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'l‘o curb spending and chip away at f our gmwing S l frbiflion deficit. thcguv» ' emment is turning inward. with plans to cut Omaha's public service by 5 per cent ~â€" 0:15.400 position.» -- by Mamh ‘ and an additional 2 per urn-t by 2014 to saw 35]) million It's about time. The CM! service has gmwn under the Liberals. from fewr than 64.000 employees in 2003 to about 68.000 last 'year. More notable. however. :3 the gmwth mun II! he than Ml) worth and "um mNmI a chfilflk Ichthnmv noan unnu- Qad «Mn lha Nun "Hum! fur?“ W I?! m puhhoh m a pub“: and m MN I!!! :1 My 1M Ipnrr Ammnmm; Min-nun.qu Strplu'n Malina: WWW W)! h“! t‘hln1 ,.~m\ «an X x “ . ;‘IHIY|’.HI.. U“; ! kn‘xu‘w ‘M‘rrmll’ ,Tutf l mm 1‘ ;( Imouohtntcom 1hr Sun ’Mhum Minna mm H m “I mm mun hr 3n: than Ml) nah and "um mNmI mm; div-Om ( on Yqu Wm Mada («my mmme W lEYIERS POLICY ammWWWA‘lmU Mike Banm‘flv Eummu Minor hm Manon IS-W~Ifll r I sun 74 90‘; 04‘” H Meanwhile. spending has increased by 70 percent under the liberals. whik- vcrmomrc numb wan just 9 per crm during the same period and the (106' ("it is SI billion higher than the [warty claimed during the elcmnn. As the global economy continues ll) crumble. placing mow ()nlar‘m jflhs m )cupanly. il's’ only prurlenl for our firm-mmer In (‘unsidvr «rmv hard ('hflit'l“ 0 They cam 27 per cent mom than their private sector counterparts doing the same jobs. acrm'ding to the (“ana- dian l'vdcmtinn of Independent Bus:- new's; 'lhc provincial {Ww (' kmscr- van‘ves have pointed out just hnw good our public empkryees have it: ‘ Public sector wage agn‘t‘mvms have been 50 pct cunt mum generous undct Mt. Mtfluinty than they wrn' uka the pn-viuus three pmmien. acmtding to Human RBMMIR’PS and Skills lk-whpnwm ( lanada. It's not w rmy in mher sedan In “Huber aknw, ()mariu's wnnn» my Inst 771.0(1) fullâ€"time jobs. annuing luSlatislics Canada And we have W! [U see the return of so many of the maxmfawumg jobs lost in the last ‘n'CL-ssmn. More notable. however. is the gmwth in workers who are not paid directly by the gowmment. but work for pmvinâ€" cialiy funded institutions. pegged at 1.2 millionin 2009. which is about "30.000 mm:- posititms than in 2033. 'l'hc Dalton Mcfigimy gm'vrmnom laid out its econmmc game plan fur weathering our cmm hung giohal omn- nmv. But "lumiay's thmne speech mad very much like a map of "W libt'rals' [all election campaign handball: and prompts the question: Is this enough? VtMing nut in mud: health care and education. the liberals‘ speech served up taxbmaks and uthct perks in Oman lam. such as tuition Cuts. with no new taxes mentkim-d. ’ Met the Ontario health premium. the HST and last year's flawed can for program. the Liberals appear to have finally the message (Mtafians are taxed to the hilt. N01.qu time for Liberals to make tough choices Editorial V1 M. we read every week 0! hn‘uk» ins. vandalism. dangl-mus (lawn. unsucial bvhavim and_tlw IN goes on. How long before things mm much muro viulom? How long bofml' your headlines make much morv gum some wading? Smuffvillc needs a prrmancm policv station and police. than help pn'vvm crime. patrol the streets and 2m- pant nf um rnmmunity. ()ur town's population Ls now approxvn‘oatcly 70-per-ccnt larger than when we fitSt hate and it is about time we had a permanent politeprescncc in the community. the problem here is that during the day, l see plenty of patrol cats driving around. basically reacting to crime. (Zome sundown. they seem to disappear. Mntmvcr. I do not we any real cnmv prevention policies m the town On any given night. vspedally un Main Strum there is a nonstop parade uf speeding cars. cxlrcmcly noisy residents. drug dealers. drunken kids