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Conservatives will invest $2-3 billion in healthcare
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it's never okay."
Fisher said her party will
initiate a review of the $18
billion spent annually on
grants to individuals,
corporations and non-
government organizations.
The audit will be done with an
eye to the elimination or
repeal of programs and laws
that aren't of value such as the
$2 billion gun registry.
There will also be a new
process of government
tendering with an audit of the
$13 billion awarded in
government contracts
annually.
As Fisher knocks on doors,
voters inevitably identify
health care as a major concern.
"We are committed to the
implementation of the Canada
Health Accord struck in
February 2003 between the
federal government and the
provinces, which would inject
$36.8 billion into health care,"
she said, acknowledging the
decline in health care services
after Martin's $25 billion in
cuts to transfer payments
between 1995 and 2000.
In addition, Fisher said the
Conservatives will invest an
additional $2 - $3 billion
annually to eliminate doctor
and nurse shortages and
waiting times
for services.
Fisher would
also like to see
a system to fast
track the
accreditation
a n d
immigration
process for
f o re i g n
doctors.
Fisher fully
supports the
Conservative
platform,
which
proposes $57.8
billion in new
spending,
including tax cuts. (This is in
addition to the $36.8 billion
for health care).
"Your money needs to be in
your pocket instead of the
government's. Look at what
they've done with the
unemployment insurance" she
said, referring to the fact that
the Liberals collected an extra
$15 - $16 billion in
unemployment insurance
premiums, which resulted in a
s for the
govemment.
"We will
premiums to
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surplus and
account," she
said.
Addressing
fears that
Conservative
tax cuts will
result in a loss
of money for
social
programs such
as health care
and education,
Fisher noted
there's a
substantial
surplus of cash
in Ottawa.
"There is
money in the
system, but look at the waste -
$2 billion gun registry, $1
billion HRDC boondoggle,
$100 million ad scam, $6.5
billion for consultants' fees
without anything to show for
it ... We will reduce waste and
mismanagement to ensure
citizens get value for the taxes
they are paying."
The Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy crisis (BSE),
otherwise known as Mad Cow
Disease, is also on the minds
of Huron -Bruce voters, Fisher
said, acknowledging that
producers are losing their
livelihoods.
"A better relationship with
the president of the United
States would help," she said.
"We need to be respectful of
our allies so we can be in a
good position to discuss all
trade issues including
softwood lumber, fish, BSE
and agriculture in general. it's
not a secret that our
relationship hasn't been
good."
There must be more
emphasis on the establishment
of processing and packing
houses, especially in Ontario
to add jobs and value on this
side of the border, Fisher said,
noting the efforts of the
Municipality of Kincardine
that is proposing a feasibility
study for a meat processing
plant at the Bruce Energy
Centre.
Expanding Canada's
international markets and
supply management strategies,
are also part of the
Conservative plan to resolve
the current BSE crisis, Fisher
said.
Fisher personally doesn't
support abortion unless the life
of the mother or child is at risk
and it becomes a medical
decision. If a private
member's bill was brought
forward in the legislature for a
free vote on a moral issue such
as abortion or same sex
marriage, Fisher said she
would be guided by the desire
of her constituents when
voting.
When asked about the
Liberal plan to make a "new
deal with Canadian cities",
Fisher scoffed, "steal from us
to fund the cities?"
She firmly believes the rural
areas will suffer under the
Liberal agenda "which is all
about urban Canada ... you
seldom hear him (Martin) talk
about rural areas."
Fisher believes more money
is needed for infrastructure
such as roads, bridges, and
harbours in the rural areas.
She also noted on the home
front that Bruce Power, as a
public-private nuclear
generating facility, is a model
that should be copied and she
will continue to support this
resource and the promotion of
a Bruce C nuclear plant.
CHP is against gun control and registry
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Quite simply, he explained,
if a party received five per
cent of the votes, they would
get five per cent of the seats
in Parliament. "This helps to
prevent an absolute
majority."
Joslin also supports an
elected senate with two
senators from each province,
and a Supreme Court that is
reviewed by Parliament.
On the issue of health care,
Joslin said that the CHP
would push to allow the
provinces to have greater
flexibility to tailor their
programs to meet their needs.
He said that their party
would charge certain user
fees to help curb abuse of the
system and would also place
a greater emphasis on
preventative health care. To
address their concerns with
the rising incidents of fetal
alcohol syndrome and fetal
exposure to tobacco, Joslin
said they would put money
towards education programs.
"We would certainly
defund abortion," said Joslin.
"We are completely against
abortion...It's
homicide."
CHP would
also eliminate
funding for
sex change
operations and
stop
embryonic
stem cell
research.
Joslin said
that CHP
believes in tax
reductions.
"It does
work," he
said, adding
that they
would phase out corporate
taxes altogether and would
provide a $1,000/month tax
credit to mothers or fathers
who stay at home with their
children.
"A country has to be able
to feed itself," said Joslin, on
the issue of agriculture. "We
want to retain our
sovereignty." He noted that
CHP would get rid of inter-
provincial
trade barriers
to allow for
the free flow
of goods and
services
across the
country. He
also said that
they would
like to seek
farm safety
net programs
more
consolidated
and producer
funded and
controlled.
"We would
like to get the government
out of it, then the government
couldn't get their hands in
it." He also said that this
would allow for quicker
response to farmers' needs.
As far as the BSE crisis,
Joslin said that he believes
that the borders remain
closed for mostly political
reasons.
"The Americans have no
reason to treat us kindly," he
said, noting that Canada
wouldn't back them in Iraq
and politicians have been
quoted bad mouthing them.
"We need our government to
recognize they are our
biggest trade partner and
ally."
Among the other issues
Joslin and his party take a
stand on is replacing jail time
with restitution for non-
violent crime. They are
against gun control and the
gun registry which Joslin
called "an expensive, civil-
rights infringing farce."
Joslin lives in Grey Twp.
and works as a fitter welder.
He and his wife Kathy have
been married for 28 years.
They have two sons and two
daughters.
"If you want a caring,
compassionate government
then a Christian government
is your best bet," said Joslin.
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