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Oakville Beaver, 13 Apr 2011, p. 10

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PrisonspendingquestionedContinued from page 9unclean said Young. He said pris-ons are important as a crime deter-rent so people know they will bepunished for breaking the law.Ede countered saying, I andmy party are against building jailsfor a declining crime rate.He said his society movestowards compassion and care.Khan said currently every fiveminutes there is a new case of mental illness and by 2039 that willbe every two minutes.Most people in prisons are suf-fering from some deep-rootedmental illness, he said.Chlobowski said his party isSpring Awakening!interested in health care, whichincludes mental health. He said if the Green Party came to power, itwould direct funding there.All Nursery Stock 20% offAnother issue that was broughtup was corporate taxes.Khan said this is not the appro-priate time to reduce corporate taxcuts. However, his party wouldimplement payroll tax cuts byreducing Employment Insurancepremiums.Young said corporate taxes arecurrently at 16.5 per cent and willbe 15.5 per cent next year. This ispart of a four-year plan to helpAll Outdoor CeramicAll Top of Table DrGarden Stakes Easter Lilies All Bunniesstimulate the economy that he saidPotter20% o y 25% o the Liberals voted on.From $12.99$7.99 25% o This is a key reason why almost500,000 new jobs have been createdChoose from a wonderful radnsince the recession, he said.ygassortment of ready madeHe Both the Green and NDP candi-raEaster Arrangements. esdates stated their parties wouldtFrom $19.99 reduce or eliminate corporate taxcuts.Chlobowski said under his party,people who earn less than $20,000would be exempt from incometaxes, but the budget would still bebalanced because the party wouldintroduce a carbon tax.Ede, on the other hand, said hisparty would reduce cuts, so thatcorporate taxes would be just belowthe U.S. levels, while introducingsmall-business tax cuts, which hisStylish Spring Planter party believes would create 200,000(15) $59.99jobs.He countered, I think if corpo-From $9.99rate tax cuts created jobs wed beswimming in jobs right now.OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK: Sat. - Wed. 9am - 6pm, Thurs. - Fri. 9am - 8pmThe meeting was presented bySale period: April 14th - 20ththe Canadian Federation of All items while quantities last, subject to availability. University Women Oakville (CFUW)Burlington Hwand the Oakville chapter of y #5 East of Brant St. (905) 332-3222 Milton Britannia Rd. West of Trafalgar (905) 876-4000 Waterdown Hwy #6 & 5th Concession E. (905) 689-1999 Vaughan Keele St. North of Kirby Sideroad (905) 832-6955Professional Engineers Ontariowww(PEO)..terragreenhouses.com www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10 E a s !

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