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fc ssaszz sssesaessssapiiaafecftaa economist suntribune opinion thursday jan 102002 ela eitiie will win and jean will retire take my word for it j t- i have to wonder if tennessee ernie ford was looking at the first few years of a new century when he sang im another day older and deeper in debt oh lordie dont you call me cause i cant go i owe my soul to the company store as i welcome 2002 1 won der what the next few years will bring for my canada my ontario my york region my whitchurchstouffville and my family are we up for it will we outlive our money our will or our welcome on a national scale im keeping my fingers crossed that canadian soldiers not enter into combat anywhere in the world but that they continue to do what they do best maintain peace on earth prime minister jean chretien retires this year and passes the reins of power to either newfoundlands brian tobin or ontarios alan rock paul martin hangs out with too much money to be able to bring balance to the pms job progressive conserv ative leader joe clark recog nizes that he too has gone beyond the call of duty and its time to be gentle to him self this very distinguished canadian should pass on the tory baton as for the canadian alliance party and stockwell day who needs either this countrys too precious to risk on a political agenda authored by the meanspirited or led by an incompetent opportunist day is a rolling stone he should keep on rolling the new democratic party receives a blood trans fusion since the new democrats were led in the past by brilliance and tenaci ty in the likes of tommy douglas david lewis and ed broadbent they deserve to be salvaged anyone with left leanings should quit sulking and help the ndp rebuild on the provincial level ontario could use some ten der loving care i dont know about you but i feel a little bruised by mike harris and his not-so- merrymen a lullaby fol lowed by an afternoon nap is in order lets look at the options now that harris is leaving queens park liberal leader dalton mcguinty is past 40 but he looks like a little boy playing school i know iknqw its not his fault he has those boyish looks daltons as smart asa joan ransberry whip works hard and hes a scrapper but can the party sell him as a leader i have my doubts ontarios had a falling out with the ndp and cant remember why howard hamptons just not any bodys favourite son then theres ernie eves old ernie hes just such a tory ernie looks like a tory talks like a tory thinks like a tory and smells like a tory hes full of no surprises i predict he wins the lead ership and well have an ernieled minority govern ment next time out ernie will run the government bet ter than its been run in 30 years but it will be dull dull dull as for me ill do what i did in the last century vote liberal now for something com pletely regional i predict york region will be the same york region its been for the last decade the mayor in each town will tell every other town its the best in york region nobody will dispute the claim most mayors in the region will seek and win reelection in 2003 each will likely deserve to be reelect ed none more so than king townships margaret black shes my choice as the regions best mayor councils will be smaller and accomplish more after 2003 dont overlook or under estimate whitchurchstouff ville its a strong little town and i expect it could weather many a storm whitchurchstouffville was built on a payasyougo system it worked i doubt it will waver much from this approach however stouffvilles downtown core will continue to be a challenge empty stores eventually become eyesores t i predict my birthplace will take on even more meaning in the notsodis tant future it doesnt matter where i live my heart is spread over a 250acre family farm the truth is just now jflie farm needs me and i need itwere buddies anyone with left leanings should quit sulking and help the ndp rebuild arrive alive please dont drink and drive this message brought to you as 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