The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 17

Bed and CHARLOTTETOWN (CP) Hie rein-tionship between the minority Liberal government and the New Democratic Party in the last Parliament was compared to the old courting practice of bundling Monday by John Diefenbaker. To avoid the cold of winter in Ontario and the New England states, it was common to let sweethearts share the same bed with a board between them. "But there has been no board between the Liberals and NDP," the former Progressive Conservative leader told a news conference in the Charlottetown Hotel. Mr. Diefenbaker arrived in Charlottetown on Monday afternoon was to attend an evening rally In Kensington, 30 miles west of here, for Angus MacLean, the PC candidate in Malpeque for the July 8 federal election.

Pipers and a crowd of about ISO persons were on hand to greet the. 78-year-old Diefenbaker when he arrived on a regularly-scheduled flight from Montreal. At tho news conference, be would not com-. ment on questions about the rejection by Conservative Leader Robert Stanfield of the candidacy in Moncton riding of Leonard Jones. Mr.

Jones, a well-known opponent of the. Official Languages Act, Is running as an independent. By DOUG SMALL BEAUCEVILLE, Que. (CP) Prime Minister Trudeau pledged Monday to shield average Canadians from what he called the jungle of lending and credit provisions that favor the fortunate few. At an airport news ence to; Ottawa, the prime minister said a re-elected Lib-, eral government would introduce a loan-insurance plan to; gve "low-income, steadily-' employed wage earners" access to credit, tljey, other wise would not receive.

It also would require federal registration and licensing of all money lenders and would give home buyers the right to pay off mortgages at any time if they felt they could refinance their homes at better terms. As well, he vowed to introduce legislation that would require complete disclosure of the effective rate of Interest in all transactions involving interest payments. He added that his government has drafted legislation that would ensure the wages of employees up to $2,000 would get priority over all other payments in a bankruptcy case. Following, the leaders By The Canadian Press TUESDAY, JUNE 2S, 1974 Prime Minister Trndean, travelling by bus and helicopter, tours southern Quebec, visiting Beaiiceville, Plessisville, Asbestos, Hyacinthe, Granby and Montreal. Tho Progressive Conservative leader, Robert Stanfield, is in Montreal early for television tapings before flying to St John's and Harbour Grace, returning to Ottawa in the evening.

New Democrat Leader David Lewis is on the second-day of a three-day tour of southwestern Ontario, visiting Windsor and Kitchener. No information was avail- able on the plans of Social Credit leader Real Caouette, in his home riding of Temis-camingue. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1974 Mr. Trndean leaves Montreal to begin a three-day tour of Nova Scotia and Ontario, spending the. first.

day in the Maritime province at Dartmouth, Digby and Yarmouth. Mr. Stanfield, travelling by bus, visits Cornwall, and Montreal. Mr. Lewis winds up his three-day tour of southwestern Ontario with visits to Toronto and Thunder Bay.

nO board Liberal, NDF 'bundling? blasted by Diefenbaker Mr. Diefenbaker, who said any comment by him on the matter might be misinterpreted by Mr. Stanfield, directed most of his remarks wards the Liberals and Prime Minister Tru-; deau. He said Mr. Trudeau was undermining the traditions of the country and Parliament, 'the citadel of freedom for you and me." Mr.

Diefenbaker said that "officially, the issue in the election is inflation but I believe there are so many Issues mat concentrating on one allows Trudeau to escape condemna- tion on others. "A wild spending orgy by the Trudeau gov-' ernment is a major reason for inflation, Mr. Diefenbaker said. Government spending was -currently four times it was when he was prime minister from 1SS7 to 1963. i In his time the prime minister's office cost $30,000 annually but under.

Mr. Trudeau that amount bad climbed 1o $1.4 million. "Once you get a prime minister who wastes, then everyone wastes." He also said ment no longer was able to effectively criti-cize government spending. Without a strong Parliament, freedom goes and Parliament now was I'like a cemetery ooerated by its own inmates." The Tuesdoy, PM plod In a statement released be- fore the news conference, Mr. Trudeau said none of the consumer protection steps should be interpreted as election promises.

