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PAGE A4 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, DECEMBER 19,2001 Santa misses Polonsky this Christmas But president confident UOIT will be wrapped up, ready for 2003 I1Y MIKE RUTA Stuff Writer DURHAM -- "It's full speed ahead" for the University University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). despite a setback at Queen's Park Thursday, says Gary Polonsky. Polonsky. Provincial legislation making UOIT a legal entity was on the agenda Thursday but did not receive the support support of all MPPs, a requirement requirement for it to be passed without without any debate. Thursday was the last day the house was in session before the winter break so the earliest the act can now be passed is next spring. "The university was created created on May 9, so it exists," Mr. Polonsky, the UOIT and Durham College president, said in an interview Friday. "The money is in the bank and we're building buildings and hiring people and developing developing programs, doing the things one docs to establish a university. At the moment, we're using Durham College as the legal entity to do that." He said he spent 10 hours at the legislature Thursday, a marathon day and night when the government tried to pass numerous pieces of leg islation before the long break. Tory and L.iberal MPPs were in favour of making UOIT legal without debate, but hot New Democratic Democratic Party members. Mr. Polonsky said the NDP MPPs did not vote against the university, but against approving it without any discussion or debate. "That's a very fair representation representation of what happened," said NDP house leader Peter Kormos in an interview Friday. Friday. He blamed the government government for what he termed a "chaotic" month in which the Tories did not effectively manage the passage of the UOIT bill and others before the break. "We, the New Democrats, arc incredibly disappointed the government did not put this bill on their priority list for second reading debate," said Mr. Kormos. While the party has "great sympathy" for the proposition proposition of the UOIT, he said it is "irresponsible to pass bills all the way through third reading" without debate. "I'm talking about the opportunity opportunity to address the adequacy adequacy of funding issue, not only at this facility but across the board," said Mr. Kormos. GARY POLONSKY 'The money is in the hank and we're building.' Mr. Polonsky downplayed downplayed the importance of having the act in place before the end of the session. session. "It's not a big deal, it just would have been a lovely Christmas present," present," he said. Mr. Polonsky said preparations continue for the UOIT opening in September 2003. and that there would be "huge announcements" announcements" made in the new year. "A number of important important things have happened that arc just in the process of having the Ts dotted and the 'T's crossed, these will be the subject of news conferences," he said. Durham's first university university was announced in the May 9 provincial budget, when the Province committed committed $60 million in capital funding to build OIT facilities. The UOIT is to open at the Durham College site in Oshawa with eight start-up' schools tailored to the needs of the marketplace. marketplace. Mr. Polonsky has projected projected UOIT will have 6,500 students by 2009. On The Way To ■-*? 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