Oakville Beaver, 24 Oct 1993, p. 17

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Several new wrinkles in the rules and improved database sysâ€" tems that quickly check:eligibiliâ€" ty have allowed temporary resiâ€" dents in the riding â€" and even visitors â€" to vote here. For instance, when Kim Campbell‘s entourage came to Oakville Tuesday on a swing throughout southern Ontario, two busloads of people filed out at the riding office in Oakville to cast their votes, said Hitchcox. And for the first time, Canadians were able to mark their ballots if they found themâ€" selves in another country on votâ€" ing day, he added. now, the riding office‘s internal staff of 50 revising agents, 20 partâ€"time workers in the computer room and an office staff of eight are still busy clearâ€" ing up preparations for the elecâ€" tion in which 95,000 people in the riding are eligible to vote. Using 10 computers, they cleaned up the voters list used in last year‘s referendum by eradiâ€" cating errors such as duplications and righting wrong addresses to produce a revised edition for the advance polls that ended last Tuesday and they‘re getting a third edition ready for polling day on Monday. (Continued from page 1) and sending them to Ottawa. As well, the local cablenet station will have its own telephone installed. In the meantime, 272 polling clerks and the same number of district returning officers are all set to direct voting procedures at the 272 polls in the riding. Add to that another 90 polling day supervisors and polling day offiâ€" cers at 45 locations and the ridâ€" ing has "a pretty fair staff here," said Hitchcox. Computers add new wrinkle to voting process SOLES STRETCHING WATER PROOFING WITH ALL Do You Believe Our Parliamentary System 1s Really Working? We Think Not! To Change the System, On Monday REFORMR Vote RICHARD MALBOEUF â€" Vote _ i / pair Premier Frank McKenna. of New Brunswick and a Liberal, has proven that job creation programs can lower unemployment while restoring the selfâ€" worth and selfâ€"esteem of ?eopl s The recnlte alen inoluda hattar mantal Liberals know there is only one Taxpayer, and the goal of government is to provide Canadians with the best service for their tax dollars while relieving the burden on future generations. This means that the The results also include better mental and physical health and an environment that attracts and nurtures business, and lowers public debt. __ Brown believes that what has worked in New Brunswick can work in all of Canada, and that fiscal and social policy can go handâ€"inâ€"hand for the public good. Liberals have a realistic, workable plan to reduce the deficit after nine years of Tory failure, through a combination of focussed economic stimulation and spending cuts. _ A Liberal government will reduce the deficit and avoid the heartless, wrenching Campbell approach that will mean more unemployment and economic stagnation. The high cost of unemployment â€" economic and human â€" can no longer be tolerated. By investing in the brains and skills of Canadians and in the industries that will provide jobs with a future, a Liberal govle(mment will put Canadians back to work. j Our emphasis will be on training and retraining, tomorrow‘s technology and sgpport for small business â€" the real engine of growth for Canada. Control The Cost of Government, Ease Tax Loads, Stress Accountability Intelligent Government Investment Orderly Deficit Reduction An experienced leader with a solid record of achievement on Oakville and Regional Council, the Hospital Board and the Board of Education, Bonnie Brown knows the riding, its issues and its people. "All my political life. I have been a team player...a consensus builder. I intend to bring that philosophy to Ottawa under a Liberal Government that sees hope â€" not despair â€" in Canada‘s future. The people of QOakvilleâ€"Milton _ deserve _ strong representation in Ottawa that reflects their concerns. I am committed to providing it." foreign policy. ]g.Il berals w1ll reverse the Conservatives‘ undermining of our cultural institutions â€" the expression of our independent identity. Reform‘s Preston Manning muses about leaving changes in our social safety net to the provinces â€" an approach which would destroy one of our country‘s proudest achievements. A Liberal government will not allow user fees, or any other illâ€"advised tinkering that would produce a U.S. style, twoâ€"tiered Medicare system. Pension benefits for our seniors are another Liberal "must". We must provide this vital service to those lx{vho have served Canada so long and so well. t m? Tories‘ "junior partner" relationship with the U.S. and restore an independent Canadian government must do what business has done: restructure to meet the future needs of its citizens, becoming more flexible, responsive and accountable for its management. This is why the Liberal team includes many of the best and brightest from the private sector. A Strong National Government Strong Representation in Ottawa _ Preserve our Health Care â€" System And Benefits for Our Seniors Whittling away at the role of the federal overnment undermines national unity. omeone must speak for Canada to end the Authorized by David Dillon, Official Agent for Brown Campaign vu'i'.'0l|.

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