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. _ 235-.....» 2.5.35 HELENA MCZEK u .lom .mm ES s82 -Myfaflxer~whosurvivedWoddWaruand mMOntobuildageatmelmhisfamfly. ~mintheConvnms -Pcophmollttev As our population ages, we face many challenges in preserving our publicly funded health care system. In Oak-Ridges- Markham, our government has made and will continue to make majOr investments. We've expanded Markham Stouflville Hospital to double its size. established six Family Health Teams and added nearly 300 new doctors in Markham. Richmond Hill and Smuffville. We are inueasing funding t0! services like home care by 6 per cent. -TheSoundofMusic Since the recessionary low. Ontario has mated 459,500 new jobs. Over the last 10 yeats. the Ontano Uberats have doubled the numbec of apptenticeships in the skilled trades and cut fees to: cottege and univelsity by 30 pet centThe Kathleen Wynne Libetals are also pmposing to ere atetheJobsand ProspentyPlan.a new 10-year. SIS-billion fund that will improve Ontario's ability to attract business imest ment and support the province's tutute. The Kathleen Wynne Liberals are proposing: -$15 billion. in the next 10 years tortne GTHA. to continue expansion towards two way. allday GO train service and expand the subway. north on Yonge to Richmond Hill. - Phasing in GO Regional Bipress Rail (RER). eiectnc train service every 15 minutes on all GO lines. ~810 million over three years to heip mu- nicipalities improve cycling infrastructure. - Extension of Hwy. 427. . . . ‘UDUWWIB Peoplemollttev 'EnwWwIMtemaemebyDaneI Goleman -Pooplevmdonotvote omnipmatmmuumunmmummmmm. LIBERAL ONT’A’QIE) mhmnwmmmummuimqmmmm Liberals are proposing: ext 10 years for the ipansion towards two service and expand the lee to Richmond Hill. onal Express Rail (RER). every 15 minutes on ee years to help mu- :ycling infrastructure. 27. umummmmnnum Gridlock costs Ontario $6 billion a year in lost The Ontario PCs plan. beyond building subways in the GIA. is to expand cunent higiway infrastructure and buildnewroutes.aswellasusemodem technology to assist traffic flow Unlike the Liberals and the N09. we wilt do this with no new taxes. while putting the province in charge to make sure decisions are made. WeattheGreenPartyknowhowfms- trating it can be to get around. not only because of traffic and congestion. but also because promised proiects are gust never completed. The Green Party's plan is to establish a dedicated transrt fund in order to build and operate transit in communi- V ties across Ontario. Througi revenue tools. such as congestion charges. gas taxes and parking fees. we can raise enougi annually tooperatea bettertransitsystem inYonr. “mm-remnant.“ Get the gavemment. an their need to take a cut out of the way of peopli now there's no point evr a good idea. Just the th your idea to the point 0 permission to go ahead with something on a so congestion. is enough tr The solution requires idi make it work. with that l WimmmddhflWthmMMHuwuaMmMWMW? mummmmmummmhmhmmumwmmm “Imus. M the ds two rpand the id Hill. ail (RER). rtes on “thmh-ebmmm uuuw um urrurro )0 01.00" a year in lost Ontario PCs plan. beyond building subways in the GTA. is to expand current higiway infrastructure and buildnewroutes,aswellasusemodem technology to assist traffic flow. Unlike the Uberals and the N09. we will do this with no new taxes. while putting the province in charge to make sure decisions are made. WeattheGreenPartyknowhowfms- trating it can be to get around. not only because of traffic and congestion. but also because promised proiects are lust never completed. The Green Party‘s plan is to establish a dedicated transit fund in order to build and operate transit in communr- g ties across Ontario. Througi revenue tools. such as congestion charges. gas taxes and parking fees. we can raise enough annually tooperateabettertransitsysterninYork. Get the government. and its politicians with their need to take a cut out of everything. out of the way of people with ideas. Right now there's no point even starting with a good idea. Just the thought of selling your idea to the point of being able to get permission to go ahead with it. especially with something on a scale such as tackling congestion, is enough to turn anyone away. the solution requires ideas and a desire to make it work. with that comes investment hmmmmmmmmr Greek saladwith lots offeta. wcumber. andtomatoes. sfirfiyvegetableswim Aflovdab‘e Energy: Next to jobs and the debt. the biggest complaint I hear at the door is me high cost of electricity. The