roaming around. unsocial hchav inn! and 'cvcrything in bemmr But during the pawl wax especially. I have seen a dramatic rise in mm dances of crime. same of which I haw pcrmnally witnessed, When we moved here almml thrw yrarx ago. Smuffvifle seemed a rather sleepy and community-based town and. m a lame extent. it still is. It is with inc-teasing warn and anger l have wilncssul a dramatic increase in crime and unruly h;-hav- iour in our town, Police station needed here Re: Mom doors kicktrl in. houses mmackvd. Nat IQ. . ‘ IN WHY iSNT THIS THING :N ALPHABETICAL ORDER? Letters to the Editor (iARl-f‘l‘ll PARRY \‘IIII'IH nu Sfifii‘fi'ibune. You honoured those who werv .10 be honoured, you asked for pm~ tccuon for all of us. You presented a moving service for the large crowd that attended and ynu presented your new legion hall with pride. . l'hank yuu. We would like in rt-wgnia- other mites. those of Pastor Tim Soukup of msx‘mw Church and the Royal dian 11.1mm ofSwuffvillc. who pleat.th our community with a mamkms sor- vicv on Remembrance Day. I! was service to unwil a ncw com» Iaph and m n‘nu‘mlwr those who wvm m war and panirulafly thmc whn. new: wtumed. A message from the Whitchurch- Stnuffvil-lc Prayer Breakfast states: "to be a wine of the community along with many other mid-5 to say that we still value and hold true to the stmngChriS~ t'tan faith and homage uf Whitchurch- Stuuffvilk'". Pmtcstors are putting themselves on the line for justice and the hope of earning a living wage, while those in powm mntinue their greed, One only needed m madUmhead‘ line on your story to understand the discontent of the “99". 1110 message is falling on deaf ears and the blind who do not can: [0 get it. Whitchurch-Stoufivflle included. . Nov. 11 service memorable Re; 4 Nov. 17. Protesters not being heard PUBLISHER Ian Proud/bu! DENNIS SEELEY us BEHALI~ or Nil: Wm“ H: 'm H m :1 MW: 1 r menu: RRM KH \‘T q- 1‘ mmrrru Council 'gl'ues self 43% raise. 5"" )l ’I-I'VIH f PEG KJRBY don't _sit well ’wnh. many durim unstah'le’i‘mnomir times. liman m (Cmr r Utbom Krlh' And I wnuld rathvr have? .wvn theftcommcndahnn (DINO hum a citizens rrfivw panel m cvvn a paid cunsullam than thr Inlks getting lhc- raisvs thtrmsclvrs Hm Mason 15 whim of The” fin» ‘Ih'htme, ‘ The sovenfiulks we cloned .1 year ago could very \wll he em Med ‘(0 a large pay day a! some pouu, Maybe their salaries were alluwcd inscwwly lag behind those m lieigthmmg towns of similar 5111‘ ~ underthei‘r nwnvwmchee during If)? last- .fcw (arms of rmmciL. Doublrdigil increases yum 0 There could be a whole bunt h of nothing. similar to last week's council meeting‘whcre a grand total of two people spoke to the proposed pay hikes. Including on? who was in favour (Then again. it was a 3 pm. meeting in a commuter town where most workers were only "linking dhoul heading up the Don Valley Park. way 0! hoardng [hp (70 train l'm home all that hum 4 ° lust as it's being neutered elsewhere. the Occupy movement could take hold in Stoufivrlle. even if only for the night at that council meeting. “Some. talk; are talking about staking out pnme spots to pitch their tents on the manicured lawn of the Civic cert tre on Sandifnrd Drive like it was Labour Day weekt-‘nd in a prime provincial park. Bring a heater and your wrmlies. kids. It slmultl be around :5 (E overnight, be voting on a 40â€"plus-pcr-u-nt pay bike for lhrmwlvm and Mayor Wayne lfimmerson spread (wcr the next two years. Depending on how much yuu read into our letters to the edi- tor. comments on yorkrcgiunrum and threats and comments WI balized my way in recent days; I'm not sure what to expat when Whitchurthfitmifivillc coun- cil meets Dec, 13. 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