He made the statement two weeks to the day before the July 8 federal elec-tion. GAVE NO FIGURES Neither Trudeau nor. his aides could give any estimates of the costs involved in the programs or how many people they would affect 1 Mr. Trudeau talked to shortly. before boarding his aircraft for a hot dog-and-milkshake supper with his wife Margaret, who has accompanied him on many of his campaign travels.

They then flew to Quebec Gty to take part ki a St. Jean Bap-tiste Day reception before travelling here, about 100 miles southeast of Quebec City His consumer credit statement touched a number of fronts, among them promises Only By CUFF COWAN Journal Reporter Finance Minister John being chased by-two challengers in the rambling urban-rural constituency of Ottawa-Carleton. Heaviest threat to the Liberal hold on the riding is Progressive Conservative Bill Neville, 38, a native Ottawan who is politically experienced, a moderate Tory, ami a consultant who sold his interest in a successful business to challenge Mr. Turner in the July 8 election. Third name on the ballot is David Hall, a 35-year-old agricultural teacher carrying the banner for the New Democratic The riding has changed much in the last 10 years.

And in the 17 months since the last election, the number, of voters has increased by 8,000 to 89,000. For years the old Russell riding was comfortably held for the Liberals by Paul Tar-dif. Then the developers began moving more people into its vast empty spaces, redistribution created the Ottawa-' Carleton riding out of it, and Mr, Turner- moved into it from Montreal when Mr. Tar-1 dif retired. In the 1968 election, Mr.

Turner won by a margin. Then in 1972 either the result of the burgeoning population with different political colors, or dissatisfaction with Trudeau politics a new and not too popular Conservative candidate Strome Galloway almost caught Mr. credit plan Ottawa Journal June 25, 1974 17 to expand to 20 from three the number of store-front consumer-aid offices across the country. The offices, staffed by community action groups with government financial help, now are open in Toronto, Saint John, N.B., and Syd- ney, N.S. Mr.

Trudeau also pledged reintroduce competition legislation and a bill to curb excess profits by large porations, both of which died with the last ADD SAFEGUARDS well, be said a re-elects ed government would bring in legislation to protect investors In mutual funds, regulations to improve the safety of elec-. products and a labelling program to provide shoppers with clear descriptions of the way such things as refriger-. atoms, vacuum cleaneHs and air conditioners At a briefing prior to the news conference. Liberal officials said the loan insurance an upset JOHN TUNER Turner, by cutting the margin to 3,000 That translates Into 13.29-per cent margin. There are about 100 national ridings in which Liberals won by 10 per cent.

As one of the top Grits, John Turner's time has been at a premium. He's needed to help weaker candidates in ridings across the country. In constituency speeches, Mr. Turner unleashes a rapid-fire type of address, defending the policies of the Tru- deau regime, and in particu- 0 1 1 a a-Carleton candi. dates' appear on CBOT's This Day program Wednesday night at They will be on CBC radio from 7.M to 8 p.m.

to answer listeners' questions. The number te call with questions Is 2SMS81. ges home i John Diefenbaker in PEI program would work much 'like the 10-year-old Canada student loans program, under which loans are insured joint- ly by the government and the lending establishment -1 The program was aimed at providing people not now con- sidered good risks by banks with credit opportunities similar to those, now available to people who are better off. The mortgage plan would set a limit not disclosed- over -which buyers re- ,,3 finance mortgages without "excessively high prepayment -i! lUh The licensing program would apply to all money lenders, including pawn brokers and "marginal instt-. tutions" who buy tax refunds.

-or old-age security cheques at a discount. Chartered banks and trust companies already are required to register with the federal government Today, Mr. Trudeau cam- paigns a number of Quebec communities helicopter and bus. Ottawa-Carleton will unseat top Liberal Kv -I BILL NEVILLE lar finance policy his own departmental put together. Inflation and the reduced buying power is, Mr.

Turner insists, the result of universal demand for the same commodities. Mr. Neville brushes this aside, saying inflation begins at home, and could largely be beaten with a more flexible policy of the Progressive Conservative party. Admitting that inflation is a world-wide problem, Mr. Neville says Canada possesses almost all the key resources it needs.

