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4 economist sunsuntribune canada votes 2006 saturday dec 17 2005 are you at rls ic for heart disease and stroke take your free heart si stroke risk assessment visit wwwheartandstrokeca 1888hsfinfo this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune heart and stroke foundation of ontario lease and finance offers are from honda canada finance inc on approved credit 29 purchase financing is available on 2006 crvs pilots and select 2006 accords for up to 36 months finance example 52000000 at 29 per annum equals 58074 per month based on a 36month term cob is 90664 for a total of 2090664 dealer may sell for less tavailable on instock 2006 crv pilot and accord models gift certificates must be used at time of purchase and will be deducted from the aftertax price gst included vtoffers valid through january 3rd 2006 at participating dealers only does not include accord hybrid see participating dealer for full details offers subject to change by manufacturer at any time may not be combined with any other promotion as reported by desrosiers automotive consultants jan 2005 orgures estimated sec dealer for 2006 encrguide published by nrcan when available vtsit safercargov for details facilities better than tax break sports groups by mike hayakawa staff writer paying parents so their children can play is a nice thought but minor sports organizations wonder how much good the conservatives promised tax credit will actually do under the proposal parents would be able to submit tax receipts for up to 500 for each child under 16 for any organized physical activity including hockey soccer martial arts or dance parents would be eligible to receive 16 per cent back roughly 80 this policy shows that a conserva tive government is truly serious about the physical health and well being of children said bob callow oak ridges- markham conservative candidate organized sports groups in york region dont object to the idea but they remain skeptical at the outset any program that encourages increased participation in healthful physical activity and recog nizes the social and health value of sport is a good thing said ron weese aurora youth soccer club president but i am doubtful the proposed ini tiative will cause increased participation because of the true monetary value to the parent it does though send a posi tive message to parents that participa tion is beneficial with registration fees of 90 to 180 per season mr weese said the organiza tion already has programs to help underprivileged families that cant afford the full fee the program is funded through cor porate sponsorships he said charles giliberto stouffville markham girls hockey association vice- president feels the proposal has some merit especially in helping lowincome families offset the 300 to 350 fees if such a policy allows more kids to play sports then its a good thing its an attention grabber but how serious is the proposal if they do it would most middleincome people see any benefits he asked jocelyne de la fontaine past vice- president of sponsorship for the markham district baseball association speculated the proposal is a typical campaign promise most of it amounts to hot air she said im not impressed if they ever implement this program my boys will probably be married with children of their own some sport groups believe govern ment money would be better spent building new facilities and purchasing equipment in soccer the single most important factor restricting the growth of the sport and therefore restricting participation is the lack of adequate facilities said mr weese with registration fees in the markham district baseball association varying from 1 15 to 175 for house league and and 350 to 600 for rep dc la fontaine feels an 80 rebate would be a drop in the bucket it wouldnt even be enough for the purchase of a decent baseball glove she said why not invest in new facilities or even give rebates for new equipment