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Lakeshore Advance, 2011-07-06, Page 541 Lakeshore Advance • opinion Ju 6 201.1 ttoshoro Ailvanco PUBLISHED WEEKLY P.O.BOX 1195 58 Ontario St., North Grand Bend ON NOM 1TO phone: 519-238-5383 fax: 519-238-5131 email: (advance@bowesnet.com SUNComMEDIApany A (hrebecor Media NEIL CLIFFORD Publisher/ Advertising Manager ncilf fordebowesnet.com LYNDA HILLMAN-RAPLEY Editor ladvanceObowesnet. com STEVE NORTHEY Advertising Sales MARK STEPHEN Advertising Sales JULIE HARRISON Typesetting/Classifieds KATHY YOUNG Accounts Receivable www.lakeahoreadvence.00m SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVANCE: Regular $39.95 (38 05 1 1.90 GS1) Online subscriptions available—same rates Publications Mall Agreement No. 40064883 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO LAKESHORE ADVANCE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O.Box 1195 58 Ontario St, North Grand Bend ON NOM I TO For any non-delNeries or delivery concerns: phone: 519-238-5383 e-mail: iadvanceebowesnet.com Changes of address, orders tor subscriptions, and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed) are to be sent to LakesltoreAdvance et the address indicated here. Advertising is accepted on the condltlon that In the event of a typographical erns, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous Item together wilh a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertise- ment will be paid at the applicable rates. Wo acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada thmugh the Canadian Periodical Pond (CPI) for our publishing activities. Canad1 memos,s» ocia VolJaiNowspopor Association and Ise °ns ro Community t(swkupsnMoc+suon editorial Stop calling me Lynda Hillman-Rapley PublicationName:Lakeshore Advance Tshe provincial election is coming up in three months and Con- ervative candidate T int Hudak wants to know, in a phone message, who I will most likely be voting for. in Illy home, like most, it would depend on who answers tie phone as to what that answer would be. Press one if you are voting liberal- Press two if you are voting conservative and so on until you get to six where you are unde cided. What to do -what to do. I could just hang up -but I ant sure if 1 do that they will keep on calling. This being the only candidate to care enough to call or stop by as of yet- maybe Hudak it is. I pressed six, as undecided because there was no "none of your business" number to press. You have to wonder when the privacy of voting went out of style. You still have a secret ballot— and apparently that is a voting method in where a voter's choice in an election or a referendum are confidential. The key aim, says Wikepedia is to "ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery. 'Ihe system is one means of achieving the goal of political privacy." That being said, stop calling tae, because right up until I shark my 'X' no one is going to know which way I am voting. Suddenly, the "S" word is forbidden Christina.Blizzard PublicationName:Lakeshore Advance You can't say "socialism" if your mouth is full of it. The political movement that spawned Tommy Douglas, the Canadian health-care system and British reformers such as Aneurin Bevan and Clement Atlee is such a no -no, the Liberals are using "waffling" and "socialist" to tar and feather NDP Leader Andrea I lorwath. The New Democrats released the bulk of their election platform Saturday, and it's clear they're moving away front their traditional tax and spend style policies. "What we're putting forward is real, practical solutions that people, when they look at them, will see that they're implementable and they really speak to their issues," i lorwath told reporters Friday. Titled, "Change That Puts You First;' instead of taking the traditional NDP tack of raising taxes of the middle class to provide programs for the poor, they're providing a broad range of tax relief on pocketbook issues that have whacked average folk over the past four years. They'll reduce the 1IST on gasoline by one percentage point a year for four years. And while the Liberals say all the wiggle room for exemptions allowed for under the HST deal with the federal government has been used up, New Democrats say they're willing to pull the plug on the HST if they can't make it work. They're not willing to pay the $4.3 -billion pen- alty-- the so-called "poison pill" agreed to by the