Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A10 Winnipeg free May special assistant to Manitoba minister of environment 24 years old married safety issues Given priority two years ago Marni Larkin watched As gunmen held up a local Bingo Hall injuring people in the the experience Shook her but it also taught her a lesson in real while some will say progressive conservatives Are trying to make Justice an election she knows that in Winnipeg North Centre fear ing for ones personal Security is a reality people live with every Winnipeg North Centre needs a member of parliament that will lobby to address and rectify the Situ she it needs a party that takes the Issue Jean Cha rests progressive conservatives have a fou Point plan that lays the groundwork for making communities throughout Canada safer places to live and raise a Fame no government will Ever wipe out criminal but Marni believes this plan is a balanced approach that gives the people within the Justice system the tools they need to do their jobs properly and recognizes that victims have a role in the criminal its a plan that Doles out stiff punishments when appropriate and provides for the flexibility to break the criminal Cycle among Young the Charest plan starts by bolster ing crime prevention programs that have shown they teach Young people to be Good citizens and lower the youth crime one of the first changes a Charest government will make will be to lower the age of Young offenders to 10 from for youths that become involved in the plan Calls for rehabilitation programs that put the emphasis on Basic social skills As Well As personal and Community the idea is to break the Cycle and ensure that once youths get involved in they can turn their lives prevention also Means giving judges More flexibility when it comes to alternative sentencing for firs time offenders and nonviolent but flexibility does not mean the system should go soft on a progressive conservative govern ment will abolish the faint Hope clause of the criminal code which allows those convicted of first degree murder to apply for it will also set minimum sentences for crimes against children and make it easier to keep multiple murderers and serial paedophiles behind bars for those who enforce the Laws on the Street also need some progressive conservatives would pro vide More Community policing in areas patrolled by the there will also be More resources to help police forces throughout Canada communicate and share the Charest plan also creates a role for those affected by a progressive conservative govern ment will create a victims Bill of rights ensuring they get More information and have a voice in the while witnessing a robbery Shook the experience did not weaken her love for the Community where she was born and some she plans to raise her family that is her she wants to make this Community a Safe place to work and raise a its a commitment that has not been there for the last eight the result has been the loss of local Safe schools and a Community feel two years of experience with the wetland foundation has convinced her that she is the one who can work with the youth in the Riding to Bridge the Gap that age barriers sometimes Marni believes together the people of Winnipeg North Centre can rebuild this Community Federal election Riding Prosuh Winnipeg North Centre Jefferson Manitoba prepares to vote in a National election june the free press has invited candidates from the four major political parties to communicate directly with the in the first of 14 the candidates of Winnipeg North Centre present their views Winnipeg Paul Inkster notre Dame Winnipeg North Centre win Peg Winnipeg Centre Liberal a proud North Ender As the Liberal candidate for Winnipeg North Judy Opitz Silver can offer voters and option no other candidate can direct Access to the government of As a member of Judy will be part of the decision making team and have the ability to influence change on Winnipeg North centres a Liberal representative ensures Winnipeg North Cen tre will have a Strong voice that will be heard in this is some thing Only Opitz Silver can offer Vot ers in this Opitz Silver was and lived her entire life in win Nipges North end another attribute Only she can offer voters of Winnipeg North she has also dedicated a great Deal of her time to Community development in Winnipeg North end Opitz Sil vers thumbprint is visible in Many Community projects from Street proofing children in seven Oaks school division to workplace literacy programs in conjunction with the National literacy Judy has been a school trustee for almost 20 years six consecutive she has also served on count school trustee and Community activist 47 years old former president Manitoba association of school trustees 1991 Winner of woman of distinction award single Mother of three daughters less Community boards political and otherwise including a term As president of the Manitoba association of school her reputation As a Community builder is one of Opitz silvers great est she knows that for Winnipeg North Centre to flourish we must have a healthy a healthy Winnipeg North Centre relies on Many things first and Foremost an accessible toll health care beyond medical the health of Winnipeg North Centre relies heavily on Job Safe nutrition and alternatives for a Community lacking in any of these specific areas can never truly be referred to As healthy and Opitz Silver has this As her primary goal once Judy Opitz Silver has chosen the words North end proud As her Campaign theme because she knows the unique Pride Winnipeg North Enders carry with Judy attrib utes her strength to the influence of the North end on her she values the cultural differences and the Al respect for family and Neighbours growing up in this unique Section of Winnipeg has taught As a human resources professional specializing in organizational Judy knows firsthand How to make any step for Ward takes