The Brussels Post, 1979-10-17, Page 1212 — THE BRUSSELS POST, OCTOBER 17, 19
Queen's Park
New jobs
for Ontario
BY MURRAY GAUNT group had examined child!
M.P.P. welfare as it is currently
When the Legislature re- administered by Ontario's
sumed this week after the network of quasi-public
summer recess, the Minister societies, and found the
of Industry and Tourism system wanting. Strengths
announced that G.M. of and weaknesses of three
Canada is to undertake a $2 other models which might
billion expenditure program conceivably replace the pre-
during 1979 and the ensuing sent system were weighed,
three years. A substantial so that public discussion
portion of the investment will could lead eventually to re-
be allotted to present f orm .
operations in Windsor, St. However, the Minister's
Catharines and Oshawa. response is indicated in the
Some 2,600 new jobs will be following excerpt from his
created in Windsor and 700 introduction to the
new jobs will occur in St. document: "Let me now
Catharines between now and assure you that the proi111,:ial
1982. These are to be stable, government has no intention
secure jobs. Some of the of transferring responsibility
money will also be directed for the provision of child
to the new paint facility in welfare services to any body
Oshawa, where in addition to other than the Societies."
the 330 new jobs thus Yet the report itself states:
created, there will be several "Societies have failed to
thousand supplemental jobs prevent human tragedies . .
in supply and support . most major governmental
industries. planning studies over the
Liberal Leader Stuart past decade have called for
Smith asked the Premier to drastic changes in the re-
enunciate his government's lationships between the
position on the right of Societies and the public. Yet
teachers to strike and of few changes have occurred .
school boards to lock out, . . Public confidence in
now that the Ministry of Societies appears to be
Education's internal review waning and many members
of Bill 100 has been corn- and staff of Societies are
pleted. confused, frustrated and de-
The premier reminded the moralized about this role. .
House of the situation prior .In the interests of the
to introduction and passage children and their families
of Bill 100 when there were a who become by default the
number of serious con- victims of the uncertainty
fr on ta ti ons, with, and controversy surrounding
apparently, no reasonable the Children's Aid Societies,
manner of finding a solution we would hope that this
to differences between study will be the last in the
teachers and school boards. series."
On the eve of resumption Except in the most unusual
of the Legislature, Stuart circumstances, Ontario
Smith had called a press Hydro should tender all
conference at which he called contracts, an Ontario
for immediate legislation to Legislature committee re-
end an elementary school commends. The resources
teachers' strike in Peel development committee has
Region and send that dispute been investigating for
to arbitration. He pointed out months boiler contracts that
that the Liberal Party had the public utility made with
changed its view on this Babcock and Wilcox Canada
question because of the harm Ltd.
done to school children when Hydro awarded the
schools are closed by labour company a contract to build
disputes. boilers for the Pickering B
"For one thing, the right generating station without
to strike has been used far calling tenders. Later, the
more frequently than boilers were found to be
perhaps even the most faulty. After weeks of
dissatisfied teachers might negotiations, the company
have imagined in 1975. Since and Hydro worked out a
then, and not including Peel, conditional settlement,
there have been eighteen where by Hydro would have
separate teachers' strikes to put up $10 million of the
and lockouts in Ontario, $45 million direct cost of
involving almost 20,000 repairing the boilers.
teachers and close to 250,000 In its report, the commit-
of their students. On tee recommends also that
average, each strike has Hydro: - Conduct its
lasted more than 37 days. business so that more than
We believe this has done one nuclear supplier is
considerable damage to the available.
entire education system in Require suppliers to
the province." provide performance bonds.
The question of "Never again expose
inadequate funding for itself to the substantial risks
Children's Aid Societies was and potentially harmful re-
raised in the first day's percussions flowing from an
question period. Earlier, the unhealthy and unwise
Minister of Community and dependence upon one
Social Services had released supplier."
the report of the study group - Exchange more informa-
on child welfare in Ontario, tion with other provincial
which had been a year in utilities and Atomic Energy
preparation, This report sets of Canada Ltd.
the stage for constructive Treasurer Frank Miller has
and informed public expressed support of the.
discussion of the manner in study being conducted by a
which this province will committee of the Federal
protect its children. House into the latest interest
In essence, the study rate increase.
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