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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-04-29, Page 18ORNADE SPANSULES 12's WASH AND CARE LOTION 150 ml 530.0 pi Prices effective thrti Saturday, May 2nd, 1981 at A&P store listed below only 3241-oz bottle We reserve the right to limit quantities to normal fainily requirements! Gay Leei tkirdica, Creamed 41 4 ,1 %,7*-4••, 41 • I. • Al,. 116 Holum. F.X.PPOTOR, 4PRO, " 1901 • • Throne_ ..: speech .Queens. Park: • BY MURRAY EsPort, Dtlf filurvAlwei PAtt4ri544. tiggigNIPt- Goiernet, 10.1i4 tlrove"-lo:Ouggle*rairk ins an Opel t4644‘ #,t.cOrtg4tiY,,thP povernovegneralts,-q1 . 11(#10 OtOid.S, on i014 -10 $140y:1:. April' 21s't'to 4I tlae ;First sessop cif ow nttit . meo. aMid, the, 44tgarpqmp.. . and pagea.ntry. ass Flexed. with these .occasionS, the election of a number Of new Members in the recent, provincial, election, it will be particularly interesting to watch developments, since many Members in the new House have no previous ex- erience of majority govern- cm. THRONE THRONE SPEECH The Throne Speech, read by the Lieutenant-Governor. is actually a statement of the government's intention for the forthcoming session. The short 17-page Speech did little more than restate pro- mises made by the govern- mem during the election. In fact, most of . it was outlined in January under the guise of a five-year economic blue- 'Print known as the B1LD program- BILD being the initials of the Board, of Indu- strial Leadership and Devel- opment. Emphasis was given to the Premier's call for a first ministers' conference on the economy. because "the pro- • Clem of inflation...must be faced in a comprehensive way. on a national front and without delay. 'Major oppor- tunities fo0 action lie in the key federal areas of mone- tary and fiscal policy plan- ning. Inflation, economic growth. federal-provincial fiscal and 'tax-sharing ar- rangements. social policy and stability, energy pricing and supply.' all' constitute matters which must be ur- gently addWaied so that nation does not falter." - OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Creation of an office to direct government purchas- ing toward Canadian pro- ducts. Sale 'of waste steam from the Bruce Nuclear Develop- ment for industrial and agri- cultural purposes. An Ontario Hydro Loan program to aid homeowners wishing to convert their homes to electric heat. Establishment of a re- search institute to develop hydrogen as a fuel. Increased "initiatives". to expand technical training in the province's community colleges. A counselling program to, steer young people toward "worthwhile and productive jobs." A "multi-Million" fund to finance "new" high technol- ogy firms, and creation of a Crown company to promote and finance new technology. Increased subsidies , to municipal governments buy- ing electric trolley buses. ----''Increased investment in. the Urban Transit Develop- ment Corporation. a .Crown, company specializing in pu- blic transportation equip- . ment. A program to raise the capacity and standards at homes for the aged. OPPOSITION REACTION Both Opposition Leaders criticised the Speech for its failure to 'deal with the serious problems of imem- ployment. high interest rates and inflation. Liberal Leader Stuart Smith condemned it as "a few bland, reassuring words (containing) no recog- I nition of-the real problems" of a piiwinee detline. "Inflation is aiding the rich' and robbing the poor, but , there's nothing here to help the people, being hurt by inflation...and there's not a single job." Despite tough economic times in Ontario, , the government has "done absolutely nothing to bring together the haves and have- nots" of the province, he added. _An CONTROL The Premier has hided that, althougn he has "today" no plans to change the increase in rent a land- lord may charge without getting' special permission, he's not married to the 6% figure which has been law since 1975. Please, turti to agii. 19 4^