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a4 lklkuilljuili2ls sv comment page editorial full inquiry into starr scandal must be launched cracks are starting to show on the onceshiny surface of on tario premier david petersons liberal government the groundswell of support that swept a huge majority of liberals into queens park in the last election is now openly questioning the integrity of several provincial politicians there have even been some federal mps including markham riding mp bill at- tewell named as recipients of illegal funds that were alleged ly funneled by patricia starr who resigned as the head of on tario place after early reports accused her of impropriety how could ms starr who has become the target of several damning stories and editorials allegedly funnel so much money into various campaigns without discovery of such an tics much sooner durhamyork mpp bill ball- inger the former uxbridge mayor who was carried to vic tory under the liberal banner says its business as usual for mpps at queens park but the scandal that has befallen premier peterson wont go away and like the watergate debacle of the early 70s that brought down richard nixon ontarios government is now fully entangled in its own intriguing scandal did top peterson aides and other liberal politicians benefit from illegal donations or didnt they is elvio delzotto presi dent of both tridel corp and the ontario wing of the federal liberal party a key figure in the patricia starr scandal or isnt he more recent reports that the premiers call for a judicial in quiry may be delayed is disappointing such an inquiry not criminal proceedings against those implicated in the scandal is the only thing that will either clear the top tier of the peterson government or bring it down altogether to offer anything less than a farreaching investigation into the entire affair would be a disservice to the voters who ushered mr peterson into office m the fall tyllu se going- to school lbvx overthere andtuere wo 0erthfe tydd he tribune established 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personnel a recent article in our local newspaper the stouffville tribune included an interview with one of these exdelivery people who made it clear that his departure was entirely due to insufficient pay it had nothing to do with the local postmaster who seemingly is allowed little decisionmaking power in that area the people who know of this situation a growing number by the way are frankly disgusted by the actions of the post office middle management this is surely not the way to instill morale or encourage ef fort and achievement mr fisher is well known and liked in the local community and takes an active and valuable part in local events he has always been an ex cellent ambassador for your organization i believe you should recon sider your decision regarding the suspension i would ap preciate a response from whoever made this decision on a public service employee so that we the taxpaying public can apprised of the reasons for the apparent lapse in quality management yours truly jd gildcrdalc stouffville canadas policy response towards the terrible events in the peoples republic of china has been sober measured and responsible economic sanctions against china would not prove very ef fective as the country revolves around the largely self- sustaining economy depriving the chinese people of food by forbidding the sale of canadian wheat to china would be neither humane nor responsible the carter grain embargo on the soviet union because of the afghanistan invasion provided rich earnings for argentinas military junta which cheerful ly sold wheat to the kremlin that mistake should not be repeated the department of external affairs ied by the right hon joe clark has served cana dians well in its decisive action during this tragic crisis canada has sent a clear and strong message to the chinese leadership that expresses outrage and disgust with the murderous repression that oc curred in tiananmen square mr clark has assured cana dians that given the present regime in beijing it is im possible for canada to con template normal relations with china mr clark has won much- deserved praise for swiftly us ing the options available to him canada was the first and re mains the only westeran nation to recall its ambassador in pro test of the massacre mr clark has called in the chinese ambassador zhang wenpu three times so far to register canadas disapproval after the second visit zhang told reporters that canada should not be meddling in chinas internal affairs canadians were efficiently airlifted out of china under ex tremely adverse conditions the confusion that reigned dur ing and after the tiananmen massacre made the evacuation difficult defectors from chinas cana dian missions have been assured by the minister that their cases will be treated in a most sympathetic way chinese students wishing to re main in canada will not be sent back their visas will be extended canadian aid projects in china have been postponed and sales of all military equipment have been suspended the federal government has even pulled a 67 million film coproduced by canada and china from the opening of the museum of civilization later this month at a meeting with a group of 60 grade 5 students at ramer wood public school in markham my eyes were open ed to the devastating effect events like the china massacre have on the minds of young people they are simply trying to understand how something so terrible would ever be allowed to occur i was moved by the serious concerns these young students felt over this tragedy and decided that i would carry the sentiments of the students to the floor of the house of commons 3 the following are excerpts from some of the letters the students wrote as a class pro ject to chinese ambassador zhang wenpu deploring his governments actions in tiananmen square what is your government doing ordering your army to at tack innocent people all they want is to discuss democracy with the government clirisophcr rcid the people just wanted a discussion it wasnt right for him mr xiaoping to have them killed liana shamoon cant believe that your government said to kill people the students werent even arm ed anthony lalcliman j hope mr xiaoping will come to his senses rence pecham these young students although 10 and 11 years of age have come to realize the democratic system we so freely enjoy here in canada should not be taken for granted but cherished and nurtured pooling resources prwtolrlck mhoonik most everyone was feeling the heat last saturday and sunday but some lucky people were able to take a refreshing plunge or two in the swimming pool nineyearold jennifer jansen visited friends in goodwood and took advantage of their aboveground pool shes seen here struggling to tame an oversized alligator fill our mailbox the tribune welcomes let- j ters from readers on current topics letters should be 500 words or less and typed or neatly printed they may be subject to editing for length at the discretion of the editor they 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