by Jennifer 'I‘weddle

Bob Crockett 'is the NDP Candidate for Hillsborough. - During an enlightening interview on January 25th,

.he gave the following

answers to some pertinent issues:

Q: The Conservative Budget was brought down by your party and the Liberal's. What would the increase have been for the

average student?

Crockett: All I can go on is what the budget would mean to anybody. Basically it falls on the gasoline exise tax. This falls on

sameone who is reliant I

upon a vehicle for trans— ' portation, especially here where we have no transit system‘ within the city.

So that's based on the r gallonage used per year. That's an extra 18¢ a gallon for anyone using their .own vehicle. And,

I suppose, I would have

to leave it up to the indi— vidual to figure out how much they use to go ', back and forth to univeriSty. 'Ihat's, an immediate increase of 18¢ a gallon added costs to the transportation prob- lems. , There's also a prob- lem with the budget in light of its inflationary trend. It would increase the costs of everything 4 7 else we purchase: clothing ;; — books, I suppose, unless

they're subsidized in same. L,

form; food, etc. fIhat was by Crosby's own admission. He indicated that by their 7 estimate ; the cost of livin would rise around 11%. Now

‘ at the end of this year, the

cost of living was 9.8%. The budget would have fueled in- flation to that extent. ’ The budget would also have created a problem in unem— ployment. Once. again, why a government would bring down a budget, then admit

the faults openly - all they've done is given the Liberals and our Party k fuel to fight with.

Crosby indicated that unem- . ployment would -increase to approximately 8.3%. This increase would mean another 110,000 unemployed across - the country. That would hit the student as well because the job market is not so lucrative when they came out - especially the graduate class.

‘ .that it's in.

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to be able to provide

.. guaranteed delivery. That

comes back to transportation and we all know our problem with that. So it's our plat- ' form that we Upgrade the ’ railroad system. The C.N., H which isra crown corporation has deteriorated to the 'state ’ First of all We have to upgrade the rail beds and build more rolling ‘ stock; Cars for moving potatoes and ore cars. This,

' then, provides a'transport

What's the sense of going

to university when there

is no job. market in the end? Get that job market

Those are the immediate things that come to mind when you ask that question. Q: In regard to summer jobs and permanent jobs for graduates; a significant problem. for university students; does your party have a policy- on instigating greater incentives or job creation? . _

CrOCkett: I think it goes deeper than that. «The idea of incentives to create jobs for seasonal employ—

ment is a prdolamthat only " :

perpetuates what's going on. First I

' to go back to the real

problem — the unemployment situation. We have a de— finite platform? in regards I to creating jobs. One thing wehaVe to do is get the manufacturing section busy again. Appnoximately, 20% of the manufacturing industry is idle at the , moment. If this was pro—‘ v ducing, it would create jobs. For example, _ take it all in a basket, and say that to get the manufacturing sector going; we first must have markets g for the product they produce.

To get markets, you have

Opened up.and you'll; attract people to universities“ for the education they desire for the job they want. I

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—- system so when you do start producing goods, can get

0» today. a Get that job market . opened up and you'll attract

people to universities for the {education that they desire to achieve the job they want. ' I

There, of course, is another problem. There .are

. not as many children caning "up through the school system.

There is a naturaldecline due to the decline in the birth rate in all western countries. Now, basically

that researchers are telling

us is,rdown the road, we're going to face a labour short— age because of the decline

in the birth rate. EVentuaiiy we'll. see people over 65 years of age’ being kept in the . labour market because: there will be-a' real decline in the

them to a market and a guarantee youth comingupthrough.

of delivery. Also, we are talking’about a merchant marine - another way of

getting productseout of this 7‘

country to the market. We rely too much on the United States market. We have to

develop markets in :the third -1

world; This is basically , what we're up to.’ We're saying with an improved rail trans- portation system we can meet the needs of both the U..s..-j , market and the third worldJ 7 The merchant marine creates jobs because those jobs are now~ non—existant. .The steel ' industry Would be involved ‘ because they must build the ships, rails etc. "r

So*it's not a boom and

[bust thing. This proposal goes deeper_and is much more solid than rely?” on

incentives of the moment

to hire studentson band- . . aid efforts, such'as the . gnlp” 'and wrap programs we have seen over the years. They haven't worked. \ They haven't created the employment. ‘

They are just things to

take care of the matter at

the moment. Getting back ‘ y

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to your original question, ’ l

A the merchant marine pro—

vides a ready market for students during the summer months. _ . - I

Q: University enrollment is declining across «Canada; Does your party have any

back to universities? This of course, is financial as ' I

(students. 7 . Crockett: I think it goes ‘ further than that. It goes.

V back to the idea of jobs.

What's the sense of me

going to university when there is no job market in thegend? That has a lot

to with the decline r

the next 15‘ years.

well as- attraCtirig' foreign - '

They predict that within ‘

Q: Does your" party have a policy on file legalization of marijuana? ' v Crockett: Yes, all parties are the same. Party policy

is identical pretty Well 'between the three parties.

It's removing marijuana from the Criminal Code —_ to make it a little easier for people who are caught. with simple possession. ' Now I'll give you my perScnal opinion. ' I don't agree with that policy- Of courSe, we all-have to realize party policy‘is arrived at' through normal procedures. “The party asks

us, when we are interviewed

on these subjects», to first

v of all convey the party

position, and then, ’ if you feel you are attodds with

._ that, you can ‘express‘the ': fact that you are at odds. PersOnally, Iidon't believe

marijuana should/be put inua position Where its ‘

7 legal or the penalties are », reduced for possession‘or any" \ thing else. -‘ ‘

probably Say I ‘ well look

People will let at liquor.

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‘ at the problems with. liquor -

There are problems within, the family, problems with, individuals who have actually

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