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HO IH t, UAKVlLLh BtAVtlK Wednesday, Apni 23, /u u i Findings have drug firm support (Continued from page A1) O rtho's existing practices - will be studied thor oughly. "W hy did Janssen-O rtho continue to m arket this Asked w hether the com pany accepts any blame drug while people were dying?" asked Will. in the death o f Vanessa Young, Arnott walked away. Will - w ho said he will be pursuing further legal Will said he was "not avenues - believes that surprised" by this m uch more evidence reaction since all than that heard at the through the inquest inquest w ill em erge Janssen-Ortho tried to during the many law blame Vanessa. suits involving Health Canada attor Cisapride that are cur ney J. A ndre rently brewing. (Will C h a m b e r l a i n has filed two lawsuits, answered m ost o f the which he said will be m edia's questions by served shortly. Other saying that his client legal action in Canada plans to study the and the United States ju ry 's recom m enda is also underway.) tions closely in order After the verdict, to ensure patient safe Janssen-O rtho vicety, but did say that president o f regulatory there is "always room affairs Wendy Arnott from improvement." said she supports the "We came here with ju ry 's recom m enda an open m ind," he tions, some o f which said. were suggested by her Dr. D avid Eden, the firm . A s she had A ttorney G ary W ill and Terence Young face m edia coroner w ho presided throughout the a fte r C o r o n e r 's J u ry reco m m en d a tio n s w ere over the inquest, told inquest, Arnott m ain the court that tained that Cisapride released yesterday. is "safe and effective" w hen used properly accord Vanessa's death was a "tragic loss" to the Young family. He hoped the efforts o f everyone involved ing to its labeling. "Vanessa was an inappropriate candidate for will help her family understand the events o f M arch 19, 2000 and will do Vanessa's memory a "decent Prepulsid," said Arnott, w ho added that her com pa service." ny is a "leader in patient safety." Eden com m ented on Terence Young's "faithful W hen asked if she felt that not enough was done presence" in court, w hich he said served to remind on Janssen-O rtho's part to ensure that clear and effective warnings were issued. Arnott again m ain all parties that the inquest was anything but a theo retical debate. Eden then told Vanessa's father that tained that labeling was clear and that her com pany he hoped he and his family take com fort in the fact did everything expected by Health Canada. that the ju ry 's findings m ay help spare another fam Arnott said that all the ju ry 's recommendations ily such a loss. - some o f w hich she said simply reinforce Janssen- Transportation should be main focus for G TSB says Mulvale (Continued from page A1) th e G T SB is th e w ay to g o ," said S av o lin e. T h e G T SB h as w ra p p ed up its in itia l task -- to stu d y G O T ra n sit -- an d is rep o rtin g b ac k to th e P ro v in c e o f O n tario on its ow n fu tu re. T h e P ro v in c e w ill m ake a d ec isio n th is sp rin g . A t a m e e tin g la st F rid a y , th e G T SB ap p ro v e d its rep o rt to the P ro v in c e -- in w h ich it a p p lie d fo r th e ta sk o f ta ck lin g GTA traffic g rid lo c k an d u rb an spraw l. It w as d ee m e d h isto ric as th e m a jo rity o f the 4 1 -m e m b e r b o d y b a c k ed the b id to seek p ro v in c ia l ap p ro v a l an d b a n k ro llin g to m ake it hap p en . A ll o f H a lto n 's m u n ic ip a l m a y o rs, in c lu d in g M u lv a le and H alto n reg io n a l ch a ir Jo y ce S av o lin e are on th e G T S B . B ird , w ho is an a lte rn a te fo r th e O a k v ille m a y o r atte n d e d th e m e etin g as a n o n -v o tin g m e m ber. W h ile set up in 1998 to o v erse e G O T ra n sit an d rep o rt b ack by th is sp rin g , the P ro v in c e w as o p en to su g g e stio n s fro m the G T SB -- an d the first tw o h av e arriv ed . W h e re th ey go d e p e n d s on th e P ro v in ce. "T h e re c o m m e n d a tio n s need to be su p p o rted by se cu re, lo n g -te rm fu n d in g ," c a u tio n e d M u lv ale. F in an c in g tra n sp o rta tio n an d tran sit p la n n in g sh o u ld be "th e n u m b e r on e and o nly fo cu s u n til w e see w h ere w e 're g o in g ," said S av o lin e. W h ile M u lv ale b e lie v e s the G T SB n eed s te eth , B ird said it sh o u ld w alk b e fo re it ru n s. T h e G T SB w an ts to e s ta b lish a tra n s p o rta tio n su p e r ag en cy to su p e rv ise p ro v in cial an d fed e ra l g ra n t m oney fo r ro ad s. A c o n s o lid a te d ap p ro a ch is seen as the on ly w ay to ta ck le traffic g rid lo c k in the G TA -- an d p lan a re g io n a l tra n sp o rta tio n sy stem . M u lv a le said th e fo ra y