. :‘:\" ,v, z d.uv.i , .aesaeeayssa ma.é i v_ , ' ' . 7 y x ., , iTHE UPE’I' sum, Thursday, February “I. 1980. P39 — yr: 3 *. , ' \ BIDDINGFOR POWER! ‘ _. 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 e 7 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. 1 [S- ,. —-_- 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. .