Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), February 8, 1997, p. 8

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rs wfekbferfebfiuaftys st letters government has polarized province over health care dear editor dont go to hospital alone mds warnthis is a headline in the toronto sunday star dated january 29 by leslie papp if what papp says is true and we must assume that it is it means that any person who has to stay in the hospital must bring a relative or friend to work shifts to see that the person gets reason able care if you have read papps article you should be ashamed of the state our much vaunted health care system has become this puts health care on par with some third world countries i won der what would happen if mike harris required hospital care would he bring along rel atives or friends to make sure he got adequate care gets his sheets changed help him to the washroom and even maybe feed him while admitting some of the measures his government have taken needed attention he has slashed the most nec essary of all services beyond the bone and if nothing is done to relieve the situation i can see a complete breakdown of our health care system soon after his government was elected mike harris started to rule by decree ignoring the usual custom of debate just lately the govern ment decided to push through legislation making toronto one big city without any refer ence to the wishes of the inhabitants even stating that they would push it through without argument another example of this governments arrogance in mike harris democracy you dont allow opposition 4560 hwy 7 47701 81 10720 yongest 5086190 3811 seppard ave e 2935191 setup free available i layaway monwed 1 06 pm thursfrl 1 09 pm saturdays 1 06 pm sundays 114 pm during my 40 years in canada i have never experienced a govern ment that has polarized a province so completely as this one the gap between the haves and have- nots is forever widening one could argue that the majori ty of the people still support this government but who are the majority in the main they are industry business and people who gain by the policies of the govern ment his carrot of income tax cuts doesnt really fly according to a recent report a person who has a taxable income of 10000 would benefit by 98 cents a week a total of 5488 per year how would this amount help rejuve nate industry and provide more jobs jobs have been lost through industry downsizing takeovers and amalgamations not forgetting the record number of bankrupt cies there is no real need for industry to downsize but of course one must remember that their shareholders have to be kept happy by increased dividends our health care system is the most important of them all and by these enormous cuts hospital care is being brought down to unaccept able levels i hate to think what will happen to this province if we have to endure more years of har ris democratic dictatorship adam johnstone stouffville don valley north lexus- toyota athlete of the week julie anderson julie anderson and her unionville curling club rink foursome of vice christy anderson second stacey smith and lead katrina sale came away 1000 richer this past weekend entered in a 1000 cash bonspiel against some of the top teams in the province andersons rink captured the main event by downing current provincial champion alison gorings bayview curling clubs foursome at the unionville curling club on saturday a former student at markville secondary school the 21yearold anderson is presently a thirdyear student at trent university don valley north lexus toyota 3120 steeles ave e east off the btaa aivaa 404pkwy 475w722 bankruptcy why face it alone fc caul hurray kid ckiu i bsf tmmkmiamwta ml w a i h personal business m ws 99 h bankruptcies w i personal proposals mmmfown 4mf7l43m 27wks scarsmottm 4167577 u7sfhtl ww1mm4m 30 wvihtbn crt mmwtm nd4si4m1 mqmwstl omawa m557tlftt 17101 start e hub 7m724m nhlhmu3 free initial consultation

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