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12 economist sun stbusville thbune tiaday xi 211999 politics ffyrriertttiregwnmprm by patrick casey staff writer a week ago greg sorbara was the owner of a minor league baseball team now hes making a run to be president of the ontario liberal party v- i am moving from a noble sport to a bloody sport said sorbara after he threw his hat in the ring for the election to be held at the liberals annual meeting nov 25 to 26 in ottawa lpjyefprmer york region liberal mpp was approached by several party members about the job right after he sold the st catharines stampers class a baseball club to american interests last month- to be honest the party presidency wasnt even oh my radar screen a few months ago but it all came together following the sale of the baseball franchise this wasnt even next on my agenda but in the end i felt i could help when the call for help came sorbara a richmond hill resident who works for his familys real estate development company in woddbridgei has received arienddrsementfrbhi uber leader dalto ceed current president tim murphy a former mpp scarborourpugeyermpp alvmicurlirig will also seek the post 3 sorbara said current mpps should be barred from serving in the volunteer position of party president becauise the caucus should be iridepen- dehtfroriithepaiexetivev j v one of me main issues at the november meet ing willbe i dalton mccumts leaderehip sorbara wul ask party members not to vote for a leadership review dalton has continued to grow from the first day he was elected leader he made a lot of mis takes as new leaders often do but fought a good election he said he will fight a great campaign irty the next election with the party incurring a million debt dur ing junes provincial election sorbara realizes his business contacts are a major reason why hes being touted as president q til make no bones about it said sorbara a for mer cabinet minister who was ah mpp from 1985 to 1995 v 7 a major task of this job is to lead the ftmdrais- ing campaign for the party and thats one of the reasons why these guys put the screws to me in asking me to do this we have a sigrmcaht debt right now that has to be retired before the coffers are replenished but fundraising just doesnt come from the develop ment industry since they support both the conservatives and liberals the magic is to ideriti- fy arid create new ways to raise funds 1 aside from raising capital the president is part of the policymaking process and will work closely with the riding presidents to ensure the party has a strong organizational base across the province before candidates are selected forthe next election v thisis myparty one thatlbehevem and hope will once again goverri ontario said sorbara and a poetical party atidpoutical system only works well when individuals take time out to serve on jobs like this if people dont then the system breaks down as a small business bwner you cant afford tostop and wait for credit approval you want answers fast and with cibcs small business credit edge youll get them right awayusually in48 hours because we put the hassle of providing financial statements and business plans in the rearview j r mirror by cutting the red tape that slows down joan approval and for newer small businessesgetting a secured loan can offer better rates and rjossibly more credit to drive your business further were working harder toget you the greenso you dont haveto wait at the red cibc small business credit edge wereready to help your small business succeed for mdrem letts get dowfsl your smallbusiness stop by your local branch and speakto one of iiwiliniiii wendy leach woodbine and 16th1vlarkhaiyl 9058874716 msssm someresthrtioniappjy businesses pwhitf oyer 2 yeara prthose applying for unsecured credit must provide twoyears worth of current financial information- some exceptionsapply see your branch for detailsregistertradearkpfcibc tfademarkofcibc iiviaasensmraffls seeingbeyonc tvv m