Toronto MP urges local NDP supporters to remain committed for changeBy Nathan Howesment on a number of issues, including the of managing our health care budget, saidOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFG20 summit and the controversial legisla-DiNovo. Vision care has been cut, eyetion regarding security.exams have been cut, chiropractics haveIf you dont like the current political cli-We had a sellout of anything remotely been cut and (there are) still a millionmate in Ontario and Canada, then get democratic at the G20 (summit) weekend. Ontarians without a doctor.involved.He (Premier Dalton McGuinty) passed a Before DiNovo made her address, OakvilleThat was the message delivered by secret legislation that brought on the calam-federal NDP candidate James Ede spoke.Parkdale-High Park NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo ity of that weekend and took away all civil Were told we shouldnt care about thelast week as the Oakville NDP held its annu-rights from everyone in the downtown core, poor because theyre lazy and deserve to beal general meeting.said DiNovo. Were still looking at ways at poor. Were told not to care about womensThe best way of overcoming the current trying to get that information freed up, but equality because we already have that, saidsituation is getting out there and changing the bottom line was that this happened in Ede. (And) were told not to care about theit because otherwise youre just going to get Cabinet.environment, because we just cant afford tothe same. Know the candidate, know the DiNovo also blamed the McGuinty gov-look after it right now.issues and get out and get involved, DiNovo ernment for the largest corporate tax cuts Ede was also critical of the Liberals.told the gathering at Town Hall. The middle ever in the history of this province.If you look back at all the good thingsclass is emptying out, the poor are getting We (Ontario) now have the lowest cor-the Liberals have done, it was always becausepoorer and the wealthy are getting wealthi-porate tax rate in North America. At a time they were in a minority government andParkdale-High Park NDP MPP Cheri DiNovoer.when 250,000 jobs, many of them good, needed our help or they were threatened inDiNovo was elected to Queens Park in a have been lost, said DiNovo. This economy saidthe polls by us and needed a left boost, said DiNovo. One-hundred and thirty-twoby-election in September 2006 and re-elect-theory that if you pour money in at the top thousand people are waitingEde. Behind every good Liberal deed, there an average of 12ed in 2007. DiNovos parliamentary roles of the corporate chain, it will trickle down years for housingstands strong NDP pressure. under McGuinty.have included critic positions dealing with into jobs, its nonsense. When askedThe Oakville NDP is looking for a candi- about the new multi-billionpublic transit, employment standards, hous-Ontario has also seen an increase in pov-dollar hospital planned for Oakville anddate for the upcoming provincial election oning, womens issues, citizenship and immi-erty under McGuinty as well, says DiNovo.where the moneyOct. 6. may come from, DiNovogration, womens issues and small business.There are more of those on housing lists respondedIf anyone is interested, they can call by talking about the current stateDiNovo criticized the provincial govern-than there ever were under Mike Harris, of health care in Ontario.president Brian Hopkins at 905-257-675 orTheres nothingvisit the website at www.oakvillendp.ca for necessarily wrong withhospitals, but youve got to wonder in termsmore information.Speak up! You can comment on any story in today's Oakville Beaver at oakvillebeaver.comwww.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10