PAGE 10, WITBY FREE PRESS, ýWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 19881 ]Roberts rep >resents rding Liberals Ontario riding Liberals have chosen a former Liberal Cabinet minister to represent them in this year's federal election. John Roberts won the nomination on the second ballot at a nomination meeting in Ajax Iast Thursday night. Roberts defeated Greg Joy, Cbaitanya Kalevar and Gary Lauriault to secur'e the nomin- ation. On the first ballot,. Roberts collected 119 votes,, Kalevar 67, Joy 59 and Lauriault 24 votes, eliminating Lauriault from the second ballot. Local candidates for Nov. 21 federal election ONTARIO RIDING (Ajax, Pickering South WhltbY) PC Rone Soutens, Ajax NDP Jim Wiseman, Ajax Liberal, John Roberts, Toronto DURHAM RIDINO (Uxbrldge, Soeigog, Newcastlc, Noth Wfltby, Noth Oshawa) Liberal Doug Moffatt, Kendal Greens Harold Tausch, Port Perr PC ROBS Stevenson, Uxbridge NDP Marg Wilbur, Scugog A total of 136 votes were required for a win on the first ballot. Roberts was declared the winner of the second ballot. The results were not made public. After accepting the nomin- ation, Roberts, who lives in Toronto, said he would move into Ontario riding if elected in November.. He said bis experience and knowledge of the issues would overcame any voter fear of electing a candidate wbo bas not lived in the riding. Roberts served as Minister of Environment in 1980, Minister of State for Science a nd Techology in 1980 and Minister of Emnployrnent and Immigration in 1983. He discounted reporters' questions on the low showing of the Liberal party in the polIs, saying "Things are stili volatile... .bouncing up and down." Hie defended John Turner for making free trade the central issue of the election. In bis opening speech, he said tbe iÀberal party must win the election ta defeat free trade. Roberts, who was approacbed by a search committee, had lost the Liberal nomination in Trintiy-Spadina. Hie says he was then offered a chance to run in Waterloo but instead decided on Ontario riding. 1I tbougbt this iding fitted me," said Roberts on bis decision ta seek the nomination. In bis opening speech, Kalevar said Liberals try ta, obey the law while Conservatives like ta think AFTER wiming the Liberal nomination from defeated nomination candidates in Ontario riding last week, John Greg Joy, Chaitanya Kalevar a.nd Gary Roberts (left) reoeives congratulations Lauriault. tbey are above the law. Hle also opposed the Meech Lake accord, the purchase of 12 nuclear submarines and he called for immeciate action on breaking ties witb South Afica. "Mulroney is the best Prime Minister the Arnericans evor bad," said Kalevar, who also expressed bis concerns about the nuclear industry. Lauriault said he would discuss issues after he was an attempt ta secure the Quebec nominated and used his speech ta promise that be would represent the entire riding. . I smelled something r-otten in Mulroneyville and I want to do sometbing. about it1' said Jov about bis decision ta enter the race. He said Mulroney was not elected ta bring in free trade and he called the Meecb Lake accord Roberts will be running against Rene Soetens, the Progressive Conservative candi- date, and Jim Wiseman for the New Democratic Party. Ontario riding was beld by Progressive Conservative Scott Fnell wbo is not seekn re-election. Dooley is 5th east ward candidlate, Výat Dooley, who previously announced be would seek a municipal seat but declined ta say whicb, made it definite before the Oct. 17 deadline. Dooley, presi dent of the Corridor Area Ratepayers' Associ- ation, bas become the fifth candidate in the east ward. "I'm running because I think I understand the prablems and issues in this town. I want to make a start on correcting tbem," says Dooley wbo, about 15 years ago, ran unsuccessfuly for Whitby mayor against Des Newman. Dooley, a former teacher at Port Perry I{igh School and current president of the Down Syndrome Association of Ontario, bas lived in Whitby 22 years. He says the problems in Whitby "b:asically bail down to two." Fie says there is "almost incomplete control of development in the town" and that spot zoning bas become rampant. "Development in this town is a disaster. there's no planning in PAT DOOLEY this tawn whatsoever, it's only reaction. That's why it's called spot zoning." Hie says the second problem is the "degree of secrecy in council," mentioning that agendas can't be obtained until the morning of the meeting. Dooley and wife Catherine have eight children. Gomille seeks Region seat FROM PAGE)1 a waste disposai problem, and I would like ta see the recycling program extended ta include more like fine paper," she said. I1 would likie ta see a greater openness in govemnment. A closed meeting in a democracy is unacceptable. "The agenda should always be published way ahead of time for people to, be able ta, makçe a comment on what is happening in the community. Democracy is notbing if the electorate are not informed." Gomille said if elected she will strive for more accessible regional government, maybe by witing a column regularly in a local paper on issues and events in regianal politics. She had thought of running as an independent candidate for the federal election, but the money involved defeated that idea. I would like ta have a chance ta do what is ight, ta contribute energy and freshness of vision that I still have as a first-timne candidate. "Leadership with vision is what I have ta contribute," Gomille said. 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