The Challenge 1982
Newfoundland and Labrador
Dear Friends;
In the past three years mygovernment hasimplemented programs to improve every sector of society. Wehaverecognized ourresponsibility to women, reformed the rules in the House of Assembly and improved management of the forestry and the fishery.
My government has also achieved amajor breakthrough in the Upper Churchill contract. Now,I ask loryour support inthe offshore negotiations for jobs anda secure future.
Right nowyourHouse at Assembly IS not in seSSIOnbecause we are having an election InNewfoundland. I wanttotellyou whyIfeltit wasim- portant to seek yourendorsement at this time.
Events 01the past few months haveshown, more clearly than ever, how critical it is trialwe settle thequestion of the offShore with the Federal Government inOttawa.
I wanttosend amessage toOttawa that thepeople ofNewfoundland and their Provincial Government speakwithone voice when wesaythe issue of ouroffshore rights must be settled now. We need tobe able to plannow for the jobs, and the benefits to Newfoundland the olfshore canbring.
Events have shown how vitally important ouroffshore resources arefor Jobs and security in thefuture. Thebenefits of offshore resources arefor jobs and security in the future. The benefits of offshore will secure the future ofourrenewable resources like the fishery and forestry, andcreate many jobs.
Newfoundland cannot afford towait another two years for those jobs. We must standtogether now behind our compromise proposal.
Three years agoI implemented a plan to ensure Newfoundland an equal place within Confederation. Since then, we've come a long way in establishing astrong voice at Canada's conference table. Now, with jobs andfuture security depending on settlement of theoffshore. I urge you to joinme intelling Ottawa wearenot prepared to waitfor ourfuture. Weneed jobs now and we need to plan. On April 6thstand with me for the future we've already begun.
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The Peckford government has demon- stratedits faith in the long termfutureof our fishery byprovidingover S15millioninaid to 15fish plants, including John Penny and SonsinRamea,AquaFisheriesinAquaforte, Tors Cove Fisheries in Tors Cove, Newfoundland Food Processors in Petty Harbourand The Lake Group.
This timely help savedthe jobs ofover 5,200 fish plant workers and provided an importantboosttomanyindustries with very good long-termprospects.
While providing immediate employment opportunities, thePeckford government has moved to assure the long-term health of many ofourvital economic sectors. Royal Commissions havebeen held on the inshore fishery to help determine the directions we should be taking to secure the future of these resources in ltle years ahead. Fur- thermore, a major Fisheries Development proposal hasbeen placed before the federal government - a proposal that will see over
$100 million worth of port and fish handling facilities constructed in nearly 100 different communities across our Province. The provincial share tobegin this program isin place and we areanxioustostart.
The fishery is our historic and future lifeblood. It has andcan never beforgotten.
The Peckford government has also put many social policies into placeto better the lives of ourpeople. For our senior citizens,a drug program hasbeeninitiated, aswellan ambitious five year hospital construction program.
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The Peckford government believes strongly in equal rights and opportunities for the women of Newfoundland and Labrador,
and we are helping to make thisa reality.
By establishing the Status of Women's Council,we have helped ensure that women will have a strong voice in their own destinies, through an organization whose sole concern is the advancement of their interestsinallareasof society.
Of course, the women in the Peckford cabinet andgovernmentwill helpusensure that women'sissues are fullyrepresented.
Another step forwardforwomenwastaken with theprotectionofwomen's rights inthe Matrimonial Property Act. Our newly established Unified Family Court is further evidence ofour concern for social justice for all.
The soundand responsible management of the Peckford government has ensured that,evenin thesedifficult times, newjobs and new opportunities arebeingcreated for NewfoundlandersandLabradorians.
Let'slook attherecord:
1300 jobs were available this past sum- mer,thanksto thegovernment's offshore employmentregulations;
2000jobs inconstruction will be created this summer because of the govern- ment's earlytendering callon S100million worth ofconstruction projects;
- 1600 Jobsareopen at peak construction periods attheCatArm and UpperSalmon Hydroprojects;
5200jobs were saved for our province's fish plant workers with S15million in timely government aidto15fish plants across the province.
In the near future, early tenders· on housing, land development, and neigh- bourhood improvements projects inCorner Brook, St. John's, and the Mount Pearl- Newtown areaswillprovidean additional655 man-years of work forour people.
Hydro:
In 1976,as Minister of Minesand Energy, Brian Peckford set out toundomanyofthe wrongs successive Liberal governments inflicted upon Newfoundland's resource sectors. Peckford playedaleading role in developing regulations for management of oil and a leading role in developing regulations for managementof oil andgas and initiated the P.C.government's efforts to unravel the total Liberal mismanagementof theprovinces hydro resources.
