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WINGHAM, ONTARIO NOG 2W0 Inquire Today about a Quality ROYAL HOME CALL (519) 357-2444 COLLECT OR WRITE FOR FREE BROCHURES Name 'Address Town Telephone I have A Lot: Yes No Locution J 11103133 ENSATIONALSAUIlNGS! PRESENT either of the coupons below at your nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken Store for sensational savings! 70( (Reg. $'.70) Present this coupon for a Big Dinner with 3-pieces of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Creamy Cole Slaw and Golden French Fries and pay only $2.00 Expires Nov. 2nd., 1980 I I II I I I I I 1 1 $1.45 I (Reg. $7.95) I Present this coupon for a Bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, containing 15 pieces of finger lickin' good chicken and pay only .4? $6.50 Expires Nov. 2nd, 1980 I I I Pied lqiitsiiky !Frieda iekecie I 22:7 Muhl Street N. EXETER 235-2424 There's nothing like it. . edkge 9 dried hicket , Colothil txtv. itret it Inept Itt km` rpte 0 I .TACK RIDDELL There has been con- siderable discussion recently on the subject of consumer protection. Here in Ontario, the provincial government seems to adhere to the principle that the consumer should be the main policing force in the marketplace, and that the consumer should be provided with the wherewithal to carry out that function. The government's role appears to consist of providing certain statutes and supplying information for the consumer, par- ticularly with respect to legal rights. One area in which the Ministry of consumer and Commercial Relations has become involved is in the investigation of suspected fraudulent practises through the Business Practices Division. There seems to have been a long-standing campaign against auto transmission and repair shops. The ideal that the con- sumer should be the main policing agent in the marketplace only makes sense when allowance is made for (a) the realities of the marketplace, (b) the difficulties inherent in a public information distribution process, and (c) the barriers which prevent consumers from exercising their legal rights. Frequently these problems call for a positive govern- ment response. This is the case, not because the con- sumer cannot protect his or her own interests, but because the nature of the marketplace and our legal processes are such that it is often not worth his or her while to take action to assert a consumer right. Let's take a look at the realities of the marketplace. The original approach in Consumer protection --2 L--- .2- Open - -......0...,..„...,, oo' 43,4' 7.4 ......,_ • Highway 21 7 days Phone 236-7705 1 St. Joseph, Ont. a week 236-4063 ES ra* ;1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111M111111111111111111111111111M1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 for a holiday treat? NORM'S BLUEWATER SMOKED FISH LOFTud .. ...... • contract law to resolving a dispute between two parties was the legal maxim "caveat emptor" - "Let the buyer beware", Today we rarely hear that saying raised to the level of a principle. This is because the conditions of the market- place have changed. Years ago when the rule was originated, the buyer and the seller Were usually on an equal footing. Nowadays, the consumer is in a far Weaker position vis-a-vis the seller: the consumer has no ability to negotiate either as to the price or to the quality of the goods being sold, The fact that the seller is several stages removed from the manufacturer means that the seller is rarely in- timately familiar with the peculiarities of the product or the particulars of the manufacturing process which went into its production. The nature of advertising and marketing practices are such that little valuable information is relayed to the consumer. With the great diversity of manufacturers and retailers, the consumer stands little chance of becoming getter informed, and his or her individual protestations will have little impact on the marketplace as a whole. The other problem with the marketplace is that at the stage of buying a product or service, the consumer receives very little in- formation about his or her contractual rights, and such rights of which he she is informed are non-negotiable. Standard-form sales contracts and warranties are unintelligible to the average consumer, and even when deciphered cannot be Plywood is stolen There's some hot lumber -in the Grand Bend area but it's not the variety which is on fire. The Pinery detachment of the OPP reports this week that 40 sheets of plywood valued at $400 were stolen from a barn on Walker Road in Bosanquet Township. The lumber which was taken either late Tuesday or early Wednesday morning was owned by Gordon Teetzel of Thedford. No accidents in the detach- ments area were reported but 13 charges under the liquor licence act and five