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Laval, Que. - Quebec Premier Jean Charest said Sunday his government will stick to its promises to slash taxes, streamline the civil service and review the $1.3-billion day-care program. He warned Quebec will continue to lose economic ground to Ontario until the overall tax burden is reduced significantly. "A single person pays 40 per cent more taxes in Quebec than in Ontario," said Charest. Toronto - The Progressive Conservatives' negative campaign haunted Premier Ernie Eves on Saturday as he campaigned in southwestern Ontario. During Eves's first "mainstreet" campaigning since the election was called on Sept. 2, he got an earful over his party's attack tactics. The Tory campaign has launched fierce broadsides on Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty, calling him a tax-happy spendthrift who is anti seniors and children. Vancouver - The threat from the worst forest fire season in 50 years is not over, despite rain and cooler weather turning down the heat across the province, fire officers cautioned Saturday. "If we were to see a return to warm, dry weather we could still see some pretty active fires in British Columbia," said Steve Bachop, an information officer with the B.C. Forest Service. "It's not uncommon for us to be fighting fires well into mid-October, even later." Wet weather greatly reduced the threat of massive forest fires over the last week.
