// JavaScript Captions for Bob 2004 Slide Show
// Revised September 13, 2006

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headline[0] = "At the Constituency Office";
caption[0] = "This is my desk in the Constituency Office, where I meet with constituents.";

headline[1] = "Cultural events at the Dufferin-Peel Catholic Board";
caption[1] = "In the fall of 2004, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board hosted an exhibition of Chinese art at its offices. Education Director Michael Bator is at my right, and St. Aloysius Gonzaga Principal Ezio Crescenzi is to my left.";

headline[2] = "Talking to Mississauga students";
caption[2] = "Visiting classrooms to talk with students about government, about life and answering questions is one of the best parts about my Constituency work.";

headline[3] = "Visiting the Loyola Secondary science lab";
caption[3] = "As a science graduate myself, from an institution called &quotLoyola,&quot I always like to speak to math and science students about the many ways in which my own math and science background have helped me in life.";

headline[4] = "Helping kids gain confidence speaking";
caption[4] = "In Erin Mills, <i>Stand Up and Speak</i> is a business that tutors kids on how to build their confidence as public speakers. I visited the class to talk about speaking in public life and get the kids excited about it.";

headline[5] = "Recognizing outstanding achievement";
caption[5] = "In the fall of 2004, I represented Ontario in recognizing outstanding scholars within the Vietnamese community. Here I recognized Tiffany Nguyen Dan Thu for her accomplishments.";

headline[6] = "Visiting our Streetsville seniors";
caption[6] = "Lunch and visits with our growing senior population, here in Streetsville in fall 2004, has helped me advise the government about the needs of the fastst-growing part of our Mississauga population.";

headline[7] = "My first Legislative Page";
caption[7] = "Jamie Franks, of Lisgar, was my first-ever Legislative Page. Here we posed in my office on her last day at Queen's Park in June of 2004.";

headline[8] = "Recognizing dedicated community service";
caption[8] = "The parish community at St. John of the Cross Roman Catholic Church held a dinner in tribute to the nine years that Father Marcel Dubé served as pastor of the Meadowvale church. I presented Fr. Dubé a recognition certificate from the Government of Ontario.";

headline[9] = "An outstanding Mississauga Artist";
caption[9] = "Mississauga artist John Harrington paints with the sharpness and clarity of Robert Bateman. Here then-Speaker of the Ontario Legislature Alvin Curling poses with us in my Queen's Park office in March of 2004.";

headline[10] = "Ontario's annual volunteer awards";
caption[10] = "Sylvia Nguyen-Huu was just one of hundreds of outstanding community volunteers recognized in 2004 when Ontario presented awards for long-time service at Mississauga's ceremony.";

headline[11] = "More help to rural Ontario schools";
caption[11] = "Meeting in Meaford, near Lake Huron, for the annual <i>International Plowing Match,</i> a big event in rural Ontario, Premier McGuinty was surrounded by caucus members, including me, as Ontario announced more funding for rural schools.";

headline[12] = "Connecting with rural Ontario";
caption[12] = "The government's members from rural Ontario take every opportunity to show members from urban areas the needs and realities in rural Ontario and the north. This photo is from Meaford in September, 2004.";

headline[13] = "Touching a piece of Canadian history";
caption[13] = "In the summer of 2004, Andrea and I took some vacation in Atlantic Canada. In the background is Province House in Charlottetown, PEI. It is the site of the historic conference that led to the British North America Act of 1867, and is still the seat of the government of Prince Edward Island today.";

headline[14] = "Working with our Mississauga media";
caption[14] = "Mississauga's media work hard to get the story right, and being interviewed is a part of it. Here Rogers Cable 10 sets up in my office to talk with me on camera.";