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Dog trainer Melanie Ellis (right) gets Kora to comply while owner Jen Linde looks on during a dog trick training session Monday evening at the Delta Community Animal Shelter. See Page 13 for more. Visit www.delta-optimist.com for more photos.
MP embarks on new agenda Carla Qualtrough says she’s open to new ideas, but isn’t a pushover SANDOR GYARMATI
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Delta MP Carla Qualtrough waits to address the Delta Chamber of Commerce.
She’s going to do things differently. That was the message delivered by Delta MP Carla Qualtrough to a receptive audience at the Delta Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon at the Delta Town & Country Inn
Wednesday. Elected by a wide margin last fall, the minister of sport and persons with disabilities spoke about priorities for the new Liberal government as well as her mandate to promote sport and recreation, and to ensure greater accessibility and opportunities for Canadians with disabilities.
“I do truly believe everything I’ve done in my life has led me to this job,” Qualtrough proclaimed. The MP for the reconfigured riding that encompasses both North Delta and South Delta said she intends to do things differently, adding her government is embarking on what she described as a transformative
agenda. Qualtrough promised more openness and accessibility as well as being open-minded to new ideas and persuasion, although she added she’s not going to be a pushover either. She said there will be real teamwork to represent the priorities of Delta. QUALTROUGH: see Page 3