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Tories willi stick to health promise, says Ted Chudlei*gh By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Boosting health care spending by 20 per cent is an election promise that the Tories intend to keep, says Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh. But the beefed-up investment isn't Iikely to be a free ride, he wamed. "Traditionally, governments have thrown rooney at probleros and that is irre- sponsible," said Mr. Chudleigh. "How we spend that extra rooney is important." 'The answer, he said, is to manry the cash with accountability. "In some of the public opinion testing we did, people still believed there's a lot of waste in health care. I think there will have to he performance strings attached to that rooney." Exactly how that will be accomplished hasn't been determined. But one thing is Iikely - it will bug someone, said Mr. Chudleigh. "I'm sure there will be a great deal of opposition to anything we do that involves change." But two months into the Tory govero- ment's second majority victory, Mr. Chudleigh is prepared to follow the plan that got his party elected in the lirat place. "The four year business plan is clearly laid out for people so they know what they are voting for," he said, referring to the Tory blueprint. Fair queen CNE bound , froro CROWN on page 1 contestants at the three-day event. Each entrant will undergo a five-minute personal interview with the judges. The top seven will later be selected on stage, where they'll each recite a speech and answer impromptu questions. If she's selected, Ms Johnstone said she plans to speak froro the heisrt about what the Milton Faîl Fair means to ber. "I think she has an excellent chance," said Annette Winter, chair of the fair board's ambassador committee. "I think she's got what the CNE is Iooldng for in an ambassador." Ted Chudleigh That means taci ling édtai6i~ and cut- ting taxes. Thanks to lingering criticiaros, it can also mean defending the party againat charges of callousness. But programa such as workfare are proof of the goveroment's soft hears, said Mr. Chudleigh. "There was a huge hue and cry that we were mean spirited, we were kicking peo- ple off welfare. Are we cruel? I think it is far more cruel to leave people on welfare." Self-esteero rises when people make an se. PUSH on pagel 1 * 5% OFFI A1l Snacks hicluding peanuts, cashews, pisiachios, corn chips, banan cips, turtiflas, caramel corn, cheese cnnchies, and ail! snack mixes. , The Canadian Champion, Friday, Auguat 20. 1999 - 3 Prices Valid Friday, Aug. 20 - Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999