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      Continued from page 34                  Saturday night’s contest was

      the point.  Rookie goalie  Alex  for a berth to the final, the Colts                             Stormont-Dundas-South
      D’Aoust proved his worth again  needed a tie or a win to advance.                                          Glengarry MP
      with a solid outing in nets.  Colts  Down 1-0 early-on vs the St-
      player of the game was #10 Sam  Alban’s Leafs, the Colts needed
      Pilon                                 to battle very hard to stay in the                                         Interview

        Friday night, the  Colts  faced     game and keep hoping for a break                                           with
      the Brantford 99’rs and were          as the game was controlled mostly
      down pretty quickly 1-0 after 1.      by the opponent early on.  Alex                                            MP Eric Duncan
      Emile Beaulieu and goalie Drew        D’aoust was solid in nets making
      Dawson took the team on their         acrobatic save one after another
      shoulders and led them again to       to keep it close. In the third the                 Hunters Wrongfully
      victory.  Beaulieu looked like a      Colts patience and perseverance
      Bobby Orr, going for a rush end       paid  off  as  Kayden  Thompson        Targeted -Again- by Liberals
      to end and slammed the puck 5         and Sam Pilon worked the
      hole.   A few shifts later in the     puck to their linemate Jamieson             espite a winter parliamentary recess, the issue of firearms and government
      third, again Beaulieu found a         McDerby in the high slot who  Doverreach continues to be of concern to myself and the residents of our
      streaking Lavallee heading to         ripped it top shelf to give the        community. To put it simply, the most important job of any government is to
                                                                                   keep you safe.
      the net and sauced him a perfect      boys the tie they needed to play         Sadly, new Statistics Canada data has shown just how badly public safety
      pass which was re-directed by the     for gold.  Again, defensive efforts    has eroded nationally  under the  Trudeau government’s watch.  The facts are
      magic man Lavallee for the 2-1        and a team first attitude were key     staggering;  since  2015,  violent  crime  is  up  32%  across Canada,  and  gang
      win.  Colts player of the game        in this game. Colts player of the      homicides are up 92%. It is not by chance that this major crime increase has
      was #2 Emile Beaulieu                 game was #6 Kris Moore                 happened under a Liberal Government. In fact, there is a direct correlation to
                                                                                   soft-on-crime policies, like the weakening of sentencing laws by Justin Trudeau,
                                                                                   and the increase in violent crime. The Liberals repealed mandatory minimum
                                                      Cornwall’s Oldest Paint,     sentences for gun crimes, have made it easier to get bail, and have failed to stop
                                                       Blind & Shutter Store.      the flow of illegal guns from coming across the US border. This disturbing trend
                                                  Family owned Business Since 1988  needs to stop and be reversed.
           Presents “Famous Sports Quotes”                                           The Liberals approach to gun crime is going further in the wrong direction by
                                                                                   targeting law-abiding hunters and sports shooters here in our community. Newly
       “Success is not final: Failure is not fatal: it is the courage to            introduced amendments to the Liberal’s Bill C-21 will ban millions of commonly

                                                                                   used hunting rifles. Let’s be clear: hunting rifles are not the problem, and no
       continue that counts.”                            Winston Churchill         one believes that going after hunters, and legitimate hunting rifles, will reduce
                                                                                   violent crime in this country. What’s worse is the way this ban was introduced.
                                                                                   It was done in a sneaky, underhanded, and undemocratic way that did not allow
                                                                                   for a parliamentary debate or experts to provide testimony. Instead of going after
           ALL BLINDS
           ALL BLINDS                                                              the illegal guns used by criminals and gangs, the Liberals and NDP have chosen
                                                                                   to target law-abiding hunters, farmers, and Indigenous people. Furthermore, the
                                                                                   Premiers of all 13 provinces and territories recently signed a letter addressed to
                                                                                   the Prime Minister arguing that the time for action on bail reform is now. They
                                                     SAVE   50             %       the shocking crime statistics speak for themselves.
                                                                                   agree with Conservatives that Justin Trudeau’s approach to crime has failed, and
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                                                                                     Conservatives support common-sense firearms policies that will keep guns
                                                                                   out of the hands of dangerous criminals. A law-abiding, licensed hunter in St.
                                                       SOL-R                       Andrew’s West or Finch is not a public safety risk. An emboldened gang leader
                                                                                   in Brampton with illegal guns and a list of repeat violent convictions is the real
                                                                                   problem that must be addressed. Law-abiding, outdoor loving rural Canadians
                   Since 1988                                                      just want to be left alone and not targeted by their government. I couldn’t agree
                                             Celebrating 35 years                  more, and Conservatives will continue this fight when Parliament resumes in a

                                                                                   few short days.
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        Paints, Blinds, Shutters                                                                  Eric Duncan, Member of Parliament
        240 Pitt Street • 613-933-8924 • www.jas-mar.com                                           Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry
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