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By Dominik KurekYou can vote for more unannounced and unde-OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFsired tax hikes. . . Or you can vote for changeand tax relief by voting for the Ontario PC partyHalton MPP Ted Chudleigh said a and our Change Book.Progressive Conservative government wouldWhen asked how the PC party will be able toreduce the tax strains on Ontario families,maintain the level of government services bywhich were introduced during Daltonlowering taxes, Chudleigh said there were vari-McGuintys tenure as premier.ous ways the government can trim spending.Chudleigh and fellow PC, the candidate forFirst of all, we think we can clean up thethe Oakville riding in the upcoming Oct. 6mess the government is in. We saw $1 billionprovincial election, Larry Scott, spoke to report-go to the e-health scandal, we saw $250 millioners on the Oakville Harbour pier Wednesdaygo to the Ontario Lottery and Gamingmorning.Corporation when they were giving away trips,Families just cant make ends meet. Familycars, vacations and things to their employees.budgets are under siege. The source of thisWe think we can clean up a lot of the mess thehardship is clear. Dalton McGuinty just cantgovernment is in and save money that way,help himself from raising taxes, Chudleighthereby maintaining those services.said.He added the PC government would beIf Dalton McGuinty gets re-elected this fall, it ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER friendly to small business, helping more of will only get worse. Just like a raccoon cannotthem exist.CAMPAIGN TRAIL LEADS TO LAKESIDE PARK:Oakville Conservative candidatehelp himself but to pry into family garbage,By doing that and by increasing the pres-Larry Scott, left, and Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh, held a press conference at the Oakville Harbour inDalton McGuinty, if given the chance, cannotence of small businesses in Ontario, and theLakeside Park Wednesday to criticize their opponents, the Ontario Liberal Party, and make promises.help but pry into your family budget. He taxes, henew jobs that will bring, will increase govern-spends and he taxes some more. Its in his DNA.ment revenue. That government revenue willraise taxes, it would also lower some of the In 2003 Dalton said, I, Dalton McGuinty,Chudleigh added that prior to an electionmore than offset the costs that will be incurredexisting ones.leader of the Liberal Party of Ontario, promise,McGuinty pretends to care about how muchby reduction in HST on home heating oil, onWe will remove the HST from hydro and if my party is elected as the next government, Itaxes people pay, and after the election he willhome hydro bills.home heating fuels, lower middle-class income will not raise taxes or implement any new taxesraise them again. He urges voters to replaceChudleigh claimed Ontario governmenttax by five per cent and introduce income shar-without the consent of Ontario voters.McGuinty as premier in order to stop the rais-revenue has risen 77 per cent during, while theing, cancel the sneaky eco tax and double the Afterwards, Chudleigh unrolled a long sheeting of more taxes.GDP has risen 10 per cent in that time.caregiver tax, he said.with a list of taxes raised by McGuinty duringFurthermore, he added that the PC govern-You cant tell me in that 77 per cent thereChudleigh also quoted McGuinty, as an his time in office.ment under Tim Hudak, would not only notarent any pearls of savings, he said.example of his promise breaking.You have a clear choice in this election.Unlock the door to active retirement living at Vistamere, Oakville spatio walk-outs, with many opening on to the beautiful gardens in premier retirement residence.our courtyard.BeautifullyungThere will always be just one seating for breakfast, lunch and dinner decorated, from the casual elegance of the loe toin our tastefully appointed dining room. Daily housekeeping and our professionally landscaped private courtyard, we ve designedweekly linen service leave you free to enjoy the many activities Vistamere with a relaxed lifestyle in mind. Spacious studios, oneand day trips that are so popular with our residents.and two bedroom units are available to active seniors who want tomake the most of their retirement years. Half of our suites haveCall today for your personal tour. We d love to have you join us!380 Sherin Drive, Oakville, Ontario(905) 847-1413www.vistamere.cawww.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, June 16, 2011 8