It is not at the mercy of world pressures. To reduce housing costs, Mr. Neville says his party would reduce mortgage rates and drop 'taxes on building materials. He is also critical of the government permitting "prime residential sites, like LeBreton Flats to lie fallow." Mr. Hall slams the govem-.

i ra 1 PM at Monday DAVID HALL ment the where much how food, tough board down NDP chase out speculat By VIC PARSONS LONDON, Ont CP) New Democratio Party Leaci- David Lewis proposed tough federal action Monday to chase speculators and developers out of the housing field. He told about 1,500 persons at an election rally that such action could, end blatant profiteering and be a major weapon in the war agajist inflation. Mr. Lewis said incredibly high profits are being made by real estate speculators while 90 per cent of Canadian families are unable to afford their own homes. Re-election of a Liberal government July news conference x' for what he calls the Liberal "non policy" on housing.

He says 'adequate bousing for Canadians is one of top issues. He says recent government promises of aid in housing is directed at the wrong segment of the population, not it's needed most, Mr. Hall says it's not so a question of where mvtgage money goes, but much it costs. His party's bousing policy Is at a six-per-cent ceiling on mortgage interest To control rising costs of Mr. Hall proposes a new prices control with the teeth to force unjustified high prices and profits.

VARSyA' cV OTTAWA-(f CARLETON -733-7137 would ors 8 would be returning an ad-ministrat'on that has taken no effective action because it is "committed to speculators, moneylenders and develop- ers." His speech concluded a half of campaigning in this southwestern Ontario industrl-" al city, where housing costs are among the highest in the country. Mr. Lewis said many peo- pie separate the issue of high housing costs from the tislng cost of living. But the cost of shelter was the largest single element in the consumer' price index, 32 per cent of the He said his party would curb land speculation by pro- moting establishment of publicly owned municipal land banks, w.th federal aid where necessary. "Every major municipality is fully capable of fulfilling the role of developer." Lewis cited cases in Vancouver and Toronto, in which he said speculators had purchased homes simply to make a quick profit through "The only answer to these never-ending horror stories is to drive the, speculator right out of the housing field." Mr.

Lewis described Liberal bousing policies announced -by P.lme Minister Trudeau during the campaign as a "mishmash" that has been ridiculed justifiably by knowledgeable commentators. The NDP leader was joined at the rally by his eldest son Stephen, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, and Mayor Jane Bigelow of London as well -as local, candidates. Party officials say the NDP thopes to pick up one of the London-area seats and have set their sights on London 1 East, held in the last Parlia- me nt by Liberal Charles a- Mr. Lewis opened his stay here with a1 live televised news conference, during which he said he did not take seriously U.S. threats to retaliate if Canada insists on maintaining a ban bn importation of cattle fed with the growth stimulant diethylstil-bestrol (DES).

The most likely retaliation would be in the form of a ban on Canadian feeder cattle exported to the U.S., but Mr. Lewis dismissed the threats as bombastic noises. He was to campaign in Windsor and Kitchener today. Campaign dippings EDMONTON (CP) The Unitarian Church of Edmonton and the local Committee for an Independent Canada (CIC) have embarked on a campaign to bring the issue of foreign ownership before the electorate and demand action from Canada's politicians. Using the Edmonton West constituency as a pilot project, the two organizations were delivering 15,000 handbills to draw attention to the issue, said Brenda Steed, chairman of the local QCs election strategy committee.

TORONTO (CP) Organizers, of a $100,000 campaign against the annual seal hunt off the coast of Labrador should re-examine their priorities, Barney Danson, Liberal candidate in York North and member of the last Houie for the Toronto-area riding, said Monday. "I wish people showed as much concern for the mentally retarded, the physically handicapped, the hard-core poor or our Indians and Metis, as they do for seals," he said. REGINA (CP) MinUter of State Bryce Mackasey said Monday that Canadians should be willing to pay more for their food and that farmers have been supporting the bulk of the population without adequate payment for many years. "I don't consider higher food prices inflationary," he said in an interview. "I consider them a rectification of injustices of the past.".