wbmanescfe 5 4- 6 a- vgg jgysv ssgff istoupiflejribiini i a metroland community newspaper c- 9 hentage m markhamont l3p 1m3 t publisher an ftbudor general mahagenawnbrouur editor in chief brehda larson director of advertising debra hfefer deputy editor classified manager debom kelly anrccampbell- ik editor t retailes manager julie caspersen i f stephen afarlieu production director inside sales manager at- mre -telephone- a5 i z yi f rr 905942200 r- fax 905 294538 i v- c j cherikay distribution director barry goodyear online publishing r manager brian klrlik staceyallen business manager margaret fleming office manager vivian cneil editorial t restauranfashouw post inspection results york region is hemming and hawing over a s proposal to demand restaurants post thefind- a ihgs of public health inspecti6ns for patrons to view j l with residente still talking about the disas trous dirty dining reports from toronto- restaurants york regionjwouldfdo wellto movein a positive proactive fashion people want tobe assured theyre spending their money in clean safe eatingestablish- ments that hayebeen monitored by the 1 muhicipaufyrthey want to be informed t ifs certainly notthat yorkjregions health inspectbrsarentcidingtheirjpbssv tltyearmspectqrslaidfiyedozen charges t arid temporarily closed eight restaurants they had inspected 10108 establishments last year j 528 jhari they are mandated toinspect bytheprovincer v t v the director ofyorks health protection branclf pryst zyharsaid the regions eateries are well monitored and generally meetsafety standards but hed certainly like to see inspec tors get into more eateries to educate staff about how to haridfefdod properly v j some regional puticianswarit restaurants to be obligated topost rultsof inspections v others point out if a restaurant is openjn yorkf region it has passed the tesjts it needs to pass a in general we have agoodsystem tiiat works k public knovweilge of both mesysem andtkei resultshahdthats enough reason for- the david teetzel f betters to tke editor smoking ban deserves support j affording easy street is simple ultimately its a public service fundedby taxpayers for the safety of tpayers markharegldriijcouhcillorg landonsuffiestedmmarchjvducouldfiavea r positive- program that says this restaurant meetsalh the- requirements of the public rlealthacrana has never hada problem restaurant owners who are in compliance- witnhealffistartdardsdmo r exceed sliould take pride in those who dont will suffefjtiie tcorise- quericesofnotcomplyingvntk the public healuvact and not meeting the standards set for public safety itsjust good business letters policy stouffyaiethbune f welcomesyour letters all submissions must be less than 400w6rdsand must include a i daydrnetdephone nurnbcf- z name and address dieqjy newspaper lesef the nghttop publish or not publish and to oi edit for clarity and space v l wrltk letters to th editor 6 fk9 hehtage rdvwh i i amtsosick arid tiretl of hearing the self- enough already with the hwy407j com- rightebus among us spouting their bleeding- plaints yes its for the rich but its also for the heart opinions about the plans to impose a smart- ifs usually empty and therefore easy woking ban l r- sagsolfsworthit s theactis smoking destroys fc lungs ydudohavetbpayyburway butyoucan anuisamajorauseofuicenfprthosewho affordit choose to ighprefoat fact and play russian personally speakuig- id love tokeep-it- t roulette with their health thafs their choice empty but in trie spirit of sharinjgjagood but for thoseof us who care about main- thing consider this v s r 1 tainirigthe good health of our lungs or for here are a fewways you can shave some thoseqfus suffering the debuitating effects of r of frivblouthingsfor thekids to diseases suchas asthma ifs also our choice wnupme30toextfabucksaweekybuu to support and applaud any laws that will need to t apping alorig 407 i piwfiorhandsiimte 1 milk more cola whoblookingoutformynghttobeable- fewer bobksmbre tv mty 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parksi 7 f tostick to what ybii believe arid proceed with j v bear in ihind if those green pastures your plans despite theprotests of the nay- are alorig 407 easy street youll have to pay to saying riiinority 0 getthere s donnamarrin markham jimsquance richmond hill t tw rstouffatribiinet 1 serving the community since 1888 t o i xt v cndui ckcdittons stouffviuetnbune pubfehed every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and 1 distributing ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajaxpcleting news advertiser alliston heraldcouner barrie advance banys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post city parent collingwoodwasaga connection east york minor enn advocatecountry routes etobicoke 1 guardian hamborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay this week j midlandpenetanguishene minor milton canadian champion milton shopping news mississauga news newmaiket- 1 aurora georglna erabanner northumberland news north york mirror oakvtle beaver oakville shopping news iorillia today oshawawhltbyclarlngtonport perry this week peterboroughthlsweek richmond hihthomhillvaugnan liberal scarborough mirror stouffville tribune todays seniors uxbridge tribune and city of 1 york guardian t y n j vskvssiss a talfy of softie a judgesdpest impfove justice ust what i need rriore lists to pub lish i f tory backbencher marilyn mushinski wants- to publish an annual list of judgeslmd the sentences they handed out for crimes with a maxi- mum punishment of five yearsor more in jail she says her private members hill known as the judicial accountability act isthefirststep toward performance reviews of judges t of course every timewe cover a trial wepublishthe sentence handed down often the sentence seeriispitifuuy short thats what mushinskiarid company are hoping to exploit apublic percep- tion that judges are soft on crime r t by publishing all they sentences handed down by eaclijudgeit will become clear who the soft touches are a legal organizations say the bill vio lates the constitution jm no lawyer but i cant see how publishing what is in factpublic infor- matioh violates the constitution but of course thelawyers are wait- ing forthe other shoe to i for mushinskis promised performance review that would see the government calljudges on the carpet for being too lenient- v in canada the judiciary is indepen- dentfrgriitfie government we deem judges to be experts they make deci- sibns based on their knowledge and experience not on public opinion they pass sentences based oh all the facts of the case i v in short oiir systemtassumes for betterorwofsethatjudgesknowbest i think its fair to challenge that assumption- y- 1 but ttieimplications of pushing for tougher sentences go beyond legal argu- mente about the constitution j- v maybe you believe tliatevery person who is convicted of a crirrie should receive the maxiirium sentence with no parole no time off for good behav- ibur no time in a halfway hoiiseand no breaks for young offenders you certainly wouldnt bealone but ifthafswhatyou wantl youre iprepared tohave a jail in your backyard t aricltb spendrriowof your tax money incarcerating all these people if were going to lock up every bad f guy and throw away thekey it building a lot more prisons obviously its worth every penny tq v keep the paul berriardos off the streets forever v but believe it 6r there are cases of crirnirialsreforrnirig after they do their tirrie and being rnorevaluable to society brithe street than theyjwere behiridbars k u perhaps if mushinski added a cost- totayerscolumnto her published ijist j6f sentences jwe couldrriakeari informed decision about just how rnuch 1 1 1