Complex sentence: Young was a self-employed advertising consultant at the time of the election, and spoke of eliminating "our growing dependence on government and its bureaucrats" ("Toronto Star", 18 November 1988).
Split into simpler sentences: Young was a self-employed advertising consultant at the time of the election. During the campaign, she spoke of eliminating "our growing dependence on government and its bureaucrats" ("Toronto Star", 18 November 1988).