Ontan‘o PCs will end the expensive feed~in tariff to wind and sotar oomorations to pro- videenevgymatisnotmn needed.These tariffs have almady seen the average fam- ily's hydm but use by $630. ~ The Incredibles Itisallabmfijobsandjobcmtion.me Ontano PCs. under the Ieadetship ofTIm Hudak. have a soud and do-abie plan to wane mflfionjobsmeimtyeatsmm a WWW 10008 0" M08 M08 PeOD'e filling the pelsistent demand in me skmed trades. ending the may and fimmnsum- ing red-tape runaround and by reptacing corpome weCfate handouts by cutting taxes on job creators by 30 per cent. FARID WASSEF Out chiidren's education. it is absurd that Ontan‘o continues to fund the Catholic school board despite questions about human lights and discrimination. Local schools continue to close. we aren't provid- ingkidswithspecialneedswiththeser- vices they need and teachers and students are turned away from publically-funded schools because they are not Catholic. Weneedtomergetheschoolboardsand invest the resuttant savings in our chil- dren's futures. Small businesses create more jobs than anyothelpartolmeemnomyWereally should beg'tvlngthem much more sup port By doubling the Employer Health tax exemption to! businesses with payrolls of less than $5 milllon, we could keep and re-lmest a large amount back in our comâ€" munitiesmls would be pald to: by revers- ing the Uberals' Bay Stteet comomte tax cut by 1 pet cent and setting the rate at 12.5 per cent The Summons by John Gn’sham EMILIA MELARA ‘ Unforgiven - I have no idea what my favorite meal is .. as Iong as it’s simple I'm happy. - My hero is Dick Proenneke..." you don't know look him up worthwhile. - Breakfast at Many: - I don't reafly have a pet peeve The people of this ndlng are towed to pay a lot in taxes. I would wont to make sure they get the best value to! what they have to give up. or. better yet. see that they're forced to give up a lot less. Actually the economy in Oak Ridges~ Markham is quite pod. People who live here make a lot of monevThere's no way i canai'lordanynewhousebeingbuilthere and there's a lot of houses being built. I would start making it simpler for the resi- dents ot this riding to never have to leave its boaters. With less government control and regulations. the possibilities for how to go about this are almost endless. KARL BOELUNG Ontario 0W»! Parry ~~.U(- An all-mndidates meeting will be held next Thumday. See story on pagw 4 for mom infommn’on. place Julie 12. Also vying for the seat are Karl Boelling (Libertarian). Emilia Melara (Green) and Gennady Vilonâ€" sky (Mlium). The 26-year-old Markham resi- dent was recently awarded a fellow- ship for graduate studies in political economy at Carleton University. His elbction focus is lower tuition and job creation. especially within the small to medium~sized busi- ness sector. While the Liberals and Conser- vatives are the main parties battling for Oak Ridges-Markham. Jaczek is quick not to discount the N01? SIX CANDIDATES "I'm certainly very conscious of the N DP. who presumably felt going into this election they could make some seat gains. 1 don't think that's too likely in Oak Ridges-Markham. but it is an election and anything is poxs‘ible." she said. Representing the NDP in Oak Ridges-Markham is Miles Krautvr. "You're going to see a very straightforward. down-tu-carth person who's going to be the best for its people." Jaczek said. In 2011. the election platforms did not appear to be as different as they are now. according to Wassef. which he said. bodes well for him. “I don't think there's any hard feelings between the twu of us indi- vidually." lacmk said. “'l'hal'sfiémiroly up [0 her. how she conducts herself 'l'hut's long behind me." Wasscf said. No bad blood between returnees in Oak Ridges-Markham ()1) election night 2011. there appeared to be some had blood between the two as Wasxef and his entourage were refused entry into laczek's celebration to congratulate her. 1119 two ended up meeting in the parking lot to shake hands. “I'm not running against her. I'm running for Oak Ridges-Markham." he said. It's l‘arid Wassef's second go- around as the ()(mservative candi- date for Oak Ridges-Markham and people are finally identitying him as a politician. not as a pharmacist. "I'm encouraged." he said. The Whitchureh-Stoul'l‘vi|le resident has been a pharmau‘ixt 3:3 years. His parents owned and ()pt'l“ ated a pharmacy on Main Sim-t from 1974 t02006. This is also the second time he will take on incumbent and Liberal Helena laczek. provincial election takes BY SANDRA BOLAN slmlu "(u‘vmm (u m ng