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continued from p.8 Liberal candidate for Oakville Pam Damoff said it was "appalling" to see Canada at the table in the middle of an election. "We celebrate what is happening at Ford and then our prime minister is negotiating an agreement that would put those jobs at risk, put the manufacturers at risk and put our community at risk..." she said. One voter asked for the candidates' position on the government's Family Reunification Program, and specifically whether an increase in the number parents and grandparents welcomed into Canada would impact services such as health care. Most seemed to think there was nothing to suggest any adverse impacts. "The reality is that when you bring families together, you create health -- you create mental health, and you create emotional health and you create family health," said Oakville NDP candidate Che Marville. The debate then turned to how each Government's involvement in TPP draws criticism from challengers party's platform supported moving from a carbonbased economy to one supported by clean energy. "It's about moving forward and pumping money into innovation and sustainability," said Shabaz. "Why not somewhere like Oakville North-- Burlington, where you've got McMaster (University) down the street and Sheridan College in our own backyard. We've got some of the brightest, youngest minds in the country right here." All party leaders, except for Harper, have promised to attend the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year where a new legally-binding agreement on emissions targets will be hammered out. "We need to change our thinking," said Marville. "There is no separation between a vibrant economy and a clean economy. " The Liberals have promised to hold a First Ministers meeting with provincial and territorial counterparts within 90 days of the Paris conference to further a strategy on reducing carbon emissions. "(If elected), we will have a government that will actually recognize that the environment is important and the environment, and the economy and our health go hand-in-hand," Damoff said. Check next week's Oakville Beaver for coverage of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce all-candidates debate being held Monday. Since 1952 9 | Friday, October 2, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Join Us for a... Sneak Peek Tour of the New Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital D U N DA S S T R E E T W E S T O F T H I R D L I N E October 3 & 4 I October 17 & 18 10 a.m. ­ 2 p.m. ­ DOORS CLOSE AT 2 p.m. continued from p.4 Blanchett-Duarte estimated she probably spends a couple of hundred dollars each year on classroom items, for which she said she is not reimbursed. The teacher said past government cutting of the amount of sick leave a teacher can take "when you are swimming in a sea of germs" makes it difficult to be away from school, even when it's legitimate. Blanchett-Duarte was joined at the ETFO protest by her daughters, both of whom also teach Grade 1 French immersion -- Stephanie Smith at P .L. Robertson P .S. in Milton and Sophie Duarte at James W. Hill P .S. in Oakville. "They are trying to strip us of our professional judgment. We go to school for six years now (to become a teacher), but they are telling us we don't know how to do our job," said Stephanie, a fourth-year teacher with a class of 19 students. Supplies, sick leave On The Spot! among the concerns for teachers See the transformation of what Carpet Cleaning Specialists Residential & commeRcial Choose any or all of the three self-guided walking tours: Wall to Wall FURnitURe & UPHolsteRY aRea RUGs PeRsian & oRiental Blue Tour: Truck Mount In-Plant Service Water damage Restoration we can do in relation to others! Outpatient Rehabilitation Medical Surgical Outpatient Clinics Complex Transitional Care Cancer Clinic & Medical Daycare Nephrology Mental Health Program Inpatient Unit Maternal Child Program Emergency Department Diagnostic Imaging Surgical Services Intensive Care Unit Yellow Tour: Green Tour: VOTED BEST CARPET & RUG CLEANERS 15 YEARS IN A ROW! drop-off discount! 25% DIAMOND FREE 250 mL SPOTTING BOTTLE Each self-guided tour takes approximately 30 minutes Wear comfortable shoes Bring bottled water Registration not required FREE Parking www.onthespotcleaning.ca Bronte 905-825-4256 1446 WaLLacE Rd. OakvILLE, ON QEW Speers Wallace haltonhealthcare.com Halton Healthcare HaltonHlthcare | Phone: 905.845.2571