charges under the highway traffic act were laid. NAME WINNERS Names of the winners in the pig guessing contest at the 1980 Exeter fair have been released. Gordon Stewart wins $5 for the closest guess to the dressed weight of 189 pounds and Brian Blackburn gets the same amount for his guess of 106,5 centimeters for the distance around the heart girth. Changed because that's either "store policy" or because that contract has been adopted industry-wide and there's no relief to be had from any seller, Then there are the dif- ficulties which hinder in- formation-dissemination programs. A study carried out under the auspices of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations en- titled A Survey of Consumer Issues among. the People of Ontario was released in August 1978. It indicated, that most Ontarians cannot name a single consumer protection law. The actual figure was 62 percent. On the other side of the ledger, among those who know something of consumer protection, not one of the laws was well-known by a large percentage. Ten percent of the respondents of the survey could name the protection offered by the cooling-off period. That provision of the Consumer Protection Act received the highest recognition. Let's face it, ten percent is an embarrassingly low figure! There is also, of course, the matter of the legal process. It would almost In recent years the Huron County Federation of Agriculture has spearheaded efforts to increase awareness of the problems associated with the absentee ownership of Ontario farm land. In a 1979 Study by the RDOP for the Federation they found ,highest foreign ownership in Ashfield Township, 2,123 acres, and Howick Township, 1,637 acres. Recent purchases in Colborne and other town- ships may add more to the list. These purchases tend to be large holdings of high quality farm land. One of the Federation's concerns is what these large untenanted holdings will do to the rural community. The Federation wants to do more than study the problem. In the past year GB pupils to see play This year the grade 7-8 students of Grand Bend Public School will be studying the play, 'Twelfth Night" in their literature program, As a follow-up to this unit of study the students will have the opportunity of seeing "Twelfth Night" on October 22 at the Stratford Festival Theatre. Forty tickets have been purchased for this play. The tickets will be sold on a first-come-first- serve basis, If some students do not wish to take advantage of this opportunity to see a Shakespearean play they are not obligated to do so. Cost of the ticket is $5.50. Students have until October 10 to purchase their tickets. After that interested parents may take advantage of the tickets and see "Twelfth Night". Mrs. Sageman and Mrs. Fitchett will be accompanying the students to Stratford, certainly be safe to say that most laypersons are either ignorant of, or intimidated by, our legal system. Indeed, it is probably true to say that the majority exhibit both of these reactions. A number of other factors deter people from seeking redress in the courts. There is the question of cost, of work hours lost, of doubt as to whether the exercise is worthwhile, or will have positive results. Marketplace processes need to be made more un- derstandable Many vendors use standard form contracts.. The government could require that these be written in plain English. In additiOn,. the applicability of penalties could be extended to breaches of specific provisions of consumer protection legislation. Con.sumer protection laws could be made more ac- cessible and more easily understandable, Barriers which presently inhibit consumers from asserting their rights through litigation could be removed. For example, thereshould be provision for minimum judgement awards. foreign purchasing has appeared to accelerate. At the September Regional Meeting Huron County Federation of Agriculture called for the resignation of Agriculture Minister, Lorne Henderson, unless he took action to deal with the problem. The Federation is trying to learn how other provinces have dealt with this problem. The Huron County Federation has invited Gordon MacMurchy, Minister of Agriculture for Saskatchewan, ' to be the guest speaker at their annual meeting, October 23. Mr. MacMurchy has been asked to speak on Saskat- chewan's legislation on foreign ownership and on the Farm Start program. It should be an informative evening. Mr. macMurchy's comments will follow a roast beef supper at the Brussels area arena. Tickets are available from county directors and township presidents for $6. a person. The Federation is also planning a seminar with Mr.MacMurchy the next day and details of it will be available at the annual meeting. Eileen Chalut P.O. BOX 32 BAYFIELD, ONT. 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