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10 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday September 26, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com SALE Acton 49 Eastern Av P R E S E A S O N O n A l l L e a t h e r & S h e519 l i n1031 s h i o n s a r 853 g Fa P LU S s a v i n g s o n A L L F i n e L e a t h e r F u r n i t u r e What will you do to keep economy strong? As part of its election coverage, The Oakville Beaver will be asking each of the candidates in the Oakville and Halton ridings to respond to a weekly question. The Oakville riding responses will be published each Friday and the Halton riding responses will be published in the Saturday Weekend edition. This week's question is: What action would your party take to protect the Canadian economy from being dragged down by the falling American economy? Bonnie Brown -- Liberal Canadians can be proud of our respected banking sector and prudent regulatory framework. Nonetheless, we are at economic risk from a faltering American economy. The Liberal election platform addresses this threat on many fronts. First, a Liberal government under Stéphane Dion is committed to fiscal responsibility with no Bonnie Brown deficit financing. Government spending has increased by an average of $11 billion over each of the past two years, so our top priority will be to restore fiscal prudence. We will bring spending back under control and set aside a $3-billion rainy day fund as a cushion against unforeseen events. To ensure that Canada is an attractive place for business to invest, our Green Shift Plan delivers tax cuts to small businesses and corporations and introduces an Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance for green technologies. It also creates a $1-billion Advanced Manufacturing Prosperity Fund to help this struggling sector. Our proposed Infrastructure program will keep thousands of Canadians employed during a Blake Poland -- Green No country is completely immune from the impact of this credit crunch, as it has rippled from the U.S. through the global economy. Although we hold many common values with our largest trading partner, and value a strong relationship with the U.S., we also value our sovereignty. This credit crisis provides a clear example of Blake Poland the need for Canada to protect the independence of our financial regulatory system, along with our progressive social and health programs. The Green Party strives for stronger local economies with a small business focus, increased national and regional self-sufficiency, economic diversification, more "fair" trade, more valueadded manufacturing of resources, more greencertified production and a rapid shift to more renewable energy to create local economic opportunities. 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For sponsorship and marketing opportunities, call (905) 815-0017 ext. 421 Sponsored by: *Agenda Subject to Change Partner: Over the last two years, the Stephen Harper government has adopted a disciplined and balanced economic approach. Through lowering taxes, like the GST, the average family now pays $3,000 less in taxes each year -- money it can save or invest back into the economy. We've also paid down $39 billion in national Terence Young debt. We are reinvesting billions in infrastructure and strategically in the auto industry and green technologies to create and preserve jobs. As a result, the Canadian economy remains stable despite global economic uncertainty. Our budget is balanced, our employment rate is still high and interest rates are stable. As your MP in a re-elected Conservative government, I will work with my caucus colleagues to ensure that Canada's economy remains strong without introducing billions of dollars in new taxes. We will cut the federal excise tax on diesel fuel in half in order to reduce transportation costs and keep the price of consumer goods down and See Terence page 13 See Michelle page 13