Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 30, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A10 Winnipeg free May f Irwim Fanci Tmur of Ortity two tory promises o set priorities Brian pal listers commit ment to fiscal responsibility has never from the first Day he stepped into the provincial legislature in he has been inspirational in making Manitoba one of the most fiscally responsible jurisdictions in whether it was pushing for balanced budget legislation with cutting red tape or Reform ing political pension plans to bring them in line with Ordinary Brian has brought a fresh new fiscal reality to now he wants to take his Mani Toba message to the Only Way to create new Hope and Job opportunities for our children is to get our fiscal House in he anyone who runs a household will Tell you that you can Only spend what youve its a matter of Why government be any Dif Ferent from the first Day the lifelong resident of Portage la Prairie stepped into the Provin Cial legislature his sights were set on Manitoba after examining How other jurisdictions around the world controlled their Brian introduced a private members Resolution that called for Manitoba to balance its pay Down its debt and give taxpayers a say in future tax the Resolution passed and became Manitoba fiscal Road map for the next three in 1995 the balanced debt repayment and taxpayer Protection act became Mani Toba has since passed three consecutive surplus budgets and the provinces freeze on major taxes has extended into its tenth this year the Filmon government will make its first million payment on its accumulated it was All Tough but it is a caveat in the legislation known As the Pallister clause which has earned Manitoba the distinction of having the toughest balanced budget legislation in the clause cuts Cabinet ministers salaries by 20 per cent if they fail to balance the books in any Given eighteen months after being appointed minister of govern ment services in the Filmon gov Brian eliminated or streamlined nearly pages of regulations and forms that were identified As barriers for Small business to cheat other initiatives to Cut duplication and overlap in government operations helped Manitoba earn the distinction of having the lowest Cost government in a financial and estate planner by Brian first refused a government pension and then pushed to have the la pension plan reformed to an resp option plan comparable to plans offered outside after viewing Manitoba Suc Brian wants to turn his attentions to Ottawa and representing the voters of Portage is Gar at the National although most provincial governments have followed Manito Bas Lead by holding the line on reducing expenditures and balancing their Ottawa has since the liberals were elected therean Dahal years taxes have been increased More than 40 at the same the liberals have Cut health and education funding to the provinces by 40 per cent and Only reduced their own expenditures by two per Liberal priorities Are not those of most Brian its time for a new sense of real Ity in i want to deliver that Portage Lisgar As Manitoba prepares to vote in a National election the free press has invited candidates from the four major political parties to communicate directly with the in the last of 14 the candidates of Portage Lisgar present their views o Macgregor Portage la Prairie o Carberry Portage Lisgar Brandon Baldur o Holland o o Cypress River Carman o Obi Crystal City o Pilot Mound Morden o Winkler states of America let a Strong voice speak out Heather Mack is offering the voters of Portal Eldgar a unique As the first 21yearold woman my in Rural she is sure she would be listened heathers roots Are in Portage is As the Mack family pioneered in the Crystal City she continues to live and work in Portage la she graduated from Arthur Meighen High school in Portage la and took the criminology program from red River Community she is presently working toward a degree in Justice and Law Heather is but experienced her involvement includes working As an environmental education co establishing an inventory program for an aviation working for the provincial depart ment of and working As a restaurant one of the most valuable resources of Portage Lisgar is our Young peo the Export of their talents and enthusiasm drains the Community of their vital potential to enrich the eco nomic and social basis of the con As a Young Heather knows better than any other candidate How important it is for Young people to find full time employ ment within their when this the whole Community Heather says she is encouraged by the new employment opportunities years old occupation food supervisor family single which now exist for Young thanks in Large part to the efforts of a dedicated Liberal my Isoford enterprises in the Mccain Plant expansion in and improved internet Access for Rural communities like Morden and Carman Are a few infrastructure which was criticized when Jean Chretien first introduced the has helped Rural Manitoba for in it has meant new water Supply for the Pembina Carman and Heather says she is particularly concerned that the present level of funding to