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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, September 4, 2015 | 8 Youths talk issues with Oakville North-Burlington candidates by Michael Gregory Metroland West Media Group What's your policy on digital security? Why can't my friends become Canadian citizens after a decade in the country? Those were some of the questions directed at federal election candidates on Monday as the politically engaged youths of Burlington heard answers to some of their ballot box questions. The group 3 Things for Burlington organized the event at the Burlington Central Library, which brought together the majority of the candidates from the ridings of Burlington and Oakville North-Burlington for the first time. And while the majority of the attendees were older adult voters, it was the youths that took hold of the microphone for a Q-and-A, following introductory remarks from the seven candidates. Transparency "How would your government promote transparency to ensure that trust is regained amongst everyone in Canada, especially youth and peers?" asked a young woman wearing a Liberal campaign T-shirt. Burlington Liberal candidate Karina Gould pointed to the party's 34 points for improving transparency. "Mr. Trudeau has been very clear about the fact that it's important that individual members of parliament get to be the voice of their community in Ottawa, and not Burlington and Oakville North-Burlington election candidates speak with youths on Monday at the Burlington Central Library. | photo by Michael Gregory ­ Metroland West Media Group Carpet Cleaning Specialists Since 1952 On The Spot! Residential & commeRcial Wall to Wall FURnitURe & UPHolsteRY aRea RUGs PeRsian & oRiental Ottawa's voice back in their community," Gould said. "The way that this would be done is that he would be limiting the number of whipped votes that would be happening -- that is a really important first step." Local incumbent and Conservative candidate Mike Wallace disagreed with Gould and alluded to the Liberal Party's mandatory pro-choice stance for all 338 candidates. "He (Trudeau) has said that he'll be more transparent on free votes but he's also made an indication that to be on his team you had to have a certain opinion on one particular social issue," Wallace said. "So, I'm not sure that is transparent. He's certainly forward with it but I'm not sure that allows the member to represent his or her riding." The exchange prompted a pause from the moderator to remind candidates the purpose of the evening was to educate the youths "rather than taking jabs." Candidates from all parties noted their MPs posted expenses online for voters to scrutinize. Oakville North-Burlington NDP candidate Janice Best said her party was the "most transparent of any party." "A member of parliament is the person that takes the concerns... to Ottawa," she said. "I'm your representative, I take your concerns there. We're transparent about it and I don't bring back the dictated message to the constituents." Immigration Next, the topic of discussion turned to immigration as a youths asked why his friend, who moved to Oakville from the Philippines more than a decade ago, hasn't been granted citizenship. "What is your party's platform for making immigration more sensible?" he demanded to know. "Drastically increase immigration," is a key part of the Libertarian Party's immigration platform, said Oakville North-Burlington candidate David Clement. "An increase is one of the greatest ways that we can boost our economy," he said, outlining several of his party's measures, including the creation of a private sponsorship program. "If you sponsor your family coming from your place of origin, and you're willing to vouch for them... you should absolutely be able to reunify your family and bring people over to this country just based on that principle alone." Green Party candidate Adnan Shahbaz recounted during a recent trip to Abu Dhabi he met a man who paid almost $10,000 to an immigration consultant for the necessary paperwork to find a job in Canada. "The immigration system needs an overhaul," he said. "We need to go back... in terms of the Tem- porary Foreign Workers Program, that needs to go, we need to revamp the system in order to let people in if they show merit, if they have the right sorts of qualifications." Tuition Responding to a question about many families' inability to afford the skyrocketing costs of post-secondary tuition, many agreed a drastic change needed to occur. "University from a New Democrat perspective should be a universal right and anybody who can't go should be able to go," said Burlington NDP candidate David Laird. "Most students are graduating with $26,000 at least in debt. We're looking at increasing transfer payments to provinces to reduce university tuition to start." Oakville North-Burlington Liberal candidate Pam Damoff said it's the role of the federal government to spur job creation to help students pay tuition costs. "Right now students are struggling to find jobs.... We need to create an environment where jobs are created by business," she said. "I really feel that the Liberal's platform in terms of renewable energy and clean energy jobs will grow the economy so you can find a job to help pay for your education." Truck Mount In-Plant Service Water damage Restoration See the transformation of what we can do in relation to others! 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