v a-jjrbircjyaiviuyxa-p- iu 6 eroriomistlfcl i llis r stduffvilletribluie t a metrotand community newspaper x 37 sandifdnj dr suite 306 stouffvflle ont l4a 7x5 -a- i r bteherianpouotoot v chemanargeralvinbrouwer editorinchief advertising director business manager brepdalamm debraweller2 margaret fleming regional editor brian kirlik classified manager stephen mathieu a office manager vivian ctneu editor 1 tracyktibble distribution director t v barry goodyear s editorial get a care crisis s in au likelihppdthe liberal government hopes tuesdays federal budget will be seen by canadians as a panacea for curing the ills of the nations health care system 5 they know canadians have concerns about access to andjhe availability of quality health care in the nation and so itsgooc politics to make it the focal point of the budget 7 v- frankly if sstiil a pretty weak response and its unfortunate there isntanythiiigelse in the budget document to get excitedabout j finance minister paul martin is trying topare down a 12billionbudget surplus by reinvestirig it in healthcare and research arid by making minor tax cjiits fotcandcuans v that he doesnt allocate for spending by thefail must be applied toithe countrys 580billiori debtspmethirig the finance minister seems reluc- tahttoclofv u y j the include a removalof the 3 surtax ontiiosewh5earhm6re than 50000 annual- ly and ah increase in the basic personal exemptiohto doiig devine helicopter would help police avoid dangerous chases p letters to the editor j a j trapping common sense j how courageous of the stouffville tribune to featureanjarticlejoh the rise of the coyote population m yprkregion y feb 9andmeuiherentdangers this brings ia family children tancl petst hospital deserves its accreditation asa senior ihave had several occa sions when i needed thefacilities and services ofilmarkhamstouffville ra j m me days of common sense coy- 1 j i 1 1 redictably the tragic weekend crash involving a fleeing crimi nal has renewed calls to ban police chases sarah bowman an innocent 21yearold university student remains in critical condition after her car was t- boned by a driver who ran a red light while fleeing peel regional police early sunday but a report released friday by the solicitor general concludes banning police chases doesnt make sense unless we want to declare open season on crime the report does include many rec ommendations on how to make chases safer less frequent and more success ful three ideas stand out as the most encouraging first equip all police cruisers with tirepuncturing spike belts giving offi cers a safer method of stopping a flee ing car second study the impact a heli copter may have on police chases giv ing officers a safer- method of tracking fleeing suspects one gtawide police helicopter theresals6 some money forindustrial research arid development about 18 button f- and rtfpnttf erf ars trite npalthrarp m otes were trapped without a problem their hides used for fur income was- hqspitalashavemanyofmy wouia be sufficient a project that wfao members of the seniors should become me t0 riority for club onmter street v new greater toronto services board i have had the best ofcare from doc- j- thirdj significantly increase the andnursing staffat the hospital- i penalties for fleeing from police hear the same comnhmentaw need a s deterrent hear the same complimentary- remarks from my friends nr i against leading police on car chases ifiveyearjail term would rt changes must be made is clear the status quo is not when as the study points out there were 10421 police chases in ontario between 1991 and 1997result ing in thousands of injuries to police criminals and innocent bystanders- tere were also33deaths including six innocent pebplejand one police offi- cer that price is waytophighespecial- ly since most chases involve- young i are wanted stoufmlle tnbune published every tuesdaythursday and saturday fe one of the metrotand printing 1 ng and distributing ltd group 6 newspapers which includes the ajarpickering news advertiser heraldcourier barrle advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian hi shopping news burtngtonost city parent collingwoodwssaga connection east ybrk mirror advocatecountry routes etobicote guardian flamborough postgeorgetown independentacton d kingston this waejc lindsay this week markham economist sun midiandpenetanguishene mirton canadian champion mitton shopping news mississauga news newmarketaurora georgina nner northumbertarid news north york mirror oakville beaver oakvine shopping news ondia today oshawawhrtbyclaringtonport perrythls week petirboroughthls week richmond hiiirromhilvaughan ontario press council canadian circulations audit board member j i-llc- b itrtt ti k