches but is not prepared to say "no" to foreign corporations who want to set up plants

Doesn't like

foreign exploitation but must be accepted because there are no funds avail;

RYAN: Says money is

Shouldn't permit large companies to extract natural resources and process them in their home countries, creating employment there but unemployment here.

MACDONALD: Economical- ly, it is not feasible for a farmer to operate

\’ AGRICULTURE (ONE FARMER- A—DAY LEAVING

FRASER:

phased in.

The problem is one of over-production and not enough markets to take the surplus. Disputes claim that it is the one and two acre spread which is being, This would mean something like a drop of 125,000 people.

RYAN: The need is for farmer involvement in decision-making. The planning must be done by the farmer himself with advice not commandments from the "experts".

THE FARM) on less than fifty acres. Therefore, there is and will be a de- Cline in the farm

4 population.

DEPARTMENT MACDONALD: Basically

OF REGIONAL a good idea but as far

ECONOMIC as National Sea Pro—

EXPANSION ducts goes, it was a

mistake that could not be foreseen.

(AND NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS)

NACQUARRIE - FRASER in decision-making.

instance,

months.

minister,

collecting Liberal party funds.

Quebec has received 75% of D.R.E.E. grants in the last 3 Coincidentally, Jean Marchand, D.R.E.E. is known as the "bagman of Quebec" dispensing favours and

’ Too much political influence

For

RYAN: History has shown that such programs pro— mote short-term residence by these companies and increase the frequency of political hand outs.

In general,

follows: MACQUARRIE: Entertaining and astute. strong point. GLASS: Promising, but not all that impressive.

Junction

whom he might otherwise attract.

ROSS: Instincts are good but that is abOut it.

RYAN: ‘issues. General upswing of New Democratic Party ma to many of the beliefs of David Lewis.

FRASER:

attacking Mr. MacDonald.

then, the overall analysis of each individual by the

Knows how to deal with people.

Not overly impressive, but scored well on certain points

observer is as

EXPERIENCE-is his

. His involvement with Bill 55 and the '71 affair will cause him some trouble with the

younger voters

Down—to-earth but does not seem to have a great understanding of the issues.

Seems quite involved with people and does have an adequate understanding of the ~

y help him as he adheres

, especially when

MACDONALD: Didn't get along well with university crowd,,probab1y lost votes. npopularity in riding will be big factor. V

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