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TheReview Wednesday, Oeisbez 9,1991 — AIT

All candidates
answer questions

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Reform Party candidate Don
Hutchings personally felt abortion
is a matter between a woman and
her doctor.

Social Credit candidate Richard
Holmes suggested a province-wide
referendum on the issue before
government policy would be

decided:
Asked what percentage of lot-

tery funds should go to health care,
Hutchings recommended a prov-
ince-wide referendum on the
issue; McMurphy said 50 per cent
- should go to health care; Tanner
suggested lottery funds should be
allocated by a non-partisan com-
mittee instead of politicians and
Holmes said almost half of the
lottery funds are now going tow-
ards preventative health measures
like sports programs and medical
research.

Land and native issues drew :

varied responses from candidates.

Holmes said the agricultural
land reserve needs to be preserved
and B.C farmers supported — but
was challenged by North Saanich
Ald. Edo Nyland, who produced a
1990 application by Holmes to
remove land from the land reserve.

Holmes said the application had
been to remove seven acres of
class five and six lands from a 46
acre property. The site was to be
used for affordable housing,
. Holmes said.

Tanner said the Liberals would
negotiate with natives to establish
a timetable for self-government
resolve land disputes.

Asked about current obstacles to
proposed affordable housing
developments on McDonald Park
Road in North Saanich,
McMurphy said an NDP govern-
ment would provide cost-sharing
for servicing low-income housing
projects.

Others measures would include
eliminating the property purchase
tax for first time home buyers and
making public land available for
housing.

Tanner suggested a rent-to-own

g- program administered by a B.C.

housing agency.
Holmes agreed with using pub-
lic land for low-income housing.

Hutchings thought provincial
help should be available to provide
sewer service for such housing
projects.

Asked about MLA salaries,
McMurphy said they should be set
by an independent commission,
Hutchings said they should be
decided just before an election but
not implemented until after the
election and Tanner said he would
call for a 25 per cent cut in MLA
salaries — generating a round of
applause.

“Why stop at 25, make it 100,”
Holmes muttered, a comment

@ which only increased the applause.

Sidney.

The provincial election date has
thrown a wrench into the Saanich
Peninsula Chamber of Com-
merce’s plan for its annual general
meeting.

Meetings are normally held on
the third Thursday of each month
but Chamber manager Marilyn
Lee recognized the potential for a
low turnout for the Oct. 17 meet-
ing because it is also election day.

Hence, the date has been

Chamber’s AGM changed

changed to Oct. 24, 6 p.m. at
Colombo’s in Saanichton, contra-
ry tO an announcement in the
Chamber’s regular newsletter.

The meeting will feature the
installation of new officers and a
discussion about the new execu-
tive’s objectives plans for the
coming year.

Mark the date and call the
Chamber at 656-3616 for tickets
and information.

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