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l 1 - WATmmm-wmm-yJipdleaou-s Province in pre election mode ' By 130an: “This budget is a prescrip- because we don’t believe this , .. 3“. j; ; ChmnicleSlaff tion for higher taxes," she is about slashing and burn- .1 £1? . said. “it’s onlyamater oftime ing. undoing all the good _ , 3 “W The federal election isn't before the Uberals raise taxes work that’s been done. . .1 if ' "' ‘ i the only one making to pay for their runaway “We made strategic, a, -' .V - , t i news as the Ontario gov- spending." focused investments to make g. 5.: “ . ”is 1 ernment's 2011 budget isbeing She said that families are sure we go forward in those ' ‘ . t "e . » paintedxapre-electi'on docuâ€" under pressure, with higher areas” ‘ 3; 3 ’ _, merit, gmringup forthisOcto- energy costs and having to Milloy said the Liberals w‘ig, *4 i are bet’scamlfialgIL absorb the impact of the showed a lot of restraint and he ' “ ‘“ a. ‘ 7' \ Mth no new taxes and no HST. a lot of belt tightening, and ‘ significant budget cuts on a Witmer, a former health that the deficit is coming .. ‘ budget that is expected to and education minister. also down quicker than they had '. generate a $16.5 billion suggested that the targeted projected. But that doesn't , deficit this year. the parties spending the liberals provid- mean there won’t be tough i started positioning them- ed in the budget isn't enough decisions to make in the selves after last week's to address real shortfalls in future. 1 announcement. those areas The government is setting . 7- - ‘ <- \ Waterloo MPP Elizabeth Kitchener MPP John Mil- up a commission to look at ’ -' ‘ I” -‘~/ ,. Witmer said it was another lay. the minister of training. the structural changes that m â€". If 4,, missed opportunity for the college and universities. said need to be done to bring ’h‘ “\\"i 1 Liberal government to get it's about balance. His gov- spending down toalevel that ‘ 1 their financial house in order. ernment didn't want to m be supported by provin- T... . j The McGuinty government employ the “slash and burn cial revenue. . I ./ 1 has talked about limiting techniques" of the Tories as “It's hard to deny it‘s a pre- .‘ " H 3. _ provincial workers' wage they continue to guide the election budget because it’s 1 increases but has shown little province through a rece5< the last budget before the - 1 leadership in this area, she sion. election.” said Milloy. . 1 said. “We‘ve had some really “What this budget has an, i The provincial governâ€" good success in health care done is. it has marshalled " ' ‘1’ ,( 1‘ merit spends more on debt and education and we have every resource we could fig- " ‘7 ,_ . . . ‘ a j servicingcosts than it does in some pressures there." said ure out to preserve the i almost every area except for Milloy. “They are a big part of progress we've made, and g 1 . 77 a , «1 .1“ 1 health and education, Wit- the economy right now and even add a little bit to it in a at , f ~. : met said. we're trying to find a balance period of time." ' ii. a» j .. «5’4 i o o o *1, . t City sunshine hst grows by 50 per cent . \ memmPiiomPAmnu anticipate that significant of Former University of ‘ . 1 ‘: ChmnicleSla/f a jump in any individual Waterloo president David ‘ future years. Johnston's $1,041,880 payout he... . The number of City of “2010 was a transition was the second-highestpub- \‘k . Waterloo staff members year for a variety of staff lic sector salary in the 5g 1 whose names appear on the members who moved from province. Adjunct professor “’5‘ 1 "sunshine list” increased by just under the threshold to ' Amit Chakma picked up an K i almost 50 per cent in one above that $100,000 mark." even $500,000. and904 other ‘ i year. he said. UW employees were named . . mmmmmm In 2009. 25 employees Senior city staff were to the list. Wilfrid Laurier were named to the public given a salary increase of 2.1 University president Max _ _ Gemng Iggy Wit}! It ‘ . ' " salary disclosure list ._ a list per cent in 2010. Bjouw brought in 5354.371_ Liberal party leader Michael Ignatieff made two stops in Waterloo Region on Friday. After a. provided by the province At the Region ofwa‘erkx)‘ topping Laurier's sunshine rally at the campaign headquarters of Kitchener Centre candidate Karen Redman. he met With each year of public employ- 132 people appeared on the list of 355 people. Paul Forte, a plumbing student at ‘h¢.W3‘9|'I°° “"1905 ofConestoga C°Il9997 I903!“ along ees who make more than list. including chair Ken Sell» Police chief Matt Tori - “(ml Kitchener-Waterloo Liberal candidate Andrew. Telesdl 39d others, 3'90 held a roundtable‘ $100,000 a year. ing at $149,943. More than gian's salary was $218,417. d'SSUSS’O“ W_"h 99013". from W§II°QI organizations '"C'Udmg Trudy Beaulne from the 1 For 2010. there are 37, halfa million dollars went to The Waterloo Regional 5003' Planning Countil, 10° Manctni from the “’0ka Centre, ”“5909 MOMQOMW from the j including Tim Anderson. the two Public Health officers â€" Police Service was one of a Lyle 5- Hellman F°“"d_3"°_" and Edward “NZ“ "0!“ K'W “‘55 mm! "DP leader I“ Lay 1 city's chief administrative commissioner Dr. Liana few local public sector ton also made a “09 "‘ Kitchener '3“ week, and PW“ ”mm" Stephen Harper ”WWII.“ } officer, who tops the list with Nolan at $284,224. and asso- employers with fewer people campaign ‘0 GUN?" on Monday, where he was "I“ by a flash "10b WOMOIIWQ V01" partiopa- ; a salary of5151.523. ciate medical officer Dr. on the list â€" 143 this year. 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