Since taking office in 1979,the Peckford government has honoured its mandate to provide efficient management of the province's hydro potential. During his first term aspremier,BrianPeckford has:
1) Renegotiated existing electricity con- tracts with ERCO Industries and the paper companies. This effort has saved the provinceandthe taxpayersS266million;
2)TheUpperSalmon and Cat ArmpOVier projects create 16000 construction jobs at
peak periods.
3)Receivedjudicial consent 10the Water RightsReversionAct thusputting usback on theroad toregainingcontrol of theChurchill Falls Project, something the Liberals gave away in 1965:
4)Successfully negotiated toallow for the placement of a power corridor through Quebecforthe export ofLabrador power.
In total Brian Peckford has beenable to sweep away, in two short years, major stumbling blocks left behind bypastLiberal governments. TheWater Rights Reversion Act should give theProvincetheleverage it needs to rectify the unlair Churchill Falls agreement, thus bringing millions ofdollars in revenue tothe province each year from a renewable resource.
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)f V ers
Everyperson is entitled tovotewho:
)is ofthe full age ofeighteenyears;
) is a Canadian citizen or other British ,bject;
) has been ordinarily resident in the 'ovince for SIX months immediately eceding the cayof election;and ) is ordinarily resident in the electoral stricton theday of election,
) presents himself orherself at the polling ation for thearea wherehe orsheresides.
The voterslistbeing used atthiselectionis
~veral years old,andvery many votersnow Jalitied wiilnotbe listed, These voters are ltitled to voteupon taking anoath, which iIslow up thevoting process, Thus, it is 'gent thatoursupporters beurgedto vote trly to avoid congestion and long delaysat liling stationslate in the day,
See Section 3a of the Election Act for ,ecial provisions on entitlement to votefor embers of the armed forces and RC,M,P"
eirwivesand their dependents,
SeeSection 11 of the Election Act for the ,finition of what is the place of ordinary sidence ofavoter,and see Section 67 (5) r special rules re students, temporary Jrkers, clergymen and teachers, A can- date who does not ordinarily reside in the strict where he is running may never- eless votein that district upon taking an lth,(Section 11b).-
8:00 PM are entitled tovote and thepoilsare to be kept open for aslong asnecessary after 8:00 PM to enable these persons to vote, (Section 71 (12) Thus, agents should check outside the door a few minutes before 8:00 PM toget all"stragglers" insidethe pol- lingstation before8:00 PM,•
An employee whoisqualified to vote is entitled to have three consecutive hours between8:00AMand 8:00PM for thepurpose of voting.(Section 73),This doesNOTmean that anemployee is entitled to havethree hours offinhisusual work periodunless his workperiodis suchthatthereisnotathree- hourstretch off in theperiod from8:00 AMto 8:00 PM,Thus, if a person normally works unt116:00PM,he is entitled tobeletoffat 5:00 PMsothat hewilhavethree hours available between 5:00PMand 8:00PM.InLabrador, workers mustbelet off at 4:30PM,so.asto have those threehours, •
• ReLabrador-
All references to8:00 AMshould read 7:30 AM
All referencesto 8:00PMshould read 7:30 PM
Time for Vo ing, etc.
Poils are tobeopen from 8:00AM to 8:00 Aon Tuesday,April6,1982Newfoundland andard Time, and7:30 AM to 7:30 PM in brader.
Persons present.in the polling station at
OnJanuary25th,Premier Peckford placed before the Federal Government a com- promise proposal on the offshore. The proposal would makeNewfoundlanders and Labradorians captains of our destiny and give usthe resources we needto build a prosperous society that would ensure the prosperity ofourpeople,Atthe sametime,it is aproposal that recognizes therightsof the federal government to participate in the deveiopment of offshore resources and share in its bounty.
