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Wilmer promises more tummy: Sense Revolution Bob Vrbanat ( hmnule luall lhe Tory ude svu’pl through Waterloo Region last Ihursday wnh current Dunno Health Mmister Ellzabclh Wrtmer firmly at the helm ol the rah at Incumbents, And she prormses that the Conservatives" second straight majority government ml! stay the course as u continues to Improve health care services In the; badly underservlced area. The incumbent MPP won her third straight election In the newly reconfigured kttch- enerWalerloo riding by 9838 voles over her next closest compenlor, Liberal candidate Sean Strickland, a Waterloo city and regional councillor. Health was the number one Issue In the hotly contested ud- ing that saw eight candidates throw their hats mm the ring But even the sheer number of choices couldn1 unseat the popular Wilmer who has had a lock on the ruling since she fast won election to provincial parliament in 1990. The former public school board chair maintained her solid base of support by clinch- ing more than 50 per cent of the popular vote in a riding that had more than 87,000 reg- istered voters, although only 51,467 voted. Wilmer credited the promises kept in the Conserva- tive government's first four years for its second strong showing. Wilmer promised the foundations of the "Common Sense Revolution" wnll con- tinue for the next four years under the government's reused "Blueprint." "l believe people m this province believe in the plan Mike Harris has provided," she said. "We need a strong econ- omy, and we need job creation to provide for a very strong health system and educational system in this province." Some of those promises include a balanced budget by next year, additional tax cuts, the creation of 800,000 new jobs and $4 billion in new health care investment. Wilmer said she knew that the government was on the "right" track while out on the hustings. Most people who greeted her at the door wanted to give her government another chance to Implement and conllnue the reforms that n started m tts last Icrm. "That was certainly a room MPP Elizabeth Wilmer got a hug from daughter Sarah at her victory party Thursday night. a... Vrbmt pm» wrung muggy, that wc that gorng tn," he sard. "But needed to he able to rnove for- what we dul loday wasn't ward and complete the ph." she sad Bur heallh care was snll the number one Issue on most people's minds Wilmer sud " WI" also be the number A om' pnunry 111 her return lo ugr Queen's Park ' "blow youve gomg to see the 'mplemeruation," she said. "You're gomg to see the cardiac centre up and operating, the cancer centre, the new long- term care beds, the downtown health centre and more mental health services." Wilmer also struck a concil- iatory tone in her acceptance speech recognizing the divi- siveness of the last lout years that carried on throughout the election. She said the govern- ment will do its best to bring some of those disaffected groups, like teachers, into the fold. "I've always been a bridge builder. I believe m Conserv sus," she sald. "i'm gomg to continue what I've always done, and that IS work with everyone in our commumty to ensure that we have the best quality of Me.“ Wilmer smiled as she dodged the Chronicle's ques- tions about whether she had any aspirations for higher omce. She refused to identify herself as a candidate for Har- ris‘job “he stepped down dur- ing his next term. 'Tm a strong supporter of the premier," she said. "I believe Mr. Harris has done an outstanding job and kept his promises. I'll continue to be there lo support Mr. Harris." 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