Carolyn Bennett - Leadership. Experience. Results
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This document is a brochure for Carolyn Bennett's Liberal Party campaign that criticizes Stephen Harper and the Conservative government. It summarizes that federal spending and deficits have increased under Harper, and the Liberal Party will eliminate the deficit, pay down the debt, and focus on supporting families through priorities like education, pensions, health care, and care for seniors. It also argues that an election is necessary to hold the Conservatives accountable for actions like proroguing parliament and not being transparent.
Carolyn Bennett - Leadership. Experience. Results
- 1. Bennett Brochure #1_Layout 1 11-04-07 5:30 PM Page 1 Stephen Harper cannot be trusted with Canadas finances SPENDING UP (billions) 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 SURPLUS GONE (billions) Federal Surplus/Deficit 20 We want to set some goals for ourselves 10 ambitious ones to be the most democratic 0 society in the world, to be the most open -10 society, to be the greenest, the most -20 innovative, the best educated, the most entrepreneurial. These are ambitious goals -30 but they all appeal to that hope in the -40 Canadian dream that we need to keep alive. -50 I want to be part of that. I want to lead that. Leadership. Experience. Results. -60 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Michael Ignatieff The Liberal Party will bring back sound financial management, eliminate the Harper deficit and pay www.carolynbennett.liberal.ca down the Harper debt. A clear choice for Canadians 416.966.1762 1499 Yonge St., Toronto LIBERAL PRIORITIES CONSERVATIVE PRIORITIES carolyn@stpaulsliberals.ca Focus on families A country in debt Leadership. Experience. Results. www.carolynbennett.liberal.ca Learning Corporate tax breaks Pensions Stealth fighter jets Health care Prisons Families Wasteful G8/G20 summit Authorized by the Official Agent for the Carolyn Bennett Campaign
- 2. Bennett Brochure #1_Layout 1 11-04-07 5:30 PM Page 2 An Absolutely Necessary Election Liberals will Act for Defending Canadian Health When a government is caught breaking the basic Canadian Families and Healthcare rules of our democracy, it is the duty of every The Liberal Party will invest in the priorities of Carolyn Bennett is a leader on health and Member of Parliament to end the abuse. The Canadian families established and new, healthcare in Canada. As the former family Harper government is the first in Canadian traditional and non-traditional. Our Family Pack physician to so many citizens of St. Pauls, she history to be cited for Contempt of Parliament. will bring vital reforms to Learning, Pensions and continues to be passionate advocate for better Within the last year, senior Conservatives have Caregiving: healthcare, improved public health, and a faced charges of election fraud and influence healthier Canada. Carolyn was Canadas first ever peddling. The Harper government has tarnished OUR CANADIAN LEARNING STRATEGY will secure Minister of State for Public Health. She Canadas Parliament, the Peoples House, by: early childhood development and care, aboriginal established the Public Health Agency of Canada education, language training for New Canadians, and set up the Public Health Network for Proroguing Parliament twice in order to avoid being and access to higher education. Our Early Canada. accountable for its actions Childhood Learning and Care Fund will be $500 The Conservatives have failed to accept any Firing and intimidating officers of Parliament for million in the first year, rising to $1 billion in the responsibility for health and health care. A Liberal speaking against the government fourth. Our Learning Passport plan will provide government will be a real partner with the Misleading Parliament and refusing to provide $1,000 per year over four years to every high provinces and territories to keep Canadians well essential documents to Parliament school student for college and university; or and defend free, quality, timely medicare for all $1,500 for low income families to make the most Canadians. Our priorities will include: of their education. As Michael Ignatieff has said: As the Critic for Democratic Renewal, Carolyn If you get the grades, you get to go! Ensuring quality homecare and prescription drug Bennett has demanded the Conservatives be held coverage in the next Health Accord. accountable for their repeated, secretive, under- A STRONGER PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEM will help A new Canadian Health Promotion Strategy to handed actions: working families save for retirement. Liberals encourage healthy lifestyle including Canadas first want to strengthen the core Canada Pension Plan National Food Policy She challenged the governments decision to weaken by gradually increasing benefits, and give families the census by tabling a Private Members Bill to Our Canadian Brain Health Strategy will help us find the option of topping-up their savings with a amend the Statistics Act to make the long-form better ways to treat dementia and Alzheimers voluntary supplement; the new Secure Retirement census permanent. Disease. Option. We will also boost the GIS by $700 She has worked with her colleagues to develop the million to protect the poorest seniors. Liberal Party Open Government Initiative to make For more on these polices and for Liberal plans government information more accessible useful to THE FAMILY CARE PLAN will enhance care for our for the Environment, the Economy, Personal and Canadians. parents, grandparents and sick loved ones by National Security, International Relations, reducing the pressure on thousands of struggling Overseas Development, Multiculturalism, and families. The plan provides tax credits for Federal-Provincial Relations, please go to caregivers and makes it possible for them to take www.liberal.ca/platform. time away from work without losing their jobs.