How about the five-minute tax form proposed by the Fraser Institute last January?

This would provide us with a flat 15 per cent tax. All you would need to do on your tax form would fill in your total income, calculate 15 per cent and send a cheque for that sum. No fiddling with deductions, exemptions and all the rest. Savings and investments would not be included, thus putting more money back into the economy. There would be a minimum taxable income as there is now, so that the poor would not be penalized. I've heard people say the flat tax is "not fair". It sounds very fair to me. The person who makes $20,000 pays 15 per cent. The person who makes $2,000,000 pays 15 per cent. What's more fair than that?

It would be good to see a sensible child-care program like the one the Progressive Conservatives were going to implement about 20 years ago. Under the present plan, parents receive a monthly sum to spend on child care, but because there aren't enough facilities, many of them can't find a good place to use it.

Whatever government we have should have a firm policy on the environment. Industries (and individual citizens) should be encouraged to reduce pollution, and penalized when they cause it. Industries should know that they can no longer get away with polluting our air or water. Enough of this talk about it being too expensive to clean up our environment. Businesses or private citizens who choose to use wind, solar or thermal power should get a break. Every little bit helps.

A wise government will get a lot of our transportation back on the rails, and get the majority of big trucks off the road. That's the way to go if we want to save the cost of expensive fuels and the replacement of damaged roads.

Most important of all, though, we need to be sure our democratic system is safeguarded. Power is supposed to reside with the people (us), and not in one person or small group in Ottawa. Is there still a cabinet that advises the prime minister? Parliamentary reform must come soon, or our beloved system is at risk.

What are your priorities for your Wish List? Think about them when you go to the polls next week.