HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1967-05-03, Page 15WEDNESDAY', .MAY 3rd, 1.9.67
Reports
• BY JOHN LONEY, M.P.
M we'complet%the longest sess-
ion in our Parliamentary history,, it
is my privilege as the Federal
Member for Bruce to review the
highlights of the past few weeks on
Parliament Hill. 0
The spring and summer influx of
visitors has begun on Parliament •
dill. Galleries in the House are
• full for the daily 2:30 question
1?eriod ,'and crowds of young people
enjoy,the debates. Among the vis-
itors were
isitorswere a group.of.college;'
students from Canton, New York .
Their
choir, •The Laurentian' Sing-
• its, impressed. Mernbers. and'. pass-
ers by with a performance in the „
. Centre 'Block at Lunchtime on
. Monday . After watching our. Parl-
iament in action they departed for
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67. .
After the initial gentle response
to the, Carter Taxation Report there
has, been this week.a loud adverse
reaction. Chartered Accountants-
at a Toronto 'Seminiar predicted.
that levies proposed by the. Corrlm-
ission on capital gains and '
inheritances would endanger the
existence of family-owned firms.
The Presidents. of .Imperial and
British American Oil Companies
blasted the report in -recent speech-
es.
peech-es. Imperial's W.,O. Twaits
accused the Carter Commission of
'going overboard' in attempting
to slice up what he called 'the
income pie".If the Report's.
proposals are accepted , he said,
"the eliminati'on•of depletion and
the mining tax holiday" would
al Lost wipe out. the ,economics of
the Athabaska Tar Sands
Production Scheme,. It now seems
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tion and cruelty, There is
speculation in Ottawa that the Bill
to 'change Canada's antique divorce
law'swill be first introduced in the
Senate.; With the Government's.
pre -occupation for.rapidly,passed;
legislation, such procedure may
become. Commonplace during the
next session, although none of the
early reports have been confirmed.
The Government has yeV'to give
concrete assurances that the New-
Brunswick - ,P, E.. I, Causeway, will
actually,be•.built. Public Works,
Minister Mc1Traith'said in the .
Commons on' Friday; that tenders
forextensive study of the project
have been called.' But •there are
fears that if study shows the project
tobe more. expensive than first •
thought, the Government may post•
pone construction. Outright canm
cehation is considered extremely
unlikely,
The Canada -U. S. Auto Pact for
unlikely that the'.GoVernment ,
will attempt.to implement many .
of the costly Report's recommend-
atior}s .
A Bill•making the possession of
LSD illegal was introduced in the
Senate. Amid reports from the
United States 'of serious•detrimen-
results:for u
sersothe drug
the -
nato s debated,the, issue. There .
Was . considerable argument among
them about penalties forGpossess'-
-ion and trafficking.' • 0
The' joint Commons -Senate •
Committee on Divorce is expect-
ed to make its report within a
week: That report' will no doubt
suggest more allowable causes for
divorce , certainly: including deser-
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of business in.19'66, Sixty-six 'firms
'• reported adverse .effects from the
Agreement , while some 60/o of -
Compa}iies. involved in making
parts -for cars said their 'business
went up as a •result of the pact.
Public Agitationfor repeal of
Canada's birth -control legislation
is growing.. Newpapers intim' past
;week have 'carried report that
I acceptance of the -'pill'' is. ever
rnore widespread'..Telephone 'hot
programs in most major
centres reflect public feeling that:
the Criminal Code should' be amen
•ded to allow legal, family planning
:Manpower`Minister Jean.' •
Marchand is investigating; reports
-that there are instances 'ofdis-
crimination in certain Canada
Manpower• Centres. A five -city
survey conducted by,the Jewish
Labour Committee .indicates that
the offices may be, accepting job
orders from employer's who stippl .
ate that certain ininority groups -
are .unacceptable to -them. •
Mr. ` Marchand; .,whores-
. ponsible• for Immigration .reveal-
ed reforms.in Canada's Immigrat-
ion •Policy in a Committee session
:this. week... Under the new policy;
more unskilled, workers who have
relatives in Canada: will ;be ad
• rn itted . to this eotintry. Coming .as
it did in a hearing of the Con1m
&tree charged . with .investigating
immigration rules., the Minister's
revelation'angered some M .P.'s
who charged that Marchand was
undermining Committee system.
North` Vietnam rejected External
Affairs Minister Paul Martin's
:Asian peace proposal, but the
:United States appeared interested.
Mr. ;Martin conferred with
American' officials and with U.N.
Secretary ;General U Thant about
theme plan. Also on: the subject of
'Vietnam Prime Minister Pearson
declined "without complete studies
which must be made" to comment '
upon recent U.S: intensified born
Mpg' of industrial complexes in the,
Port of Haiphong.
The Prime Minister.celebrated
his 70th birthday on Sunday and
received hearty, .congratulations ,,in
F iday';s'Comtnoris Session. Notab-
le among the tributes was that of "•
John'Diefenbaker who warmly ..
described his political foe' as a ..
,good. friend and a Man who has
made great.;, contributions'to his.
.country..... The Conservative'
.Leader had an exciting;week in •the.
House; his Thursday seech : in the /,
'Guillotine" debate being pa.rticula.
ly. impressive
'•Finally, the announcement this •
week that *the Queen will make .her
Centennial 'Address' on' July .1st on
the lawn'of.Parliament. Hill. Un
less it rains, thousands of Ottawans:
and visitors will be able to hear
Her Majesty on 'the 100th Birthday
•of the Canadian Nation.
Toll Charges
May Be Dropped"
Pell Telephone rates at Wingham
may be increased this summer::
A company "report to the board :of
transport commissioners reveals the
number" of subscribers now exceeds
the present' .rate group by more
than five per, cent. There are
2,119 telephones listed on the- Wing
ham exchange. • • .• "
If the board directs, the company
to reclassify, the Wingham exchan-
ge , the monthly rate for two-party
phories..would be ..increased from
$2,.$5 ,to,$2.95, and for' private
lines from $3;50, to ,$3 70, .Burin-
ess phone rates would increase.
from $6,30 to $7.05,
It is expected the toll charge . •
between Lucknow wind: Wittighartn •
will be dropped if the rates are fn
creased:
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