in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, N ov em be r 14 ,2 01 9 | 20 Welcome to aworld of your very own. Enjoy the entertainment you want with this great offer. The Essential Trio • UltraFibre 40 Unlimited Internet • My Mix 10 TV with 4K PVR • Home Phone Guaranteed savings of $59.50 per month for 12 months. Today, pay only $105permonth. Limited-time offer. Conditions apply. Available where technology permits. Prices and packages may vary by region. Prices are subject to change at any time. Taxes not included. Photos are for illustrative purposes only. The price of this offer is calculated from the current regular monthly prices less the following monthly guaranteed savings for 12 months: UltraFibre 40 Unlimited Internet package less $15, My Mix 10 TV package less $22.50, and Basic Home Phone package less $22. Regular prices may change at any time. A world of your very own®. TiVo®. Visit cogeco.ca/yourworld for more details. Current regular price: $164.49 per month. Prices may change during subscription. Installation fee of $60. Visit cogeco.ca/yourworld An Ontario Liberal lead- ership candidate wants the party to stop playing it safe. "We need to present a plan that is more ambitious, more progressive, more pragmatic than the Conser- vative plan right now," said Alvin Tedjo. Tedjo, who came secondTedjo, who came secondT running in last year's pro- vincial election in the Oak- ville North-Burlington rid- ing under the Liberal ban- ner, was making the case for his vision to build "a stron- ger society and province" at a town-hall meeting in an Oakville coffee shop on Wednesday.Wednesday.W Chief among his "bold ideas" is to provide a univer- sal basic income for all On- tarians. On the possibility of facing Doug Ford in the elec-facing Doug Ford in the elec-f tion, Tedjo said that he's "20 years younger" than the premier, which gives him a better perspective on how to actually plan for the future. "I'm trying to think of the province we can build by the time I'm his age ... My cam- paign has been about the fu- ture. Our slogan is for the future," he said, noting thefuture," he said, noting thef importance of having a new face and a fresh face to theface and a fresh face to thef Ontario Liberal party that doesn't carry some of the baggage that the previous Liberal government would have had. Below is some of his cam- paign commitments. UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME Tedjo sees basic incomeTedjo sees basic incomeT as a way to fight poverty, a "hidden" issue that plagues the Halton region. "You might not necessar- ily see it but it's there. And the longer we ignore it, the bigger of a challenge it is go- ing to be moving forward," the father of three said. "(We have to) make sure that we're spending our so- cial assistance dollars more efficiently than we're doing right now. And studies have shown that poverty costs us $33 billion a year because of all the inaction," Tedjo said, whereas his plan comes at a cost of $6 billion. He criticized the Ford government for cancelling the basic income pilot, which provided low-income participants with a pay- ment of up to $17,000 per year, even though the pro- gram had been successful in helping people break free from the cycle of poverty.from the cycle of poverty.f "What we're doing is giv- ing them the freedom to have the security of shelter, to have the security of food, of knowing where their next meal is going to come from. And then being able to de- cide how to live their best selves," he said of his basic income plan, which would also allow people to pursue education and other oppor- LIBERAL LEADERSHIP SHARES 'AMBITIOUS' PLANS IN OAKVILLE BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com NEWS See - page 21 16' cube van 20' cube w/ Lift-Gate 24'5 ton 11-15 seater van 12'carGo van 185 225 220 Winter Specials Weekend, Weekly & Monthly Customized Packages $169/day GMC DENALI 8 passenger seating! from169from169 $89/day PICk-uPs 4x4's & Quad-Cab from