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Prime minister Paul Martin insisted he has the moral authority to continue governing but the growing corruption scandal Over the Federal sponsorship program has the opposition itching to pull the Campaign trigger. The first Chance the opposition has to bring Down the government comes thursday when the bloc Qutb Cois can submit a non Confidence motion. The conservatives however have already said they will not Back the bloc which Means the separatist party would not have the support it needs to topple the liberals. In his first Public comments after by aults testimony Martin made Clear he was angered by the revelations As he sought to keep his liberals in Power. Not Only do i have the moral authority to govern i have the moral responsibility to act and thatus what i have done and i have done that right from the beginning Martin told reporters. I was As offended As any other Canadian even if that testimony is contested i was personally offended by what i heard. That is not the Way that politics is done in Quebec. It is not the Way that politics should be done in Canada and it is certainly not the Way that i believe that politics should be done. The prime minister added he was the one who cancelled the sponsorship program fired the Heads of the Crown corporations involved in the scandal and dumped Gagliano from his ambassadorial Post in Denmark. When i put the Gomery commission into place i understood that there would be political consequences. But calling that inquiry into place was the right thing to do he said. Martin again denied he played any role in the sponsorship scandal involving some $ 100 million from the $ 250 million Federal program which was spent for work of Little or no value. I can Tell you right now that i was not and its very Clear from the hearings that have been held so far that i was not. This is not the Way that i would do politics. Martins liberals Are also facing the possible defection of grit maps like David Kilgour who said the Liberal party is seen As looking on the Public Trust As a vulture looks on a dying calf. Ontario grit my Pat Obrien was also publicly musing about switching to the tories. Nip Leader Jack Layton demanded the liberals refund the More than $ 1 million from the Federal sponsorship program that landed in the part yes War Chest. The prime minister May think his biggest problem is the Confidence in his government but the bigger problem right now is Confidence in our country because Liberal corruption is putting far More of a criminal and corrupt face on federalism As a result of this Liberal party Layton said. John Reynolds the tory my overseeing the part yes election planning confirmed that the party is busily preparing an election platform and nominating candidates. He said the conservative Campaign is ready to Roll if the Call comes. Treasury Board president Reg Alcock said he believes the liberals Are Well positioned even if they Are forced into an election Over the sponsorship scandal. The polls Are expressing the Peoples concern with what has gone on Here As we All Are but the Public will now As they did in the last election when we were campaigning on this before separate this prime minister from the previous regime and in fact see this prime minister As the author of a solution said Manitoba ass Cabinet minister. Paul. Samyn free press. My. with files from Canadian press by Jason Bell j Anice Donkochik Isnit just punching a clock As Manitoba director of the Terry Fox foundation. Sheds giving Back to an organization that has helped with her own cancer Battle. For five years the Winnipeg Ger has been the driving Force behind the provinces involvement in the annual fundraising event for cancer research. When i first started As an administrative assistant the former director asked me if i knew anyone that had benefited from cancer research and i said a me a recalls Donkochik. Ism a cancer survivor. Ism alive because of that research. Exactly 25 years ago today Terry Fox started his trek in St. Johns nfld., running 42 Kilometres a Day. Sadly on sept. 1, 1980, after 143 Days and 5,373 Kilometres he was forced to Stop running outside of Thunder Bay because cancer had appeared in his lungs. Fox passed away on june 28, 1981 at age 22 but his journey did not end there. To Date More than $ 360 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in his name. In 1997, at the age of 34, Donkochik a Mother of two girls was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a Radical Mastectomy and five months of chemotherapy. During her recovery Donkochik went Back to school and finished at the top of her class at Herzing College. Thatus when the Terry Fox foundation came calling. I feel like its been a great Opportunity to pay Back the system that kept me alive says Donkochik. The annual Terry Fox run is set for sunday sept. 18 in 56 communities across Manitoba. Last year the run raised More than $ 20 million across the country for cancer research. In Manitoba More than 93,000 students in 403 schools participated in the 2004 run while about 7,000 people took part in other fundraisers in 54 communities collectively raising $ 447,000 with some corporate help. This year the National foundation has announced plans to commemorate the Marathon of Hopes 25th anniversary with a school based initiative. All schools across Canada 850 in Manitoba have been invited to participate in the Terry Fox National school run Day a simultaneous coast to coast event on Friday sept. 16. The Community runs on sept. 18 include four in Winnipeg at Assiniboine Park the Forks Kildonan Park and Harbour View. The Overall fundraising goal is to hit the $ 500,000 Mark this year. Fox was born in Winnipeg in 1958 and spent several years growing up in Transcona. Fox was Only 18 when he was diagnosed with Bone cancer and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres above the knee in 1977. While in Hospital he was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients that he decided to run across Canada to raise Money for research. Look at the Progress weave made since he started his run Donkochik says. Thatus Why we have to keep fighting Jason. Bell free press. My. Terry Fox continued from Page a 1 he was scared he was nervous said Vigars. I remember thinking god it would be Nice if these people knew who he was. They started to announce him and right away he got a standing ovation. Some 16,000 fans Rose and cheered Fox. Foxes reception in Ottawa marked a transition for the Marathon of Hope. Suddenly it seemed everybody knew who he was and what he was trying to do. It was cold and Rainy in St. Johns the Day Terry Fox took the first Steps towards his dream. He was determined to run across Canada All 10 provinces All 8,529 Kilometres. His goal was to raise $ 1 million for cancer research. As he ran it Hurt him every time his prosthesis a fibreglass bucket with a steel Shank came Down on the pavement. Fox was raised in port Coquitlam b. C., near Vancouver. At 18, he was diagnosed with Bone cancer and had his right leg amputated 15 centimetres above the knee in 1977. While in Hospital he was so touched by the suffering of children with cancer that he decided to run across Canada to raise Money for cancer research. He stopped running near Thunder Bay on sept. 1, 1980, when he Learned the cancer had spread to his lungs. He had come 5,373 Kilometres in 143 Days. He died on june 28, 1981 one year from the Day he reached Ontario. This morning in St. Johns foxes magnificent journey will be commemorated with a ceremony at the Harbour front where he anointed his artificial limb in the Atlantic All those years ago. A new slate memorial will replace the White Post that Marks mile Zero the Point at which he began his run. To Date More than $ 360 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry foxes name most of it through the annual Terry Fox run held across Canada and around the world. But while research advances have improved survival rates for Many common cancers the numbers of cancer cases in this country continue to Rise at a faster Pace than population growth suggesting Canada is facing a cancer care crisis unless More focus is put on prevention the Canadian cancer society says. With the baby Boom generation heading into the phase of life where cancers Are More common and with the country is population on the Rise new cancer diagnoses have outstripped population growth by a rate of about two to one since the Start of the decade. The cancer society projects there will be 149,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed this year and 69,500 people will succumb to the disease. Thatus 3,500 More new cases and 1,200 More deaths than occurred in this country last year. If current trends continue an estimated 5.7 million canadians will develop cancer and 2.7 million will die of the disease Over the next 30 years the society warns. Can West news service Canadian press cancer survivor grateful for help sobering facts some facts on cancer in Canada in 2005, from the Canadian cancer society. 149,000 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed. 69,500 cancer deaths will occur. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in men and women. Based on current rates 38 per cent of Canadian women and 44 per cent of men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. 24 per cent of women and 29 per cent of men will die from the disease. Rates of Melanoma prostate and thyroid cancer in men have risen by More than two per cent a year since 1992. In women the rate of thyroid cancer has increased by More than two per cent Over that same period. Canadian press Phil Hossack / Winnipeg free press Janice Donkochik is the provincial director of the Terry Fox foundation ;