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fwrwbmftfifc mi rrtmrvrs 6 economist sun stouflville tribune tuesday may 11 1999 -i- tji sa i r- i vjk ixc si jii i r 5 stbiiffville tribune a metnoland community newspaper 37 simiamd drsuite306rsyffisie onllx 7x5 i vr j v publisher- ian proudfodt general manager alvin brouwer editorinchief s advertising director business manager brerida larson 5 debraweller margaret fleming regional editor classified manager officemanager brian kirlik stephen mathieu vivian cfneil editor tracy kibble distribution director barry goodyear i xai i editorial 7 political candidates opm tqsmlily it hasoften been said of elections that if people would simply vote for the besrcandidate regardlessof the party ithey represent we would have antexcelfeftt government madeupqfquau however that prettymuch seems to be a fantasy as we head into me provincial election on june 3 tneipackroqfnmovefs and shakers who call the shots for the political parties in this province would hate the idea of candidates being judged only on their individual merits 1 rar too many politicians simply ride the coattails of their party and thafsthewdy the parties want it tod many voters want to turn elections into popu larity contests between thvleaders sadlya good portion of the media also seems to fall intdthis elections seem to be covered more like sporrmgeventswith adays analysis of how each leader fared on thecampaign trail again this is exactly tlie sort of nonissue campaign whichparty organizers love it directs all the attention ontxf the leaders relegating government policies to the position of afterthought f of course the party leadekdefines where the gov- i- o erruiientwiji stand and tfiow if will lead what voters should dsbc6hsiderthdugh howtheir fepresenta- htiyewffl perfdrrrias partofj asan iriteuigehtvotefypu shouldbe looking into the candidates who want to represent your interests at j queens partc y r r whatdcfyou know about the candidates in your rid eborakelly child abuse law is a needed first step t i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i r i i letters to the editor councils actions leave f resident in state of shock certainly not those who votecl for the south park complex markdewar stouffville as i write this lam still in shock after the may4 council meeting- i was dismayed tosee our council jods snoulcl dc open to all with the exception of councillor steve pliakes shift from a democratic format i to an autocratic format ignoring any and aumput from the public v v how availableare they to answer toyourques j mayotwaynernmerson made icom- vtidris i yt v m possible amalgama- ifs guaranteed that a politician who is hard to eet tion pfmarkharn andstouffville cbuld i am coricefhedthat government of j ontario jobs are unfairly reserved in favour of those who are already public vj servants many of ithe jobs advertised- in the j governments own job mart newspaper are listed as restricted that means no he tories saw a most unusual occurrence last week as one of their bills sped through the leg islature with the unanimous support of the liberals and nde v bill 6 makes it easier for childrens aid societies to take action at the first signs of abuse or neglect the changes update the 10yearold child and family services act shifting the focus frorii keeping fami together at allcosts to protecting tb child social services minister janet ecker lauds the law for creating stronger tools to enablefrontline workers profession als and the courts to do their jobs more effectively can we breathe a sigh of relief now likemany reforms enacted by the tories it is welcome and needed but without other measures including a significant increase in funding a trou bling situation remains york regions cas has been strug gling unsuccessfully for years to cope with the growth in our communities so much so that the ministry stepped in to ensure the most pressing problem a backlog of weeks if not months was addressed despite additional funds a litany of problems remain although the cas claims cases are investigated within the 21day limit just asbill 6 received final reading a coroners inquest was examining the death of sevenmonthold zachary who was strangled in of his car seat in a home jwillimbury two years let that politician run off to the next door after 5 cheers jeers s three months before i i died the cas had received a complaint trie daycare may not be up to standard and that the home was- an unstable erivirpriment v yet the cas didnt- investigate until playinon the- tennis bourtswith one month afterzachary died zasuk civiu a mi while zacharys family is now suing a for 16 millipn the casjawyer thing could have prevented that understand that zacharyis motherlaura morrison isnf buying it no mother wpuld takeher child to a under investigation by trie cas nly she had known this case highlights simply push- g amendments through the provincial legislature 7 the tories refused to hold pay far aejirrespohsibletdecisionsarid arn offering a reward of 35call at- vpubuchearmgs bnthe bill wont guar- 6405409orleavememanonwouslyat ahtee an v end to tragedies suchas the 1 -ti- j j j i a v c onewhichtookirme lifeofzachary morrison rogers 7 the job is far from finishedr the stoufmlle tribune published wery tuesday thursday andsatunjay is one of the metrotand printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajavfickering mews advertiser- alliston heraldcourier banie advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprisebrampton guardian h burtlngmn stepping news bun1ngton parent coirmgvoc4wa erin advocatecountry routes etoblcote guardian flamborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay this week marmiam economist sun midlandpenetanguishene ontario press j