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Saturday, 6 September 2008
Message from Lois Brown and Bio
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has demonstrated
at home and abroad that he is a strong
leader and has the best interests of Canadians
at heart. He has delivered real action on
the priorities of all Canadians including:
- Significantly reducing taxes including cutting the GST from 7% to 5%
- Making historic investments in health care
- Taking action on the environment with Canada's first ever mandatory greenhouse gas emission regulations
- Passing tough new laws to keep gun criminals and sexual predators behind bars
- Protecting our sovereignty over Canada's North
As your Conservative Candidate, I am proud to be a member of the Conservative team and am determined to see Newmarket and Aurora represented by a Conservative Member of Parliament following the next federal election. It's time for Newmarket and Aurora to have a seat in our government.
Having been born and raised in King Township, attended high school in Aurora and raised my family in Newmarket, I know what makes our community tick. I appreciate our achievements and understand our challenges. Most importantly I understand that we want our government to work for us. I know the people of Newmarket and Aurora care about those less fortunate and are prepared to help. At the same time I know we expect timely health care services, action on cleaning up our environment, reductions in our taxes, support for our families and safe streets and neighbourhoods. In other words, a better quality of life for ourselves and our families, right here in Newmarket-Aurora.
I look forward to speaking to my fellow residents about these priorities over the coming weeks, and to answering any questions you may have.
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All About Lois:
Lois Brown was born and raised in York Region. A business owner and long-time volunteer in the community, Lois and her family have resided in Newmarket for 28 years.
Lois owns and operates a business that advises companies in Ontario and British Columbia on workers compensation issues and helps facilitate their injured employees in their return to work.
Prior to operating her own business, Lois worked at the constituency and Queen's Park offices of MPP Frank Klees from 1995 to 2001. There she honed her skills at navigating through the many levels of government, resolving issues and problems for local residents, developing a particular expertise in the health care area.
An accomplished musician, Lois holds an ARCT degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She volunteers as the accompanist for the York Region Police Chorus, a volunteer initiative of the York Regional Police that raises money for local charities and performs in Canada and internationally. She founded Newmarket's Mothers of Preschoolers program and continues to volunteer at Southlake Village Seniors residence.
Lois was a public appointee to the Board of the College of Dental Hygienists from 2001 to 2003 where she was part of a team responsible for the management of a significant budget, a large investment portfolio and the management of Ontario standards of practice. Subsequent to that appointment she was elected Vice President.
Lois has volunteered for years in the political sphere and has participated at the executive level in both federal and provincial politics. In 2005 she was elected to the National Council of the Conservative Party of Canada where she works with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and MPs.
A student of life-long learning, Lois is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Economics from the University of Waterloo. Lois and her husband Kelvin have two grown daughters.
