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I -- Ra ee ee ------ TTI i Sam Cureatz (at left) was acclaimed last week as the - Conservative candidate for the next provincial election. Newly elected provincial eader Mike Harris was guest speak- er. At right Is Durham MP Ross Stevenson and provincial riding association president June Smith. (see story for de- talls) Sam Cureatz gets nod from local PC's Veteran MPP Sam Cureatz will carry the Conservative ban- ner in the riding of Durham East, if Ontario goes to the polls this year. Mr. Cureatz was un- opposed in his bid for the nomi- nation in front of about 100 Con- servatives last Thursday eve- ning at the Oddfellows Hall in Port Perry. : Although the ruling Liber- als are now just halfway through their term, many politi- cal observers are predicting that Premier David Peterson will call a fall election, pending the outcome of the Meech Lake deadline June 23. Mr. Cureatz has been a member of the Legislature since first elected in 1977 by a margin of 122 votes. He was re-elected in 1981 with a huge majority of 7,000 votes; again in 1985 and in 1987, when he was one of just 17 Tories across Ontario to survive the Liberal onslaught led by Premier Peterson. In his acceptance speech last Thursday evening, Mr. Cu- reatz stressed his work at the constituency level in Durham eastriding. "The most important thing about being a member of Parlia- ment is representing each and every constituent," he said. "I have prided myself on representing all the people in my riding, and over the past years have attempted to do something practical that could be of benefit to all my constitu- ents." He attacked the Liberal Government for imposing a host of tax hikes on Ontario on incomes, fuel, liquor and tobac- co, health and tires and an in- crease in the sales tax. Despite these tax hikes, he READY to BAKE RASPBERRY / RHUBARB PIE A Great Combination 2.75... Mm@ milan ORCHARDS HWY. 2 between Ajax & Whitby OPENS THURSDAY, JUNE 7th -- Mon. - Fri. Sat. - Sun. Ad.3 9am - 8pm 9am - 6pm said, levels of financial support for schools and municipalities have been reduced. He said there has been a huge increase in the number of civil servants, which is one rea- son why taxes have been raised. Mr. Cureatz repeated the Conservative Party demand for public hearings in the province "to clarify the anxiety over the French Services Act in Onta- rio." Guest speaker for the eve- "ning was newly elected provin- cial Conservative leader Mike Harris, the Nipissing MPP who defeated Dianne Cunningham for the leadership in province- wide balloting on fray 12. Mr. Harris, who arrived an hour late for the nomination meeting due to a previous com- mitment in Toronto, used a good portion of his speech to lash into the Liberals over a va- riety of issues. - He has a reputation as a "small-c" Conservative, and several times during his ad- dress he said Ontario residents want a return to "common sense" government. "IT have listened to the peo- ple (in Ontario) who pay their taxes, who obey the laws, and who make the payrolls," he said. "And they want govern- ment to operate with the same common sense values that they have," he said. He said running the gov- ernment means paying atten- tion to what "our kids are learn- ing in schools, what's going on in the (hospital) emergency wards, the environment, and safety in the streets. "It saddened me," he con- tinued, "that Janet (his wife) and I had to street proof our five yoar old son, and it saddens me that he may never be able to swim in some of out lakes (be- cause of pollution) and his gen- eration will be burdened with a huge debt," he stated. He said since the Liberals took office there have been 33 tax increases helped put Ontario business and" industry at a "major tax dis-advantage" when compet- ing with business in other juris- dictions like Quebec. And he said Ontario is now the most heavily taxed jurisdic- tion in North America. 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