Special Features - Canada Votes 2015

Mission Record Friday, September 18, 2015

GREEN, Arthur

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VOTE GREEN

Mission/Matsqui/Fraser Canyon

Authorized By The Offical Agent For Arthur Green

#ELECTION2015

What matters to you?

#CANADAVOTES

OURFUTURE

#CANADAVOTES

Canadian voters are on the verge of making a decision that will shape the future of Canada for years to come.

OCTOBER 19

When they go to the polls on October 19, many factors will influence who they choose to lead the country. From the economy to foreign policy, infrastructure to the environment, this is a multi-issue election.

This special supplement presents local and national statistics, highlighting data about economic, health and standard of living indicators – information to be considered when you make your decision on election day.

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Jati Sidhu

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Be part of the change in Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon

VOTE JATI SIDHU

I support promoting local economic development, sustainable agriculture and job creation through investment in key infrastructure projects. Reducing taxes on middle class families, improving child benefits, maintaining Canada’s health care system and enhancing seniors’ and veterans’ pensions will be my priorities.

Local issues need local experience. votejatisidhu @jatisidulpc

info@votejatisidhu.ca

778.242.4542

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ELECT

ELECTION2015

MISSION - MATSQUI - FRASER CANYON RIDING Brad Vis

Conservative

Brad Vis has previously worked as a communications advisor to Abbotsford MP Ed Fast, and most recently spent a year working for an agri-business developer. Vis lives in Abbotsford with his wife Kathleen.

Dennis Adamson

NDP

Dennis Adamson has worked as the Electoral Area B director for the Fraser Valley Regional District since 2008. He lives in Yale, serves on the board of a local charity aiming to help seniors live independently, and is married with two daughters.

Jati Sidhu

Liberal

Jati Sidhu, an Abbotsford resident, currently runs a business development company. He holds a BA in political science and economics, and has served on the Abbotsford Police Board, the UFV Board of Governors, and the board of the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce.

Art Green

Green

2011 ELECTION RESULTS PITT MEADOWS-MAPLE RIDGE-MISSION Topping the polls in 2011 was RANDY KAMP, receiving 28,803 votes, or 54 per cent of the total numer of ballots. He was followed by New Democract Craig Speirs, who received 18,835 votes, or 36 per cent of all ballots. In third was Mandeep Bhuller, a Liberal, with 2,739 votes and five per cent of the total. Green candidate Peter Tam got 2,626 votes, just under five per cent of the total. This year, Mission voters are in a newly adjusted riding that includes Mission, parts of Matsqui and the Fraser Canyon.

GREEN LIBERAL NDP CONSERVATIVE VOTER TURN OUT

THECANDIDATES

Art Green works as a motion picture technician and volunteers with the Hope Ratepayers’ Association and the Hope and Area Transition Society. He has studied accounting and attended a political training institute at UBC. Green is married and has three stepchildren.

Wyatt Scott

Independent

60% 54% 36% 5% 5%

Wyatt Scott is an entrepreneur in Mission with a small gemstone finishing company. He volunteers with the Mission Sunrise Rotary Club, the Mission Folk Fest, and the Mission Friendship Center. Scott is married and has a son.

PEOPLESTATS

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

172,720

174,321

176,659

178,489

178,967

POPULATION

*ABBOTSFORD-MISSION, ESTIMATED

COUNTINGHEADS ABBOTSFORD-MISSION CENSUS METROPOLITAN AREA (CMA)

37.9 39K

MEDIAN AGE IN COMMUNITY TOTAL NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS

14K 88K

MARRIED COUPLES WITH CHILDREN RESIDENTS AGED 15 TO 64

SOURCE: STATS CANADA

“An independent is accountable to the community, not the party.”

MISSION - MATSQUI - FRASER CANYON

ONVOTES JOBS

WYATT SCOTT

CRIMERATES

UNEMPLOYMENT

8.5%

2013

2011

7.4% 2014

5.7% 2015

*MAY RATE, ABBOTSFORD-MISSION

2009 2010 2011 2012

$62,370 $62,320 $64,250 $66,550

*MEDIAN, BY HOUSEHOLD, ABBOTSFORD-MISSION

EARNINGLEVELS $50,000 - $75,000

22,130

$100,000 - $200,000

$75,000 - $100,000

8,460

5,300

$200,000 & OVER

720

637

654 NUMBER OF VIOLENT OFFENCES INCIDENTS REPORTED IN DISTRICT OF MISSION

FAMILYINCOME

2012

2013

578

WEASKED HAVE YOU ALREADY DECIDED WHICH PARTY YOU WILL SUPPORT IN THE 2015 FEDERAL ELECTION?

DISCLAIMER: This web poll is informal, not scientific.

