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Vol. 3, No. 31 Tuesday, February 22, 1994 CIRC. 12,000 Durham MP Alex Shepherd is uncertain at this time just how he will vote should a bill on doctor-assisted suicides come 154800 19 Shepherd edgy over suicide Bill Mr. Shepherd, the freshman Liberal MP told the Citizen last week that while he has no ived views" on this before Canada's Parliapent. A reason to celebrate..... Are these guys happy, or are they happy! And the Port Perry Maimont Farm Atom team had every reason 10 be happy after winning their home tournament In such a dramatic way on Saturday afternoon. in the gold medal game against a team from Stroud, the Port Perry boys forced overtime when they tied the game with one second left on the clock. And then In sudden death, Matt MacMaster broke in on goal to score the game and tournament winner. Then the happy celebrations began. In the photo front from left Adam Moynes, Sean Jeffrey, Chris Skerratt, Patrick Derraine, Chris Monsma, Tim Jones. In the middie at left Bill Van Camp, manager, Dane Gray, Dean Van Camp, Scott Brownson, Grant Hooker, Matt MacMaster, Joel Thomson, team sponsor Nell Malcolm of Malmont Farms and assistant coach Doug Moynes. At the back are head coach Teresa Hutchinson, Steve Wygerde, David Justynski, Jason Whitworth, Matt Cracknell and Billy Carr. It was Billy Carr who scored to force the sudden death overtime period. More detalis on this tournament see the Citizen Sport pages this week. MoJacks pull off overtime heroics The Port Perry MoJacks and Little Britain will resume their war on ice Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week at the Scugog Arena. Wednesday's game goes at 8:00 PM while Thursday's tilt is at 8:30. MoJacks lead the best of seven affair two games to one, thanks to The series continues on Saturday night in Britain at 7:30 and if a Tth game is needed, it will be Sunday in Port Perry at 7:90 PM. The winner will meet the Bowmanville Eagles for the Central Junior C League championship. Snowmobiles still disappearing As just about everybody knows, this winter has been "open season" for snowmobile thieves. A Durham Police spokesman said at least four more thefts were reported over the weekend bringing the total in this area to more than 70, at last count. And there are still a few weeks of snowmobiling left this winter, #0 presumably the thefts will continue. Two weeks ago, the Citizen received a call from a Whitby resident who said he spent a Bunday snowmobiling on Lake Scugog with a brand new machine worth $9,000. At the end of the day, he loaded the machine on the trailer, drove home to Whitby, and by morning, his snowmobile was gone. He believes, though be has no solid procs, that whosver stole the machine, watched him on the lake, then followed him to Whitby. "ANYTHING GOs! controversial subject, "it is not clear to me now that this is something (the country) needs at this time." And, he continued, fie's not sure if constituents in his own riding or across the country have made up their mind on the issue. "How do we protect the rights of individuals? Do (the terminally ill) have the faculties to make this kind of decision?" he asked. The issue of doctor assisted suicides for the terminally ill was given much publicity across Canada early last week when British Columbia NDP Svend Robinson revealed he"Was present (with an un- identified doctor) at the death of Sue Rodriguez who suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease for 'which there is no known cure. Mr. Babisieon, subseeuently - to the Commons calling for assisted ke iY Calling the Rodriguez case an individual one, Mr. Shepherd said national legislation is something else again. He suggested that like all private member's bills, the one introduced by Mr. Robi last week will probably never come to a vote in the Commons. Mr. Shepherd noted that Justice Minister Al Rock has indicated the government will introduce legislation on this issue, though no timetable has been set on when it will be introduced. Prime Minister Jean Chretien has indicated MPs will be free to vote as they please on this issue. Mr. Shepherd said already there is division within the Liberal Caucus. And he said his office has received a few letters and phone calls from constituents in favour and opposed to this kind of legislation. Mr. Shepherd said that if legislation for physician- cides is p to the Commons, he will ask for in- * Ferm hie remetituents in Durham riding and vote according to the majority sentiment. However, he agreed it will be difficult to get a complete constituent reading one way or another on what he called a moral issue."