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r i t v it 6 v- istbumffletribune a metroland community newspaper 9 heritage rd markham ont l3p 1m3 publisher jan prpudfdoi geneialmanagenaivinbrouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter deputy editor o debora kelly editor i jim mason production manager pam nichols distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager margaret fleming i i classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacy allen business manager robldzurko office manager viviarioneil edjjorial well now we know who had the hidden agenda during the federal election campaign apparently it was hot the dark forces as prme iinister jean chretien fondly calls stbckwell ejays canadian alliance party but thelittle guy from shawinigan himself vat the prim ministers urging the liberal government- is contemplating afarreaching review of all ispentiing and programs in a bid toelirnmatepoyeftyincariada u wow- and there should be peace on earth too opposition mps arid provincial premiers are accusing chretien of electoral trickeryfor proposing the exorbitant welfare program only two weeks after the election even though it was never mentioned once during the 36day campaign i y t ioffiaslmsischretienhadsaid he planned to use half the ballooning federal sur plus to cbmbafcanadas social woes er he just didnt specifically mention massive spend ing to aheviate poverty v r do canadianslobk liketheyfell off the maple syrup truck yesterday given the endorsement canadians handed the liberals by returning them to office as a majority t government one can see how chretien in fus arrogance might assume it is liis rightful duty to proceed with this grand- vision- 7 v- f v would canadians have returned the liberals to office if they had known just how determirfedchretieri is fogo dowrirnhistory as the leader whoelirninated poverty i jday who understandably is making no attempt tp6kebackthejijtpli you so said chretien shdiildnaniea mountain after himself if he iwantstoleavera lasting legacy rateermanspehdbillionqf douars to fund a- cradletograve welfare program 5 canadians have been tjieredone matwjth theubeigrandspencling hah the deficit to prove ittrv i in 19951 uoydaorthytheri human- resources minister tabled a report on guaran- teed annualr income in- the house of mmon whictl stated nothing more than a tokeii provided wimbutldramatically boosting taxes iltstoolate tpjfnake yburviewsknown in the most effective wayfat the ballotbox but you can certainly fell your mp what you think f demand know why you werent told about this plan a month ago insist the chiretieh government not create another hrdcfiasco rftelephonei i jrv 905 292200416 798r7624- j fa 905 2941538 email newsroomeconsuncom letters to the editor teachers have a rich pension fund so govt should be let off the hook re teachers are trying to mate realjvorld a better place a letter by j evans interesting opinion about teachers world versus real world however the letter implies the current teachers contract offer is 1 the lowest common denominator in life v somehow the analogy of amoeba to iwhy 010 markham voters electa teacherempl6yment standards doetfnatfit parachute federal candidate especially when you consider the asset value h hhuiuib artho ntorj twj nii mic congratulatioris markham you have now employees is obviously selfsufficient why not let the government off the hook for future contributions alternatively why not use some ofthe sur plus to boost teacher salaries jt d joyce richmond hill letters policy sioufivillelnbune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the newspaper reserves the right to i publish or not publish and to jeclit for clarity and space write letters to the editor ij 19 heritage rd 1imarwiam ont l3p 1m3 v a u 1 i email letteisfleconiuncom of the ontario teachers pension plan is more t ts jthisis bigger than the gnp of sohie third world cpimtriesteachers retiring this year look forward to an annual pension of 38000 k more3aith its current annual growth of more than 17 per cent a teacher retiring 10 years from now will receive more than 1 mil- ji6riinretirementincorrie vibe ptpprepbrted a surplus of almost 9 billion lastyeaf yet the provincial government has to contribute anadditional 1252 billion of our tax dollars tothis fundfdr 1999 and will owe more than that this year joined the rest of ontario in electing the liberals to a third majdrity government of course the voters of markham can say we elected a strong member who will fight for us j mnisis riot true since john mccallum lives in oakyille and does not know our issues j sixtysix per cent of markham voters voted j for johnmccalliimand the question is why some will say we voted for an honorable prime minister which also cannot possibly be true since the prime minister wasuriable t6nameone thing he has done the past seven years in the english leaders debate iri-addition- the otpp jsa stock holderin moreoverhis government has lost billions many corporations including air canada dollars and crippled health caregreat barrick goldbhtishamerican tobacco gulf jwprk mafkhani do not expect to hear any canadaimperialoil molson petro vaugaboutnot receiving a tax cut the cariada seagrams suncorenergy and many decline irithe healui caresystem or the loss moreif all of this is not at the top ofthe cor- ofbillioris of dollars during this mandate porate foodehain then its getting very darn v 4 v close yy j v in fact since the otpp with its 500 v- chrisdeeley unionville stbufmetribune serving the community since 1888 bseia hb canadian circulations audit board member ontario press council f canadian publications man product sales agreement 1403419 subscrlpdon rates by man 1 year- 6955 luesdays only stouffvllle tnbune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd group of newspapeis which 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builders should pay for hospitals v t fs hardly a surprise the new presi dent of the greater toronto home builders association has nointer- est in paying a voluntary 463-pef- home fee to support hospital expan sions the housing industry hasnt been required to pay development charges for hospitals since 1997 when the province greatlyreduced the range of services that could be funded from the pockets of newhome buyers regional council was hoping to con vince builders to kick in a total of 208 million toward expansion plans markham stouffville hospital york central hospital f and southlake regional hedmcentre this payment is particularly impor- taritto the politicians because they have already committed 62 million txfthe hospitals 7- a sum that includes the development industry contribution the- region doesnt have 62 million in reserves so without the building fees we could be looking at a hefty tax increase markham mayor don cousens the regions finance committee chairperson says if the builders wont pay voluntarily hell lobby the province to reinstatefhe charges but the fact is the big developers do make voluntary contributions to the regions hospitals twas at york central hospitals gala recently and i can tell you it wasnt the newspaper editors who were buying multiple tables and purchasing silent auction items at well over the retail price and lets not forget york region has the highest lot levies in the gta more than double whatscharged in toronto a builder might legitimately ask why new residents are being asked to fund hospital projects that clearly benefit everyone in the corirmunity funding isnt the only part of the hos pital business that has changed in recent years hospitals are increasingly operating at a regional level that makes perfectsensebut it means people in willowdale may go to york central for some services while a patient in richmond hill may go to soiithlake i- s so you can seewhy a builder height be confused when he i isaskes cbfi- tribute tothe local hospital for his stib- division whats local anymore i if deyeloperis paihg the piper shouldnt he have the right to call the tune k thats hot really the answer the answer is much simplerlthe province stopped mmiicipauties from collecting development fees for hospitals s y the province is supposed to- fund health care the provrnce should be kicking in the money toreplace the lost lotlevies j- rwr ww1rri t