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z-3- wjspotiy sssiy klees leadership bid still on hold for now 3 million war chest building to take on alliance opponents by lisa queen staff writer with a war chest of almost 3 million oak ridges mpp frank klees will announce next tuesday whether he will battle reform founder preston manning and alberta treasurer stockwell day for the leadership of canadas new rightwing party if i was a betting person i would be betting on april 4th klees said yesterday following the birth of the canadian reform conservative alliance party over the weekend klees 49 will be in quebec city this weekend and as premier mike harris chief gov ernment whip and deputy house leader he will have a role to play when the spring session of the ontario legislature begins monday but while klees has been test ing the waters for the past sever al months he claimed his entry into the leadership race of the new national party isnt definite he wont make the leap until he is sure he has the financial backing to mount a credible campaign our budget for this cam paign is 3 million its not all there yet but were getting close he said its not cash in the bank its frank klees oak ridges mpp will make official announcement next week commitments until that budget is firmly underwritten and com mitted i wont enter the race im not prepared to start something i cant finish klees said attending the con vention that launched the new party was emotional it was exciting to be there it was clearly an historic event its not every day you see the begin ning of a new national party after mailin referendum votes were counted over the weekend in calgary the ballots revealed 919 per cent of 49000 reform party members said yes to creating the canadian alliance compared to manning and even day klees is largely unknown in central ontario where the party needs support most but klees said his anonymity is working to his advantage among grassroots members of the new party our prospects are very promising frankly the role i have been playing in ontario politcs is a behindthescenes role the clock is now ticking as leadership hopefuls launch cam- paigns in preparation for the june 24 election the reform party ceased to exist as of monday after 13 years under the leadership of manning the alliance will become the official opposition in parliament under deborah grey qlj no 3 the best guarantee to have the best guarantee you start by building the best pool marvinbetz fckomtuhio wcr md farmjtc n 3m1 tadcmxto at taction cjanacaj oxapanj success story 0543 success story 14436 as a custom operator we we with the job it did i was rea with the job it did on nonlabeled weeds and with the ragweed and grass control overall i was pleased with s for more information contact your retailer call 18002631228 or visit wwwfarmlinepartnerscom massive inventory clearance 1999 central air conditioners only betz uses fully boxedin x braces every 4 feet producing the stongest vinyl pool structure in the industry thats why betz can offer the industrys best guarantees like the allinclusive bumper to bumper guarantee exclusive to betz nobody backs their workmanship with total guarantees like we do our family name is behind every pool with more than a half century of experience uncompromising standards and the industrys most complete service no other pool maker gives you betz quality guaranteed youll never regret buying betz quality wwwbetzpoolscom betz pools call now for details 1 brldlewood 905 4794q24 heating air conditioning authorized dealer qinion toronto 4i67987 stouffville 9056401424 when theyre gonetheyre gone