VOTE WOO Lawrence
ONE ENTRY TO PETTING ZOO
Candidate for Richmond Centre
SUMMER STRETCH
W E D N E S D AY , S E P T E M B E R 1 6 , 2 0 1 5
September 27th 11am ~ 4pm
lawrence@lwoo.ca
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! It was busy on the federal election trail Sunday, with both the NDP and Liberal parties opening their local campaign offices. Left, the NDP’s StevestonRichmond East candidate Scott Stewart is with fellow NDP candidate Jack Trovato, who’s standing in the Richmond Centre riding. Photo submitted. Right, the Liberal’s Steveston-Richmond East hopeful, Joe Peschisolido, poses with his campaign team and supporters at the party’s office on the north side of Westminster Highway at No. 3 Road. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News
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midst a crowd of supporters Sunday afternoon, Richmond Centre candidate Jack Trovato and StevestonRichmond East candidate Scott Stewart, both of the New Democratic Party of Canada, opened their joint campaign office on No. 3 Road, across from Richmond City Hall. Stewart said going doorto-door, he’s been seeing an “upsurge” in NDP support, self-dubbed by New Democrats as the ‘orange wave’ ahead of the Oct. 19 vote. Trovato, a school teacher, and Stewart, a retired police officer, thanked their supporters in the tiny office littered with orange balloons. Trovato made a point of his concerns about growing inequality in Canada. “The reason that so many Canadians (immigrate here)
is for hope, for an equal opportunity. And that’s what the NDP stands for. Whether it’s pensions for our seniors, or healthcare, or good public education; it’s about creating that level playing field for opportunity. What you do with that opportunity, that’s up to you through hard work, dedication and sacrifice,” said Trovato. He said he experiences inequality daily at his job in Burnaby, where kids come to school hungry. No one’s addressing the fundamental root cause of poverty, said Trovato, who ran unsuccessfully for the Richmond school board last year. When asked, Trovato said healthcare and small business concerns were predominant amongst people as he has gone door-knocking. His party plans to cut small business taxes by 20 per cent. Trovato said families want affordable childcare and seniors want better pensions.
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Liberal opening
Meanwhile, down the road on the north side of Westminster Highway, a stone’s throw outside his riding, lawyer and Liberal Party of Canada candidate Joe Peschisolido opened his office. Surrounded by a throng of happy supporters and volunteers nibbling on potato salad and samosas, the former Member of Parliament was quick to trumpet Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s platform while critiquing the New Democrats and Conservatives. Not afraid to use the “R” word, Peschisolido said Prime Minister Stephen Harper is to blame for Canada’s most recent recession. He said the economy, infrastructure, foreign policy and national security are top Liberal priorities, but didn’t go into detail as to what needs to change. When asked what he has been hearing door-to-door, Pe-
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schisolido said “a lot of people want change,” however, many are not “crystalizing” any one particular issue. The Liberal’s greatest competition for evoking “change” is the NDP. Peschisolido repeated Trudeau’s statement that NDP leader Thomas Mulcair does not have a clear direction for Canada. “You cannot implement a Tommy Douglas vision on a Stephen Harper budget,” echoed Peschisolido, who noted the Liberals would run “minor” deficits to pay for more infrastructure improvements across the country. He likened the Liberal plan to U.S. president Barack Obama’s economic policies (since 2011 the U.S. and Canada’s GDP growth has been similar). Peschisolido said his party would work better with cities and give them more funding. see Marijuana › page 3
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