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6 economist sunsuntribune saturday march 27 2004 suntnbune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave stoufmlle on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot letters to the editor supporters deserted emmerson re newcomer beats emmerson march 13 its unfortunate wayne emmerson a for mer mayor who did a lot for whitchurch- stoufmlle will not be a candidate in the next federal election mr emmerson is quoted as saying the other nominee lui temelkovski cam paigned harder than he did i for one do not think this is the case mr emmerson campaigned very hard and actually had more members signed up who were eligible to vote than did his competition yes it is true the meeting was poorly orga nized the venue far too small and the meet ing did not start on time none of which was the fault of either nominee however it was mr temelkovskis sup porters who came out in force stayed and persisted through a difbcult situation until they had a chance to vote the result was mr emmerson lost by 10 votes sadly it seems many of mr emmersons supporters were not committed enough to do this for him and were not there for him when he needed them lmears markham bargain hunters block road re stop blockingmilliken intersection letter to the editor by denvil buchanan march 18 the same situation dangerous blocking of traffic due to a convergence of drivers trying to buy cheap gas is occurring at hwy 7 and kennedy bypass in unionville when travelling west and attempting to turn north onto kennedy i am forced to turn into the left centre lane of kennedy and merge with through traffic because the right outside lane is blocked by cars lined up to save a few dollars on gas at petro canada in my opinion the town should pass a bylaw prohibiting lineups extending on to roads this would force owners of some gas sta tions to purchase additional land to provide more space for their customers or they could keep their prices at a more consistent moderately low rate a solution that would most likely eliminate this danger ous situation tammy morrellbellai unionville republican takeover of tories enough to vote ndp with all the chatter about the alleged canadian alliance appropriation of the ven erable progressive conservative party it is surprising how few have spoken of the real takeover that of genuine canadian con- opinion letters policy the stouffvillethbune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the tribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space letters to the editor the tribune 9 heritage rd markham on l3p1m3 email letters6econsuncom servatism by republicans in the united states sir john a macdonald is surely twisting in his tomb it is now clear a new gang is in charge steven harper tony clement belinda stronach and mike harris are now ready to see who can best jump into george w bushs back pocket the leaders of her majestys notsoloyal opposition are all set to chal lenge the government of paul martin in a race to the right shed a tear for flora macdonald she must be suffering from terminal acid reflux disease the shades of john diefenbaker and our beloved conservative philosopher george grant are surely suffering as they witness this tragic spectacle from beyond thegrave its enough to make you want to vote ndp howard a doughty richmond hill road safety focus for who for the first time in the history of the world health organization the groups director general has devoted a world health day specifically to road safety road safety is no accident is this years theme young drivers of canada believes strongly in one of whos key messages road traffic injuries can be prevented and their conse quences can be alleviated we are focusing on the risks for pedestri ans and cyclists which increase this time of year and we urge drivers to be aware of these road users as part of road safety day young drivers has prepared a list of tips for drivers to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe these can be obtained free of cost by email at ydnewmar- ketbellnetca ram macdonald centre director young drivers of canada political watchdogs necessary re keeping councils honest and watch for watchdogs with private agendas editorial march 18 following the federal liberal sponsorship scandal the cronyism inflicted on hydro one by the mike harris government the many broken provincial liberal government promises and the goingson in vaughan and king township to name a few examples the need for political watchdogs at every level of government is greater than ever shortly after the toronto municipal elec tion a political science professor made two points when asked to explain the low voter turnout of 39 per cent according to the professor baby boomers have been marketed to since they were in dia pers and are able to see right through political editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director of production john futhey advertising director retail fixer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management gord paolucci rhetoric only 25 per cent of 18 to 25yearolds voted further a popularity poll conducted in january put politicians at 14 per cent five points below used car salesmen the second point he made was you would never hear the current generation use the words honesty and politician in the same sentence in aurora a councillor proposed a code of ethics for council and was almost run out of town the historical society of ontario is having to devote more and more of its funds to pre serving cemeteries as politicians developers and even religious organizations band together to dig them up to make room for condominiums prime minister paul martin shortly after being sworn in stated the trust between governments and the public has been broken the goal is to create a situation where canadians realize and trust that what they are voting on will make a difference to their lives politicians think nothing of spending thousands of taxpayer dollars on studies then refuse to make them public or use the studies to further their own agendas citizens must depend on watchdogs will ing to spend their own time and money to know both sides of an issue e millar king city use resources to battle real crime re jail pot growers chief says march 21 york regional police chief armand la barge is calling for minimum twoyear jail sentences for those convicted of running mar ijuana grow operations perhaps the chief should consider sup porting the decriminalization of marijuana parliament is considering this and freeing up police resources to fight real crime given jail sentences are usually reserved only for dangerous violent criminals and chronic repeat offenders isnt the chiefs sug gestion a step backward stephen hebscher thornhill region tax hike unjustifiable re regional tax hike cut to 63 march 13 with inflation at just over 1 per cent and average pay increases 3 per cent how can regional politicians justify a tax increase of 63 per cent cut the spending on non essential items get rid of waste please get back to fiscal responsibility people on fixed incomes cannot keep pay ing these kind of increases david thomas markham editorial editor tm mason newsroomeconsuncom advertising retail sales manager steve kane skaneymgcom sales manager new business development distribution dawna andrews dandrewsyrngcom classified manager ann campbell acampbellymgcom real estate manager mike rogerson inrogersonyrngcom production production manager pam nichols pnicholsymgcom distribution distribution manager barry black bblackymgcom administration office manager vivian oneil voneilymgcom york region events managing director debra weller dwellerymgcom shows manager stacey allen sallenymgcom york region printing general manager bob dean bdeanymgcom editorial 9052941200 fax 2941538 advertising 2942200 classified 1-800- 7433353 f 8534626 distribution 9052948244 hszmpc i canadian ontario press circulations 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