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st metiewiftfllgitt9sp3 the candidates larry oconnor on his record by joan bansberry staff reporter new democratic party ndp incumbent larry oconnor is banking on his fiveyear record in his quest for reelection i hope my hard work will be the ground work for reelection said oconnor i want to continue to work hard on behalf of the peo ple of this riding i want to continue to create more local jobs and training opportunities oconnor is well known for rolling up his sleeves and getting the job done premier bob rae recently said about durhamyorks ndp incumbent oconnor never backs down in the face of roadblocks larry has earned a strong reputation as a hardworking dedicated and effective repre sentative he has a proven track record you can count on as the election campaign comes down to the home stretch oconnor is running hard he has no plans to stop until june 8 there is a high percentage of undecided in durhamyork said oconnor there is a huge well of undecided out there he said this time out oconnor faces liberal david marquis progressive conservative julia munro and family coalition party candidate vincent artymko each is also running a fight- totheend style of campaign oconnor a general motors assembly line worker was first elected in 1990 after defeat ing liberal bill ballinger in 1990 oconnor was appointed parliamen tary assistant to the minister of the environ ment however he resigned from the post oconnor said he handed in his resignation in order to successfully fight a new dump for metro torontos garbage in durham- york i put my job on the line to fight the dump he said environmental issues continue to pop up during oconnors door knocking as oconnor knocks his way through uxbridge and stouffville and the rest of the large rid ing he said peo ple express keen interest environmental issues it could be about pre serving the lake or in get ting water to the people in mussel mans lake interest remains said ocon nor on a provincial scale poll after poll suggest that the ndp are trailing far behind the progressive conservatives and liberals this does not however discourage oconnor more than 18000 families have been helped through the durham- york constituency office he said come election day oconnor expects these same people to remember who helped them and oconnor said he likes to finish what he starts a few months ago the 39yearold oconnor introduced a private members bill which if adopted will let people take pallia tive care leave from their workplace in order to support a dying family member people should be able to do this without fear of losing theirjob said oconnor i started it and i want to see it through voters at the doors in durhamyork are seri ousminded said oconnor people are talk ing about the deficit people do not believe you can deal with it by tax cuts and people take offense to layoffs as a way to balance the bud get said oconnor on a provincewide scale oconnor shifts his thinking beyond the riding he pointed out that in 1990 when the new democrats took office ontario was entrenched in the deepest recession in 60 years bob rae has made some tough choices and some of them werent very popular said oconnor we could have slashed jobs and cut services like medicare instead we created jobs and protected medicare and thanks to jobsontario over 154800 people have jobs the rae government cut 2 billion from the provincial payroll oconnor is reminding the voters he rae could have laid off 40000 people like the federal liberals are doing but thats not the way the new democrats work by getting all public employees to take a few days off we saved 40000 jobs the new democrat incumbent said the current savings enables the government to improve treatment for people with cancer he added they helped pay for new health and home care for seniors for a new program to help fami lies with unmanageable drug costs born in oshawa ocon nor is one of 10 children hes married to chris and the sunderland cou ple have one son candidates name priorities for local riding from page 1 marquis who insisted the voters know what theyre going to get with the liber als incumbent larry oconnor bristled at marquis com ments i think its incredible to sit here and listen to that said oconnor he said the ndp govern ment has been given the approval of moodys a major bond rating service were heading in the right direc tion pc candidate julia munro used the question as a chance to rebut an earlier accusation that her party had changed its original target for a bal anced budget our estimates on balanc ing the budget take into account the paul martin budget said munro who said it was necessary to adjust the partys plan based upon the effect on ontario of the recent federal budget when asked by resident dave probert what their three priorities for the riding would be if elected oconnor listed his involvement with a new community health care centre in georgina the york- durham heritage railway and working with chambers of commerce and bias in the riding munros priorities included helping the greater toronto area regions deal with exist ing pressures amending the municipal act to allow local councils to spend the money they collect as they see fit and encouraging a healthy balance between develop ment and rural lifestyle ness torch run coming here the annual fundraising event for ontario special olympics will be running through stouffville june 8 last year the ontario law enforcement tbrch run raised 800000 for special olympics the provincewide effort is con- sidered the biggest financial contributor to special olympics a year round sport and athletic program for the developmental- ly handicapped this year more than 7000 runners representing police ser vices and law enforcement agencies throughout ontario will carry the torch of hope through their jurisdictions the event will culminate with a mass run in toronto june 9 the torch will move through stouffville at 1115 am on a 22 km course beginning at 10th line and proceeding west to the toronto dominion bank in the stouffville plaza the public can participate in any of the runs by purchasing a tshirt for 15 those wishing to take part or make a donation can telephone officer rob plunkett at 8875877 ext 7741 marquis named the envi ronment looking into ser vices such as the big pipe for stouffville and east gwillim- bury and job creation allow ing small- and mediumsized business to flourish vincent artymko of the fcp said he would opt for less govern ment involvement in busi ness educational reform and revision of existing pay equi ty and job equity laws munro and marquis wran gled over which party could actually deliver the goods in terms of controlling the deficit munro said the tax and spend approach taken by liberal and ndp govern ments over the past decade complete with 65 tax hikes required drastic measure to turn around a provincial income tax cut of 15 per cent the first year and seven and a half per cent for the two successive years was the cornerstone of the pc cure she said our aim is to govern not to win an election our program has been developed over the past fourandahalf years said munro marquis was skeptical call ing the 30 per cent cut a promise waiting to be bro ken he said the liberal plan was realistic and well thought through the candidates took turns reassuring the audience their parties were all committed to the maintenance of the provinces health care sys tem all stressed the impor tance of preventative care as well as alternative approach es to the maintenance of well- watch for these flyers on saturday may 27 1995 ultra mart no frills hakim optical biway loblaws 1 fortinos hellmans dijonnaise mustard sample a p stouffville iga sobeys newmarket dominion loblaws 2 gggwetgtf argil only were first in distribution weve delivered 14657160 flyers door-to- door so far this year if you would like your flyers delivered by the best please call arlene maddock at 6402100 the tritiune attention flyer advertisers we can 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