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economist sunsuntribune police saturday april 12006 11 organ donation bill gains support a private members bill by oak ridges mpp frank klees requiring ontario residents to declare whether they want to donate their organs after death has received unanimous support in the legislature the bill received allparty support at queens park thursday and would entail everyone 16 and older to make a declaration concerning organ dona tion when they apply for or renew a dri vers license or health card the purpose of this bill is to emphasize the increasing importance of organ donation to saving lives and reducing the suffering and uncertainty of patients who are now locked in to long waiting lists mr klees said nearly 2000 people are waiting for kidney heart liver or lung transplants while many die each year waiting for organs rather than presuming a deceased person would consent to donating organs the bill gives ontario residents the choice to either donate opt out or declare themselves undecided a 2001 environics poll reported 96 per cent of canadians support organ donation fewer than 45 per cent indi cated they signed donor cards the proposed mandatory declara tion respects the right of every individ ual to make this very personal deci sion but also ensures that everyone gives serious consideration to the opportunity they have to save a life mr klees said the bill has been referred to the standing committee on social policy michael power hop over and celebrate easter at the hilton garden bin maddiamf they looked like a normal family from page 1 townhouse near mulock drive and yonge street in newmarket mr mustafa who officials say has used the alias murtaza is being investi gated for involvement with a pakistani extremist organization closely linked to the now infamous alqaida the same group responsible for sept 1 1 2001 ter rorist attacks in the united states mr- aly officials say has been living illegally in canada after fleeing the us where he is wanted by authorities both men had been working as taxi drivers for todays taxi iri newmarket and whitchurchstouffville for about a year if thafs what terrorists look like everybody should be aware these are my neighbours irs scary said carole who did not want her last name used the two men were living at the home with a woman and three children under six carole said adding she believed the family wafe the wife and children of either mr mustafa or mr ary they looked a normal family my concern is for the children she said adding both men only knew her well enough to say hi boss on occasion she had no idea one of the men was a suspected terrorist until the story appeared in various media thursday todays taxi general manager maher al fawagreh said both men met all the requirements to work as cab drivers jbggjgr which includes a police criminal record check and all the criteria required by the town of newmarket who license taxis i was shocked like anybody else mr al fawagreh said in an interview i didnt know anything about these guys he said adding the men only came into the office two or three times in the time they had been working for the taxi company drivers lease their vehicles indepen dently and often keep them at home mr al fawagreh said other taxi drivers were learning of the arrests for the first time friday i was shocked like anybody else i didnt know anything about these guys one driver for todays taxi who did not want his name used saying he feared for his safety and of being fired for speaking to the media said he steered clear of mr mustafa and mr aly his gut instinct he said was to avoid the men who often worked 18 hours rather than the typical 12 to 14hour shift abe hussein has been driving a cab for the company for a few years and questioned how the men were able to overcome regulations so easily how the hell does this happen he said while waiting for commuters at newmarkets go bus terminal but newmarket town clerk anita moore said the municipality did its due diligence and wouldnt speculate if v tighter restrictions are needed for taxi licensing we followed our process she said the criteria for a taxi licence in new market which varies from town to town requires drivers to provide 0 application form drivers abstract from the ministry of transportation canadian citizenship documents valid drivers license written test to ensure the applicant is familiar with the towns bylaw and police background check every taxi driver in town must rereg ister every year in may said licensing officer florence di passio adding last months incident was the first time she knows of where a taxi driver had lied to conceal his identity york regional police const laurie perks said if a 40 background check is required by an employer it only shows if a person has a criminal record when you run a name and nothing comes up then nothing comes up she said the police arent responsible we dont check on immigration mr mustafa and mr aly are believed to be held in a toronto jail since 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