agriculture research be and that the emphasis on Rural which has helped Rural Manitoba Economy rebound in the past four be in Heather is the Only Candi Date who guarantees the changes to the Canadian wheat Board that the majority of producers have indicated they scrapping the Canadian wheat Board is not the she but it is being proposed by both righting who Are catering to the wishes of the Large operators and their wealthy health care is another major con Cern of weve seen the mess that politically motivated cuts have made of the Manitoba health she and using cuts in Transfer payments As an excuse is simply not the Federal government has provided a secure funding after Liber als were the ones who introduced the National medicare we will continue to defend the principle of accessible health not the two tier system being forced upon us in Heather feels that political parties who Are trying to buy votes by promising big tax cuts Are acting i am More interested in keeping interest rates she and when we have fully straightened out the financial mess we inherited from Mulroney and the tax cuts will Portage Lisgar has benefited from a voice in the government in the last four says and in asking for the support of the voters in the constituency to continue providing that Strong voice in the Many vital issues to be dealt with t t Thile Manitoban were battling the worst flood this Cen the prime minister decided it was the right time for an Early this is what happens when too much attention is paid to opinion nevertheless there is an election and there Are very important issues that have to be dealt for the Canadian wheat Board is facing an Uncertain there Are those that want dual marketing which is merely a new catch phrase for an open marketing sys during the wheat boards initial years of operation it was such a sys tem that forced it to incur a Large so in other words dual marketing is nothing More than yester Days Prairie Farmers dont need some thing that is fiscally they need a Cwb that is responsive and accountable to a Cwb that is operated on the principle of fair Ness that of single desk today there Are about million people that Are which is pretty Well the same number when the liberals won the last for far too Long Young adults have left Rural Canada because of a sense of having no one solution to this is a National investment Bank Side Atoo a freelance Jour Nalitt Tor the Leader and formerly with the Crow Wing family the youngest son of George and Leona Hamick of Star for investing into Community eco nomic such a Bank would be jointly run by Busi Ness and government and funded by an excess profits while our system of Universal health care is being systematically underfunded there is a drive towards privatization by Way of a two tiered its time to properly fund health care by ensuring there is a minimum of billion per year for the Canada health and social trans also to put an end to a two tier promising tax cuts is promising to do a half a Job at it is wrong to Cut taxes without a concentrated plan to make fair the tax a tax system that is fair would include a phased out a mini mum corporate a minimum wealth tax and no More tax Breaks for corporations that Lay off their it is High time that the first nations have their inherent right of self government entrenched into the Constitution and that a National inde pendent land claims commission be set aboriginal communities also need greater Access to capital to Cre ate economic development for self currently the Canada pension plan is being steered towards privatize this is the cup must be made stronger by lowering premiums for lower income earners and vice versa for higher income earn the funds should also be used or economic four Cwiren and Bur Hoeppner values Church Jake Hoeppner was born near Manitoba in he grew up in a farming com As a he became Active in youth groups in his later becoming youth Leader in the Morden in he purchased a farm in nearby in he married fran Kuhl and together with their they operated their mixed farm cattle and after expand ing it into a viable Grain opera they turned it Over to their Soninlaw and youngest son in Jake and fran have four children and four All their children have attended University or while spending their Summers helping out on the aside from being an Active member of his Church and the Jake has served on the following boards Snowflake school pern Bina Valley school division Board and Sci collegiate Board Gretna provisional Board of Keystone agricultural producers in District Southern Coop feeders he was nominated Reform party candidate for Lis Garmar Quette on september and was elected to the House of commons in the general election on october parliamentary participation Jake is a current member of the standing committee on and is a Deputy critic on agriculture for the Reform he is an associate member of the standing committees on finance and trans toe pfc on Jame Many people and in hit remaining Dap of he foe Prete try to Sanawor m Many of inem a Anthone h you would Traue to look into something for please Cej Glen Mackenzie at 6877270 or Send your questions on the inter net to ;