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6 -The Careadian Champion, Friday, August 11, 200() SCOMMENT A~N More work on fighting gridlock lias to be done A yawning sinkhole on Highway 401 thîs week provided the first major opportunity for the Region of Halton and Halton Regional Police to put their new Road Closure Action Plan into play. As a result, traffic flow was delayed but flotdemolished by the mid- week closure of two eastbound lanes between Highway 25 and Trafalgar Road. The plan is a proactive, made-in-Halton approach to stop highway incidents from stopping commuters. At its most basic, it's a step-by-step guide for emergency services workers, regional and municipal staff to minimize the traffic crunch g caused by collisions and other road mishaps. tCan da F. Asaresult of the plan, cars were funnelled off the highway and direct- customns ed along local detour routes by a bevy of police officers. To keep busi- ness losses marginal, commercial trucks were directed Bhrough the one NAA functioning highway lante.FAL Halton should be commended for a forward-Bhinking and calm man- agement of this crisis. Now it's time for thse feds and the Province to do their part and tackle - --- the gridlock that makes everyday driving a disaster. *O UR READERS WRITE Spare us your 'expert' views,-says reader Province could do more about gas prices Dear Editor: Do yoes know wici pant of tise recent Canadian Alliance leadership race I enjoyed Bise ms? I faund tise part wisere tise pssndits and experts on our national elevision net- works isad to scranssise.as each and ýévery prediction they made neyer happened and every point of view Bisey espoused was offtse ma&ie Tisings juBo didn't go tise way tise experts said tisey alîauld. In short, Bhey isad the wisole thing wBrsig, jinat ike Tise Cisampion's edfitor- ial cartoon of July 28. Why would tise cartoonist tisink Bisas by tucking a "polla'" newspaper under tise arm of our prime miniùster, everyone would believe tisat tise Canadian Alliance is out of tise race, and wisy would ho want to bcave tise impression tisat Day is beaten? Is it really Bise nseia' fuisetion to bo Bbe officiai opposition tai everytlsîng? Maybe it's time for ie nmedia ta simply report tise news and spare u s their uexperts' take on things. Omit your views and give us Bise news ansd lot us pocess Bise latast information to arrive as our own conclusions. BIH1 AfaeiKlnnon Woodward Avenu. THE CANADIAN CHAMPION Box 248, 191 Main St. E. ne Caaio. Champon, publlsired eveny Tuesday and Friday a! 191 Milto, On. L9 4N9 Main Si. E., Milton, Ont., LgT 4N9 (Box 248), is-one oi The Metroland Milto, On. 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Dear Edittsr: Tise following is an open letter to Halton MPP Ted Cisudleigs. In tise Canadian Champion July 14 you as a member of tise Ontanio Gas Prices Review Task Force gave some commonts about task force recommendations. Wisile I agree tisat tise federal govornmont is responsible [or mucis of gas price regulations, 1 strongly disagree about you saying that lowering tise provincial tax wouldn't affect tise prices aittse pumip. Tise example you gave about tise New Brunswick governmont's lowering of taxes didn't affect pricos attise pumpo juot shows wiso pocketed tise difference -- tise gas companees. And wisy did tise Province do notising to stop tisem? I will anower tisat because it migist ho a littie embarrassing for you to do Go: No contribution to tise party tisey favour wisen tise next election rois around. And that happens in ail the provinces. Thon in Alberta, which is an oil- producing province, Ralph Klein us laughing 'ail the way to the batik. He's getting revenues [romn produc- ers and taxes at the pumps as wel. Lot tise good limes roll. As multi-nationals mostly own our natural resources, and supplies, as far as cnide oul us concemed, are controiled by the world's oul cartel, can somebody tell me wisat the led- oral govomnment cani roally do in a situation like tisis? As wo sink deopor and deeper into globalization, our electod gov- ermoents become just puppets. The real rulers to a great oxtont are and wiil be more so the multi-national corporation, but that's a subject for some otiser time. John Goba HoIIy Avenue Errors changed meaning of letter STypesotting enroro unfortunate- ly cisanged tise meaning of an Auguat 4 botter Bu tise editor by Gary Ellis. In Bise letter regarding obot rev- enue,, iB was incorrectly puislised thait, "Radier tisai pay dawts debt, Bhey wibl 'lot pay cash for capital projects to avoid adding-desr' snd "On June 12 counicil tumned down a motion tisas would have returned $650.000 to taxpayers, buB Bisey are not considering giv- ing Bise wisole $500,000 in special intereat granits!" Tise flot in bath sentences shisoud actually have read now. Tise Champion aboobogizes for any embarrassment or inconve- nieesce tise errors cause.d. Pud by Steve Nease