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Whitby Free Press, 20 Oct 1993, p. 14

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Page 14, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, October 20. 1993 without t, the government can (and wiII) do whatever t likes after the eIection.,. just like they have after every previous election for the Iast thirty years! Tories : the parties of special interests - big business, big labour & lobbyists. Lîbeàra* 30 years of secret deals, sweet deals & patronage. 3yearso kss spending and a $500 billion debt. NDP "Trust me" is the extent of their accountability. Negative advertising is as good as it gets! Giv anorof bes amacjorîty go vernment and bang on to your wallets Ref orm: in miher of Cmaad the Reform Party is the only realistic alternative to the old parties and is harnessing a rising tide of discontent; however, Reform is an unknown quantity and has no experience in government. Refarm is definitely right of centre - but how far right? Many members are former Thatcherite Tories wha found the PC's too left wing. Reform has read the public mood carefully and has included free votes, citizen initiatives, referenda, and recail in their platform but no timetable for implementation. INDEPENDENT: Doug Anderson is the 0171Y candidate who *has no ties to any politîcal party and is answerable only to the residents of Ontario riding. *is committed to represent the majority interests of his constituents on ALLI issues. *believes that the #lpriority 19 accountability - without it, we can't control how the government spends aur money. *will give accountabiltiy with TFETH in it right away. Daug Anderson is committed ta resîgning his seat if 30% of his constituents petition for a new electian. Why Independent? *the party system has gradually shifted away from the people over the last 30 years. It will not refq rm itself from within. Change must come directly from the people with an unmistakable message of ACCOUNTABILITY FIRST. *who else can ensure that ail those new Reform Party MPs don't forget their promise of accountability. *the election of an independent is rare and only happens when a particular issue or candidate transcends traditional politics. The election of Doug Anderson will impact far beyond the boundaries 0f this riding. He will be a lightning rod for the electaral and parliamentary reform movements. Doug Anderson wili speak for ail Canadians. Why Doug Anderson? *Right of Recail with TEE THI *passionate belief in democracy - the kind where WE are the gavernmefl *business experience - owner & publisher of the Whitby Free Press *the guts to stand up to a corrupt self-serving system. In 1991 -92, he publicly opposed the GST by withholding close ta $40,000 in remittances. Efforts to launch a legal challenge failed because of the prohibitive legal costs involved. *track record of innovative policy ideas - 200,000 words in print since 1986. DOUGlC_

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