Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 16, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba U i 8 Winnipeg free february 1980 news was authored by tory or spokesmen by Cecil Tosner two Rural Manitoba journalists said yesterday they were surprised to learn an election news release they recently received had been written by Progress Ive conservative Public relations so the which was sent to a number of Manitoba stated that Winnipeg broadcaster and journalist Mike Ward took the Opportunity to interview progressive conservative candidates in the upcoming fed eral and was followed by a interview with the conservative the release no where indicated that Ward is doing Public relations work for the conserva Tives during the Murray editor of the Beau sejour Manitoba said he had no idea that Ward was associated with the conservative party when he received the he said the notice want written on conservative stationery and appeared to be just an inter View Between a journalist and Candi Date Jon Harrison said his newspaper printed the interview in its latest he said he believed Ward was still with the Winnipeg Media in some Ward is a former free press reporter and broadcaster with but currently int working with any new spa radio or television conservative Lois a reporter with the Stonewall said she received the same notice and decided against using it because she knew of wards Posi we Felt it should have mentioned that Ward had some connection with the said As it it was nothing More than a conservative she said the decision not to use the piece was made after consultations with her Ward said there was no intention to mislead anyone with the he said the releases were sent out from him As an individual and a and he Felt he didst have to indicate that he was working for the conservative pub Lic relations no soft questions i guess if the questions in the inter View were soft questions to get a cer Tain response it would be but they we rent soft said who did similar interviews with All the pc candidates in the Rural Manitoba Ian Public relations spokesman for the conservative said yesterday was never any intention to hide the fact that Ward was associated with he said wards name appears on numerous conservative press releases which frequently Cross the desks of Rural Edi Sutherland said the interviews were typed up and then distributed to each candidate for him to do with As he saw he said some of them May have taken them to local while others used them for other Sutherland added he didst see any thing misleading in referring to Ward As a broadcaster and since that was his profession even though he was temporarily Between he said Ward approached the party in january and offered to do Public relations work on a Volunteer basis without receiving any payment for his Hes never been political before and he probably wont be but he thought a tory government would be Good for1 the said Suther Campaign hounds Marc Lalonde a former Federal Liberal Cabinet and Terry Liberal candidate for the walk about the Toronto Riding during yesterdays snowfall aided by three afghan Blue and parties differ on deficit cures by Ingeborg Boyens inflation is caused either by Canadas Reliance on other High Oil prices or uncontrolled government depending on which political party you agree in a Survey released by the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce fed eral election candidates gave varied opinions How to Cope with the National inflation and Energy the chamber i Drew no conclusions from the candidates progressive conservative candidates is caused because the government has wasted too much Bob conservative incumbent in said his party policies would cure Canada of High inflation by continued spending Cut election 80 backs and a reduction in the size of the civil tory my for Dan said lower interest rates and reduced personal income taxes would be possible Only when the economic climate allows us to do the conservative candidates agreed the Federal budget must be since lofty deficits contribute to the inflation the new Democrat respondents said inflation would be controlled when the Canadian Economy is More Sel Suffi inflation is imported along with expensive services and goods from other said the new demo a deficit can be used As a tool to stimulate the the deficit is hardly the staggering Load that some Are making it put to said John provincial election Courdina Liberal agreed the National debt Doest need to be eradicated All at once a reduction in government spending and the elimination of the proposed tory gasoline tax should offset Infra Lloyd Liberal incumbent in Winnipeg fort said Power Ful groups must also reduce their excessive respondents from the communist party of Canada said inflation is caused by widespread unemployment and Lack of the communists would Cut Back 50 per cent of spending on military Arma raise corporate income and Roll Back prices to 1976 Levels in an attempt to bring the deficit Back into a manageable the marxist Leninist candidates said inflation be eliminated under the capitalist in reply to another the tories identified inflation and Energy prices As the most important issues in the the liberals said the tory budget and foreign policy were chief the new democrats identified Energy prices As the highest Priori the communist candidates said get Ting an estimated one million unemployed Back into the labor was of primary 16 prime minister Clark campaigns in Quebec in Joliette and Jean de flies to Pierre Trudeau campaigns in Hamilton and overnight in de Broadbent campaigns in Kamloops and with evening spends night in i 7 prime minister Clark breakfast with Toronto can stops in and spends the night in Pierre Trudeau Campaign plans not yet but planning to return to de Broadbent no events flies to free classified in the free press Manitoba legislative Assembly of Manitoba petitions for private Bills notice is hereby Given that the time for receiving petitions for private Bills by the legislative Assembly of Manitoba at 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