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Page THE HERALD Wednesday Augwtis Elliot and Whiting trade verbal punches ByUSARUTLEDGE The Herald Another round has begun in the provincial election ring and can are throwing punches over tax increases In a press release outlining con cerns about tax increases over the past five years Halton North Progressive Conservative can didate Dave Whiting has labelled North Liberal MPP Walt Elliot a politician who never met a tax he didnt like Mr Elliot has personally voted favor of at least 28 tax increases said Mr Whiting in a telephone in with the Herald Saying that there comes a time when enough is enough Mr Whiting said an elected MPP should vote against tax increases if the members of his riding oppose the increase emphasizing that is the way the elective process is suppos ed to work These allegations are surprising to Mr Elliot What it shows is a real lack of understanding of how the process works at Queen Park said Mr Elliot A member of government has to vote for a tabled money bill or that member won t be in government anymore explained Mr Elliot Anyone who understands the government should know that The only choice for a politician is to be absent ing the vote on a money bill he said All concerns about money bills are discussed at Liberal caucus said Mr Elliot For example he explained that Treasurer Robert Nixon will discuss expectations surrounding a proposed money bill and will speak with MPPs at a time But once a money bill is tabl Liberal members are expected to vote in favor of that bill said Mr Elliot Although there is the option of being absent from voting Mr Elliot insists he is obligated to vote And once inside you re go to have to vote yes or no he said Mr Elliot described the allega Businesses need support In order io support the North Halton business community both the Liberal and New Democratic Party local candidates in the up coming provincial election Walt Elliot and Noel agree the role of the provincial government MP is to help businesses cut through the bureaucratic red tape that makes it so difficult for businesses to take action As the incumbent Mr Elliot said if reelected he would continue to facilitate negotiations between local businesses wanting to expand the various government approval processes Businesses depend on the sup port of several government cies before they can take action said Mr Elliot If one agency to a proposal if could kill the idea My role therefore is to ensure coordination and coopera and try to speed up the ap proval process when possible Mr Duignan said the message he is receiving from the local business community is that they want the government to cut down on the paper work required of them Pointing to the provincial government new commercial concentration tax in the Greater Toronto Area local Progressive Conservative candidite Dave satd the government policy of concentrating new road construction in the large areas of Toronto and Himilton is discouraging businesses fr m moving into Halton Hills More businesses would move in to the riding said Mr Whiting if they had access to a road that would allow them to get their goods to market The nding is cur rently more attractive than to for example because land prices are cheaper he said Mr Elliot defended the govern saving it has spent on road con struction The money has been raised said Mr Elliot by taxing the road users Mr Elliot used a similar ment to defend other tax increases that the other candidates said are placing an unfair burden on local business people Money raised from new taxes has gone to fund capital projects such as roads and schools and hospital beds said Mr Elliot Mr said the current provincial tax system is placing an unfair tax burden on the small businessman He pointed to the government s increase of the pro vincial sles tax from seven to eight per cent Instead of increasing the sales tax Mr Duignan said it should eventually be eliminated But when asked how the govern would make up for the loss in funds he would say that this could onl be determined after the entire tax svstem was reviewed Coalition can Gon said the big problem facing the business is that of double tuition once the Federal Goods and Services GST tomes in effect in The next provincial government should work with tht federal government to combine the provin sales tax and the GST into one tax he said This would reduce overall taxation said Mr SHOPPING SPREE VALUE STORE LIMITED EDITION PRINT Signed By KELLY GRUBER AT 124 Main St S GEORGETOWN 8777654 of overbearing tax increases as nonsense and believes Mr Whiting is shooting his own credibility down by making them part of his election platform Mr Whiting s attacks on tax in creases is surprising for a can running the second time said Mr Elliot because for so meone trying to be in a senior level of government should at least understand how the government works If an is elected to represent constituents and those constituents are strong opposition to an issue then that MPP has an obligation to fight for the people he represents and not to toe the party I me beheves Mr Whiting You have to answer to the people who put you in there he insists If Mr Elliot thinks 1 don t understand the government pro cess then mv answer to that is that he doesn understand how the elective process works said Mr Whiting You have to answer to the people who put you in there he said Taxation is still the most promi nent issue among people who are now paying half of their income to the government insists Mr Whiting If Mr Elliot doesn think so he sadlv out of touch with his riding People are fed up to death of paying taxes without get ting anything in return In the five that Mr Elliot s partv has been in power the amount of tax collected by the Peterson Liberals from each Halton North resident has ed to about S3 a year from about 1687 a per cent in crease Mr Whiting explained in the release Over the same period of time per capital income in Halton North has increased by only per cent he stated in the release Promising that a PC government will develop common sense tions Mr Whiting said in the release bringing fiscal respon sibihty back to government spen ding policies will eliminate pro blems Blaming management of funding priorities Mr Whiting stated in his release that the PC has con opposed Liberal efforts to increase taxes to avoid making tough d on Despite a late arrival large crowds met Ontario Premier David Peterson at the Croatian Centre picnic area on his bid to support local Liberals in he provincial election campaign Saturday afternoon Halton North Liberal MPP Wall Elliot helps Mr Peterson make his way through to a platform under a shelter in the picnic area Herald photo GEORGETOWN OPTICAL NO ONE EVER REGRETTED BUYING QUALITY MARKET PLACE PLAZA 8773562 HOURS Mon Fn 00 CtOSED SATURDAY I it completed mi A part time at I aimer and am turn In tit tig to see my career tin reach Going to aimirnty a good idea htthir or not iou ant to completi a degrt i Tin 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