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p4 tribune january 26 1994 st stouffville comment mps apology of little value what happens when you lodge a protest vote at the polls the debacle we are expe riencing now with our new mp thats what jean chretien had no business accepting the apology of our mp jag bhaduria bhaduria has broken the public trust he accepted when he chose to run for office the electorate has been duped cheated and we must demand the resignation of the mp if we do not force the hand of the prime minister no one will and this is not an instance where we canadians should rest on our heels and accept what we have been given for the next five years jag bhaduria will define what will become of markham- whitchurchstouffville federally his admission of guilt and sub sequent apology after a week end of silence are far from acceptable in this weeks tri bune we have provided a ballot for you to be sent to jean chre tien we will be voting to have jag bhaduria recalled i cant believe some oilour seniors cheat shame shame cheaters im shocked and deeply disappointed to hear that some senior citizens in this country are cheating taxpay ers to the tune of 220 million a year a whopping and almost unbelievable 220 million according to the auditor gen eral in his report on the many federal albeit mismanaged programs and the blatant waste they create government has always been incompetent but senior citizens taking advantage and gulp cheating its so darned hard to imag ine that little old lady who i see struggling to the curb everyday with her crooked cane and blue hair net is knowingly ripping off the gov ernment its hard to imagine dear old mr smith who mumbles about the weather and loving ly tells of the days long ago cashing cheques he knows dont rightfully belong to him its like trying to imagine my dearly beloved grandfather cheating me in a game of crazy eights while we sat on the verandah sharing lemon ade all those years ago or like trying to envision my sweet grandmother purposely tripping me as i attempted to walk across a mud puddle impossible all senior citizens are honest and sincere the fathers and mothers of kibblesl bits tracy kit b canada who have molded our society not like those young whippersnappers today no respect no honesty no integrity left in the world not like when i was a youngster i can hear them say i always figured anyone who walked four miles to school in the bitter cold wind with only one shoe and a dry cracker for lunch had to be honest it angers me every time i read about welfare cheats who continue to bilk us out of mil lions but it downright sad dens me to hear that many of our cherished seniors the foundation of our society are also on the ripoff bandwagon ive heard people say well its the governments fault its their mismanagement of these programs that is to blame just wait until youre old and alone youll want everything you can get from those tax- grabbing bureaucrats too after all i worked for 50 years and now its my turn well what about me and my neighbors who are struggling with outrageous mortgages and bills and taxes and chil dren we arent likely to receive any pension cheques at all let alone this guaranteed supple ment thing that some seniors today are so willingly taking advantage of even though they dont need it i was almost getting ready to accept the fact that there just wont be any money left when i turn 65 but i didnt expect it was because a few of todays seniors are stealing it from us i think it was an elder who told me this once cheaters never prosper makes me wonder stouffville tribune publisher general manager editorinchief advertising director business manager operations manager patricia pappas andrew mair jo ann stevenson debra weller vivian oneil pamela nichols staff reporters tracy kibble julie caspersen roger belgrave photographers sjoerd witteveen steve somerville real estate ads joan marshman classified ads doreen deacon retail sales joan marshman doreen deacon distribution arlene maddock canadian 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people are naturally attuned to winter they ski they skate they snow board they slither about rosy- cheeked on toboggans heartily extolling the virtues of all that cold wet white stuff such people are to be admired and i am in awe of their bound less enthusiasm not to mention their enviable prowess on slopes and frozen ponds and arenas my children are among those who embrace skiing with gusto both are versed in terrifying con cepts like moguls and parallel skiing both are possessed of the uncanny ability to get in and out of chair lifts without falling face- first into the snow sometimes in their enthusi asm winter folks labor under the misapprehension that those who do not share their prediliction for the season can be converted to the perilous pleasures of the ski kates corne hill or the dubious delights of sheet ice they are of the opinion that a person such as myself can be taught to enjoy the sensation of hurtling completely out of con trol down a long icy slope towards a sturdy metal barrier some of my skiing friends have offered to teach me the rudiments of the sport despite the fact that they are well aware that i spent most of last years lesson at collingwood trying unsuccessful ly to rise from the prone position id been instructed to affect my fellow students were at first sympathetic but you could tell they were growing impatient after all they too had paid for an hours instruction and were understandably reluctant to spend it watching me rolling about helplessly in a snowbank somehow i stuck it out for the entire hour before slinking back to the rental desk prying off my concrete boots and hobbling towards the chalet in search of a soothing cup of tea and blissful anonymity people who believe that you should keep at something howev er distasteful until you master it are above reproach but i am not one of their number since humiliation is a state i prefer to avoid and since mission statements are all the rage these days rather than try try try again i have elected to make my own personal mission statement if at first you dont succeed give up 7hv