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Now, we' come befo~ you.to.se~I.c·a: hew man:', • Tax reduction. Our plan allocates one-third, ' date to keep the recovery geing. .: of ~ provincial surpluses

to,

tax relief.

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• Debt reduction. Our plan allocates one-third In Saskatchewan we are making government of all provincialsurplusesto repay debt. more flexible, allowing for local input and. deci-

The Realities We Still Face sian-making.

Let me add a word of caution about the challenges .' New Democrats believe in eaablingpeople to . "find local .solutions. That's why we have focused we still face. We have a mountain of unpaid 1980s on newapproaches, such

as

^region.

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authorities

debt. The interest on it costs almost as much, every .

for' economic deveIopment;encOlrr,aging elected .year. as we invest in education. ..' health boards to develop innovativ.e·loc~ services;

"That~swhy New Democrats are c~mmitted to a . and h~lPing parents design !heir ownprograms to 1ong-tenn plan to retire Saskatchewan's debt. It's keep their children in school,

alsowhYour·plan::in~tbeprudentandatfordable.· . ... .' ." .. , ':., . .

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based on ii.artriei:$i,p, '~:m.co~p- .Don't ~ prl~l~d

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^{make 'ex-} eratioa.andon ~rinnimities- we'vt?'made

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the

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Sales of Saskatchewan crude oil were up 15 percent in 1994 over the previous year. Natural gas .was

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Investment in SaskatChewan's . oll andg~ sector topped $l.1:lil-: _, lionin:l994 ., a 30Percent in-

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s6arlng"debt,

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INVESTING IN :", ,',' SAsKATCHEWAN.,:

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askatchewan has a balanced budget for the first time since 1982. We"did it the- _ . .S.askatchewanway ~ bY.living within our .".

,means ..The chanenqe.nowto begin paying- .down the debt, and to make sure Saskatchewan

, never gets Jnto this kind of flnanclal.rness again: ..

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Elected to office, we.found'

, Saskatchewan's

finances ina mess :

higher-income. out-of-province , bondholders.

Folll"years'ago,: our province-had . the highes(

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^{capita,deficit in}

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the

, most efficient and frugal in Canada. '

OperatingJXpenditures" . 'per citizen '::'1995/96 .,.

Province,

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BALANCED BUDGEI'SIIPAGE29

SaskatchewanNew Democrats 'The financial management are committed to a government plan callsforthe total debt of Sas- that lives ~thin its means. katchewanto be redncedby $1.2 .

~~;~ budget has been .v-: •. ' ':" , •• , .... , •• ' billion from1994.to 1999-$289

bfiliriiced..Thismeansthatcontin- million

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mately$900mil!ion by crown

~ start prodiicing srnall.hard-

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thefree-spendmg and ir- corporations, . .

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reSp?~1)g:COnserYativegovem.;,

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spend'": : ~oney ~ be~ed to,Iowertaxes,. ...-:,..""",:",n:uu,",,~ •••.••.

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$300 sponsible. '" giyeaways" or ' 'Ihepr~es,s of paymg down for faniilii::Swith two income- unaffordable tax .~ts will put us ~2$ka~cl:tewans ?eb.thas be~. :'eam~.' .~.. .. . . . bad: to 1982- right back onthe . In .1~~4:-~S.the tOtaldebtof the

deficit treadmill .. provincewas reduced by over half :.. Tillstaxcut was affordable -

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A FORMULA FOR PROSPERITY

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new budgetrulesthat will prevent.' future governments from everagain" "

getting Saskatchewan into thefinan- '"

cial mess we saw in the 19808. .

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.;£'his tax cut was fair - every Under our plan, person who pays income tax will sasJcatchewan wiN:

receive a. tax break. The level of saving w~ capped to ensure that

high'inc6me-e:amers did not re- ceive disproportlonate benefits.

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HEALTH. PAGE33

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~~ed to office,

H~ is what we did about it.

How health care w~knewthetime

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looks today, after

.~== ^{;aka a .;~~~~} ~:~sb:ra:~~~:: healthreform

ath.'care

^C)Qk tablis!ied30heaIthdistriets,andput .Today, communities have much . them in charge of meeting all of the more control over their own health In· :"1982, Tommy Dou 0-1as said heaItlt needs of the people in each care.And distdcthealth board elec-

$iS:., . . '" . . di~St That means decisions' on tions in 1995 are going tofurther -; ,,: .... . '. . . . ~seivices aremadecloserto increasecommunity control,

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!:luikfingeconomic

securitY

for families

'We improved access to infor- mation about child care, to help parents find quality, safe care, and to monitor that care.

Workplaces are moreproduc- tive when the stress betweenfam- ily and work can ~ reduced.

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also Improved work- 'place niles to help parents.

.. New rni~s inake it' easier for

• An improved auto insurance system reduces theinsecurity families face about how to cope when family members are injured illaccidents.

Insurance will now replace up The

best

^way'government' can

help, families is to help them.

;. achjeye t!cOriomic security.

, We increased funding for day care centres and ."dayhomes that serve infants and toddlers - a part

of

our child' care network that"

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tofour; a community centre in :'

.cOECDJ,"has~irigle'd/~rit·tIiese·

dunng!1:i~'Yor1;:dayIS a ?OJ;lstant , what was a vacant school; and :~askatChe:WaJ;...pto~as.Inod..: pre-occupan0It for workiJ?g par-

other initiativesfocused on meet- .' els forthe future:Oiedueation and ents., ing the needs of families.

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MAKING SURE

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Under our plan, Saskatchewan will:.

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with the young offenders'-respon- sible for many of these crimes.

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wider to restitUtion and :rebablli-;

tation, involvirig;the young'of':

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'co;imnunity .control'

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Work to com~ete ^the farm safety net:

ab'out';:scbool i~anslQnS"

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best possible system to meet the needs of a changing economy.

.·11.le.first priority is to address the

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launch a new Saskatchewan Trans- port 2000 Corporation with a $30 million fund .

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