in to G TA tra n s p o rta tio n is an e x te n sio n o f th e b o a rd 's in i tial m an d ate. "T h e tra n sp o rta tio n issu e h as no q u estio n m ark. E v ery b o d y a g re e s," sa id M u lv ale. " I h av e no p ro b le m w ith the G T SB an d th e tra n sp o rta tio n is s u e ," a d m itte d B ird. H o w ev er, a sh ift in p la n n in g a u th o rity is co n tro v e rsia l. T h e G T SB has to ld the P ro v in ce th at it co u ld g et a b e tte r g rip on u rb an sp raw l via G T A -w id e p la n n in g . L o c a l m u n ic ip a litie s ' O ffic ia l P la n s w o u ld h av e to be a p p ro v e d by the G T S B . M u lv ale d o e s n 't see it as a th re a t to m u n ic ip a l g o v ern m e n t an d c a lle d th a t "fe a r College questions stu d y ' s findings (Continued from page A1) B ritish C olum bia, A lberta and Q uebec, and C ow ley said he has never before encountered a situation w here the database inform ation turned out to be incorrect. T he study looked at 815 schools across O ntario and ranked 568 fo r w hich there w as suf ficient data available. Schools w ere given a score out o f 10, based on the num ber o f students taking core subjects and advanced level courses, the percentage pass ing those courses and the sim ilarity o f grades achieved by m ales and fem ales. T he m ajority o f H alton high schools w ere not ranked, due to insufficient provincial data. H ow ever, O ak v ille's St. Ignatius o f L oyola high school did achieve a score o f eight out o f a p o ssib le 10, and a ran k in g o f 81st in the province. O ak v ille's St. M ild red 's-L ightbourn, a private school for girls, tied w ith 15 other private schools for first place in the province, w ith a perfect score o f 10. Susan B oth, principal at St. M ild red 's, said she is proud o f the sch o o l's ranking but believes the study analyzed a very lim ited num ber o f the factors that are im portant in defining quality edu cation. "It's an interesting starting place and I cer tainly believe in accountability, but I 'm not going to say h ere's the pro o f that St. M ildred's is num ber one," she said. A ppleby C ollege, O ak v ille's third private school offering high school education, did not receive a ranking in the study, due to insufficient available data. m o n g erin g . "I t 's n o t a b d ic a tin g m u n ic ip a l g o v e rn m e n t's a u th o rity o r re s p o n s ib ility ," sa id M u lv ale. "T h e G T SB is n ot g o in g to tell O ak v ille th a t at F o u rth L in e an d a ro a d in G len A bbey, y o u c a n 't h av e a m ilk s to re ," said M u lv ale. R ath er, M u lv a le said , th e p la n n in g w ill o cc u r at a " m a cro le v e l" to w o rk in ta n d e m w ith G T A -w id e tra n sp o rta tio n p o lic ie s as a "to o l to p re v e n t u rb an sp ra w l." M u n ic ip a l O ffic ia l P lan s alre ad y n eed ap p ro v a l fro m h ig h e r a u th o ritie s: reg io n a l g o v e rn m e n t an d the O n ta rio P lan n in g A ct, so M u lv a le said , "T h is is n ot so m e th in g th a t's n ew ." B ird d o e s n 't see it th a t way. " M y co n c ern is th a t w h en you e x tra p o late th is in to p la n n in g , th e p la n n in g a u th o r ity rests w ith th e b u lk o f p eo p le ... in T o ro n to ," sa id B ird. S av o lin e d o e s n 't see it at all. "I h av e g re a t re se rv a tio n in th e ab sen c e o f any plan on how the G T SB w o u ld d eal w ith p la n n in g issu es. A m I o p p o se d to it? I d o n 't know , I d o n 't h av e en o u g h in fo rm a tio n ," said S av o lin e . " I t's th e fu n d a m e n ta l p la n k o f im p le m e n tin g S m art G ro w th ," said M u lv a le o f the p la n n in g p ro ce ss to u te d in th e U n ite d S ta te s as an e f f e c tiv e to o l to m a n a g e g ro w th . S av o lin e b e lie v e s H a lto n 's H alto n U rb a n S tru c tu re Plan (H U S P ) " is S m art G ro w th ." S ay in g H alto n h as d o n e a g o o d jo b at p la n n in g , S av o lin e said , " I 'd h ate to see th a t e ro d e d in o rd e r to ac h ie v e c o m p ro m ise s fo r o th e r a re a s." T he m a y o r an d B ird , b o th o f w h o m serve on H alto n re g io n a l c o u n c il, do ag re e th at the G T SB co u ld sp ell th e en d fo r re g io n a l g o v ern m en t. " If y o u tak e p la n n in g an d ro ad s aw ay fro m th e reg io n , th e re is n 't a h ec k o f a lot le ft," sa id B ird. Yet fo r to d ay , re g io n a l g o v e rn m e n t is c a rry in g th e b a n n e r fo r H alto n , p a rtic u la rly its dum p. T h e G T S B b a c k e d H a lto n 's a d a m a n t re fu sa l to ev en c o n s id e r ta k in g an y g arb a g e fro m o u tsid e H alto n . S av o lin e said th e su p p o rt is c ritic a l as the G T SB seek s to g ain pow er. 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