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ftla6riia shsaasafci aagaaca i i r sjjstossiw 4qattfgicsajg g tftajajfrg stouffvifletnbune a metroland community newspaper 9 heritage rd markkahi onttl3p 1m3 t publisher ian proudf6ot -j- general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief bfenda larson director of advertising defcra welter v deputy editor debora kelly editor- julie caspehen 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 i business manager margaret fleming office manager vivian oneil editorial i day faces difficutytdsk intpaysiliberal nation stockwell day has taken his place as a new leader for a newparty determined to unite the right on his platforms of social and fiscal con servatism as leader ofthecanadian alliance we know fiscal conservatism flies wellfin the greater toronto area which elected mike harris mpps to queens park andj had the conservative and reformparties nptsplit the- rightwing vote mmanyridingsthefederal government would riot have had the same liberal face iit currehdy sports preston manning the reform founder was gracious in his defeat for the leadership of the v party he created the alliance he tried to forge but he is old times and day reflects a more youthful image fon a party trying to attract progressive conservative supporters and encourage their leader to fornta united front days selection has caused some concern for federal liberals the liberals areplayrng politics- highlighting what they describe as days extreme views on gays artel abortion- sprinkling seeds of fearthat he will use his leadership to shape public agenda pnthese two items in particular sowhatistplbecomebfoiucountrysright wingwhatshould we expect from day and his party and from joe clark and his followers you can be sure clark will not bend to alliance pressure and join die cause he has issued his challenge to day and will stwd firm in ms resolve that his partys more mpderate j conservatism would serve the nation best- you carijbe sure day wiltnot rest untilhec has wooed as nianycnservatives as he can soyou sure for the immediate future we still have far from mannings united vision a right wing in disarrayno consehsust no coriimithient consequently another opportunity for the liberal party to walk up the middle and graspthe reins of power the econbmysgbbd martins offering tax relief things aire happy ina uberalcahada whileday has riddehori ecoattaus of gobdplarining arid fortune injpast his foray intbthewprld of federal leadership willbe a chauengjrigonetlietiriung for success isnt greati unless he can do ifripossible get cfairk and his tories on board offer manning a- role he cannot refuse arid charm quebec arid unless the liberals start espousing principles of fiscal conservatism none of this bodes well for the ecpribmic and social health arid wellbeing of our nation theres too much politicking arid not enough policymaking telephone v fax 905 2941538 email newsroomeonuncom letters to the editor whether or not mp resigns hell be replaced in next federal vote j the actions of markham mp jirn jones in meddling in the affairs of another federal t political party were onesdefinitely not serv ing the willof his constituent but rather selfish attempt to guarantee hirnself a job in the upcoming federal election the constituents of markham elected jones to serve arid represent us under the views beliefs and goals of tiie federal pc party r not the reform canadian alliance or liberal partyy had jones represented a different party he certainly would never have been elected to parliariient since markham has traclitiorially been held by a pc party member excluding the bhaduria years and up uritil that had no political experience whatsoever -v- s jones views of serving two masters by running under a joint pccanadian alliance election platform puzzles me the most does jones truly understand j tfie nature of canadian politics and how political parties are maintained arid elected into parliament how could any one person serve the ideals arid beliefs j two entirely different federal parties s which leader would he listen to which public policies would he support jones seems to believe in americanstyle politics that eachelected representative of a party does whatever he wishes and does not follow the strbrigparty hierarchy conducive to canadian politics he had plenty of bppor- tunity to voice his concerns and help formu late pc party policies at the last party conven tion if the policies passed were not reflective of the beliefs held by jones he should immedi ately have resigned as a member of the pc party and as a representative for the markham riding and not continued with a pretense of being a loyal pc party member while secretly having his own agenda jones was also surprised that he pulled a bhaduria and got himself ejected from the pc caucus it is obvious to rrie that jones sim ply wanted to change parties and switch alle- giances and at thesame time save his repu- tatiori from being dairiagedsince he would have been regarded as a traitor by having himself thrown out of the party he tried unsuccessfully to shift the blame from himself and his actions to joe clark and thepcparty r strategically jones actions were interest ing however the voters in markham are far riiore intelligent than he gives us credit for if jones wishes to maintain any credibility he should immediately resign his position as mp for markham and quickly find a job in the private sector yet again another federal representative has shamed markham through his actions whether jones resigns brnot he will be replaced by a pc party representative in the next federal election to proudly serve the true views and values of the people of markham chryspelegris markham letters policy stoufiville tribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less chan 400 words and must include a daytimetdephonenumsery r name 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results is municipal politicians cant get rid of the gridlock without substantial contributions from the federaland provincial governments amen to that in the immediate future a regional system wouldntmakeit easier to get around vaughan nor is it likely to make it easier to get to toronto from vaughan rlt would allow vaughan residents to travel into richmond hill without trans ferring to a richmond hill bits and one fine day thanks to the regional transit system woodbridge res idents will be able to take a bus to sutton do you think 70 per cent of vaughan residents care about taking a bus to sutton or even newmarket vaughan mayor lorna jackson objects to this plan becauwher city will pay 26 million 300000 more than it nowspends the regions recommendations spec ify there willbe no tax increase to sup port the new service with future costs divided among municipalities on a weighted basis the big cities with all the buses pay the most why on earth would vaughan want to take that deal well there are in fact a few good rea sons for vaughan to subsidize transit service for king and why markham seems willing to subsidize transit for east gwillimbury and georgina if everyone in the growing commu nities to the north continue to drive to work they will add more traffic to the already clogged roads of southern york region the exercise of building transit systems is about getting cars off the roacls we need an efficient reliable sys tem that gets people from all over into the industrial parks of southern york jackson and her colleagues in south- em york region put out the welcome r mat for industry and the assessment it brings they have to provide some way for the employees to get to them jackson also wants the subway to come to york region the ttc has made it clear it wont do business with a bunch of little transit systems it wants one big system that feeds into torontos subways most importantly one big york region transit department will provide a stronger voiceto lobby for the provin cial funding thatevery municipal politi cian agrees is desperately needed to get the region moving again jhv w v w ttr hiribfe mm iumi