Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 26, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2004 Federal election saturday june 26, 2004 a13 your vote counts Martin woos left in final Days visit to the . Last year in which he by Anne Dawson b gave an interview to Fox television and wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Belleville ont. ? prime min Street journal criticizing Canadas Deci a vote for nip will make Harper pm Martin warns is so tight that there is risk of a Minori simple fact is that a vote for the nip on minority Paul Martin painted himself to government being elected for the first monday could very Well make Stephen i a really out there getting votes Sion not to join the .-led coalition in As a new Democrat yesterday in time in 25 years and that for the Good of Harper prime minister on tuesday. This now said Martin after addressing ral Iraq. A last ditch bid to woo potential left the country voters should reject that is now not the time to take an expert lies in Belleville and Clarington. This is not the time to look to Stephen Wing voters into the Liberal fold and option and cast their ballot for the lib ment with a government that does to party insiders insist no talks Are Harper whose foreign policy is to go on prevent conservative Leader Stephen reals. Believe that people can control their own underway with the nip about a Coli bended knee to another country Martin Harper from winning Power in Mon there Are differences Between Tion if the liberals win a minority gov told the Belleville rally. Days Federal election. Selves and the nip and we should to try but Martin would not answer a Ern ment saying it would be foolish Martin also sent a message to Quebec making yet another swing through to hide them but we share the same Val reporters question about whether he is before the results of the vote Are known. Voters cautioning them that a vote for Ontario where new polls show the lib us. They Spring from the same Well. In holding talks with nip Leader Jack Lay Martin also warned that the conserve the bloc will kick Start another round of reals and the conservatives remain in a an election race As close As this one. Ton or his team about the possibility of Active Leader will kowtow to the Ameri separation talks. Dead heat Martin warned that the race with the stakes As High As they Are the forming an Alliance in the Case of a cans if he wins Power and pointed to his ? can West news service Harper carries attack on waste to Alcocks step tories protesters clash outside rally by Mary Agnes Welch Harper was referring to comments Alcock made ? and later retracted ? conservative Leader Stephen Harp that pegged the amount of questionable or carried his attack on the Liberal Spon spending at $13 million instead of the worship scandal into the heart of Cabinet reported $100 million that had been fun minister Reg Alcocks Winnipeg South yelled to Liberal Friendly and firms in Riding yesterday As Harper spoke at an Quebec. Upbeat rally of 500 conservative sup outside a demonstration by about 50 porters. A tis aboriginal and Gay rights activists harpers visit to a Riding that the con resulted in one conservative supporter Serva Tives Are Only Likely to win in a being briefly detained by police. Wit major polling upset on monday was Nesses said a conservative party sup intended to give a boost to the party in a Porter whacked a protester on the head province where it stands to make some with a Campaign sign and was later gains. Taken away. Marc Gallant / Winnipeg free press in particular it could Shore up the Cam Manitoba a tis federation Leader pains of candidates like Charleswood David Chartrand who earlier this week partners Leigh Morrison Lef Coco Kissack make Point at demonstration held outside tory gathering. St. James tory Steven Fletcher who is denounced the tories and endorsed the in a tight race with former Winnipeg liberals found himself in several shout mayor Glen Murray and Kildonan St. Ing matches with conservative support Paul conservative Joy Smith who is Bat ers most of whom were seniors. Thing Liberal Terry Duguid. Chartrand said he fears them tis people Harper focused on Liberal waste and would no longer be recognized As a Dis mismanagement and what he called the Tinct group entitled to Protection under electorates desire for change. He also the charter of rights and freedoms. Took a shot at Alcock who was for a it was the largest protest so far to time the Liberal governments chief meet the conservative Leader. Spokesman on the sponsorship scandal. The tories stand Only a tiny Chance of Mark my words if the liberals Are stealing the Riding from Alcock but tory re elected we will never get to the Bot insiders said they chose the Riding so Tom of the sponsorship scandal. The lib they could use Alcock to highlight the eral record on these things is that they liberals record of corruption and derail and shut Down inquiries before because it was Tough to find another they Complete their work whenever they location big enough to fit the hundreds of get close to the truth said Harper. Supporters expected. Look at this Riding where none less Harper did not Stop to scrum with than the president of the Treasury Board reporters something he is doing less and Alcock went on National television to less As the Campaign comes to a close. Marc Gallant / Winnipeg free press Marc Gallant / Winnipeg free press fabricate a Story about an audit that did it exist in order to minimize response. conservative supporters rally during harpers visit yesterday. Protesters face off against Harper supporters. missteps tighten a race that want even close even voters who want to vote for by Mia Rabson Mark were upset. 