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economists suntribune c aroufll ttffilffifcloifc jwsri w 31 2002 c eop resources from page 11 year we had 84 and so far this year weve had over 20 det klimm suggested one reason for the explosion of indoor growing opera tions in ontario is the suc- cess of vancouver police in busting marijuana growers sgt rbllie woods of the vancouver drug squad was nt so sure id like to think thats the reason but we havent seen a decline here he said sgt woods who oversaw 20 raids in yesterdays nationwide sweep said vancouver police raided 650 houses last year and still has about 750 to investigate we take off 10 and add 15 he said theres so many its hard to tell if its having any effect he estimated 95 per cent of the growing operations are run by people of vietnamese origin some of them independents some of them members of groups or cells sgt woods said the main factor behind the growth of the industry is the huge us market its a tremendous amount of money he said the number of raids is a strain on the drug units resources det klimm said the reason raids seem to come in groups in certain municipalities is merely a reflection of the units limit ed resources if we find one pot house in markham we try to find a few others in the same area so we can raid them at the same time and make more efficient use of our unit he explained the neighbours are happy were doing it he said they are all pleased and thank us for doing it det klimm said the drug unit is uncovering so many marijuanagrowing operations it has brought in extra officers for a limited time chief robert middaugh recently asked york region council for a budget increase of almost 10 mil lion required in part to fight organized crime and the proliferation of hydro ponics operations holds upbeat rally in region by roger varley staff writer promoting himself as the next gen eration candidate for the leadership of the ontario progressive conservatives tony clement came to york region look ing for support monday at a woodbridge rally attended by approximately 60 people the minister of health liberally sprinkled his speech with the slogan we can do that whether it was stimulating the econ omy addressing healthcare issues pro tecting the environment or solving problems in education mr clement told the audience we have to get beyond the saying and do the doing he was introduced by thornhill mpp tina molinari as the only candidate who scares dalton mcguinty mr clement is running against cabi net ministers jim flaherty elizabeth witmer chris stockwell and former finance minister ernie eves in a prerally press conference with local media mr clement appeared to dismiss mr eves considered to be the front runner as not fitting the pattern of tory successors of the last 40 years part of our success is our ability to do our successor planning better than the other parties were always going to the next gen eration of ideas he said pointing to past leaders john robarts bill davis and come and visit our facilities and find 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mike harris mr clement said the only time the party veered from next gener ation succession was when frank miller was named leader and lost the next election mr clement denied his next gener ation stance was aimed against any other candidate its not about age but attitude he said the values of the common sense revolution are as valid now as they were in 1995 but merely carrying on as though everything is the same now would be a mistake we have to apply those values to new challenges im finding new supporters every day who want to see a fresh face with fresh ideas he said of his campaign were making a great deal of head way theres room for a candidate who offers something different from mr eves i intend to be that candidate he indicated there wont be a snap election if he becomes the next premier i will consult with the party and find out when theyre ready for an election while were having a leadership race the liberals are selecting candidates touching on a couple of specific were making a great deal of headway theres room for a candidate who offers something different from mr eves i intend to be that candidate he said municipalities such as york region could be helped to develop and improve public transit by dedicating some of the provincial gasoline tax for municipal use mr clement also proposed an addi tional 5acarton tax on cigarettes with the new revenue earmarked for health care he dismissed suggestions the measure is a punitive tax for smokers its user pay he said they have every right to consume tobacco but they should pay for the consequences of the choices they make tobacco use costs health care 2 billion a year he said the extra tax would be a way of battling the tobacco companies focus on youth however mr clement took a softer approach on drug addicts involved in criminal activity proposing supervised drug treatment as an alternative to fac ing trial he said some of profits from ontarios governmentrun gambling industry could fund the program help 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