It reflects opinions of site visitors who voluntarily participate. Results may not represent the opinions of the public as a whole. Black Press is not responsible for the statistical accuracy of opinions expressed here

NO

18%

SOCIAL VOICES

YES

82%

These comments were randomly selected from social feeds of The Mission Record.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR MISSION RESIDENTS?

WHAT PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THE NEXT LEADER OF CANADA?

DEBBIE ROUGHLEY

RONNA RYHORCHUK

The homeless. Instead of wasting taxpayers’ money shoving them away, fix the problems, so it’s not a reoccurring problem as it’s been for many years.

Don’t succumb to the political system, be brave, be a maverick, do what’s right, be the rational, forward, and free-thinking leader this country needs.

LC KENT

DONNA KENNEDY

Don’t just hear. Listen.

Re-open mental health facilities. Do not cut back on health and education, because our children, our health, and the homeless need attention.

CHRISTINA PURCELL Use your common sense and be honest,try your best.

LARAE SUTHERLAND POLLY BETTERTON

$25,000 - $50,000

$25,000 & UNDER

32,260

58,870

What exactly does our federal tax do for Mission?

Highways, education and health care have all been loaded on to provincial responsibility, with some federal contribution. Canada Post is a corporation. Federal Department of Fisheries have little say over Fraser River resource management.

Can there be federal grants to aid business development?

Please don’t make promises you can’t possibly keep. Please stop destroying our country chasing dollars from oil, gas and non-renewable resources.

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On Monday October 19th, 2015

Make history and elect WYATT SCOTT as one of 30 new members to the House of Commons!

MISSION - MATSQUI - FRASER CANYON

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#CANAD ELECTION2015

CRIMERATES THECANDIDATES CANADA 5190 BRITISH COLUMBIA 7454 CANADA 1092 BRITISH COLUMBIA 1262

POLICE OFFICERS

2013, INCIDENTS PER 100,000 POPULATION. SOURCE: STATS CANADA

Stephen Harper

Age: 56

Total crime rate down

Prime Minister – Leader, Conservative Party of Canada

Stephen Harper has been the Prime Minister of Canada since 2006 and the leader of the Conservative Party since 2004. Born in Toronto, Harper moved to Alberta after high school – first to Edmonton, then to study economics at the University of Calgary. He has been MP of Calgary Southwest since 2002, originally with the Canadian Alliance party, and became the Leader of the Opposition in that year’s election.

Total crime rate down

Justin Trudeau Age:43

Born in Ottawa while his father, Pierre Trudeau, was Prime Minister of Canada, Justin was raised in Montreal and is a graduate of both McGill University and UBC. Before entering politics, he worked as a French and math teacher in Vancouver. He won the riding of Papineau (Quebec) as a Liberal MP in 2008 – a position he still holds. He was named leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in 2013, succeeding Bob Rae.

Thomas Mulcair Age: 60

Leader, New Democratic Party

Mulcair was born in Ottawa in 1954 and raised in Quebec – in Hull and Laval – and graduated from Montreal’s McGill University in 1977. Mulcair was elected leader of the NDP in 2012, succeeding the late Jack Layton as the head of Canada’s Official Opposition.

Mulcair has been the MP for Outremont (Quebec) since 2007.

Total violent rate down

FAMILYINCOME INDIVIDUALINCOME CONSERVATIVE LIBERAL

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

$68,860

$68,410

$69,860

$72,240

$74,540

$28,920

$28,840

$29,250

$30,180

$31,320

WEALTH GAP SOURCE: STATS CANADA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

7.7%

2011

8.7%

2011

7.5%

2012

7.1%

2012

7.1%

2013

6.4%

2013

7.1%

2014

6.5%

2014

6.8%

2015

6.8%

2015

GREEN BLOC QUEBÉCOIS

And the Green Party won its first-ever seat in Ottawa, with party leader Elizabeth May taking her riding in Saanich– Gulf Islands.

VOTER TURN OUT

Meanwhile, the Liberal Party tumbled from 77 seats (in 2008) to just 34, and leader Michael Ignatieff left his post after the election. The Bloc Quebecois and Gilles Duceppe – who has returned to his position for 2015 – crashed from 49 seats won in 2008 to just four, losing its official party status.

CANADA

NDP

Elizabeth May is the leader of the Green Party and the MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands in B.C. May became just the party’s second-ever Member of Parliament, winning her riding in the 2011 federal election (even though she was not invited to that year’s national TV debates). She won the Green Party’s leadership in 2006, replacing Jim Harris.

Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party won its third consecutive federal election, this time increasing its seat count to 166 to grab a majority government. The NDP, under the late Jack Layton, surged into the official opposition’s chair with 103 seats – the largest total in the party’s history.

