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sy2 r isk r y s economist suntribune itnursawmay4zoooysix stgufrme jlnbune r ya mettoland community newspaper 9 heritage rd markhsni drit l3p 1m3 k wrt t r- publisher janproudfoot general manager awin brouwer v editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra weter st 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 stacey allen business manager margaret fleming office manager vivian oneil editorial ontarios budget offers ire opportunities its difficult to be negative about ontarios t balanced budget a fitting way to start the new millennium with its commitment to giving cash back to t the people who t earn it sits commitment to streamlining the operations of institutions agencies and boards itscommitment to real locating funds to where they do e most good ontarios tory budget is no surprise the government is simply making good on promises madetb the people of ontaribv finance minister erriieevesand histeam haveworked diligently to provide ontario with a sound fiscal footing fortoday s with the combination of 67 tax cutsdeliv- eredtuesday and a sterheye dndebt reduc- tionlhingsare looking up the surplus has even allowed eves to deliv- t er a pleasantsurprisetoontarians dividend cheques from the surplus ranging from 25 to as much as 200 for citizens who paid taxes the critics will take a threepronged approach in their attack on the payout in par- ticular on the budget in general theyusayfirstthat a means of vote- buyirig simply a feelgood reelection ploy that we should all dismiss theyll say its not worth chejering about and theyll say the money shouldnt be givenbaclc toontariansit should be pumped into health care or education or social services else thebudgetntjuns seeing an infu siompfbput deliver more nufsesanddoctors tdhospitals vtheres an increase in 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everi smokers acknowledge this fact i mam x jisiiiaua a v fesihce the risks have been made known i leafs flag wquldpe appreciated w people should be leftto make their own choices only fascists would deprive an individual tm fa tv on the night of sunday april 30 some time between 8 and 10 pm my sons toronto iabci maple leafs car flag was stolen from our van ot ma tree ma as it sat in our driveway amerem5 feet from s p s v our front ddbtf f v v linda elliott markham submissions must be less than 400 wordsanh must include a daytime telephone number name and addressthe newpaperrcseives the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space writeretterstoe editor- vw9 heritage rd amarkham ont up 1m3 email lnerjeeonkuncorn i r stouffvifle tribune serving the community since 1888 canadian circulations audit boaid member- j stounville tnbune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one ot the mettoland printing publishing and i distnbuting ltd group of newspapers which 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jthe youngoffenders actsv j joseph iwambabkwkose 5sbnj johathvttjkmtbme this debate horrific way wheriihe was beatehyagrouppf youths in newmarketf last june andaell a voma ledthp voices calling fqr tougher legislatiqntodeal withvioleritj teens- 1 t s- but the reality isthe young offenders act is only a small part of the problem yes teens would be less likely to commit crimes if they knew there would be serious consequences but if the threat of punishment is the only thing that stops young people from x brutalizing one another we are in seri ous trouble as asociety j x justice minister anne mclellan who was to defend theyoa during the cbc broadcast but made only- a fleeting appearance did make one important point the goal should be to prevent youth crime not to find a punishment that expresses our outrage and while mclellan and other politi cians arent doing much tbhelp the cause the good news isthere are people right here in york region wno are witness a haylong series of seminars last week aimed at reducing bullying witness the establishment by the community alliance for york region education cayre of anantiblillyirig program in elementary schools these initiatives reach but- to stu dents parents teachers law ehforce- ment and e entire community because we all have todealvvith the problem 1 joanne cummings who is involved with gayre explained its important to reach me children early kids who beat someone senseless for a jacket or a pack of smokes or just because they arent popular do it because they have learned that its imprirtahtuo be powerful and- they havent learned to empathize with other people sadly t they arent likely to learn any better until the justice system knocks some sense into them but the little ones just entering the school system can be taught the right lessons i certainly hope every parent who is demanding a tougher young offenders act is just as strict when his or her own child harms another i suspect if they were violence in the schools and bn streets wouldnt be nearly as big a problem j a tougher young offenders act fixes the end of the process it provides an appropriate crisis response when all else faiiscii solving the problem starts at home