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Message from Jack Layton, leader of the NDP:
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Voting for the change you want
Sun 22 Jan 2006
On Monday, Canadians will vote for change. I'm writing to urge you to vote for the change you want — change that works for working families.
This time, that means voting NDP. You can trust New Democrats to put working families first. And on Tuesday, NDP MPs will be on the job, fighting for you.
New Democrats have laid out our plan:
* We’ll look after seniors and create opportunity for young people.
* We’ll stop privatization and make public health care better.
* We’ll clean up government and the environment.
* We’ll put working families first, where they belong.
With more New Democrats on your side, we can get the job done.
To people considering voting for the Liberals, I say this:
Paul Martin's Liberals haven't earned your vote. They promised to protect public health care — and didn't. They promised to act on climate change — and didn't. They promised national child care in 1993 — and didn’t do it until they lost their majority and we forced them to. Paul Martin says he's devoted to Charter rights — and then holds free votes on them.
The Liberals promised to be honest, and they weren't. And after five elections and 12 years, the Liberal Party needs a time-out.
To those who've considered voting Conservative, I say this:
The Conservatives have their priorities wrong. They're all about dimes and dollars — dimes in tax cuts for working families, and big dollars for banks and oil companies. I believe there are more important things to take care of before Canada plays around with tax cuts for the rich.
Most Canadians agree it’s time for a change. And on Monday, they'll vote for it.
Who's going to balance the Conservatives in the next Parliament? Who's going to protect public health care, our environment, our equality rights? Who's going to fight for working families?
Not Paul Martin or his team.
I have tremendous respect for what the Liberal Party was able to do under past Prime Ministers. But Paul Martin's team isn't cut from the same cloth. After this election, they'll be spending their time looking inward, figuring out what they believe — not fighting for you.
In the next Parliament we need strong, principled NDP MPs on the side of working families — who will fight to protect public health care, child care, education and care for seniors.
You know how effective we are in Parliament. Look at our record.
This time, I’m asking all progressive voters to team up with us. To Liberals dismayed with their party today, I say: Lend us your vote. We'll respect it. We'll honour it. We'll act on it.
We’ll balance the Conservatives in the next Parliament.
We’ll see to it that people's priorities are front and centre.
We’ll make sure Parliament focuses on getting results for working families.
So on Monday, vote for the change you want.
On Monday, vote NDP.
Jack Layton
Leader, Canada's NDP
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Voting for the change you want
Sun 22 Jan 2006
On Monday, Canadians will vote for change. I'm writing to urge you to vote for the change you want — change that works for working families.
This time, that means voting NDP. You can trust New Democrats to put working families first. And on Tuesday, NDP MPs will be on the job, fighting for you.
New Democrats have laid out our plan:
* We’ll look after seniors and create opportunity for young people.
* We’ll stop privatization and make public health care better.
* We’ll clean up government and the environment.
* We’ll put working families first, where they belong.
With more New Democrats on your side, we can get the job done.
To people considering voting for the Liberals, I say this:
Paul Martin's Liberals haven't earned your vote. They promised to protect public health care — and didn't. They promised to act on climate change — and didn't. They promised national child care in 1993 — and didn’t do it until they lost their majority and we forced them to. Paul Martin says he's devoted to Charter rights — and then holds free votes on them.
The Liberals promised to be honest, and they weren't. And after five elections and 12 years, the Liberal Party needs a time-out.
To those who've considered voting Conservative, I say this:
The Conservatives have their priorities wrong. They're all about dimes and dollars — dimes in tax cuts for working families, and big dollars for banks and oil companies. I believe there are more important things to take care of before Canada plays around with tax cuts for the rich.
Most Canadians agree it’s time for a change. And on Monday, they'll vote for it.
Who's going to balance the Conservatives in the next Parliament? Who's going to protect public health care, our environment, our equality rights? Who's going to fight for working families?
Not Paul Martin or his team.
I have tremendous respect for what the Liberal Party was able to do under past Prime Ministers. But Paul Martin's team isn't cut from the same cloth. After this election, they'll be spending their time looking inward, figuring out what they believe — not fighting for you.
In the next Parliament we need strong, principled NDP MPs on the side of working families — who will fight to protect public health care, child care, education and care for seniors.
You know how effective we are in Parliament. Look at our record.
This time, I’m asking all progressive voters to team up with us. To Liberals dismayed with their party today, I say: Lend us your vote. We'll respect it. We'll honour it. We'll act on it.
We’ll balance the Conservatives in the next Parliament.
We’ll see to it that people's priorities are front and centre.
We’ll make sure Parliament focuses on getting results for working families.
So on Monday, vote for the change you want.
On Monday, vote NDP.
Jack Layton
Leader, Canada's NDP
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