Effort and Judy has proven time and time again she has what is necessary to take these on june make a Choice for your Community health vote Judy Opitz Silver and vote for the future of Winnipeg North flood teaches valuable lessons the flood of 97 brought people together in ways not experienced for some we Learned so much from the spirit that shone through during this a spirit of a shared commitment to each in our own there was an outpouring of support for the residents of Scotia we All owe a debt of gratitude to the sandbag other City and the Canadian armed forces who helped hold Back the the lessons from the flood Are the lessons for this untimely it should be Clear to Federal liberals that Manitoban take their democratic responsibilities very they want the time to make an informed decision and to participate on equal terms with other canadians in this critical Federal for the government to Call an Early election in the midst of the flood of the Century is reason enough for shaking up the liberals and bringing balance Back to the flood is also a Clear reminder of what we truly value As canadians and How out touch the Liberal government has if anything is certain from the crisis we have All been it is that the values of cooperation and com passion Are More relevant than homemaker and Community activist 45 years old former Cabinet minister and North end Winnipeg la married 2 children like a weak spot in a people know that when even one person is living with insecurity and fear the whole Community when poverty and unemployment prevail we All pay the Price of stress and increased now More than Ever we need a government concerned about the health and Well being of every one of its now More than Ever we need National institutions such As medicare that ensure a measure of Equality and fairness regardless of income or another lesson from the flood is that the legacy of this province is secure in the hands of our Young peo the dikes along Scotia Street Are monuments to the thousands of Stu dents who demonstrated a Clear sense of responsibility and concern for if there Ever was a reason for government to not Cut training and recreation opportunities then this is like the saying if you build it they will when we believe in include them in meaningful and value their they Are a powerful Force for positive the past three and a half years have shown How important it is to have a Strong nip presence in Ottawa opposing the hurtful govern ment Agenda of Job privatization and increasing poverty and we must fill the void on behalf of this election is about the same co operative values evident in our flood Relief it is about fighting for health social programs and it is about shaking up the Liberal government in with your Winnipeg North Centre will have a Strong voice and a Clear nip alter fighting for issues which mat Ter most to you and your Manitoba flood May at the Forks pre concert gathering at 6 concert starts at 7 fireworks at i owns trucking company 30 years old Reform candidate in 1933 viol resident and president of constituency association married Canada could use a fresh Start i attended Luxton elementary school and Johns High i worked in construction for seven years As an employee and As a Small in started Wiens a trucking company which now employs five i was also married in 1989 to my Lovely we Pur chased a Home on Rupert land Avenue and still reside in was the Reform party candidate for the old constituency of Winnipeg North and placed third after a very Short Campaign and very Little with the constituency association i have served As vice president and what Drew me to politics were some observations about Canada on what was working and what was for All my 30 years the Federal government has posted a deficit and a growing National it is my opinion that the politicians and parties who created this mortgage of our earning potential should be held accountable and never be elected these same maps have also rewarded them selves with the richest pensions that the average taxpayer can ill afford to what attracted me to the Reform party was the grassroots manage the individual members decide on party policy and confirm that policy at the National Assembly held every two i like the bal Ance budget referee voter recall and free votes in the House of just to name a few of the sensible policies of the As a lifetime member of this com i am a witness to what the Lack of government attention has done to Canada and the North there is the infrastructure damaged sewers and crime which is completely out of As citizens of North Centre and indeed throughout have to take Back control of our maps because it is our right to feel Safe in our own our maps must represent us to Ottawa and not the other Way i encourage All citizens to vote for Reform on polling its time for a fresh Start for Canada and the North with your help i can Well represent your views in As we will not put off to tomorrow what should be done the Reform party has set out an eight Point plan for canadians As part of its fresh Start some of the highlights of this pro Gram make government smaller by eliminating duplication and red tape to save billion a lower taxes for All canadians by the year 2000 for the aver age enact legislation to fight family get tougher on Deadbeat parents who dont pay child and crack Down on child por Nogra enact a victims Bill of rights that puts their rights ahead of those of eliminate the Young offenders replacing it with Laws making juvenile offenders accountable for their hold a binding National referendum on the return of capital punish add billion a year to health care and education payments to affirm the Equality in Law of All citizens and these Are but a few of the Good solid plans that Reform can offer canadians but it cant be done with out your vote Reform and breathe new life into this a Benefit concert to Aid the victims of the for Tih Story is i Syi Tiwu s i i pm is ;