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By Murray Gaunt MPP
opposition Party Financial
Critics responded to the
Provincial Budget this week
Both parties were highly critical
of the Government's lack of
effective initiatives to generate
employment in the Province.
Liberal David Peterson
expressed concern that 'the
Government had, to a great
extent, spent itself into such a
corner that it now, has no room to
manoeuvre, particularly with
respect to stimulating an increase
in job opportunities to reduce the
present very high rate of
unemployment.'
He stressed the need to give
greater assistance to the small
business sector which employs
60% of the labour force, is
labour-intensive, and can create
new jobs much more quickly and
cheaply than large capital-inten-
sive industries. Small business is
flexible, able to adapt quickly to
changes in the market, and
possesses great potential for
technological and other
innovation.
The Government's job creation
program leaves much to be
desired. At a time when unem-
ployment in the construction
industry is running at 19.2% (as
of January this year), the 3,356
jobs to be created in the construc-
tion sector, at a cost of $22,500
each, represents but a drop in the
bucket,
This Province is suffering from
the highest unemployment in
decades - 312,000 people
unemployed in March (a real rate
of 7.9%). We are suffering from
continuing high inflation, under-
utilization of our manufacturing
industries, sta gnation in our
mining industry and widespread
lack of confidence among
consumers and businessmen
alike.
Mr. Peterson felt that the
single most serious defect in the
budget is failure to come to grips
with the energy situation in this
province. Ontario has the highest
per capita consumption of energy
in the world, and we must analyze
COAT names assoc. principal
The appointment of Dr. V E.
Currie as associate principal
(foods and home economics) at
Centralia College of Agricultural
Technology has been announced
by J.A.MacDonald, principal of
that college.
Dr. Currie has had wide
academic and teaching
experience. -In 1962 she
graduated from Howard
University, Washington, D.C.,
and completed her M.S. degree in
1964 at that same university,
Wroxeter man
admits shooting
Donald Robin Charles, 23, of
Queen Street North, Wroxeter,
was fined $300 after pleading
guilty to dangerous use of a
firearm in provincial court in
Wingham Wednesday.
Charles was charged by
provincial police in wingham
of ter shooting incidents in
Wroxeter and Gorrie Sept. 7 and
early Sept, 8.
Police said about 20 shots were
fired from a .22 calibre weapon in
the two villages which are about
three miles apart.
The incidents were preceded by
a telephoned warning to M ount
Forest OPP. The caller said he
was going to Gorrie and was
`going to shoot up the town."
A short time later a man shot
out a porch light and a window in
Gorrie and star ted to drive
towards Wroxeter, police said.
His car broke down but he
stopped another and demanded to
be taken to the village. Several
shots were fired on the way.
11 jobs expected
from Canada Works
Manpower and Immigration
Minister Bud Cullen today
announced the approval of two
Canada Works Program projects
for the constituency of Huron-
Middlesex .
These projects are expected to
create 11 jobs for a total of 240
man-weeks of work at a federal
cost of $38,034.
Approved for the Huron=
Middlesex constituency are: -
Conservation Services Refore-
station, Exeter, Ont. 5 Jobs, 60
Man weeks,. $9,564;• '78 Plowing
Match Preparation, Wingham,
Ont,, 6 Jobs, 180 Man weeks ,
$28,470,
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consumption in all sectors, taking
effective measures to curb our
annual growth in demand which
has, historically, been
approximately 5% annually.
Personal Income Tax (Revenue
is $172 million below budget, due
to unemployment and under-
employment; Retail. Sales Tax
'Revenues are $107 million below
budget because of lack of
consumer confidence.The critis in
our mines has yielded only 42%
of the Mining Profit Tax budget.
Weak markets, high costs and
general uncertainty, which have
plagued businessmen, have
resulted in a shortfall of $95
million in Corporate Income Tax
Revenue.
The budgetary deficit is over
budget, by $302 million; net cash
requirements, by $158 million;
net debt, by $212 million; net
non-public borrowing, by $72
million,
It has been obvious for the past
two weeks that Premier Davis had
made up his mind to have a
spring election. This week in the
Legislature a section of the Rent
Review Bill was defeated, and the
povernment has indicated that
[this is considered as a matter of
confidence and an election will
(therefore be called. The most
likely date is June 9.
The change in the bill was
proposed by the Liberals and
supported by the N.D.P. The
change will mean that the rent
ceiling will remain at 8% until
August 1st. The rate would then
be tied to the A.I.B. guidelines.
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THE BRUSSELS POST, MAY 4, 1977
Queens Park critics hit .budget
majoring in human nutrition. In
1974, Dr. Currie was awarded her
Ph.D. degree at Cornell
University .
She completed her dietetic
internship at Freedman's
'Hospital, Washington, D. C. in
1963 and se rved as therapeutic
dietitian at Metropolitan Hospital
in New York City and. East
General Hospital in Toronto.
Dr. Currie has worked as a
lecturer in the Faculty of Food
Sciences, University of Toronto,
and as an assistant professor at
Mr. Charles originally pleaded Woodsworth college, University
n of guilty when he first appeared of Toronto. She joined the staff at
in court Nov. 24 but changed his Centralia College as a lecturer in
plea Wednesday. 1975.
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