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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 28 May 1997, p. 6

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People should vote for me for a number of reasons. Firstly, the record of the major political parties is atroâ€" cious. The Liberals and Conservatives have put us $600 billion in debt and cannot be trusted. Parties keep giving us the same old ideas with no common sense. 1 stand for "Common Sense" in government. 1 also stand for integrity and honesty, something we‘ve seen very litile of with our current parties. As well, 1 stand for true representation of the needs of my constituents. With the current government, if your needs are different from the Liberal party line, good luck in getting anything _ The Canadian Action Party is the only party identifying, exposing and offering solutions as to the root cause of unemployment and other problems facing Canada. Other concerned Canadians, realizing this, have created the fastest growing coalition that this country has ever seen. Mere tinkering with programs and numbers will not save the day. On a personal level, 1 am but one vote in about 80,000 in this riding, and do not want to, and will not, be "just another politician". 1 will always idenâ€" tify with the electors. propose no change to the goldâ€"plated l';’pu-'auâ€"lm‘lloptmn!Aspm coâ€"chair of Neighbourhood Waich 1 have seen what can be achieved if the will is there. It is "old style" politics which have produced our unacceptable levels of unemployment, high taxes and a debt that threatens our social services â€"â€" 1, together with Reform, offer you a better way. As chairman of Waterloo City Finance Committee 1 have shown with help of staff and fellow councillors one can lower taxes without cutting serâ€" wvices or losing jobs. 1 believe in accountability and responsibility. The The status. .quo is not working. All aspects of political, economic and social life in Canada need renewal. This can be brought about only if the people are sovereign. We stand for renewal and the people‘s sovereignty. Vote for renewal. Vote for yourself. Vote Marxistâ€"Leninist. They should vote Marxistâ€"Leninist or ?mflmwm In this election, people should strike Why should people vote for you in this now, just before an election, are they somehow finding money for"h:ahh: nfllOpumnW“ Mbetzmnti!mlhzubmhu Cmvmmugw' ination to create real jobs. The federal govem. lleuhcmh:kauudupq. m'éflkmhhd(hm promised jobs, jobs, jobs and we‘re all saying "Where are those jobs we were promised? Our young people need zF""-Y' to keep them out of trouâ€" and give them hope. Older citizens need opportunity to support families 1. Employment. 2. Health care. 3. Safety of our downtowns and small The most important issues in this riding are taxes, unemployment and voter apathy. They can be addressed by business taxes, an education system that seems out of touch, increasing famâ€" ily pressures and crime. As a federal MP 1 can do my part by ensuring the only downloading to provinces is that of tax reductions! We will balance the budget, cut the deficit and debt to produce more jobs which, in turn, will relieve family tensions and protect our pension plans. We will bring back the truth in sentencing by making the punishment fit the crime. Some issues facing our riding come j (cpabprovinctal mandate â€"â€" our hospital crisis, sustainable growth, local job market, high property and 3. Renewal of international relations. A renewed foreign policy must base itself on: support for all peoples fighting for their rights; relations of equality and mutual benefit amongst sovereign nations based on peaceful coexistence. modern Constitution must enshrine: the principle of no election without selection; the right to an informed vote; the right to recall; the right to initiate 1 paying the rich â€" increase hfis:z'uxhlmfl:fumâ€" cial oligarchy is demanding its pound of flesh from the state‘s treasury. Therefore, impose a moratorium on the debt and nationalize all banks and financial instiâ€" What do you consider the three most zuuafiumfih‘u 2. Democratic renewal. A new and W government ‘ce! secure enough to walk downtown again and bring back um wdonmm two things we can do to solve this problem. â€" First, scrap the Young Mmdwhwab that says that any citizen age 10 or older must be held accountable if they commit a crime. Secondly, we need more police officers on foot in our dowmownmmvmfll* people feel secure enouch in wall, People tell me, especially women lmiscm'ordliws,dudgyda“u sale to go downtown anymore. in Kitchener, at the Marketplace mall, the Btsimsglmcldl-ddnllud: getting worse. People are afraid being the victims of crime. There are without help from the Bank of Canada is not telling the truth. en top priority, opposition to the avAlzt:szyulmnThMM treaty is being negotiated behind closed doors at the headquarters of the Organization _ for _ Economic Cooperation _ and Development (OECD) in Paris, France. If signed it will be the biggest sellout of Canadian sovereignty in history. The money sysâ€" tem must be reformed, since with the present system Canada can never be oulofdtbtandanym'lfip. ing, balance the budget, lower taxes and create more jobs â€" people must work. If this is achieved the rest follows â€" a sustained health care system, penâ€" sion protection, sound education, betâ€" ter family values, less child poverty, and a judicial system that puts the rights of the citizen above those of the criminal. Reform will make political accountabilâ€" ity and responsibility a priority. Remember "impossible is what nobody can do until somebody does it"! Reform will do it! holistic approach to probâ€" lm(:"oymblyu;mg so:nd financial planâ€" ning â€" stop government overspendâ€" â€" the right of Quebec to selfâ€"determiâ€" nation ~ up to an including secession is guaranteed â€" the hereditary rights of the Aboriginal peoples are immediately restored; the injustices of the past and the harm done to them must be redressed through the provision of indemnity payments â€" sovereignty is vested in the people. Two issues simultancously must be national origin, religion, gender, lifestyle, ability, age, wealth or any other â€" the rights and duties of all citizens are guaranteed without any discriminaâ€" tion on the basis of language, race, To make way for a new and modern Constitution. It must establish that: Which issue must be top priority for the next federal government and why?, judges should be regularly evaluaied â€"â€" some of the decisions we see handâ€" dqumhdaoqfin”y; nl.l!:'z‘l'beCuhPmonmm managed competent!y by proâ€" fessional money managers and not mismanaged .as it is now, that pedophiles and rapists should reccive life sentences and that life seniences should mean sentences for the lilk of the criminal; that we should climinate parole from our justice system â€" 00 many repeat offenders risk the health and safety of innocent citizens; that informing and uniting Canada While I am a technical person, | recâ€" ognize the contribution of the arts and communication to national unity. The CBC must be restored to previous prominence as it is a major too! in ronment, enriched by a respect !or cultural diversity and made s through productive relations with © peoples of the world. aDIC_social programmes, presc through the conservation of our « ed but it must be a united federation of equal provinces, supported by strong economy, protected by effective crimâ€" nal justice system, sheltered by aflord 1 care about family values, the strain families are through with high mw-fi,q;my ! our social system and in particular the »{leq on our youth. We have to reverse this trend. 1 believe Canada must stay unitâ€" What is needed is a new and modern Cd.lu‘uih-_ uma l cise sovereignty and coll:ctivdy M.n?dw.u in the world. a Canada can be built by the people themseives with the Marxistâ€"Leninist Pary Canada in this historic initiative. Such new and modern Canada will stand an inspiration to the world and uibuz(oqquudoorfufi progress of the whole world. is can , done! it must be done! * bmflwg

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