2 NEWS thursday, 28 february, 2008 www.thegatewayonline.ca THE GA T EWAY Edmonton-Strathcona candidates battle for Pannu’s seat www.thegatewayonline.ca thursday, 28 february, 2008 volume XCVIII number 36 With former New Democrat leader Raj Pannu leaving political life, the race to take over his riding is on Published since 21 november, 1910 JONATHAN TAVES Circulation 11 000 News Staff ISSN 0845-356X Suite 3-04 Last Wednesday, the candidates for Students’ Union Building the provincial riding of Edmonton- University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Strathcona participated in a debate T6G 2J7 hosted by the Student’s Union at the Myer Horowitz Theater. Telephone 780.492.5168 Fax 780.492.6665 Progressive Conservative TJ Keil, Ad Inquiries 780.492.6700 Liberal Tim Vant, and the New Email [email protected] Democratic Party’s Rachel Notley attended the all-candidates’ forum in editorialstaff hopes of winning the NDP stronghold of retiring former leader Raj Pannu. The editor-in-chief Adam Gaumont [email protected] | 492.5168 candidates discussed the various mea- sures of change their party would enact managing editor Paul Owen in the Legislature. [email protected] | 492.6654 “The most pressing issue in this elec- senior news editor Natalie Climenhaga tion is the need to effect change. That’s [email protected] | 492.7308 what people need,” Vant said. “We can Tara stieglitz deputy news editor Ryan Heise talk, but without actually being able to STRATHCONA HOT SEAT PC candidate TJ Keil (left), Liberal Tim Vant, and NDP member Rachel Notley field questions. [email protected] | 492.6664 act, it won’t happen.” Notley further specified the type next 37 years.” production,” he said. “Through tech- province through a lot of good times opinion editor Conal Pierse [email protected] | 492.6661 of change she believes the province Postsecondary education was one of nological development, [...] our green- and a lot of hard times, but always keep- needs. the most talked-about topics during the house gas emissions will go down.” ing people first.” arts & entertainment editor Paul Blinov [email protected] | 492.7052 “It’s important you don’t just vote for debate. Notley stressed the importance of Although the candidates held differ- change for change’s sake, but you vote “A very important part of [the post- targeted action for environmental pro- ing opinions on a number of issues, they sports editor Robin Collum for substantial change. Two years ago, secondary] discussion relates [...] to the tection and supported halting tarsands all agreed on the importance of demo- [email protected] | 492.6652 the Liberals and the Tories voted together people who are not at university right development until its impact has been cratic participation. photo editor Mike Otto to give corporate Alberta a $370-mil- now,” Notley said. “Costs are far beyond comprehensively reviewed. “There has never been a more excit- [email protected] | 492.6648 lion tax cut. In so doing, they didn’t put what they can afford.” “We face a tremendous challenge in ing time to live in this province,” Keil design & production editor Mike Kendrick $260 million in childcare. They didn’t The NDP’s proposition, Notley Alberta,” she said. “We must address the explained. “We have immense opportu- [email protected] | 492.6663 put $400 million into public education. explained, would roll back tuition to issue of the environment. We can’t wait nity staring us right in the face to ensure They didn’t put $100 million into stu- 1999 levels—a reduction of 20 per twelve years. We can’t wait five years. It long term prosperity.” online coordinator Victor Vargas [email protected] dent housing. Those kinds of decisions cent—while Vant outlined the Liberal must be done now.” “Voting is the best way to do that,” are made every day in Alberta, and we promise of a rollback 2001 levels, mark- Vant repeatedly expressed his confi- Vant added. “Having these discussions need to have a better way of making ing an average drop of $1000. Keil, on dence in the comprehensive nature of and having critical thought is of huge businessstaff decisions,” she said. the other hand, reiterated the PC strategy his party’s plan in addressing not just importance so that we don’t make mis- Keil, the Conservative hopeful, drew to reduce interest on student loans to the climate change, but affordable housing takes we’ve made in the past.” business manager Steve Smith upon his youth as a strength in repre- prime level. and other social issues. “It’s important to get as many people [email protected] | 492.6669 senting the University’s riding. All three of the candidates also “The Alberta Liberal Party is like a as possible out to vote, so when the “As part of the new generation of emphasized environmental concerns, bird with a left wing and a right wing; results come in, we know it’s actu- ad sales representative Patrick Cziolek young Progressive Conservative lead- with Keil standing by his government’s we need both to be able to fly down ally something all Albertans wanted,” [email protected] | 492.6700 ership, I intend to be that change that current plan. the middle,” Vant said, with both arms Notley said. “We should be able to raise everyone’s looking for,” he said. “I’m not “Included in the climate change plan outstretched. “This plan is seven years the standard for everyone in the prov- ad/graphic designer Larissa Gilchrist [email protected] | 492.6647 here for the last 37 years; I’m here for the are energy efficiency and green energy of good, solid thinking. 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