A14 THE FORESTER, Wednesday, December 10, 2008 NDP leadership contenders make local stop BY JACQUELINE LAWRENCE health care and tackle poverty, Three of the people vying to among other things, will be key, take over the leadership of Ontar- she argued. io’s New Democratic Party made a “It’s about connecting with the stop in Gravenhurst last weekend people in our communities,” Hor- to meet with local supporters and wath said. ORANGE SOCIAL: Three of the people vying to take over the leadership of Ontario’s New Democratic discuss ways to reinvigorate the Prue, the former mayor of East Party made a stop in Gravenhurst Sunday. Timmins-James Bay MPP Gilles Bisson (left), Hamilton Centre party. York, said he believes the party Beaches-East York MPP needs to invest in industry and sup- MPP Andrea Horwath and Beaches-East York MPP Michael Prue (second from right) met with party sup- Michael Prue, Timmins-James port the auto sector during these porters at the home of Sara Hay (centre). Former federal NDP candidate and riding association president Bay MPP Gilles Bisson and Ham- troubling economic times. The Jo-Anne Boulding (right) shared in the fun. Photo by Jacqueline Lawrence ilton Centre MPP Andrea Horwath party also needs to change the way met with local NDP members Sun- it markets itself during election day at the home of long-time party campaigns by giving more support supporter Sarah Hay. Prue, Bisson to local riding associations such as and Horwath, along with Toronto- the one in Parry-Sound Muskoka, Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns, he explained. are attempting to replace outgo- Prue suggested splitting $1 mil- ing Ontario NDP leader Howard lion between all the Ontario asso- Hampton during an upcoming ciations, while allowing all party leadership vote in March. members to put forth new resolu- Tabuns was not able to attend tions for party discussion. the Dec. 7 meeting. “We have to start thinking about To a small crowd of local New how to run elections,” he said. Democrats, Bisson, 51, told how “We can’t run...$500 campaigns.” he hopes to boost voter support Sara Hall, Parry Sound- for the party by tackling the big- Muskoka NDP riding association gest issue on everyone’s mind: the president, said members were economy. impressed with each of the can- “Everybody shares our values didates. about public health care, education “The calibre of candidates we and equity for (all), but we’re not have is impressive,” Hall said. seen as serious on the economy,” he “Just having them here, so acces- said. Investing in job creation and sible, and knowing that one of research and development, while them is likely going to be the new “not taxing the rich” will help win leader of party…it was a terrific over more votes, he argued. opportunity.” “Let’s create wealth,” he said. Hall said Tabuns’ office plans to “If we don’t have an economy, we send a videotaped message to local don’t have anything to tax.” party members. 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