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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-06-03, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, June 3, 2015 www.clintonnewsrecord.com NowsCl Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. Box 39 Clinton ON NOM 1L0 (519) 482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com rp] POSTMEDIA MARIE DAVID Group Advertising Director - Grey Bruce Huron Division 519 376-2250 ext 514301 or 510 364-2001 ext 531024 NEIL CLIFFORD Advertising Director neil.clifford@sunmedia.ca MAX BICKFORD Advertising Manager max.bickford@sunmedia.ca LAURA BROADLEY Reporter clinton.reporter@sunmedia.ca DAWN JOHNSTON Sales Representative clinton.ads@sunmedia.ca TERESA SMITH Front Office clinton.class'Ifieds@sunmedia.ca SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged but that balance of advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. In the event of atypographic error advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Ad- vertising is merely an offer to sell, and may be withdrawn at anytime. The Clinton News -Record is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproducing purposes. Publications Mail Agreement No.40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES: CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 53AIbert St, Clinton ON NOM 1 LO (519) 482-3443 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada Aocnal Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association editorial Reuters Prime Minister Stephen Harper Federal parties all favouring the middle Ruling from the centre always has been the secret sauce in Canadian politics, the formula for the longest and most suc- cessful winning streaks in government. But there's a world of difference between a government canting its overall orientation toward the widest possible spectrum of the population, the middle ground, and overtly pitching its election wares to those same voters, the so-called middle class, to the apparent exclusion of the rest of the population. As Canada gets closer to a federal elec- tion that must be held by October, all kinds of voters — students, the poor, aging baby boomers, the elderly — might be forgiven for thinking they don't count this time, that they're being overshad- owed at the very least and, at worst, even ignored. All the Big Three political parties have staked out the economic middle class as the high ground for the general election battle, evident in the pre-election adver- tising we've all seen and in niche news and social media tactics the parties also use to get their messages out. Day care, tax breaks for families, extra elbow room for tax-free savings, billions of dollars in goodies are out there from the Conservatives, the Lib- erals and the NDP. Like Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, even NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is making the middle class a priority in a new ad from his party that has long cast itself as work- ing class. In a country where the median family income is just north of $75,000, with as many households above that level as below it, even defining what's middle- class can be tough. But those who aren't in it know who they are, and it's unlikely they see themselves reflected in the burst of pre-election advertising. Winning governments — the decades - long provincial Conservative dynasties of Alberta and Ontario, Jean Chretien's fed- eral Liberals and, it must be said, Harp- er's Conservatives to this point — did well with a big -tent approach to the elec- torate even if their poles were staked in the middle. Now, what we're seeing is a political version of boutique shopping, not the department store approach of old with something for everyone. With voter turnout in elections falling, that's the worst kind of retail politics. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The News Record welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and include a daytime phone number for verification purposes. Let- ters can be sent care of the Internet at clinton.news@sunmedia.ca, sent via fax at 519-482-7341 or through Canada Post care of The Editor, P.O. Box 39, Clinton, ON NOL 1LO. CLINTON NEWS RECORD — HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00 - 5:00 • TUESDAY: - CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • THURSDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • FRIDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: - CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 2:00 • PHONE 519-482-3443 • FAX: 519-482-7341 www.clintonnewsrecord.com