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They include, in alphabetical order, Frank De Luca (Trillium Party), Alvin Tedjo (Liber- al), Effie Triantafilopoulos (PC), Marianne Workman (Green), Charles Zach (Lib- ertarian) and Saima Zaidi (NDP). This week, the Bea- ver profiles each candi- date. INTRODUCING OAKVILLE NORTH-BURLINGTON'S PROVINCIAL ELECTION CANDIDATES Frank DeLuca was grow-ing frustrated with the polit- ical system and seeing MPPs voting to support the partyvoting to support the partyv line. "That's just wrong," De- Luca said. "Everyone should have a voice. You should vote for what the people want."for what the people want."f DeLuca said he has voted for the Liberals, PCs andfor the Liberals, PCs andf NDP over the years, but when he started to think about running in the elec- tion, it was relatively new Trillium party, founded in 2014, that best reflected his beliefs. "The policies they stand for are really genuine," saidfor are really genuine," saidf the Trillium candidate for the new riding of Oakville North-Burlington. "I'm hop- ing to attract some people to the party and give the public another option other than only looking at the big three." DeLuca has lived in Hal- ton for more than 50 years. He immigrated to Canada from Italy with his parentsfrom Italy with his parentsf in 1959 and grew up in Oak- ville before moving to Bur- lington. He learned the val- ue of hard work from his parents as they held multi- ple jobs to support their fam- ily. Like his father, he worked at Ford, moving up through the ranks over a 25- year career to become the shift operations manager overseeing a staff of more than 1,000. It was a job he said fostered organizational skills, leadership and team building. "Hopefully people saw the value in what I did to make the plant successful," Frank DeLuca • Trillium HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com l See DELUCA, page 64 Alvin Tedjo is running to be MPP in Oakville North - Burlington. Tedjo and his partner Re-Tedjo and his partner Re-T becca have three children. She's a nurse and Tedjo works at Sheridan College. He states that his family is a big part of the reason healthcare and education are so important to him. He's running because he believes that governments exist to help us do things that we can't do alone. Alone, we can't build a hospital or a school or a transit system. But when we elect gov- ernments that are focused on building our communi- ties up and caring for the people who live there, amaz- Alvin Tedjo • Liberal JULIE SLACK jslack@metroland.com l See TEDJO, page 64 Alvin Tedjo is the Liberal candidate. Alvin Tedjo photo Effie Triantafilopoulos said she has a wealth of expe- rience and accomplish- ments in government, public policy and the private and non-for-profit sectors she would bring to the table if elected as MPP for the new Oakville North-Burlington riding. She ran as the Conserva- tive candidate in the 2015 fed- eral election for the Oakville North-Burlington riding, and under the PC banner during the 2007 provincial election, for the Mississauga South riding. Triantafilopoulos's expe- rience in politics includes time as chief of staff to feder- al cabinet ministers at the Treasury Board, Industry Canada, and External Af- fairs and Internationalfairs and Internationalf Trade. She also has a lengthy record of volunteer service, including a stint as a trustee of the National Arts Centre, and a track record as CEO of Save The Children Canada. "For over 15 years the On- tario Liberals have made life unaffordable for our com- munity in Oakville North- Burlington. From political scandals to higher taxes, and hydro bills, we cannot affordhydro bills, we cannot affordh another 4 years under Kath- leen Wynne," she said in an email sent to the Oakville Beaver and Burlington Post. "We need a government that listens to the people, and immediately begins to make life more affordable for the families of Oakville and Bur-families of Oakville and Bur-f lington." When asked what the top priorities of her cam- paign were and what she believed was the biggest is- sue voters were concerned over in her riding, Triantafi- lopoulos responded with her party's "straightforward so- lution to helping our com- munity," which included: cutting hydro bills by 12 per cent; an up to 75 per cent re- fund of child-care expensesfund of child-care expensesf to age 15; 20 per cent lower in- come taxes for middle class families; $1.9 billion for men-families; $1.9 billion for men-f tal health and addiction ser- vices; 30,000 new long-term care beds for seniors to help end what the PCs call "hall- way health care"; and con- sulting with parents and teachers to "fix the school curriculum." For more information,For more information,F visit www.effie.ca. Effie Triantafilopoulos • PC JOHN BKILA jbkila@metroland.com Effie Triantafilopoulos, Ontario PC candidate. Campaign office photo When Marianne Work- man decided to get in- volved in politics, she quickly found the party that aligned with her be- liefs. "When I read the Green party's policies, I really liked their ideas and we had so much in common," Workman said. "I was im-Workman said. "I was im-W pressed that they looked a problems from a wider perspective and their so- lutions are creative. Their policies are geared toward helping people." Workman, a 22-yearWorkman, a 22-yearW resident Burlington and the Green party's candi- date for the new Oakville North-Burlington riding, said unlike the parties that have governed the province for the past three decades, the Green party can offer a fresh view on addressing Ontario's problems. "Our advantage is we're not stuck with the pat- terns of how we've gov- erned in the past," she said. Workman, who grew upWorkman, who grew upW on a farm, said among the biggest local issues to be addressed is urban sprawl and the protection of farmland. farmland. f "We need to ensure that development happens in a way that is respectful to the planet and to future generations," she said. She said the province's Greenbelt is also threat- ened by development. "We'd like to expand it Marianne Workman • Green HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com l See WORKMAN, page 64