Truro—October 30, 2009 – CHP Candidate, Jim Hnatiuk, wants to know why the West Coast has the Pacific Gateway Initiative, while the Atlantic Gateway Initiative languishes in some bureaucratic paper pile in Ottawa. “Does Mr. Harper think the border ends at Quebec?”
The Atlantic Gateway Initiative is a program that has widespread support from the provincial, all local municipal governments, and from the Millbrook First Nations, and would be an economic boon to Truro and indeed the entire surrounding area but it is stalled by the lack of federal government funding.
“I want to know why the federal government isn’t responding to the concerns of CCMV? And I want to know why the Prime Minister sent his Fisheries Minister to Truro to tell the people that he is playing politics with their hard-earned tax dollars?” said Hnatiuk.
The Amherst Daily reported on Monday that the best way Cumberland County could get funding was to vote for “a voice on the government side…” “Voters are telling me that they pay their taxes as good Canadians, and they want their community to reap the benefits. They’re going to choose the best voice for CCMV regardless, and they’re smart enough to reject being bribed. I’m hearing from voters at the door that this is exactly the kind of politics they’ve had enough of.
“The tired policies of all of the current federal parties—relying on deficit spending, and increasing taxes lowers our standard of living and weakens our national competitiveness. We need a voice for fiscal responsibility in Ottawa. We can do many things better to benefit not only CCMV, but all of Canada—but it takes a willingness to send a real leader, with better solutions to Ottawa to affect real change.
“Voters need to send a message to Ottawa. They need a strong, fresh voice of integrity to stand against the corrupt partisan politics that all Canadians from coast to coast are tired of. I will be that voice for them,” said Hnatiuk.
To interview: Call Jim Hnatiuk’s campaign office 902-259-3222
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