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Couple celebrates special event mm In Business ForBuslness OFFICE SUPPLIES 8772232 LIVING 7 Geo getown FREE DISTRIBUTION Provincial election Elliot defends election call Home Newspaper of HaHortHiHs WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 32 PAGES By BEN The Herald There in no doubt democracy costs money is how North Halton MPP Walt Elliot defended the ap proximate million price tag the Ontario populace will shell out to fund the September 6 c election called Monday by Premier David Peterson Leading up to the election an nouncement critics regardless of their political stripe had argued Peterson had no reasonto an election after only three years of heading up a major ty govern merit Pointing to the October court case involving fundraiser Patricia Starr and the federal govern meats Goods and Services Tax that is scheduled to take effect January 1991 the critics said the premier wanted to call an early election to protect himself and his government from having to answer these issues during an campaign Acknowledging an election costs money Mr Elliot argued it s ceptable for Ontario majority governments to call an election after serving three years of a five year term The Liberals will have been in office for three years at the end of July said Mr Elliot As for the pending Patricia Starr fundraising court case Mr Elliot said it played no role in the premier calling a September elec tion The MPP said he feels good about his government s record since the election Well over 90 per cent of what the Liberals promised to do three years ago has either been started or com he said At the local level these comphshments translate into the government passage of the Act which Halton Hills Mayor Miller has always wanted said Mr Elliot I sat on the committee that did the second on this bill and now it s law The ridings health care system has also benefitted from the Liberal s policies said Mr Elliot The government was responsible for refinancing the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital and Bennett Health Care Centre so now Halton Hilts has an integrated health care system explained Mr Elliot The riding has been well serv he added Mr Elliot pointed to the fact that per cent of the province s budget is being spend on health care education and social service Walt Elliot systems as proof the government s provincewide accomplishments Mr Elliot said he was especially proud of the governments ability bring down a balanced budget this year saying this is the single most important thing people were telling me they wanted The overriding concern to day is the environment and the economy so we need a clear man date to go on said Mr Elliot The province needs solid leader ship to deal with the increased competition in the global sense from the Pacific rim countries the United States and other provinces notably Quebec explained Mr Elliot We haven t yet dreamt of the technology needed to operate in an information society he said As well the province must develop policies that will keep the provincial economy vibrant said Mr Elliot in light of the federal government policies such as the Goods and Services Tax high in rates and a high dollar Maintaining a united Canada is another important issue facing the province said Mr Elliot We the Liberal government consider ourselves to be Canadians first and second Mr Elliot expects three all candidates meetings in Acton Georgetown and Milton during the campaign of which he 11 be a will ing participant But I m just as interested in making personal contact with as many constituents as possible he said Normally only the party faithful show up at the all candidates debates he explained When asked what he thought of the other three candidates Pro gressive Conservative Dave Whiting New Democrat Noel and Family Coalition Party Giuseppe Gon Mr Elliot refused to comment I feel taking shots at the other candidates is counterproductive Safety in the pool The Town of Hills Recreation and Parks Department held its 1st Annual Summer Water Show last Friday night at the Dick Llcata Pool in Georgetown highlighting the department 1990 sum mer Learn to Swim program Students and Instruc tors took part In the Water Show as parents and friends of the youngsters proudly looked on Pictures Mr PFD Personal Flotation Device who masquerades In real life as Jason is flanked by four yearold Tales left and eightyearold Rita Castilbo Mathew is an Orange Level swimmer while Rita is a Yellow el swimmer Herald Photo by Colin Gibson