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economist sunsuntribune the- province saturday march 29 2003 pa in by hannelore volpe staff writer the upcoming provincial elec tion will result in at least a minority government with the new democratic party holding the bal ance of power ndp deputy leader marilyn churley predicted tuesday people are getting interested in the new democrats again she said fueled the party believes by public disaffection with the conservatives privatization agenda membership in the partys oak ridges riding association has tripled in the past year oak ridges includes whitchurchstouffville and markham north of 16th avenue ms churley was at the rouge woods community centre in richmond hill to endorse pamela courtot who was acclaimed as the ndp candidate in oak ridgea ms courtot has an mba from york university and works at a high tech firm in york region she ran her own business from 1979 to 1986 and was a single moth er for a number of years it is the first time in the political ring for the mother of two but not her first time in the political sphere slams pc privatization she has worked on ndp cam- paigns since she was 18 including bob raes and lynn macdonalds successful federal campaigns and ms churleys provincial campaign ms courtot decided to go for the ndp nomination because the conservatives privatization agenda has been so detrimental to ontario even in our riding the expansion of the markham stouffville hospital will be a publicprivate partnership she said the ndfs public power plat form which includes keeping drink ing water safe stopping hydro priva tization freezing rents building more affordable housing and raising the minimum wage to 8 per hour was outlined by ms churley at the meeting the veteran mpr who was first elected in 1990 has fought to keep water testing lahsmdublic owner ship beuegijtuld prevent anomerwipkertie5tted water tragedy v fslr es gftstax tor transit x ms churley wants to see her drinking water source protectioriactj passed to prevent hvater from being contaminated in the first place she said the ndp claims to be the first party to have an urban plan dealing with sprawl and tainsportatioh which includes putting gasolinetax money into public transportation ms courtot will push to have higher density of construction in york region we have to take a serious look at our development plans and incor porate public transit she said on the standard of living front ms courtot said pushing the mini mum wage to 8 will help families who now pay so much for housing they have to rely on food banks in york region and students working to pay university tuition finally ms courtot noted with the large number of seniors in york region and especially the whit churchstouffville area fees for sen iors homes have to be decreased and the number of home care hours increased to improve quality of life for seniors patrohinson otc i trustee in bankruptcy if i call for a free personal discussion jfea w8 help with creditor problems glgjgl proposal to creditors m robinson trustee personal business bankruptcy aurora head office 15105 yonge st 201 at church 905 7272577 richmond hill 9555 yonge st 401 at weidrick 9055089493 toronto 150 york st 800 at adelaide 4164106648 toll free 18777272577 email patpatrobinsoncom web wwwpatrobinsoncom sunrise assisted living of unionville a new concept in senior cae spring savings on selected suites open house every tuesday 24 pm 9059474566 38 swansea road unionville ontario l3r 5k2 highway 7 east of kennedy wwwsunriseassisiedlivirigcom conquer your bad habits or they will eventually conquer you learn through hypnosis how to use ihe power of your mind chocolate smoking stress phobia weightless junk food alcohol anxiety insomnia learning acceleration isiti changes pypiisis miipiiiiiii every monday tuesday and wednesday in april beginning at 9am the first 500 people to redeem their coupon from our free gift of the day coupon book will receive an exclusive great blue heron gift r i- i li redeem this coupon to receive your free gift of the day coupon book one coupon book per person must show valid government issued photo identification to redeem this coupon while supplies last for more details visit the rapid rewards players club at the great blue heron charity casino