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eu- The Canadien Champion, Friday, Martch 3, 2000 SCOMMENT Budget beast remainsi Both individuals and businesses have reason to rejoice over fed- eral Finance Minister Paul Martin's budget unveiled Monday. Gun-shy from walking into a massive deficit at the start of his term, Mr. Martin hasn't exactly been known for throwmng Caution to the wind when it cornes to generous tax cuts. So there's much to celebrate in this budget, such as an end to the insidious bracket creep - the process in which inflation pushes D eamners into a higher tax bracket - and the lowering of the middle R N YO ciass tax rate from 26 per cent to 24, then 23 per cent. UiC rriJVIf f~ T Plus, there's a pushing back of the middle and upper class tax 'r brackets to $35,000 and $85,000 respectively. And the budget promises to make business taxes plunge from. 28 per cent to 21 S per cent.J At the same time, there's no such thing as a perfect budget, and 4 this is no exception. The $2.5- billion infusion for health care and secondary school education may fail short of meeting the need. Regardless, dhe monster that remains is the huge federal debt. Ini the long mun, taxpayer's hard earned cash would have a better shot at staying in their pockets if that $600 billion beast was slain. Tossing $3 billion at it just isn't enou gh. SO UR READERS WRITE Pârt tiimyood .nouqk*'fr thi* rmdor Reader wonders if he should Iaugh or cry De Ftu Ido' are wthhs ecsin o DeardRter: going todo the rght thng ansdcor- decasion, oo we might as wn h e m teIo th d&oa ouvxi u h ont ale wtiph fothe eu -0 Having read Councollor Rock rect Milton council's mootake, wel, approve it and gel on with il. dis Férfar s u ofteed thalonma in wsealvl os tlern for amun Malboeuso attacko on those foght- that part just chokes me UP. So, to Iaugh or to cry! He is -Chamnpion regarding thec effect of invotved. in . fl 1 save the land behind E.C. Bock we go 10 Maibocuf s serise tainiy a funny guy. But he's ais Cothacillor fleven Geaw's 1999 atten- 1 would have sugestd a Sm pgopr Dwury (mn his Febnuary 11lietter 10 of humour. apsto omk eiin ocre ord*counel meetIngs. tieaate ha ~ ~ ~the editor and again in a Febnuaay As he explained at the council apsto omk eijn f dnereodet Wardci metigs wîs iSât sae s aendac sa oeia 18 Champion article), 1 don't know meeting, he actually wishes the ing the quality of lufe of the pet Aa thesiet of Wad 3,n woss'h o blefr i ay e s >e b. whether to Iaugh or coy. land could be preserved as park- o itn hoaeae.es rep. tRntaie isostileafos an s citent1 hn yo n Molt on On the one hand, it's awfully land, but il's juot flot going to, hap- Better paso meca Kicenex. mîaraiy opinion ive an aes oatne ciie in Milto funny tohear him accusing the pen because the 0MB io certain to Dave Todel In~~~~~nt-eeomn Wilso opnoDi napr-iewo uprsM.Gvetadsma basisn 1 féel stongly Olaat Mr. Gevaert dies wttb i prNOsCt dleriCltl. dao nd develomento proje o etr n nidveomn isnD füufils that objectIve. 1 for one would radier have hîm oni NIMBY th ement Here of He' wllducie, îtcer, edeaed ogsailpastae ia flt tol.At the beginning of the January Pleaset M. Malboeuf, loin the flghl andI ;rying to do die best ha casa for dise RIeftard Hal 31 counicil meeting, Mr. Maiboeuf ciizenaharesresento. TWnvlnRoed ~ ~ ., DeareRater: Municipsal Bo"r THE CAIVADIAN CHAMPION Box 248, 191 Main St. E., The Caila@ Cbompioo, publisbed every Tuesday and Frlday ai 191 Mai, St. t., Milton, Ont., 1.91 4149 (Box 248),ia one of The Metrolord Milso, On. L9 4N9 Prlndng. Publésbing & Distributirg Lut. group ot subunhar composies atlich S Includes: AleclPichernn Boas Advetiser, Attisto n erald/Counier, Barrie (905)878 -23 4 1 Ad--nc, Barrys Bay This Weeh. Boiter Enterprise, Brampton Guardian 8ulngton Post, Burliretor Shopping-News, City Parent, City of York Guardian, Collingwood/Wasaga Correction, East York Mirnon. Enin Editorial Fax: 878-4943 AdvocatelCountry Routes, Etoecoka Suda, Flamborough Post Foresen Young, Georgetown IrdepeodentlActon Fnee Press, Iluronia Business Advertising Fax: 876-2364 Times, Kingston This Week. 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Petertborough This Week, Piclon County Solde, Richmond Bill Begin General Manager llIIillnrnilNaghiMl Liberal, Scarboroogh Mirnon, Stouttvnle/Uxbridge Tribune. karen Smith Edifor Advertsng sa acceptaed os Oie condition that, rn the event of a typo- Stev Crzie CiculaionMangergrapicul ennonthat portion ufthOe adventinO spore occupied loy the Inro- Stev Crzier Cirulaion anaer eous Item, togeonen with a neasonable allowarre ton signatore, will not ho Te$i Cama Office Manager changed ton, bot th1e balance ofth1e adonnllsemont sutl bo yaid ton al the applicable nate. The publishen renomvs the rghl to calogorizn advenbise- Tiens Colea Producioo Manager merte on docliro. propooed extension of Woodward Avenue. Anyone want to take a wild guess where his backyard happens toi lie? Did you say Woodward Avenue? Good for you! On the other hand, Mr. Malboeut's presntation of himself as the champion of seniors leaves me blurry-eyed, and as for that 'faceless bureaucrat' aI dm Ontaro Municipal Board (0MB), who is p 1 f rel I cer- i n c- Ipie rlk ive 1 tlaink il is tim for Cotoncillor Pleas, Mr. Maiboeuf, join the tick Malboeuf to let go of the teaiand fight theSood fight to aet tti iethoh s was the Save this parkfor the future g- est possible solution for tihe cr1110515 of Milaon. oople Of m ortn, We could sure use yosar politi- Counil as vtedsud anycal abiouties to away.Halton MPP eopl shwedther suport Td Cudleigis 10 help wit this copI shoed heirsupprt imuportant local issue. gaisost thig proposai. The time Save E.C. Drury for thse peo- las cornte 10 be counted. The ple. lts thse right thing to do. 'own of Multon wiIl have to Lorry Bunn.r igRat against thse Ontario /hlto Drive Pud by Steve Nease M 1q.