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i WATERIDO amounts C Wednesday. September 12, 2012 - 7 o o Focused campaign helped NDP wm l l T Termoeposnsm' a BYIAIIE Mason Weller couldn’t hold the position of MPP â€"- and one seat short ofa maior- S 090% Chm'lidcsmfl' seat and collected H.823 will be the incumbent ity. and it will be very u" ”m ’ votes. a l2 per cent drop when the next election much the status quo a n d sun-mama... e unique circum» from former MPP Eliza- rolls around â€" she will be moving forward. Kay said. ° , I stances surrounding beth Witmer. who taken much more seri- with the Liberals continu- the recent byelection stepped down in April. ously. ing to make concessions Special rates on in Kitdiemar-Wateritx) may liberal candidate Eric “Can she survive for to the other parties like have paved the way for an Davis finished third with the indefinite future? they did with the NDP on 1 and 2 year‘term depOSltS. NDPvictory. pteventirgthe l l.204 votes Absolutely.” Kay said. last spring's budget and Call your local Investment Specialist today. liberals from establishirg a Kay said the fact the Liberal house leader with the Conservatives on majority government and NDP could attract such a and Kitchener MPP lohn the upcoming teacher -‘ securing a seat that was polished candidate in Fife Milloy said his party's loss legislation. v Tory blue for more than also played a key role in in the riding was not a Hudak likely won't two decades their win last week referendum on Premier step down as leader of the “The presence of the “She (Fife) is a better Dalton McGuinty or the PC's after surviving the byelection gave the NDP candidate than the NDP party. but more of a leadership review follow~ a shot that I don't think has usually been able to reflection on the PC lead- ing last year's provincial would have existed as attract in this particular ership election defeat, but Kay easily in a general elecv riding,” he said. “In "it was a Conservative said Hudakisnot right for ,; local I secure | trusted , n tion,” said Barry Kay. a byelections, local candi- strongholdand now it has the party. or the province. ‘ ' » political scientist from dates and local factors moved over to the NDP.‘ “My hunch is he'll be *' ; Wilfrid Laurier University. make much more of a dif- he said. Milloy agreed around because he thinks Mennonite Savings 3 Byelections tend to go ferenoe. with Kay and said byelec~ he deserves another a . , against the governing "I don't think another tions tend to be harder on chance." said Kay. “Given ~ “d Credit U310“ AWWWM party. he said. and the candidate could have thesittingpvemment. the leadershipreviewthat wwwmsctmom l 519.746.1770 demm NDP does particularly done this for the NDP. It’s “Government is about he passed, there is noway well in them because of very much connected to making choices. Opposi~ to force him out unless . . their ability to focus her." tion is about having people start giving him ADVERTISERS appreCIale ll resources in the riding Kay said the win by the everything. plus a pony. ultimatum" The NDP won the seat NDP should not be seen plusasteak dinner.” Kay aLso said McGuin- When you tell them "' by capturing 18,559 votes. asaone‘off. however, and The loss in Kitchener- ty could be preparing for I saw your ad In the Chmnlc|e a 24 per cent increase that Fife could certainly Waterloo coupled with his exit from politics after over its performance dur- defend the seat come the the Liberal win in the more than 20 years as an , ing the 20“ general elec- next general election. Vaughan byelection MFR saying hewason the l , . ‘ tion. PC candidateTi‘acey Now that Fife is in the means the party still sits decline. \ i , I [L v, \ O , O o ”A . ‘ " m", r n,- Fife ends Conservative hold ofWaterloo riding A I” m Continued from ml pretty positive campaign gone eitherway.” course. it has really v “If“, "in” byCatherine Fife." But the effect of Fife's important practical 1‘ """"' ‘ “Catherine Fife has Witmer held the seat victory might be even implications.” done a really great job to for 22 years for the more significant for Pre- Fife took a leave from WEEKLY SPECIALS transform this into a Conservatives before mier Dalton McGuinty. her position as chair of 8"“th 10 ' 3.!“me 15 three-way race. if you stepping down in April. The Liberals kept their the Waterloo Region Dis-‘ SWâ€" look at recent elections, But the Kitchener-Water- seat in Vaughan. also the trict School Board and as F h 32 69 of course we had Eliza loo riding, in its various site of a byelection Sept. president of the Ontario res COTTAGE ROLLS $5.93 Ito. . lb. bethVVitmer representing incarnations. has never 6. But the loss by Davis in Public School Board ”6 TAILS m the riding for quite some gone orange before. Kitchener- Waterloo Association to run her , on m m on e ' time. but even those The win snaps a six- means the party is right campaign. Now that she's Sm Pickled 54,39 Ito. SUMMER races have generally just election PC streak. Weil- back where it started â€" headed to Queen’s Park. COTTAGE 81 m SAUSAGE 31321 '09- ‘5_99 lb. been competitive er's 31 per cent was a one seat shy of a she'll resign from both ' ' 3- .___._._____.â€".___ between the Progressive mediocre showing com- majority positions. ROLLS am Store Made Choddarwulst or Honey Garlic Conservatives and the pared to Witmer’s lowest “You don't want to “People in Ontario 35.93 kit. 3725 kilo SMOKED WMGES S7 91 I“’33 59 lb Liberal party.” he said. percentage of 37 per cent overstate the significance want positive change.” 92 69 b 33 29 a ________;___ “The NDP has tended in 1990. of one byelection in the NDP leader Andrea Hor- .â€"'.__.'..._1.._._‘_ SEPTEMBER 15"“ - 11):um to be a distant third. and “This election was full broader scheme of wath said duringthe vic- “mm m" Come See Moboyz 1800M Dragster so this would be a of surprises,” Weiler said things." Macfarlane said. tory celebration. ”They MSG-'0'." ‘ WM! MD“: a 1/4 Mile in 6 Seconds’! \ tremendous steal for the in her concession "it's not necessarily a want to elect someone w'“°"’"m_‘ Kids”: I (be m I! NDP in that regard. 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