Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2004 Federal election a12 tuesday june 22, 2004 your vote counts Colin Corneau / Brandon Sun Brandon Souris nip candidate Mike Abbey seen at his Headquarters favours increasing child care Grants. Colour these seats Atkins Kattenburg Downing a Safe tory Blue mad cow crisis is dominant Issue for most voters Tweed Gallagher last election results Brandon Souris conservative Rick Boro Tsik 13,707 Canadian Alliance Gary Nestebo 11,678 Liberal Dick Scott 6,544 nip Errol Black 4,518 communist Lisa Gallagher 102 Christian heritage Colin Atkins 94 by Mia Rabson Der opening As the be All and end All and Start looking at diversifying markets. Both Tweed and Downing say testing 2004 Federal the number of red Orange and Green Lawn signs that Dot the rolling Hills and vast Prairie Fields in southwestern Manitoba Indi Cate the liberals nip and Green party every slaughtered animal for be would go a Long Way toward opening up markets like Japan. Downing the Reston man., Grain Farmer who led Farmers to Ottawa to election Riding profile Are giving Chase Here. Demand Aid six times in 2000 and 2001, but without doubt this is tory country said he would never have run for the and you la be in a Tough Battle in the two Chr Tien liberals but feels prime min Ridings that make up this part of the ister Paul Martins Liberal party is province if your sign in to Blue. Entirely different. In the 2000 Federal election the com and he says nobody should be prepare bind Alliance conservative vote in both ing Tweed for the Victory Lap just yet. Brandon Souris and Portage Lisgar out he departed from Liberal policy on stripped the liberals by More than 16,500 same sex marriage saying he is against votes. By comparison Manitoba a safest Liberal seat Winnipeg South was won by Reg Alcock with a 5,100-vote margin Over the combined right Wing vote. It a reflection of the views of most residents in this socially conservative part of Manitoba. Six candidates Are seeking the bran Brandon Souris Portage Lisgar no matter neither Brian Pallister the Don Souris seat including new demo incumbent conservative my in Portage rat Mike Abbey Green Dave Lisgar nor Merv Tweed in Brandon Kattenburg communist Lisa Gallagher Souris is counting his chickens just yet. And Colin Atkins of the Christian her i think its very important we get peo image party. At an All candidates forum at ple out to vote Pallister said when Vincent Massey High school in Brandon asked How confident he is about winning. Last week the six had a Chance to explain the Brandon Souris seat has no their platforms. Atkins Gallagher Kat incumbent. Tory Rick Boro Tsik upset by Tenbury and Abbey All stayed True to the merger of his party and the Canad their party lines. Atkins railed against an Alliance decided not to run again. Homosexuality and Gallagher against big Tweed who represented Turtle Moun business and Kattenburg urged the Stu Tain a provincial Riding that Falls within dents to stage a peaceful revolution in the Brandon Souris area resigned his favour of the supremacy of our Mother provincial seat to run federally. Planet it feels Good at the door he said. Abbey spoke of increasing child care but things can change very Brandon Souris encompasses the entire Southwest Corner including bran Grants and proportional representation. In Portage Lisgar Pallister is up against Liberal Don Kuhl new demo Pallister is campaigning Don Virden Killarney Souris Elkhorn and Rivers. Portage Lisgar is Home to the municipalities of Winkler Morden Altona and Portage la Prairie and also has several Winnipeg bedroom communities including la Salle and Sanford. Both these Ridings Are mainly Rural with few visible minorities 1.5 per cent in Brandon Souris and 0.7 per cent in rat Daren Van Den Bussche Green Marc Payette communist Allister Cuck sey and Christian heritage a David Reimer. Pallister is campaigning against the Liberal spending record and the sponsorship scandal and says he a like to see More Money put into Rural policing and a better student loan program that takes into account the unique needs of Rural Liberal candidate Don Kuhl other candidates photos not available against the Liberal spending record and the sponsorship scandal Portage Lis Garand few immigrants. Unemployment is at just Over four per cent in both Ridings. Students. He also promises to work to give aboriginal women marital property rights. Last election results Large mennonite communities and Kuhl a potato Farmer and former win Portage Lisgar Hutt Erite colonies Are heavily Influent Kler councillor admits he a in a hard Bat tial in the politics of the Region particularly in Portage Lisgar. And while health care and education Are important Here agriculture is the key Issue. Right now All talk is of the the. Van Den Bussche a Portage la Prairie firefighter said that although Pallister is a seasoned politician its not a slam Dunk for him. Van Den Bussche is Campaign Canadian Alliance Brian Pallister Liberal Gerry Gebler conservative Morley Mcdonald Independent Jake Hoeppner nip Diane Beresford 17,318 6,133 5,339 3,558 2,073 ongoing mad cow crisis. Ing against Naftal and Western alien Tweed and Pallister both say the libation. Reals have just not done enough. We pay our taxes like Loyal subjects tweeds biggest challenger Liberal but we Don to get our roads fixed he said. Murray Downing says the government needs to Stop focusing on the . Bor. Gillian Groenen / Winnipeg free press Liberal visit to City care Home repugnant opponent Smith for the event and while there she accused Smith said she has to campaigned at any were at the event which was held in the Active by Mia Rabson the conservatives of planning to scale Back or personal care Homes. Cities room. Cancel palliative care programs introduced she is considered by Many to be the front both said at the event they were glad conservative Joy Smith criticized her under the liberals. Runner in the race. Duguid came As people in personal care opponent yesterday for taking the election Smith who said those accusations were Duguid a Campaign manager Jane Nikkel Homes often get left out of the political inside a West St. Paul personal care Home. False said she received two phone Calls from said there was nothing untoward about Cam process. Smith and Liberal Terry Duguid Are Duk relatives of residents at the Home complain paining there. She said Duguid had attend we made arrangements to go and they ing it out for the open seat of Kildonan St. Ing about the campaigning. De the Homes anniversary party and asked welcomed us there said Nikkel. Just Paul. I Don to think people should be campaigning if the Homes administrators would be open to because they re old does to mean they Don to Duguid held a Coffee party at the mid in personal care Homes Smith said. These him having a Coffee party there. Have understanding of what is going Dechurch Home of Winnipeg last thursday. People Are so vulnerable. I can see Why some both the Middle Church a Board chair and. Liberal sen. Sharon Carstairs was with him families think its executive director agreed to the visit and ;