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6l i v ipfej s 3 stouffville tribune a metroland community newspaper 9 heritage ra markham ont l3p 1m3 publisher ian prqudfopt general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter deputy editor debora kelly editor julie caspersen production director cherikay distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager brian kirlik classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacy allen business manager margaret fleming office manager vivian oneil letters coroners inquests are frustrating hurtful for victims families re the lisa shore inquest as the mother of a very loved and cher ished little girl who was senselessly and brutal ly killed i am frustrated and angry at our sys tem and the entire coroners inquest process having recently been through a coroners inquest for my daughter eightyearold courtney trempe who was viciously and fatal ly attacked by a dog it is exceptionally painful for me to read about the shore family going through this dreadful process throughout a coroners inquest the onus seems to fall on the parents to uncover the truth and prove the facts relating to the death of their child it appears that it is acceptable for witnesses on the stand under oath to fab ricate the events leading up to and causing the childs death the entire process only creates more questions and certainly provides little if any closure for the bereaved family it is a frustrating waste of taxpayers money particu larly when witnesses are only worried about their own reputations in both instances the shore family tragedy and our own it is obvious from inquest testi mony that there are individuals responsible for making incorrect stupid or rhisinformed deci sions mat ultimately resulted in the death of a chqd in both cases there is only one decision that a coroners jury can make as to the cause of death homicide the definition of homi cide according to the criminal code is a person commits homicide when directly or indirectly by any means he causes the death of a human being the definition does not specify intent in both our cases these- were not instances of an accident but homicide and in my opin ion criminal charges should have been laid my heart goes out to the shore family i know what it feels like to have to endure this horrific process no one can ever replace our little girls but the system must provide the answers to our questions place blame where necessary and institute procedures so that another precious child is not lost in the same manner maybe then the extremely difficult procedure of a coroners inquest will prove worthwhile and become bearable for a bereaved family donna trempe stouffville opinion government shouldnt waste our cash on military expenditures i am getting a little weary of the whining and hollering in ottawa recently over the bil lion or so dollars that went missing from human resources development canada nobody asks questions about the billions of dollars spent on the canadian military every year and what does the government do with its billions of taxpayers dollars well for one thing it participated in the nato bombing of belgrade recently when at least 500 civilians died plus thousands were made homeless and of course the somalia fiasco must not be forgotten i agree with the theory that every battleship and bomber that we build is in effect a theft from the poor can there be anything quite so loathsome as stealing from the poor sometimes i think jesus had it right when he told the crowd that they strain at gnats and swallow camels johnreesor stouffville cbc budget cuts threaten corporations unique status the government has introduced a plan to essentially limit the canadian broadcasting corporations profound impact on society this is being accomplished through extreme budget cuts and limitations on grants to the cbc it appears the government is trying to make the corporation vulnerable so it can turn the cbc over to the private sector the cbc is essential as it provides pro gramming that is unique to the canadian experience in that the programming repre sents canadian ideals issues and perspec tives thus it fulfills a mandate to place the public good higher than anything else it is imperative that cbc television contin ues to have a proper budget otherwise the future of canadian culture is at stake in the cbcs programming canadian cul ture is conserved and promoted in two ways it transmits historical memoiy and traditions of the canadian persona and it instills canadian ideals- and perspectives- thus allowing for a personal experience with this agenda the people can separate and identify themselves in a society canadians dont want their hardwon identity to be lost the cbc allows the people to have a national culture through its historically regu lated and mandated programming while the private sector does nothing for the canadian culture but what can the common person do just as i have with this article get the word across through any means necessary otherwise canada will remain an unidentifiable society whose claims to fame are the mountie and celine dion mikefegelman thornhill letters policy stouffville tribune welcomes your letters to the editor all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the newspaper reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 9 heritage rd markhamup 1m3 email lettersfetouffuib com stouffville tribune serving the community since 1888 b3e13 dde canadian circulations 1 audit board member ontario press council canadian pubfcatjons mag product sales agreement 1403419 subscription rata by mai j6955 liesdays only markham economist sun published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajaxpickering news advertiser allston 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youre crazy to condone let alone buy tickets to see the world wrestling federation live at the skydome people scolded and to take your innocent firstbom child to such a dirty display of violent behaviour was repulsive they warned theres vile behaviour swearing degradation of women and most of all violence they said so when my 812yearold son kody and i ventured to toronto friday i was fully prepared to take my lumps i was tmiking the worst what kind of mother am i to allow my son to walk into satans temple when we took our seats i expected to be sitting among the roughest tough- f est beerswilling foulmouthed riffraff this city could possibly bring together what i actually saw surprised me i saw moms dads fouryearold boys and girls boyfriends girlfriends hus bands wives seniors and groups of teens just people at the stroke of 7 the lights went out and the crowd roared a rush of excitement pulsed through my body and im still not sure why maybe because i knew kody was bouncing off the ropes as his fantasy world of wrestling heroes turned into a reallife experience it turned out this would be one of the most exciting actionpacked worth- yourmoney shows of my life as each wrestler andthe ones who come to mind are christian test triple- h the hardy boys and too cool walked toward the ring the fans erupted in cheers these men practised some of the most dynamic flips flops backsprings and jumps ive ever seen kody assured me it was all fake and carefully staged two words i didnt want to hear right now thank you very much poor y2j was after all lying on the floor while- some jerk continued to stomp on his head dont worry mom its all part of the act hes not really hurt sheesh get with it i didnt care i was too busy yelling loser along with the other 30000 fans i mean didnt anyone care that a 420- pound bully who just finished dissing canada was now grabbing the long flowing hair of torontoborn christian after seeing the wwf in action for myself i believe there is nothing wrong with a nineyearold boy modelling himself after these heroes its good fun more violence is played out in the school yard or during a hockey game does marty mcsorley ring a bell and hey im not one to turn down a sport where i can view rugged men with rippling muscles dressed in tight pants and sporting fabio hair sweat it out in a ring now that would be crazy bring it on