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Reader says Conservatives are the clear choice
Dear Editor:
Having difficulty deciding who to vote for on June 12th
election?
It's really not too difficult. You just have to decide what you
want. Do you want an increasing portion of your income to go
for higher taxes, hydro costs, user fees and interest on our
provincial debt? If yes, then vote Liberal. If you want even
more of our jobs to move to a lower cost area, vote Liberal or
NDP.
If you want your children, grandchildren or even great
grandchildren to pay for your current life style, vote Liberal or
NDP. If you want to vote for someone with charisma, a pleas-
ant personality but lacks business sense vote Liberal or NDP.
However, if you want someone representing you in Queens
Park who will make difficult decisions, someone that will get
our spending under control, balance the budget, start paying
down our provincial debt, currently in excess of 280 billion
dollars, vote Conservative.
Want someone who will reduce taxes and energy costs so
our businesses can reduce production costs and compete in
the world economy that is now our reality, vote
Conservative.
If you want someone who will get us back on the track, liv-
ing within our means and enjoying a good life here in
Ontario, vote Conservative. If you believe business sense is
more important than charisma vote Conservative. If you want
a more efficient civil service, supplying all the government
services you need, with fewer people collecting high wages
and gold plated pensions for you to pay, vote Conservative.
Gordon Hill
Varna
Ducks Unlimited asks where are the
environmental issues in this election
Dear Editor:
We're not hearing much on environmental issues this
provincial election. Where do Ontario's party leaders
and candidates stand on the significant and urgent issue
of wetland loss?
Wetlands clean our air and water. They control flooding
and mitigate the effects of climate change. They help
maintain a cleaner environment and provide economic,
social, health and cultural benefits that enhance our
communities.
Yet for all this, 72 per cent of southern Ontario's large,
inland wetlands have been lost or converted to other
land uses. In parts of eastern Ontario, Niagara and the
greater Toronto area, the loss is more than 95 per cent.
Research shows that wetlands in the Golden Horseshoe
and Niagara area provide Ontarians an estimated $1.3
billion per year in ecological services.
Ontario has a patchwork of policies and regulation
that protects only a fraction of our remaining wetlands.
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has seen Great Lakes
coastal wetlands drained for agricultural purposes and
a large, ecologically valuable wetland in the Ottawa area
recently dewatered after a petition for a municipal drain
was approved.
DUC supports balanced land use planning that
accommodates growth while offering priority protection
for irreplaceable natural habitats. Caring about the
health and prosperity of our communities means caring
about wetlands.
The Ontario Liberal Party has made a commitment
in their platform indicating "the loss of wetlands
and farmland will be reversed." For Ducks Unlimited
Canada and our more than 27,000 supporters across the
province this is an encouraging start. Where do the other
parties stand on wetland loss? This issue demands the
attention of all political parties hoping to form the next
government.
Ontario's environmental, social and economic well-
being thirty years from now depends on political action
today. A vote for wetlands is a vote for the future. We're
calling on all parties to do more to conserve Ontario's
wetlands.
Lynette Mader
Manager of Provincial Operations - Ontario
Ducks Unlimited Canada
London resident
looking for gravesite
of sister in local
area
Dear Editor:
I am searching for the
gravesite of my sister,
Sandra Straughan, who
was stillborn about
1947. Her parents and
mine were Edward
Straughan of Goderich
and Marie Miller of
Auburn. If you should
have any information,
which might help,
please email me at
tomlloyd@rogers.com
Thank you,
Tom Lloyd
London
Lift weights,
lift your spirits!
Next time you're canying the weight of
the world on your shoulders, let physical
act lighten the load.
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