Here arethe highlights of Premier Peck- ford'scompromise proposal:
- theissueofownership wouldbeputaside - Ottawa and Newfoundlandwould beco- owners oftheresource; - theresource wouldbeadministered bya 7member joint agency made up of 3 representatives from the federal govern- ment,3representatives of ourprovincial government, and a mutually-acceptable chairman;
both levelsof government would receive their revenuesfrom this joint agency;
Newfoundland would receive about 75%
ofail thegovernment type revenuesfrom the offshore, until such time as our economy reached anequal footing with weil-off provinces such as Alberta and Ontario, This would be determined by comparing average earned income figures, unemployment, lax burdens, publicservices and otherindicators;
once our province reached this com- fortable economic footing, our share of the revenues from the offshore would
The Ca
District Candidate
Baie Verte-White Bay .... Tom Rideout
Bay of Islands. Luke Woodrow
Bellevue. ...BasJamieson
BonaV'ista North. ..GeorgeCross
Bonavlsta South. ...Jim Morgan
Burin-Placentia West. .. Glen Tobin
Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir Hal Andrews
Carbonear Milton Peach
Conception Bay South .John Bull
Eagle River Phillip Stone
Exploits Dr HughTwomey
Ferryland Charlie Po.•••.er
Fogo Manson Sheppard
Forlune+Hermilage DonStewart
Gander Hazel Newhook
Grand Bank Bill Matthews
Grand Falls Len Simms
Green Bay. .A.BrianPecktord
Harbour Grace .Haig Young
Hr.Main-Beillsland Norman Doyie
Humber East .. .. .. .. ..•.. .... Lynn Verge
Humber Valley. . Wallace House
Humber West .RayBaird
Kilbride. ..Bob Aylward
LaPoile . .DaveMarlin
Lewisporte.. . JimRussell
Menihek.. PeterWalsh
Mount Pearl.. ...NeilWindsor
Mount Scio . LeoBarry
Naskaupi . . ..... ......... . ..JoeGoudie Placentia. . ......••.••.••. . Bill Patterson Pleasantville. .. . ... • • .•...•... •. ...Jerry Oinn Port au Port. ...•.••.••.••.•... . .... Don Bennett
PortdeGrave .Randy Collins
St.Barbe. .Everett Osmond
St.George's. .Ron Dawe
St.John'sCentre. .. Pat McNicholas
51.John's East.. BillMarshall
51.John's East Extern .Tom Hickey
51.John's North. ... JohnCarter
51.John's South. . Dr.JohnCollins
51.John's West. Hal Barrett
SI.Mary's-The Capes Loyola Hearn
Stephenville. . ...FredStagg
5traits of BelleIsle... . .... Frank Kearney
TerraNova. .GlennGreening
Torngat Mountains.. . Da~'e Hunt
Trinity+8ay deVerde. .JimReid
Trinity North. .CharlesBret!
Twillingate Ida Ron}
I/'Jah:lrlord-Kenmount .Gen y Oltenheimet
Windsor-Buchans . .John Mclennor
ting In Good Faith:
present uswith the chance to improve the economic well beingofourpeople today,
That'swhy the offshoreistheissue for this election, Theoffshore symbolizes many of our hopesanddreams for the future of our people, and can provide the resources to make our dreamsreality,It is imperativethat we reach agreement with the federal government on this issue, and the federal government must hear the voice of our people to be convinced that we mean business.
HERE'S WHAT A FAIRSETTLEMENT OF
THE OFFSHORE WILL MEAN TO
NEWFOUNDLAND,' thousands of new jobs;
reduced taxes;
prosperity for local industries whose goods and services will be in great demand;
vast improvements in our public services;
more money for capitaf projects;
more money for social services;
- the eventual elimination of the provincial debt;
- new tralnirg programs and facilities in many areas of endeavour (like a new college of fisheries and marine technology);
the creation of a devefopment fund to keep our economy booming once our oil runsg!l1,-. _ .•.__ ._, __ .•.•••__ ~ _ This is an issue worth fighting for,because thefuture'ofour province andourchildren are at stake, Premier Peckford and the Progressive Conservative party won't let Newfoundland down,
decline, and Ottawa's would increase;
higher revenues would be restored to Newfoundland ifour economic well being was endangered;
anagreement of the offshore would have to be signedwithin60 daysof theend of negotiations on thisproposal;
thelegislativeaction needed would have to beinplace within one year, and the agreement would haveto be entrenched in theconstitution within three years,to ensure that neither party could change their mind andbackawayfrom theset- tlement reached;
TheLiberalsciaim that theoffshore isnot the only issue in this election, Theysayjos, the economy and ourstandard of living are moreimportant.They say weneed tospend moremoneyto addressthese problems, but they don't say where that money should comefrom,
To that, Progressive Conservatives respond with the simple truth that the off- shoreis theanswer tomany of theseissues, Newfoundland is a resource-rich province, but yearsof Liberal mismanagement in areas fike the Upper Churchill have proven that having the resources isn't enough - we must manage them properly to ensure that our people have jobs, our economy, prospers, andour standardof living ishigh, Ourrenewable resources, our waterpower, our forests, our farms and our fishery - thesewill continueto bethebackbone ofour economy andourquality oflife through the generations. But our non-renewable resources - our offshore oil and gas -
