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i 6 ~ warmtoo CHRONICLE . Wednesday. Seplember 23. 2011 Provincial El t' 201 1 * Hm .' . ""’""é<. Isabel ‘1} _ _ ‘ LD. Elizabeth Eric t Clstema “’1; $3» McGuire Wltmer Davis «was "I. 3‘ ' " ‘ 5: hroulghout the ' A , 3' > £5 .5 _ provincial elec» ‘5 s4 ;j‘« 3‘; ‘ lion. we'll be ask» . ing the candidates for . -‘ if 7" f 1M» the riding of Kitchener ‘./‘.'l‘- t I _. " . ‘ n : ,- Waterloo to give us "DPA " ‘ h if green W ' '3“ their insight into the ' ' ‘ ' ‘ ° issues tltat tnatter to 5 - you. The candidates’ The transition to a knowledge Byexpanding training and certifica- Creating jobs is the single most The Ontario Liberal plan moves written responses are economy is complex. The NDP would tion in skilled trades. apprenticeships. important priority for the PC Party. Ontario ahead ofthe curve. The Green printed in full. focus on supponing job creation and mentorship programs. and post-sec- Ontario's unemployment rate has sur- Energy Act will make Ontario North bolstering our schools and our stu- ondary education, Ontario can begin passed the national average for 56 con» America's leader in clean energy mariâ€" H010 “Jill you dents. to develop jobs that will focus on lead- secutive months. Ontario has lost over ufacturing. The Ontario Liberals will ‘ We need to reward companies that ing‘edge technologies and sustainable 300.000 manufacturing jobs. Youth utilize Ontario's manufacturing infra- support the create jobs. but during a fundamental living. unemployment stands at 15 per cent. structure and become a leader in the - workforce's economic shift. we need to support To do this, we must create innova- We will createan environment to sup- new economy. We will create 50,000 . , flexible and dynamic companies - tive educational and training programs pon private sector job growth and ensure clean energy jobs. transmon fi'om small businesses â€" that can grow and that provide real-world hands-on that we have a highly skilled workforce Under our plan Ontario will pro» (1 man ufactur- hire from within our communities as experience and work skills. We also capable ofcompetingglobally. duce clean sources of energy such as , they grow. support job training for those left out Our plan will expand postâ€"secondary wind. solar and pumped storage. The trigâ€"based Ontario has lost 300,000 well-pay of the workforce through structural and adult education systems Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program. which QCONOITIV to a ing jobs over the last eight years while changes in the economy. We will create 200.000 new appren- provides guaranteed rates for renew- , ~ the government has handed ottt cor- To accomplish this. we will provide ticeship spaces to provide onâ€"the-jobâ€" able energy, will give investors stability Ski” workforce/ porate tax giveaways to huge corpora- refundable tax credits for businesses training. and certainty that Ontario is in clean knowledge- tions that haven't created jobs in that participate in training and certifi- Reduce the joumeymen to apprentice energy for the long-run. Ontario. This has cost the provincial cation programs in job growth areas ratio from 3:1 to H to get more appren- Ontario will become North Ameriâ€" based treasury $6 billion per year. while such as green building. biomedical ticeships trained and working ca‘s leading maker of electric vehicles. economy? Ontario lags behind the economic technology. and sustainable trans- Fully fund the Second Career Program We'll accelerate our plan to have 5% of . ' development ofother provinces. portation. aswell as for businesses that to allow for retraining. Increase accessi» all new cars be electric by 2020 and The NDP’s plan is relatively simple: participate in apprenticeship. co-oper- bility for the Second Career Program. invest $80 million in the charging sta« create a job. get a tax credit. We want to ative and mentorship programs. Addi- Increase coordination between col~ tions and infrastructure required to provide incentives for businesses tionally. we plan to reduce the ratio of leges and universities to create more support them, thinking about hiring. to make it easier journeyman to apprentices to one to credit transfer programs. Expand the Only the Ontario Liberals have a for them to push this province back to one, like most other provinces. This OSAP threshold to allow more students plan to make Ontario 8 leader in the the forefront. will open more jobs and training. to qualify for financial suppon. new economy. > A 31" 35- _. ' - . VI p a Fall Trends Contest . Sept 28 - Oct 8 ‘1 1‘. Saniti- “out!” ‘ our Fa Tund- Video. f n i% El . . ":9H‘Q" t.«-‘=“‘,’w'th ‘i‘vo'w '7 L. two MEN“ :1“ itvrt. v. . H 4 .‘ me i . ,r ,_ y . w.