2004 Federal i think he should have been there said Arden resident Don Collins. Neepawa ? Given the conservative Collins said he a still Likely vote for party a strength in Rural Manitoba Mark to ensure there is a change in gov election Dauphin Swan River is a race that Ern ment. Should never have been close. Riding profile Mark said he a counting on that kind of but incumbent conservative inky sentiment to return him to parliament. Mark has shaken things up with a few ? the liberals have worn out their missteps which his opponents have Welcome. It happens to every party i jumped on with full Force. Power Mark said. Mark should have been untouchable Dauphin Swan River is geographical Here. In 2000, he won with 47 per cent by the second largest Riding in Manito of the vote ? More than 8,700 votes a behind Only Churchill. It stretches ahead of the second place finisher lib from the Western shores of Lake Mani eral Jane Dawson. Toba and Lake Winnipegosis to the but Marks ride in the last few years Saskatchewan Border and includes the has been Rocky. Elected As a member of towns of Minnedosa Neepawa Russel the Canadian Alliance Mark was one of Dauphin ? and Roblin As Well As Dauphin and swan13 Alliance maps who split with the party River. In 2001 because of their displeasure with Swan River in the largely Rural Riding Dauphin i Stockwell Days leadership. The largest Centre and Riding Mountain Mark was the Only one of the 13 who 2000 election results National Park the main attraction. Never returned to the Alliance. Instead farming is the mainstay of the locale officially joined the progressive con Alliance inky Mark 15,855 Economy so the mad cow crisis is the Serva Tives in August 2002. Liberal Jane Dawson 7,091 main topic on everyone a mind. Nip Wayne Kines 5,813 his opponents and some conserva three of the five candidates Are farm Tive party insiders say that flip flopping conservative Keith Eliasson 3,946 ers themselves. To balance the books but Canada is in we would to have lost 23,000 farms has become an Issue on doorsteps. Canadian action Terry drug 372 Mark 56, was born in China but Immi great shape because of it. Between 1996 and last year Kolisnyk the people Here have been saying Independent Iris Yawney 189 grated to Canada As a child growing up we Are now at a stage where we can said. They re not really Happy with the incur in Gilbert Plains. A former teacher he Start to reinvest in agriculture in health Andres 45, a Farmer and businessman Bent said nip candidate Walter Kolis torte said Kolisnyk. Some people also owned several businesses include care Dewar said. From Ethelbert is campaigning solely Nyk. Would say its ing a real estate franchise and was he said a recent Survey in the Riding on the family values platform of the but Mark says his party hopping is not Liberal Don Dewar Likely Marks Clos mayor of Dauphin from 1994 to 1997. Showed investing in health care and debt Christian right. Says Andres gods Law a Factor. Est opponent agrees. He said the . Border would be open reduction were priorities. Was Here a Long time before Canadian there has been basically no criticism i think its insulting to the people if conservatives were in Power. Kolisnyk a Grain and cattle Farmer Over me switching parties he said. Dewar said. The conservative government will from Minitonas is also the chair of the Clubb a freelance writer and envy Mark has also not appeared at a sin Marks empty chair at the table he was physically get up off its rear and get the Manitoba crop insurance corporation Ron mental advocate is from Winnipeg Gle town Hall forum one of the fixtures to have shared with Kolisnyk Dewar Job done he said. Board. He said a lot of people in this rid but has a summer Home on the Riding of election campaigns in Rural Canada. And Christian heritage candidate David Dewar who recently stepped Down As ing feel ignored by Ottawa. Mountain escarpment. She is Cam three were cancelled when he said he Andres made his absence conspicuous. Head of Keystone agriculture product and he said the liberals Are i differ paining to support family farms and would to go and two were held without Lindy Clubb of the Green party was also ers is a fourth generation Farmer in ent and the conservatives silent to the push out factory . He did appear in a radio debate. Missing but organizers said they Dauphin. He said the liberals Are being problems facing Farmers today. I think its disrespectful to the elec weren table to reach her. Criticized for cutting programs in order if Liberal agriculture policy worked. ;