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6 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday August 10, 2004 *Commient "uiiiesproinises As a whole, the voting public doesn'î ask much from the people wc put in office. We understand taxes will go UP. not down, and tbat buck-passing will usually take prece- dence over problem-solving. Some might suggest ibat is a cynical view, but iî's one that, more oten than flot. rings true. However, one tbing voters detesi is being blatantly lied to. We can bandle the truîb- sîreîcbing, faci-bending and litile white lies ibat seeru to be part and parcet of poliîics, but do not purpeîsely mislead. Ten months into is mandate, Premier Dalton McGuinty is discovering first-hand thte public's distaste for a politîcian wbo makes al] kinds of promises be bas no intention of keeping simply to get elected. On a mini-tour of the province lasi week, McGuinty acknowledged bis govemment bas bad a "rougb stan"- and thai he "made a promise and broke tl regarding the Liberals' lîealth prcmnium. McGuinty. bowever. stîll seems 10 be bas'îng a difficuli lime undersianding n by1 bis trail îf broken promises lias had sutb a long shelf lite. considering be\ ctosing ini on [lis irsi year n piiner. "Some people say. well maybe you made ioo iri.ny prolmises. McGuinîy. Well, maybe 1 did... but 'd r.iiber stand being accused of being ton amrbiiious lor Ontarians iban side siîh the cyiiics." We're flot sure il- we wiiudcl ait t eing "ixo aiibitiiius". Mi. Premier. As aIl new govemmenis have a habit of- doing. McGuint o intîîîs 1 Iote -imess" leli behind by the prevîllus administration and places much of the blame for bis promise- breakîng on the Tories. In the mid-'90s many Oniarians found Mike Harris' Tories refresbing simply because they l'olloAed tbrougb on cam- paign promises. In retrospeci. one can argue the Tories' promises deserved dloser scruîiny. but volers were impressed ibat a politiciain wîîuld acîoally do nvhat lie prom- isecl. ]'en oionibs icrIllie fact, McGuiniy is still lxaving ici deali lban eteciorate ibaî's lco uip wiîb piliîicians ssbo don't keep a proise. Whtainl he intrieruingis il' be Cali shakc itli' isisoite hy Illie lime the ne xi eleciion rocts arouiid. IOLYM9PIC MOTTOS "SWIFTER, HIGI4ER, STRONGER> *Our Readers Write l"SHADIER, £I.EAZIER,4 GREEIIER"# Bike stolen from E.C. Drury Hîgh School Town just askîng for trouble in waitîng very important to Young sngle mother te) nlit lin MIR. ~ a - i>ear Editor: Titis letter is in regards to a very dis- turbing incident that itappened recently in Milton. On August 3 one of my Englisit as a Second Language studenta at E.C. Drury Higb Scitool came back into te claas- I roomn to sadly announce titat ber bon- rowed bike itad been stolen. This young, single moîhen from Columbia itad fled from te violence and crme of her homneland 10 corne 10 a free fand safe country. Would the person who took tite bike from te Annex building bchind E.C. Dnury H-igit Scitool please retum iil? Please do so anytime bctween 9 arn. and mon Monday 10 Friday. Leave il inside te Annex building. This Young motiten is a dedicated stu- dent wbo's trying 10 le=rrthei language and is Iooking for a job 10 support ber son, as weII aiteîp iter motter. Tite stolen bike is ber only transportation. Lucy Hannant Childs Drive mc, ,. >,LGII imi'ygrs ar intersection I)ear l'ditor: I wsas butcly disgtlsied b read receîîîly in The C'hampioîn îb.iithe IcîssItl Milton vssill. ssaiî îîîîîît îes year hIoinstattirMit ic I igbi s ai tbe coîmer of* Derry Ruîad anid Santa Maria Boulevard/Coimtrtial inircetin Ier clesc prsoatîx' %vin ers c- s c t rie cant a i sse rv piflerse lion si-er recniyndile traipr t nîyur sai er-îgradagtr lngtîe skaing. ,tisi ut nte Story on scholarshîp winner greatly apprecîateéd example of' poor planning by thc l osii of Mi lion.%N hici buîlds a sig- niticai sPeOs Iýcompîce. and iben ssaits île insiail mucit needed iral ,fie ligbîs. 1)ear Editor: Tbank you lor pubtislîing te article and pboîograph ioI Padgeîî Business Services scbolarstîîp wiiner /.akiab Taba in tie July 16 Champioen. 1 tan tell you iliat the wniîneî 's moter n as absoluie- y ilîrîtled to sec ber daughier's picture iii the piper. /akiah dcserved sorne recognîitiuonîfor al lb ei liart wvork. 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