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Politicians can work together Our national election now concluded, we look to the future with a renewed sense of hope. The acrimony, the hyperbole, and the negative attacks back and forth can now be set aside. The election is over, and a new Parliament must accept its mandate to lead. The public interest must come to the fore. Canadians deserve nothing less, and they rightly expect that the House of Commons should now put partisan politics on the back burner. Locally, our Member of Parliament Michael Chong received a very strong endorsement on May 2 to continue his effective work on our behalf. Congratulations Michael, to you, your staff, and all your supporters. ··· While our parliamentary system seems designed to promote a conflicting clash of ideas and ideology, there are occasions when Members of the Ontario Legislature reach across the aisle to work together. It was in the spirit of non-partisan co-operation that I introduced the very first Private Member's Bill in Ontario's history that was co-sponsored by an MPP from another party. The bill was symbolic. It recognized August 1 as Emancipation Day in Ontario, the day when slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1834. Passed into law, it showed that MPPs from different parties could successfully work together on legislation. 7 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, May 12, 2011 Explore Europe with your family and Save! TIME WITH YOUR KIDS IS PRICELESS! Ted Arnott Recently, my colleague Elizabeth Witmer introduced a bill to acknowledge the significant contribution of Dutch immigrants to Canada. Mrs. Witmer's bill, proposing that the month of May be known as "Dutch Heritage Month," was jointly sponsored by Liberal and NDP MPPs. It received second and third reading on the same day-- a very rare occurrence-- and was passed into law. 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