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Whitby Free Press, Wecdiesday, Octeber 13,1993. Page 3 School cheers for Reform. candidate FROM PAGE 1 that job creation is important.» The difference, however, is how jobs are created, ho stressed. «Iico-operation with the pri- vate sector, net in spending your money » said Seetens. A irogressive Conservative go verniment will assiat sinall business by encouraging invest- ment in research and develop- ment se that business may cern- pete in an--increasingly technolo- gical world, Sotens said. This wil onsure that small business can croate the jobs that will enable it te hire you,» ho said. For iAboral candidate Dan MeTeague, this election is about change, hope and creating oppor- tunities, but mostly it's abeut your future.» According te McTeague, Canada is net doing a good job of competing with otet r countries, nor is it adequately preparing students for global competition. McTeague teld lis audience that they will net be cempoting for jobs «with the kids sittingi ciass with you," but with st- dents from "around the world ... Hong Kong, Singapore, N1ew Democrat Lynn Jacklin agreod that the election is aIse about the future. It's about creating jobs for yen and youýr parents, fair taies and preserving services -- medicare, unemploymient insuranco...» she said. Jacklin criticized the Conser- vatives for their promise of more jobs under free trado, claiming that it lias instead cost 400,000 Canadianjbs. AnNP government would create 500,000 jobs, scrap the GST, «oid the line on taxes," and prtect social programis, s e said. Green Party candidate Scott Laycox stressed his party's environmental policios in his opening remarks. "The Green Party will create a zero garbage seciety and eli- minate ail toi chage,"he said. It *11l rotect old-growth for- est frmlogng, ban pesticides and phase out nucloar energy, Laycox said. Thprywould aise eliminato the GSTn iprove public transit and promote «seif-sufficient» communities, hie said. When later asked about the «practicality» of his parit9s pro- posais, Laycox àdmnitted, "It can't be changed overnight. It wil take timo. But we can't afford not te.» Shifting the tax burdon from individuals te companies which harm the environmient, and pro- Students agsk questions on a variety Of topics viding tax incentives to environ- mentally friendly products, wil help fund its programs, Laycox e1 ained. ndependont Deug Anderson chanponed his theme that poli- tical parties cannot be hed accountable for their caxnpaign promises. "Under the party system they're not delivering what they promise,"»lhe said. Therefore, voters shouid have the right te "fire» their MPs when t hose promises are broken, Anderson said. "I will represent my consti- tuents regardless of my own opinion and wiil work for the recali of MPs if they're net doing their jobs,» hie said. Anderson aise claimod that two weeks eariier, hie was the only candidate talking about «accountability.» «Now, every sile person on this platform is taiking about it," hoe said. Anderson's promise te stop down as MP if hoe did net repre- sent the majority view of his constituents was directed at Soe- tons. «Absolutely net,» replied Soe- tons, «an 9Es role is te make decisions. "If every time you're asked te make a decision and you're wer- ried about being fired, you'hl nover have governments making decisions.» Soetens said gevernînonts should consult with experts in the field when drafting legisia- tien and MPs should survey their constituents, but the final deci- sien rests with the MP. «If you don't like it, yeu can vote against them next tine," hoe said. Students' questions were generally directed te individual candidates and dealt with a variety of tepics. Asked how his party would help smail business, Sullivan drew appiause when hoe said, "The incentive for smaîl business is for gevernmont te get its hand eut of their pockets and beave them alone.»- Sullivan said beth small and «nedium" business are overtaxed and must contend with tee, much bureaucracy. «Smali business shouid be encouraged and net have to com- pote wih goverument money and Crown corporations,"»lho said. MeTeague and Jacklin were taken te task by a student who was critical of their parties' plans te spend money on improving Canada's infrastructure. The student said lier father lest his job at General Moters and that hoe «can't build roads and can't drive a truck.» Stating that these are only %tMporary jbs,»she aske «Hew willthisshelp him anc1 ethers?"p McToague sympathized with lier father's phight, but said the Làiberals' infrastructure program is based on a smngle promise. «If yen den't have geod water, good sowers and good transpor- tation indusr won't corne te Canada," said MeTeague. "Yen can ait and lay the vielin whle Home is burning, but we're net propared te do that.» Jacklin alse defended her party's spending plian, noting that in some comnninities, raw sewage is dumped inte the water svstem. 427-2525 OPEN 4 _______________ ' SUNDAY *~,o~~ wwmu' 1170 064 111 1009effective U I, ::13 165270untiI Oct29. * 4 or while Baeiy St.E. quantities last. oià ANME VERSARYSALE We'iI pay both the G.S.T. AMD P.SU.Tm on ail regular priced merchandise MANY SALE SrEIAL~S TOO! SHOP TODAY! 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