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GRAHAM PAINE / OAKVILLE BEAVERI LIKE JACK:Halton NDP candidate Pat Heroux holds up a Jack Layton button as the NDP madeGRAHAM PAINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER history by earning votes across the country.VICTORY KISS FOR MOM:Halton Conservative MP Lisa Raitt, gets a big victory kiss from sons John Colin, 9, (left) and Billy, 6.Halton NDP candidate pleased by resultsBy Dennis Smithseniors in long-term care centres affected the SPECIAL TO THE BEAVERcampaign, she said.Tory majority win wasJudi Remigio placed fourth and went paper-The Halton ridings New Democrat Party less, using biodegradable signs, Twitter and a candidate was pleased at finishing a strong service that made 15,000 phone calls.icing on cake for Raittthird.We let people know were here, said the Conservative platform. Its all about job creation,Continued from page 1Thats the best weve ever done here, said Green candidate. Were a grassroots organiza-job growth and economic recoveryThis is the We need to find more manufacturing jobs Pat Heroux. She said NDP Leader Jack Laytons tion that puts ecology, people and the economy moment Ive been waiting for for10 years.for the folks who arent the high skilled people, message that there were three choices connected together. Waiting until all her volunteers had arrivedbut theyre the skilled people who want to sup-with voters.Tony Rodrigues of the Christian Heritage to begin her victory speech, Raitt thanked theport their families on a good salary. Theres a lot Its good to be from the NDP and not have to Party was fifth. He said no one was paying atten-blue wave of supporters and emphasized howof them in this area and I want them to stay here hide when you introduce yourself, said tion to what local candidates were saying.much she enjoyed the civility of the six-weekbecause they add a lot to our community.Heroux. Family is the most fundamental issue in campaign. Its exactly the way politics shouldThe magic number of the night was 155 Miltons growth and difficulty reaching Canada, he said.be conducted.the number of seats Harpers Conservatives Despite a small window of time to project herwould need for a majority. Its something Raitt partys message, Raitt said it was enough time toasked for throughout her six-week campaign secure Stephen Harpers first majority.and its something Halton and Canada delivered We always knew what our message wason.going to be. We ran on our record on the econ-At 10:40 p.m., the crowd at Ned Devines omy and how we stood up for Canadians. Goingexploded in cheers as Haltons numbers were into the future, we said wed like to continue thefinalized and a majority government was unof-Bedroom Sale recovery from the recession and one thing thatficially declared.did come up during this election was how peopleThis is unbelievable, said Miltons Keith are concerned about health care, so were going30% offHesse, a long-time member of the Halton *See store for details.to turn our attention to that.Conservative Association. With a majority, were going to be able to implement our TK45132,000 SQUARE FOOT SHOWROOMTHOMASVILLE SHOWROOM409 Brant Street, Burlington2269 Fairview Street, BurlingtonPh. 905-333-6670 1-888-846-7845Ph. 905-631-60009 Wednesday, May 4, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com