7 : ‘Dear Sir: ‘tend to focus on ‘local issues, it is important: that. we con- Pere error “sues of broader focus before -casting, our ballots Jan. ‘23. - ” First is the repeatedly failed commitments’ that a: Of pover » Although local voters - ~. Sider_at least One.or two is- — have’ been ‘made by .Cana- » dian, politicians to alleviate © ~ “poverty, both at home and in the world. We have “swom” | “in the past to reduce poverty". ‘in Canada in half by the year — 2000, for example., Instead, 7 tes ~ today approximately ‘one in. ~ - ‘five children in Canada lives: below the poverty line. > oe We agreed that acommit- . "ment of .7 per.cent of GDP - * Should be “Spent on’ foreign _aid,to alleviate’ such global . ~ horror stories AIDS. in Af- - fica, for . example. Yet Ste- -: phen” Lewis’s: Massey Lec- a "tures this year make-it plain "to do this, and that in some ao. African countries as many as . 7 40%. of the. child | peneiiee ing‘on peacekeeping efforts . “Dear Sir:, ots - six: of: one or half... Pe dozen of the other. Another ae : Liberal ‘minority .with deals - me ‘tive minority with deals for. Quebec’ s “Bloc. No ‘Greens ‘that 'w hi ally failed:: e have signally faile _ fense ‘spending, a - policy ” 2 for the. ‘NDP ora Conserva-. pa "or other fringes. Just liberal- . ‘servative- minded socialists. : “The «big: issue ‘on: the - im “agenda this election? Health care, “Yup. The Conserva-. .. tives: (Mulroney) got us into* . a big deficit in the 80s.:The - “Liberals. (Chretien). cut back on everything. in. the. 90s, . fife which put most of our health - poe. care-in the dumpster. Then be after solving’ the deficit‘the. - . Liberals: (Martin). promised . ~~ O§. great” “things _ to fix: it. But: ‘the word among health care ~ °° standing on toast health wise . go home and eat at apples. Un- aan oh A . To know when and where to vote, consult your voter information card. It includes all the information you'll __ need to use your right to vote, and you'll get through _ the voting process more quickly if you have it with you. Voting hours for your polling station are indicated ~ on your voter information card and on the Elections -- Canada Web site at www. elections.ca a by clicking on “minded: Bloc heads or con- © _ Professionals i is if you’re not « have their guns and make it . AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 18,2000 °. °¢ ‘and § peace > CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag ~ around the world. (This de- "spite the fact that Canadian: corporations eared over $2 billion last year manufactur- ‘ing: goods; such as. ammuni- ‘tion’ for the US military.) “Arguably, our efforts in Af- ghanistan are’ part’ of: -this commitment. “solidly integrate our defense policies with: theirs to help » develop, a kind of “fortress. North America.” Prime Min- ister Martin and Opposition 7 Leader Harper both support, to greater or Jesser. degree, this. integration, which. in- cludes increasing our, de- which succeeding American » ambassadors to Canada have i lobbied for. : Stephen Harper’ even. are 2 gued that. we. should - have a. =e’ gone to..war in: Iraq to’sup- ’ “sport America. (Surely ° he. an less you can pay, for your own care, in- which «¢ case’ Bo" to Alberta. «°° ° So. what do: we: ‘do on ow “we don’t vote they’ll crank up the Inquisition on CBC. Newsworld and CTV-56 and lecture us to death about how” , revolting Canadians all ‘are . for staying home on the eve . of the worst day of the year. . January 24 is ‘traditionally classified as the.worst day of the year in Canada for . _ weather and mental health. ‘ Maybe they. should have ; ‘held the election in the bars. They: could hold:a shotgun election: ‘After all we're sup- posed to sell all guns to Ot-- tawa since it’s no longer vi- able to registerthem. — “They should let everyone law that we can i only buy 0 our oe the Voter Information Service icon. to | www. elections. ca 4 800 463-6868 toll-free in Canada and the United States _ However, | there is grow- ing pressure from our Amer- - - ican neighbours’ to -more wouldn’t argue this way to- “ day, although he’ has Deen, silent ¢ on the issue.) - Canadians’ prefer to be. :. : generous and helpful in their.’ ‘role in the: world.. Witness the outpouring of assistance to victims of the 2004 Asian. | tsunami. We also prefer to." be peacekeepers under the sponsorship of the United Nations rather than to be the” © unquestioning junior partner of an imperialist power: - - ® When ‘we «cast our. bal _ lots in Terrace, we should be aware of the kinds of global «fi actions that have been prom- ‘ised or promoted by our prime ministerial hopefuls, .and ‘we.should try to elect . those ‘who. will keep their promises to the less fortu- nate in the world, ‘and who will promote peace. on: the planet father ‘than destruc- “| tion. . It’s: just more of the same. ammunition from the RCMP , Z at three times the amount to "pay ‘for. the costs of these “extravagant notions of these nutty Prime Ministers. That ° _way they could identify the ammo before it got in the | hands of taxpayers making it * easier to match up what bul- _ let went in what. animal. and mad.cowboy disease. .. Amazing fact. The PCs ° brought in the GST and the . Conservatives plan to cut it .. back a few pennies so we'll vote for them, eh? _ - Brian Gregg, : ‘Terrace, B. Cc. tt Gs abe teat ech BEN ALAN Lg OOM ae act Boa Nhe kop ean etry gna Ma Gy Tas Goad be THIS MONDAY, VOTE. — | ‘C01 SOO 514-6868 toll-free i in Mexico g a TTY 1800 361-8935 for people who are deaf or hard of hearing toll- free i in Canada and the United States or (613) 991-2082 from anywhere Al Lehmann, 7 "Terrace, B.C.) ‘Americans would have to” - have passports to bring guns" . into, Canada, ‘register ‘them atthe’ border and RCMP ~ cop-shops. where ammo is. “ purchased. They should also | be checked for George Bush _ country - bovine .scatology’ ~ 10 . = Tang cn 7 acon 4 i’ __ If you haven't received this card, you are probably not on © - the voters fist. To be able to vote, all you have to do is go to” your polling station on election day, January 23, and present an official document that includes your name, address and » signature. 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