becomeunaffordable for toomanyOntario
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families. Surprise new taxes have taken
bigger bites out of the family budget.
Expensive energy experiments have sent
richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
hydro bills skyrocketing. More and more
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families just can’t keep up.”
Shecontinued:“DaltonMcGuintymade
a solemn promise: “I will not raise your
While he awaits the selection of a new
taxes”. And then he broke that promise
Liberal standard bearer in the provincial
and pushed through the biggest tax hikes
riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell,
in Ontario history. If Dalton McGuinty is
M.P.P. Jean-Marc Lalonde continues to
elected again, there’s one thing we know
bash Conservatives.
for sure - he’ll hike taxes again. It’s
“ThePCplatformisnot aplan togovern;
guaranteed. It’s what he does.
it’s a collection of political strategies,” said
Hardworking Ontario families need a
Lalonde at a press conference in Alfred.
change. They need relief.”
“That platformhas amassive,multi-billion
ATimHudakPCgovernmentwillallow
dollar hole in it. We all know what that
familieswithchildrentoshareupto$50,000
means – the PCs are going to cut health care
oftheirhouseholdincomefortaxpurposes,
and education – and download services
providingsubstantialtaxreliefforfamilies,
onto local municipalities – because that’s
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she said.
what the PCs always do. Are our rural
Marilissa Gosselin with leader TimHudak.
“And, we will eliminate the HST and
school buses safe in thePCplatform? What
Debt Retirement Charge on hydro and
about our local hospitals?”
“Hardworking
home heating bills, saving a typical family
With Lalonde not seeking re-election in
$275 ayear.Wewill lower taxes onOntario
the October 6 vote, a Liberal candidate is to
Ontario families
families so that they can keepmore of their
be chosen at a nomination meeting
hard-earnedmoney andhave the financial
tentatively set for July 13.
security to raise their children and plan for
FormerClarenceTownshipmayorGerry
need a change,”
the future. Ontario families face a clear
Bertrand and North Glengarry Township
Jean-Marc Lalonde
choiceonOctober6. Wecanchooseanother
Mayor Grant Crack have so far confirmed
those on smartmeterswouldbe subsidizing
DaltonMcGuintytaxhike,orwecanchoose
their intention to seek the nod.
says Gosselin
those who opt out of the program. The PCs
aTimHudakPCgovernment thatwill give
Lalondepointedto“anumberoffunding
alsoproposetogetridoftheDebtRetirement
families real relief.”
holes, “me-too” promises, and just plain
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Charge (which they created) on hydro bills,
bad ideas in the PC platform, including:
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but they haven’t accounted for the $350
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· Finding “efficiencies” (we all know
million it will cost. They opposed closing
what itmeans for our hospitals and schools
dirty coal-fired plants that pollute our air
when a PC leader says that word)
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and make Ontarians sick, and they oppose
· Putting provincial inmate work
candidateMarilissa Gosselin has countered
the Liberal plan to build a clean, renewable
crews in our parks and on our community
Jean-MarcLalonde’ssalvobywarningvoters
energy supply,” he said.
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streets
thatmore taxeswouldawaitunder fourmore
As for agriculture, “Months after the
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· Keeping
the
McGuinty
years of a Liberal government.
McGuinty government announced a new
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government’s signature full-day
Lalonde, who is not seeking re-election
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RiskManagement Program for farmers, the
kindergarten program, even though PC
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October 6, has stated the Tories’
PCs are promising the same thing.
leaderTimHudakformerlycalledita“shiny
“Changebook” platform is “not a plan to
Unfortunately, the federal government has
new car” and a “frill”
govern; it’sacollectionofpolitical strategies.”
yet to come to the table to helpdo evenmore
· Scrapping smart meters, which
In a statement, Gosselin said: “Life has
for farmers.”
encourage conservation and save money
· Proposing risk management (for
farmers)… which the McGuinty
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implementing.”
“Under the McGuinty government, we
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have more nurses (the PCs fired them), the
lowest wait times in Canada (the PCs
refused to measure them), and 18 new
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hospitals (the PCs closed 28),” he stated.
“I am extremely proud of all that we
have accomplished together since I was
first elected as M.P.P.,” said Lalonde. “We
are seeingpositive results, but there ismore
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Lalonde defends the Liberals’ energy
policy.
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“The PCs plan to make the smart meter
program optional. Smart meters are
necessarytoreduceelectricityconsumption
and keep costs down for families. They are
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reduce conservation and increase the cost
of electricity for those who are managing
their electricity consumption. Essentially,
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