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economist sunsuntribune saturday march 6 2004 a metroland community newspaper 34 civicave stouftville on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot views across the region waiting for answers from belinda i have been a stalwart liberal my entire life but jumped on the belinda stronach bandwagon agreeing it is time for a change i eagerly paid my dues for the privilege of joining the conservative party of canada which entitles me to a vote on who is to become its leader march 20 now i am having a problem after surfing through belindas website it strikes me there is nothing relating to gayles bian issues the website is wellconstructed userfriendly and states repeatedly belinda wants to do what is best for all of us it outlines her stance on health care taxes the economy the military gun control mari- juana education everything to make canada a better place for everyone to live but nothing about the issue that will determine where i will put my mark on that ballot since belindas website invites us to send belinda an email because all party members should have a voice in our plat form i complied feb 12 asking about her stance on gaylesbian issues the only responses i have received are daily emails updating me on her where abouts and directing me to her page on poli cies and issues but no solid answer to my simple question in frustration i sent her another email stating if i didnt receive an answer from her office perhaps i should ask elsewhere immediately belindas office responded saying thank you for your message and your interest in the campaign please visit belindaca for more informa tion on my vision for uniting canadians across this country with regards to your specific issue please expect a response from my campaign as soon as possible thank you again for your interest as of feb 23 the only emails i received were redundant requests for help in recruit ing members i would love to support belinda in her cam paign race for leadership as i am behind her 100 per cent in all the known policies but how can i vote for a candidate who will not hear my tiny little voice with a very big question nancy j wheeler newmarket sorbaras resignation not real issue re sorbara will resign klees feb 28 former tory transportation minister frank klees is at it again as a master of grandstanding he looks for any opportunity to keep his wellpol ished picture and name in the news now he is rubbing his hands in glee as he focuses on liberal finance minister greg sorbara as an opportunity to recapture a fading spotlight opinion letters policy the markham economist sun welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the economist sun reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space letters to the editor the economist sun 9 heritage rd markham on l3p1m3 email letterseconsuncom whether greg sorbara should or should not resign pending the outcome of the investigation by the ontario securities commission regarding his role as a director with royal group technologies is not the issue one only needs to ask where mr klees was during the pork barreling antics of the now defeated conservative government including the hydro one fiasco and sellout ofhwy407 no questions were asked when mil lions of dollars went out for consultants fees and uncontested highlevel appoint ments when is that investigation going to cap ture mr klees interest david payne mountalbert snow melt reveals dog mess as dog owners who walk daily around unionvilles toogood pond and the adjacent ravine my spouse and i have been dismayed by the amount of dog feces covering the paths do some dog owners never stoop and scoop or is the product just more obvious in the winter do these people feel it unnecessary to clean up after their pets in the snowy weath er figuring the excrement evaporates rather than being preserved until thaw when it degenerates into a stinking gooey mess these transgressors must be in the minority because most dog owners do clear up the canine output as evidenced by the number of doggie bags in the garbage recep tacles but a minority is giving the rest of us a bad name this morning walking on a street near our house we were confronted by a woman who demanded to know if we were abiding by the bylaw she was upset understandably by an increase of dog feces in the streets parks and especially the schoolyards now that spring is coming this problem will only worsen maybe its time for the town to initiate a program promoting pooping stooping and scooping kgrimshaw unionville editorial editor jim mason newsroomeconstincom advertising retail sales manager steve kane skaneyrngconi sales manager new business development distribution dawna andrews dandrewsyrngcom classified manager ann campbell acampbellyrngcom real estate manager mikerogerson mrogersonymgcom production production manager pant nichols pnlchokyrngcom distribution distribution manager barry black 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business manager robert lazurko director of production john futhey advertising director retail flyer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management cord paolucci david suzuki is climate nearing tipping point a report that argues global warm ing is a greater threat to world security than terrorism and pre dicts a warming future where disruption and conflict will be endemic features of life may sound like it came from a radical environmental group but it didnt unless you consider the pentagon a radical environmental group the report submitted last fall but only recently released to the media looked specifically at what would happen if the worlds climate were to abruptly shift rather than change at a constant pace as most people naturally assumed it would do of course this is the pentagon talking about worstcase scenarios inventing scenarios is what they do but it would be a mistake to simply dismiss the pentagon climate report because it is based on real science abrupt climate change is both scary and plausible and weve known about it for some time our atmosphere and oceans are all part of one big heattransfer system and ocean currents are a key driver of our cli mate if we somehow change these cur rents we change the climate and this can happen very quickly the greatest and most mysterious ocean current is called the thermohaline circulation or the great ocean conveyor which exchanges warm and cool water around the world it moves slowly but the amount of water it carries is massive the equiva lent of 100 amazon rivers part of this conveyor is the gulf stream which brings warm water from the equator up to europe where it releas es its heat cools and sinks near the arctic the gulf stream helps moderate europes climate without it most of the continentwould be much colder but as we add heattrapping gases to the atmosphere and warm the planet we increase the amount of fresh water that melts from glaciers and arctic ice this fresh water is less dense so it doesnt sink which slows the gulf stream if it were to slow significantly or stop which appears to have happened in the past europe could very quickly plum met into a little ice age much of north america would also become cooler drier and windier as the pentagon points out this could wreak havoc on agricultural production and the economy leading to major social upheavals although canada has adopted kyoto and committed to reducing our emis sions we havent actually done anything yet by acting now we can avoid the pentagons worstcase scenario take the nature challenge and learn more at wwwdavidsuzukiorg