HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-05-14, Page 2Gordon Kemp Of R. 7,
Lucknow, will graduate from
the Ridgetown , College' of
Agriculture; Technology on
May 13.'Gordon is the son of
Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Kemp.
Jamie Hackett of R. 7, Luck-
now, • will graduate 'from ,
lildgetown College, of Agri.,
cultural Technology on 'May
Jamie 'Is the . son of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Sackett.
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loage 2--4.4clutow Sentinel Wednesday, May 14, 19110
From Queen's Park
1 CI'S S
BY MURRAY GAUNT ago, Canada's boundaries
have expanded to the point
The businesS of the Ont- where we are now the
irk Legislatiire was pat world's second largest nation
asidethisweek-to--devote-one—in-terms -of-mtea.-So' I thick -it
is.obvious that the. Consti-
tution must reflect present-
day realities: in the whole of
the country, Essentially,
from the provinces' point of
view, a number of constitu-
tional reforms: are necessary
' to guard against over-cent-
' ralization by the Federal
Government and protect the
interests of the provinces.
Some acceptable compromis-
es must be achieved in terms
of the distribution of legis-
lative powers.
Housing Minister Claude
Bennett has emphasized that
a proposed change to the
Planning Act, which would
force municipalities to accept'
all types of group homes
unless a. special ministerial
exemption is granted, is only
a proposal and still must ,
receive careful study.
"I imagine it (the propos-
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McKessock commented it is hard to assess
whether—interest- rates .-are--coming down:
quick.enough to save farmers from going out
of business.
McKessock said he wanted the same type
of prograni 'given to 'small' businessmen as
well as farmers: Sixty per cent of the jobs in .
the province over the last five years were
created by businesses hiring less than 20
people.
Tom Clark, a Chesley area' farmer, 'who
organized a demonstration at Queen's POI
by farmers in support of. McKessock's bill
said the government's assistance is "too
little, too late".
It's a program thought up after dinner to
get 'something to the news media to
encourage farmers." Clark said, the program
is "ridiculous" when you consider some
farmers are., paying as much as $15,000 to
$20,000 more in interest this year.
Clark said he is becoming motecolicerned
by the day that people will end tip starving.
Conditions in western Canada are so dry the
farmers cannot cultivate their soil for fear
the top soil will blow away. In Alberta it is
too dry to plant the seed because there, is not,
enough moisture in the soil to germinate
seeds. The western UnitedStateS-has. been
hit by the same drought and Australia is
coping with a plague of mice. Clark is afraid
(ull week in the HouSe to
debate on the subject of
Canadian Confederation,
Most Members of the Leg-
islatilre and the. Cabinet
spoke during this debate,
and I was honouredto partic-
ipate in this most important
discussion.
Since Confederation, there
lave'only been three amend-
ments' to the BNA Act that
actually transferred legislat-
live powers from one level of
government to another, and
all three. involved transfer of
-power from the provinces to
Ottawa.
There is much to recom-
mend a thorough re-assess-
ment of our constitutional
arrangements, beCause this
is .a Very, different country
froni the Collection of celon:
. ies assembled by the Fathers
of Confederation 113 years
•
atit)n
al) is 8eing to bring some of
the more interesting com-
ments from, the inuoicipalit-
fes before it's finished," be
said
Eadier in the 'Legislature,
New Democratic Party social
Services critic Ross MCCIel-
Ian referred to a recent
Ontario Municipal'Board de-
cision that upheld a bylaw
restricting group•homes. The
bylaw, enacted 'by 'North
York:, 'allows the city tO
exclude , group homes for
drug addicts, juvenile and,
adult criminal offenders and
transients.
Agriculture Minister Lorne
Henderson has announced
the Ontario Farm. Interest
Assistance Prpgram, giving
assistance to farmers who
are, engaged in ,food 'produc-
tion..The criteria for the
program will be,tabled in the
House as soon as they are
available.
In the meantime, Mr.
Henderson has indicated that
the government will, sutbsid-
• .
ize interest rates up to
maximum of three per rent
on short-term Working capit-
al, borrowed at above twelve
per cent, _The maxi. em am-
ount off-borrOwed capit t on
which the subsidy is payable
is $50,000, and the time
period is nine months; .
tending.from April 1, '1980 to
December 31, 1980.
Farmers will take out loans
from institutions in the usual
way. When their short-term
.financial dealings are com-
plete, or when the nine-
Month program period ends,
the farmer will send in an
application for the subsidy to
the Isfinistry of Agriculture
and Food,.
An information leaflet de-
scribing the program and
setting outthe criteria will be
available in, the near'future
from the' Agricultural Rep-
resentatives' Offices and
from financial institutions.
Ap_plica_tion_formS,will be
available from the
,,
same
sources.
+ + +
.will mdving to a
,"better" climate cure
arthritis? The answer
according to The
Arthritis Society is no.
The•patient may feel-a-bit
better, but usually the
course of the disease is
not affected.
•
Joel', Deere Slety 5064 .
Pushing„forward is alWaya wiSe;' .
mowing backwarcVmay 'be a.' surprise!.
‘miermoommirremeerokl.
Progracrri :.dis4ppOi4tin,
that these conditions combined will lead to a'
food shortage as early as next year. In the
-meantime; said Clark, the-Ontario farmers
are quietly selling off ' their machinery,
livestock and land because they can no
longer cope with high costs, low prices for
their commodities and high interest rates.
Merle .Gunby: of Ashfield, presideneof the
Huron Federation of Agriculture said he too
is disappointed the program doesn't go
further. If the federal government would
match the Ontario program it would!, be
worthwhile, but he isn't hopeful the federal
government will do' anything. •
"Afterall", Gunby commented, "it's the
federal government's policy on interest rates
that got us into this bind in the first place."
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