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do that. We’re going to raise corporate taxes and we’re going to raise some of the higher income brackEight long weeks remain before ets’ [taxes] so that we can have the British Columbians head to the resources to address some of these polls to elect a new provincial problems.” “We need a poverty reduction government, but that hasn’t stopped incumbent Nanaimo- plan,” Routley added. “We’re one North Cowichan NDP MLA Doug of the only provinces that doesn’t Routley from rolling up his sleeves have a poverty reduction plan, and we have the highest levand jumping into the Quoted in the Chronicle els of poverty. Our plan fray. isn’t simply addressRoutley shifted his ing income issues. It’s campaign into gear “We’re talking Saturday, March 16 about running a addressing housing issues; it’s addresswith an open house a t h i s d o w n t o w n campaign that’s ing opportunities and training; it’s addressbased on a Ladysmith constituency office, vowing redistribution of ing income security, as well as food security. to put an end to what he described as the wealth to some So there are a number of approaches that Liberal’s brand of “govextent.” need to be taken all at ernment by surprise” Doug Routley, once.” should he be re-elected current NDP MLA Routley said the NDP to represent the riding. would restore the proNDP strategies for vincial bank tax to fund r e d u c i n g p o v e r t y, improving environmental oversight both a reduction in interest rates and investing in apprenticeships on student loans and a $200-miland education were topics Routley lion training and apprenticeship program. discussed with his supporters. In addition, an NDP government “We’re talking about running a campaign that’s based on a redis- would “remove corporate and tribution of wealth to some extent,” union donations for political parRoutley said, referring specifically ties,” Routley said, and “restore a to the province’s high rate of child legitimate environmental assesspoverty. “No one has ever run and ment process” to compensate for won in B.C. by saying ‘We’re going the loss of meaningful provincial See Routley Page 3 to raise taxes,’ but we are going to THE CHRONICLE
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The Ladysmith Steelers football team kicked off its five-a-side flag football season Saturday, March 16 at Forrest Field. Team practices run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-7 p.m., with intra-squad games scheduled for Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information on Steelers Football, contact coach Demetreos Bourodemos at 250-729-1519.
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