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economist sunsuntribune news saturday oct 25 2003 new finance minister ready to hit provinces books by mitchell brown staff writer greg sorbara admits ifs not a job where one readily makes friends but the newly installed finance minister says hes ready and raring to get at the provinces books im feeling very honoured and a little bit humbled by how much work has to be done mr sorbara said but also excited about the prospect of doing a good job in this new govern ment the mpp for vaughan-king- aurora was among the liberal cabinet ministers sworn in thursday morning at queens park former stouffville mpp mr sorbara was the mpp for whitchurchstouffville in the former riding of york north in the late 1980s premier dalton mcguirity the provinces first liberal pre mier in 13 years was also on hand to take the oath of office before ltgov james bartleman my first words as premier are to the people of ontario thank you for the work you have entrusted to us he said after the ceremony thank you for the work that you do every day we are hon oured to work for you because weve seen you work our gov- cnhtidinrl tire i greg sorbara former stouffville- area mpp earns finance minister post in new liberal government eminent will be as tireless as you are as proof mr mcguinty after a brief meeting with his cabinet instructed his new finance min ister to take all steps necessary to freeze auto insurance rates one of his key election promises during the campaign we did make a campaign commitment to freeze auto insurance rates and were going to make good on that when legis lature resumes he said adding that will happen nov 19 there was little doubt among party watchers that mr sorbara president of the provincial liberal party and widely credited as one of the architects behind the liberals successful campaign would assume a major position in mr mcguintys administration first elected to the legislature in 1985 he was defeated in 1995 but won a 2001 byelection fol lowing the death of tory mpp al palladini in thenpremier david petersons cabinet during the 1980s mr sorbara was responsi ble for several portfolios includ ing labour and consumer and commercial relations discussion with dalton i had a discussion with dalton about a week after the election and i made it clear i would do whatever he needed me to do mr sorbara said there is no doubt there will be significant demands on my time the fact is dalton and i have worked very closely over the past couple of years and i have a huge amount of confi dence in him and im hon oured he has this same confib dence in me in j i f a grand openin mb ham bratiftll thursday october 30 to sunday november 2 2003 our biggest most exciting canadian tire store ever unbelievable savings during our grand opening sale staff are gold certified in customer service bigger store better selection and exciting new brands to enhance your shopping experience join us at our brand new store in markham 7650 markham road store 9054721638 service 9054728580 locally owned and operated 14 avenue hr highglen o avenue kirkham w olive 3 3d s a s 1 cd 1 r steeles avenue east asked how he plans to balance the demands of the provincial coffers with the needs of his constituents mr sorbara said it helps to have very good people working for you ge03421cs1 there is no doubt there will be significant demands on my time he said but its a matter of allocating your time very judiciously and keeping your priorities very clearly in your head gift the gift of w9teiate this message brought to you as a community serviced the economists sunsuntribune get wise immunize freeflushots markham family physicians is pleased to offer our patients convenient access to flu shots again this year no appointment is necessary mon thru thurs mon thru thurs fri daytime oct 20 21 22 23 oct 27 28 29 30 oct 24 31 530 pm 8 pm 530 pm 8 pm 912 am 14 pm ohip card required a tv star is born watch him on rogers cable tues sat sun oct 28th nov 1st nov2 700 pm 900 am 800 pm vote jim treacy councillor ward 4 ctv jim treacy and lloyd robertson wed nov 12 1100 pm hear the message woodcraft will take up to now on inuvv un y sale heritage corner tvf entertainment unit our many sizes can fit mosttvseven that 36 wide screen front opening 28 32 or 36 wide and 24 deep unit height 61 and 73 hand crafted solid pine oak maple or cherry cabinets starting at 1195 fine solid wood craftsmanship since 1974 wwwwoodcraftca come visit our imw expanded showroom on denison the barn haridnm rd s sttdet an 416 2912279 open sunday whitby iiidunlopslwatbrodcst 90s 6682770 open sunday mississauga workshop showroom 2185 duixte stw 370 denison st marital 905 6072247 open sunday 90s 4752488