http://katyaustinndp.com Simcoe Grey : New Democrats Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:23:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Katy Austin has registered as a candidate in this fall’s municipal election. She will be seeking the position of Councillor for Ward 1(Elmvale,) on Springwater Township Council. Having lived in Elmvale for the past 30years, she wants the chance to help shape the future of Springwater Township. As Councillor, Austin would welcome the opportunity ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/08/31/katy-austin-seeks-ward-1-council-position/ I agree with Andrea Horwath that the Ontario government is making a bad decision by getting into the business of internet gambling. The NDP leader is right when she says it will put vulnerable people at risk. A properly functioning ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/08/26/internet-gambling-profits-have-no-place-in-the-provincial-treasury/ http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/03/13/midland-january-21-katy-discusses-with-maude-barlow-her-campaign-to-ban-bottled-water-and-explains-the-work-of-zero-waste-simcoe/ The Harper Conservatives want to make tough changes for the rest of us but not for themselves. While salary and budget cuts are being applied to all other government departments for the sake of reducing the deficit, the budget for the Privy Council is going up by more than 20%. ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/03/13/tories-%e2%80%9cdo-as-i-say-not-as-i-do%e2%80%9d/ I am in total disagreement with the editor of the Springwater News when he denies the reality of climate change in his February 18th musings. Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity and it needs to be reversed if we ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/02/27/don%e2%80%99t-deny-climate-change-crisis/ The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) is right: the federal government has to raise taxes in order to eliminate the deficit. Ed Clark is the chief executive of Toronto-Dominion Bank and a member of the CCCE who recently stated, “We had a meeting two weeks ago, and ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/02/27/raise-taxes-for-the-rich/ The greatest threat to democracy does not come from the outside, in the form of terrorism.  It comes from the inside, in the form of apathy and cynicism.  One of the most dangerous statements I’ve ever heard is, “All politicians are crooks, so why even bother voting?”  I can understand ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/02/07/capp-rally-speech-barrie-january-23-2010/ Why are all the newspapers giving so much attention to the provincial Liberals’ and Conservatives’ flip-flops over the HST in the past few years and giving no credit to Andrea Horwath and the NDP for its consistent opposition to it? Horwath has been conducting a campaign against the HST for months, ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/01/05/credit-ndp-for-consistent-opposition-to-hst/ Simcoe Grey NDP Riding Association is pleased to announce that Katy Austin, retired teacher, was acclaimed as the Simcoe Grey NDP Federal Candidate at the September 28, 2009 nomination meeting.   Austin is a longtime supporter of the fight against Dumpsite 41 and sits on the Zero Waste Simcoe Board of Directors. ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2009/09/28/press-release-ndp-candidate-katy-austin/ Katy Austin, Simcoe Grey NDP Riding Association President and candidate hopeful, agrees with the majority of Canadians that another federal election is unwanted and unneeded.  “If  Michael Ignatieff  wants to bring down the Conservative government because it is not doing what he thinks it should, so be it.  But the ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2009/09/15/election-not-the-best-alternative/