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economist suntribune opinion thursday may 16 2002 byelection results sending chretien a clear message our cold unspringlike weather fits jean chretiens needs the prime minister of canada should get up early tomorrow morning pull on his woollies and take a trudeauesqe walk in the snow the results of mondays seven federal byelections suggest the prime minister has worn out his welcome perhaps not with the liberal party of canada but with the people of canada joe clarks progressive conservatives stunned everyone by capturing a longtime liberal seat in newfoundland the riding has been a grit stronghold since the rock joined con federation in 1949 thats 53 long years the new democratic party ndp swept the windsor seat held by liberal herb gray for 39 years mr gray was both a well respected and a very skilled politician when his constituents elected the ndp it wasnt an antigray vote rather it was an enough is enough mes sage directed at mr chretien as was expect ed newlyselect ed canadian alliance leader stephen harper won easily in calgary mr harper becomes the eighth party leader to sit across the commons from chretien since the grits came to power in 1993 when a federal or provin cial party leader runs canadians are usually gra cious they do the right thing giving the new leader a place to sit stephen can now join joe and jean to complete the three wisemen pack pierre marc and gerard were on the same liberal team during the early 1970s its too soon to suggest how this trio will compare the liberals did manage to win in the other four by- elections the grits arent surprised at the losses they know the people of canada were a wee bit annoyed when auditor general sheila fraser stated that the government kinda sorta failed to protect the the liberals jumped on a selfdestructive course and they wont get off joan ransberry public interest in giving its pals 16 million in returns for apparently worthless reports the best the government can hope for is people wont be able to figure out what this mrs fraser is going on about lets look at the overall picture after three majority election victories jean chretien remains the undis puted master of the north ern universe up until about a year ago the reason he was in the dri vers seat was simple jean chretien was the best jean chretien was far better than the rest things have a tendency to change things did change as a liberal it saddens me to admit that it is the lack of a credible opposition that keeps jean chretien and the liberals in power a year ago there was no clear alternative in the political arena the pcs were asleep at the switch the tories werent rebuilding anywhere near fast enough the canadian alliance was busy eating its young for reasons unknown the ndp left planet earth while the other federal political parties were mak ing jackasses of themselves the liberals werent far behind human nature being what it is the powerhungry grits put a great deal of ener gy into becoming authors of their own misfortunes the liberals jumped on a selfdestructive course and they wont get off the situation is such that it is time for the prime min ister to admit hes held too much power for too long jean chretien needs to take the trek in the snow and call it a day arrive alive please dont drink and drive thmosbithghttofxiacomnwnityjiiceotheeconmtsimnriuiw our marinated flank stems weve been in business for 16 years now and weve been making these for 15 of those years theyre one of the reasons that our store is a popular spot to buy meat not only do we sell an interesting variety of meat in its original form we sell it seasoned and ready to cook as well our flank steaks are a prime example theyve been marinated in our homemade brew and theyre ready to bbq broil or bake whichever is easier one steak usually serves 3 or 4 reg 795 lb off this week local we sell either thin which is really delicate or short which has pretty much an allgreen stem further we not only trim the bottom and display it in water we store it in water in our coolers the best care in handling translates into the best eating enjoyment smoked ducks anyone weve made some smoked ducks this week if you feel adventuresome theyre trimmed cured and then slowsmoked over oak limited supply organic this is the best eating broccoli that we can buy and its good for you too from earthbound farm in california ea you could win get your raffle tickets you could win a number of great prizes oneof which is a years shopping in our store all the money goes to markham- stouffville hospital 45000 last year tickets are 1000 and theyre available from any of the members of the unionville slopitch league or at our store whats happenin bakery in the not too much this week as theyre basically recovering from last week jaana did notice that i bought some beautiful first of the season fresh apricots and jk fflflf a proceeded to create a number of items with lm f to these so visit our pastry counter for a taste w p1 h of apricot in a number of different vbb creations all at leekpotat soup we start with potatoes and leeks which are cooked in stock seasoned with pernod and white wine and then pureed its great served either warm or cool and as a twist you could crumble a bit of stilton into it reg 549 ea serves 34 village grdger quality fpqds whats happenin z sidewalk in fact where did the sidewalk go what weve got for this week are diplodena in hanging baskets and in individual pots these are very sun hardy and fairly draught resistant its a good flower if youre away on weekends patio pots pots of colour for sun or shade as far as the eye can see we get huge praise for these geraniums weve got a great supply of hangers and mediumsized mothers and some ivy geranium hangers too cape daisies these are fullsun hardy with a great show we have them in decorative pots at 595 or in 4 size at 239 ea nice for area planters or baskets coconut mixed baskets these hangers are either large or extra large and look great and on friday with any luck well have hibiscus standards and bushes of assorted colours and maybe our mandevilla vines small stuff you can mix or match to construct your own basket or window box well be happy to plant any special arrangement for you in your containers or ours there is a 750 fee for smaller and a 1000 fee for larger creations weve found that portable container gardening provides a nice decorative touch you can move them to the front and centre to show them off as they reach their peak or vice versa and dont forget that for any pot you buy at our store youll get a kates buck that you can spend in her store on great garden accents ps we have great and very fresh cut flowers as well our store closed on monday but our garden wnibi 10 am 5 em specials in effect until closing sunday may 19 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770