2001 - 2012

SOURCE: STATS CANADA. FROM FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.

Leader, Green Party of Canada

The 2011 federal election resulted in a major power shuffle in Ottawa – the incumbents increased their lead while others rose to prominence and relevance, and a once-dynastic party left in defeat, forced to rebuild.

SHARE OF WEALTH OWNED BY WEALTHIEST 10%

CANADA

47.9%

B.C.

56.2%

SHARE OF WEALTH OWNED BY POOREST 50%

CANADA

5.5%

B.C.

3.1%

MEDICAL MARIJUANA 2015 ESTIMATED, SOURCE: HEALTH CANADA

61.4% 39.6% 30.6% 18.9% 6.0% VOTER TURNOUT

166 SEATS

103 SEATS

34 SEATS

2001 - 2012

-26.3%

UNEMPLOYMENTRATE

Elizabeth May

2011

+12.2%

SOURCE: STATS CANADA

Leader, Bloc Quebecois

ELECTION RESULTS

CANADIAN POPULATION

25.7% from 2008

MEDIAN TOTAL INCOME

The oldest leader of Canada’s major federal political parties, Duceppe is also the longest-serving leader of the five – he led the Bloc from 1997 to 2011, then re-assumed leadership this year, replacing Mario Beaulieu. Duceppe also served as MP for Laurier–Sainte Marie from 1990 to 2011. He has not yet announced which riding he’ll run for in 2015.

Age: 61

CRIME RATES

18.14% from 2008

INCOMESTATS

Gilles Duceppe Age: 67

2001 - 2012

22.8% from 2008

Total violent rate down

Leader, Liberal Party of Canada

+21.8%

21.7% from 2008

4 SEATS

3.9% 1 SEAT

NUMBER OF USERS IN CANADA AUTHORIZED BY HEALTH CANADA TO POSSESS MEDICAL MARIJUANA

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

12,829 27,778 29,888 37,884 +50,000

ELECT BRAD VIS Conservative Candidate for Mission - Matsqui - Fraser Canyon Cons

With the Conservative Party’s long-term

plan of low-taxes, a balanced budget and growth, Canada is able to protect jobs.

Committed to helping families. Ready to protect your retirement. Prepared to keep building our strong economy.

ON OCTOBER 19TH VOTE CONSERVATIVE.

QUESTIONS? Contact 604-287-1661 or info@bradvis.ca.

APPROVED BY THE OFFICIAL AGENT FOR BRAD VIS

DAVOTES

HOUSEHOLD SPENDING

FEDERAL DEBT$692 BILLION DEBT-TO-GDP RATIO

BUDGET DEFICIT/SURPLUS SOURCE: 2015 BUDGET

ACTUAL AND PROJECTED SOURCE: 2015 BUDGET

32.3% 31.2%

30.8%

+1.4 BILLION -2.0 BILLION -5.2 BILLION

29.3%

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

IMPORTS EXPORTS

34.2%

2014 - 2015

SHELTER + FOOD

2013 - 2014

$516 25.3%

TAXES, INSURANCE, PENSION, HEALTH + EDUCATION

$382

SOURCE: 2015 BUDGET

EXPORTS

GDP GROWTH JOBGROWTH

$403,966,700,000 $456,612,500,000 $463,135,100,000 $479,266,200,000 $528,794,800,000

GDP GROWTH OF G7 COUNTRIES SINCE END OF RECESSION IN 2009

JOB GROWTH OF G7 COUNTRIES OVER THE RECOVERY

+15.6% +13.5% +11.6% +10.3% +9.1% +5.7% -2.3%

IMPORTS 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

2015 - 2016

GDP GROWTH COMPARISIONS

SOURCE: STATS CANADA

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

SOURCE: STATS CANADA. SPENDING PER WEEK.

$413,670,000,000 $456,044,900,000 $474,287,100,000 $486,487,400,000 $524,241,800,000

+7.4% +8.9% +5.1% +6.5% +2.0% +1.1% +0.6%

19.8%

TRANSPORT + HOUSEHOLD OPERATIONS

$298 20.7%

RECREATION + OTHER Furnishings, clothing, reading materials, gifts, donations, misc. expenses, tobacco/alcohol, personal care, games of chance

REFUGEECLAIMANTS

BY COUNTRY

CHINA

KOREA

HUNGARY

ROMANIA

POLAND

SOURCE: STATS CANADA

2012 2013

1,665

723

1,882

283

175

760

151

95

39

37

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Federal All Candidates Forum With a focus on social services issues in the region, all are invited to attend and ask written questions which will be presented to the candidates by a panel.

$310

TOP 50 COUNTRIES 2011 2012 2013

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25,317 20,469 10,350

2013 VS 2012

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GRAND TOTAL

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