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NDP’ers speak amongst friends
by Jeanette Stewart
the Carillon
Layton fails to make scheduled appearance
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Upwards of 100 people gathered in the Riddell Centre Saturday, anticipating a talk by New Democrat Party leader Jack Layton.
Layton himself was not in attendance.
The lecture, hosted by the University of Regina NDP in conjunction with the Students’ Union and the Saskatchewan Youth NDP on January 14, was supposed to feature Layton and his wife Olivia Chow. The club, however, was informed late in the week that Layton would not be able to come to Regina.
Layton made the decision to go to Sri Lanka with Prime Minister Paul Martin at the last minute, so his wife Olivia Chow delivered the lecture entitled “Progressive Politics: What We Do and Why It Is Important.”
Assisted by Adam Giambrone, a member of Toronto City Council and President of the federal NDP party, the pair outlined the NDP policies that pertain to issues close to the hearts of the mostly student-filled room.
Chow first apologized for Layton’s absence at the lecture, citing both a personal feeling of commitment and the necessity of being where the media is.
Chow said Layton’s presence in Sri Lanka is necessary to remind the media that the aid dollars promised to ravaged South-East Asia are not new dollars and, in fact, will be taken away from other areas in need of foreign aid.
“It’s the same money that had been put aside for international development. It’s not new money. So what we’re afraid of is that the money that we desperately need to be in Africa is being used for immediate relief of the South East,” she said.
Chow went on to deliver her part of the lecture, highlighting the key concerns of the NDP party, which were coincidently key issues for the student demographic in attendance, such as the environment, a national housing program and a tuition freeze for post-secondary students.
Student Fiona Nanke said, “They knew exactly who they were speaking to. They knew that in an urban area, education and the environment would be key issues. Yet, they forgot that we also have rural roots and they didn’t even touch on these issues. Most of the people in Saskatchewan are linked to agriculture whether they know it or not. That is a main issue for a lot of people.”
Pointing out the 10-figure surplus in the budget, Chow drew applause from the audience when she said, “We need to spend some of this surplus on post-secondary education, on building affordable housing. It’s time we do that. Imagine what we could do with $9 billion. Rather than leaving students with huge debts, we can do so much.”
Both Chow and Giambrone expressed feelings of envy that Saskatchewan has a strong NDP government in power. Chow repeatedly said that she was jealous of the NDP government in Saskatchewan.
“When we talk about the NDP in my hometown, people are really skeptical. So when I arrive in Saskatchewan I get quite jealous.”
To Chow, Saskatchewan’s provincial government is an example of how an NDP government can work successfully.
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