Moses touts experience in public service

Moses touts experience in public service

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Judith Moses is banking on her previous experience in government to get her back there.

“I have many years of experience in making government work and I know how to get things done in government,” the York-Simcoe Liberal candidate said.

Ms Moses’ experience includes working with four prime ministers while in the Privy Council Office.

She has also worked in agriculture, rural development, export financing, youth programming, labour market policy, international development and inter-governmental affairs.

“I finished my government career in Toronto, where I advised the (Premier Dalton) McGuinty government’s cabinet office on how to modernize its central agencies to better incorporate the principles of responsible, accountable, service-oriented government,” her biography states.

Ms Moses said there are three hot-button issues in this election.

The first is the economy.

“There is a lot of economic insecurity from the people I talk to,” she said. “They feel they’re not getting the straight goods from the political parities in terms of the condition of the economy...They’re not going to get a line from me; they’re going to get the facts.”

The second key issue for Ms Moses and the Liberals is the environment.

“People know we have to do something; they just don’t know what to do,” she said.

To help Canadians do what they need to do, which, according to Ms Moses, is “shift out of a carbon-centric based economy,” the Liberals have introduced the Green Shift.

The Green Shift, according to the party, “will cut income taxes, put a price on pollution, fight poverty and position Canada to be a leader in the 21st century global economy.”

When it comes to the economic impact of the Green Shift, Ms Moses said she often finds herself clearing up the misconceptions other parties have put out there regarding the plan, such as that it will take money out of the pockets of people who need it most.

Under the Green Shift plan, most Canadians will actually come out financially ahead, Ms Moses said.

“Most people who I sit down with come out at least $100 ahead,” she said, noting she uses the party’s tax benefit calculator.

When it comes to the state of Lake Simcoe, Ms Moses believes the Liberals can better manage the $30 million put forward by the Conservatives to protect it.

“We think the money is good...but money isn’t everything,” Ms Moses said. “The money needs to be the responsibility of the entire government, not just the (Ministry of the) Environment ... We think we can take $30 million and make it go a lot further by pooling our resources.”

The third issue of importance to Ms Moses is improving the standard of living for York-Simcoe residents.

“The standard of living is linked to people’s concern of our economic future,” she said.

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