Liberals. Horwath has already pledged to remove the entire 8% that's the provincial portion. of the HST on home heating. Relief on hydro pricing is more complex. The Liberals brought in a 10% "Clean Energy Benefit" on hydro. The NDP say that's problematic because it could end any time. They'll take the HST off hydro once the CEB comes off. Horwath says they'll pay for the HST cuts by maintaining the corporate tax rate at 12%. The Liberals are promising to cut corporate taxes to 10% by 2013. The NDP will also lower small business taxes. They say the HST was a mas- sive tax shift that moved the burden of taxa- tion off corporations onto the backs of indi- viduals-- and this is their way to give the money back. On energy, the NDP will scrap the Ontario Power Authority and merge the rest of the alphabet soup of electricity agencies under the same roof. There's no word on public auto insurance. While the NDP will be rolling out more planks to their platform later, it's not likely to be in it. in response to the outcry over public sector CEO salaries, they'll introduce a hard cap on public sector CEO salaries at twice the pre- mier's salary. That would set the top rate at around $415,000 annually. It'II be popular. Other programs would see more support for seniors living at home --a smart, modern approach to care for seniors. The NDP wants control over "foreign takeovers of our key industries," and would block the London Stock Exchange bid to take over the TMX. The Liberals sent out Revenue Minister Sophis Aggelonitis to slam Horwath for "waf- fling" and for being a socialist. "The Ontario NDP's socialism is about higher taxes and it's about massive state intervention. That's not a policy that we're agreeing to," Aggelonitis said. That's a bit rich from a government that has banned pit bulls, junk food, pesticides, cell phones in cars; smoking in cars, flavoured cigarillos and even flirted with the idea of banning the Lord's Prayer, sushi and the KFC Double Down sandwich. This is a platform aimed squarely at the middle class. And it spells big trouble for the Grits. That's why they're so worried. And they want it banned. christina.blizzard@sunmedia.ca www.lakesh©readvance.com CAS begins recruitment for new board members Board to be in place by j September 2011 The Huron -Perth Children's Aid Society is seeking potential Board members. An Advi- sory Comtnittee of citizens from both coun- ties has been established to recruit and rec- ommend potential Board members, The committee is looking for persons who reside or work its the two counties, are over the age of 18 and are eligible to be a member of the Society. Potential members of the Board of Direc- tors are persons who can support the Vision, Mission and Values of the Society, are inter- ested in advocating for children, and are committed to assisting the Society in its efforts to provide quality services for the chil- dren and families in Huron and Perth Counties. The new Board of Directors should be in place by September 2011. Interested persons should visit the Society's website site at http://www.h-pcas.ca to review the applica- tion process. Huron Perth Children's Aid Society advo- cates for and protects children's rights, sup- ports and strengthens families; and is a leader for change in our community. The Society serves approximately 448 families each month, and conducts more than 1600 abuse investigations each year. It also helps more than 200 children who are in the Soci- ety's care. The province took control of the Society on October 13, 2010 following the decision to close the agency's doors due to a perceived lack of funding. Minister Laurel Broten appointed a Supervisor to oversee the Socie- ty's operations so that the agency could con- tinue to provide quality services to !futon and Perth counties. Grand Bend Home and School looking for volunteers Lynda Hillman-Rapley Lakeshore Advance Grand Bend Public School Home & School Fundraiser We need volunteers to park cars at the Grand Bend Motor Plex; Saturday July 16th 9am - 7pm, 9am - 1pnl, spm - 4pm, 4pm - 7pm Sunday July 17th 9atn - 2ptn, 9am - 11:30am, 11:30am - 2pm Saturday August 6th 9am - 7pm, 9am - 1pm, 1pm - 4pm, 4pm - 7pm Sunday August 7th 9am - 2pm 9am - 11:30, 11:30am - 2pm Free passes to the races for the Saturday night to all volunteers (plus one guest Please call Amy to book block of time 519-238-1116 5-6 persons per time block needed Thank you! (