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     By Alan BUChanan in which he handled the questions was just as slick as the 
     
    
   
   
    
     The federal election campaign came to campus last > the paper in that same publication. it was in the 
     
     week, and members of the student body, faculty, and ‘ ‘ queStion period that McMillan's l2 years eXperience 
     
     community turned out to hear all four candidates for in Ottawa showed up, as he was able to quote data and 
     
     Hillsborough address the issues and answer questions. _statistics to help him answer or evade the questions. 
     
    

    
     The meeting, sponsored by the Department of Political The debate was well organized and well attended; and 
     
     Science, was delayed approximately 25 minutes due to credit must go to Arthur Ross for the excellent job he 
     
     the late arrival of Tom McMillan, but by 8 o'clock did as mOdeFatOF- However, if People were hoping that 
     
     mOderator Arthur Ross (Professor of Canadian Politics) ' the debate would help them decide which way to mark 
     
    
   
   
    
     had stated the rules of the debate and gotten the their ballot on February l8th, I am afraid the majority 
     
     event underway. ’ 
     
    
   
   
    
     I . I of them would be bitterly disappointed. 
     
     There certatnly—weren't-any surpriSes in the speeches 
     
    
   
   
    
     delivered by the four candidates; Schmidt of the l I 
     
     harxist-LeniniSts, Birt of the Liberals, and firockett ‘ ' 
     
     Cf the NDP used their alloted 7 minutes to address the 
     
    
   
   
    
     issues with speeches which sounded like they had been {amazes Of Stuaeljll:  B 
     
     photo-copied from the “candidates handbook“. McMillan ‘ Unlon Fees are avéllable 
     
     of the PC's, hoWever, chose to appeal to our emotions, ‘ at Fhe StUdent Unlon , 
     
     and devoted the most of his speech to a maudlin appeal Sgfiégiigggér the fOllOWIHg 
     
     so the University which sounded more like a valedictory _ " . l 
     
     ' address than an election speechu‘ ' ‘ ' p Thai??? Sills-lint unliont,  P  
     
     The question period as well produced very few l§tEEEl ief 0 E St .t S 
     
     ,urprises. Candidates views on isSues were predictabiy Z: theaw. rgg‘xiifigiz;a{ PUB IN THE BARN _ WEdneSday 
     
     33milar. All agreed on-a reversible pipeline to serve b the Student I February 13th 9 _ 12:30 
     
     Eastern Canada; all agreed on the practicality of locating 2? That the Stédent card Beer ONLY 65 cents 
     
     aVet College at UPEI; and all agreed on abolishing » be Surrehdered b the 15w pRICE NIGHT AP THE BARN 
     
     abortion on demand. In response to‘a question concerning y 
     
     the decriminalization of marijuana, Schmidt, Birt and . \Student‘ . . 
     
     Lrockett ail spoke negatively. Only Tom McMillan spoke The rebates W111 be    
     
     in favour of decriminalization for mere possession, but ' refunded as.f°llowsz ‘ 
     
     mm quick to point out the difference between decrimin- 7 $55 Hp tlil sept' 90 Don't forget the PUb Friday 
     
     Mization and iegalization. - I i c 45 n " OCt' 31 afternoons in The Barn fran 
     
     Much of the question period Was taken up with ' $27'50-n‘ " Jan‘ 30 3:00 to 6:30 P.M. 
     
     questions concerning American and multi-nationai I $22700 EEELEfi? 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     ;mrporationswdomination of the Canadian-economy. . , 1' ~ 
     
     Understandably Crockett and Schmidt both took strong . _¢ S 
     
     ,Posi'tions against,the multi-nationals. What was ' " V ~     
     
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     national positions taken by Birt and McMillan and 
     
    
   
   
    
     when one considers past Liberal and Conservative ’ l ENJOY A GREAT LUNCH OR JUST A CUP OF COFFEE AT THE 
     
     economic poiicies one must question the sincerity of 
     
    
   
   
    
     their statements. I r   
     
     Conspicubus by their absence were questions concerning - 
     
    

    
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     ,ugq inte.est gates, high tu1t|on costs, and .he 
     
    
   
   
    
     weakening of the Central.government. Schmidt made, -> 
     
     rmntion in her speech of high tuition Costs and ' 
     
     mpgram cutbacks,'and Birt made mention of the need 
     
     hr a strong central government, but no one,questioned 
     
     wndidates in these two areas Of obvious interest to 
     
     Hudents and Islanders. "‘ - __ ’ L . 
     
    

    
     Clearly there were no big.winners in the debate. In 
     
    
   
   
    
     terms of gaining credibility, Kathryn Schmidt probably 
     
     came out on top, although She tended to be more than 
     
     Hightly rhetorical; Bob Crockett‘s NDP policies were 
     
     filed beside the “make the rich pay” philosophy.of 
     
     Schmidt, and Gerry Birt proved himself a political 
     
     wrgin by_ihdicating that he still belieVes the system 
     
     Works for ali_Canadians (The "yes Virginia, there is a, 
     
     hnta Claus” syndrome)? If the debate were a beauty 
     
     §0ntest Tom McMillan would have won hands-down. He 
     
     looks like a model for Eaton's catalogue, and the way _ 
     
    
   
   
    
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