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> --- Independent candidates <independentcandidates@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 16:07:21 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Independent candidates <independentcandidates@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Ottawa-West
> > To: independentcandidates@yahoo.com
> > 
> > 
> > Megan Hnatiw 
> > Independent Candidate in Ottawa West - Nepean
> > 
> > With the Ontario election, it is time to evaluate what direction we wish this
> > community to take. We all recognize that there are limited options in regards
> > to candidates presently, but we also recognize that things need to change.
> > For
> > the past four years there have been countless cutbacks and layoffs. These
> > changes have been made in the name of making Ontario “open for business.” It
> > is
> > not profit that Ontarians are concerned about; it is education, child care,
> > health care, jobs, and their overall working conditions. These are the
> > concerns
> > that are being raised time and time again, yet the actions that we see taken
> > disregard these concerns. Schools are being closed, classes are getting
> > larger,
> > teachers have added responsibilities but less participation in deciding the
> > way
> > that things are run. Jobs are being cut, working conditions are
> > deteriorating,
> > yet nothing concrete has been done to try to remedy the situation. Poverty in
> > the working class is increasing; 91.3% of all single mothers live in poverty.
> > Tuition fees continue to rise while the quality of the education system is
> > deteriorating.
> > 	It is time for us, the people, to address these concerns. It should not be
> > left up to the so-called “major” parties who are responsible for these
> > problems. As a student at Algonquin College, a young worker and single mother
> > with a child entering the school system in the fall, I have been selected by
> > my
> > peers at the Ottawa-Hull Young Workers Club to run in this election. The
> > OHYWC
> > was founded with the aim to Smash the Silence! on the conditions that face
> > young workers. All young workers are invited to attend our meetings where we
> > discuss issues, find solutions to the problems, and work to change the
> > situation. All people should join me and my peers so that we can together
> > decide the kind of future we want.
> > 
> > Smash the Silence on the Conditions of Young Workers!
> > Demand a Society That Recognizes the Rights of All 
> > and Our Claims Upon It!
> > It Can Be Done! It Must Be Done!
> > On June 3, Vote for Megan Hnatiw in Ottawa West-Nepean!
> > 
> > To contact Megan Hnatiw, call (613) 565-2992 , fax (613) 565-1616, 
> > or e-mail Independentcandidates@yahoo.com

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