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By Jack Riddell MPP
The Minister of Industry
and Trade, Gord Walker, an-
nounced the launching of a
Ontario seeking more export markets
major campaign to increase
the export of Ontario
manufactured goods to world
markets.
The campaign has two
aspects. The first involves
seminars in 30 communities
throughout the Province to
demonstratehow small and
medium sized manufacturers
can increase their sales and
profits by exporting. Each
seminar involves trade ex-
perts and business con-
sultants discussing such mat-
ters as developing an export
marketing plan, financing,
market research and
analysis, federal and provin-
cial assistance programs.
In addition to the seminars,
a second aspect of the trade
push, involves export forums
in five key regional centres.
More than 800 hand-picked,
firms will participate in these
exports forums scheduled to
take- place in London, Wind-
sor, Kingston, Hamilton and
North Bay.
Senior representatives
from the foreign offices of the
Ministry of Industry and
Trade have been called home
to provide manufacturers
with current data on sales
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leads in their marketing area.
In this respect, the foreign
representatives and the direc-
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regional office throughout the
Province will provide Ontario
industries with a extraor-
dinary network of informa-
tion and advice.
Manufacturers attending
the forums will be able to sit
down with %the Ministry ex-
perts on "one to ohe" con-
sultations on such matters as
product distribution, joint
ventures, licensing ar-
rangements and overseas in-
vestment opportunities.
The Minister said in the
House that it is their goal to
double exports to $60 billion
by 1987.
The Provincial Treasurer,
Frank Miller, has ruled out
any changes until next year's
budget, although new figures
show his 7 percent sales tax is
hurting Ontario restaurants.
Statistics thew that take out
sales fell 17 percent in July to
858 million, ttMOirn $70 million
a year ago.
Ontario ha$ no intention of
matching a
tend home
to homebuy
new homes
sal plan to ex-
rership grants
who purchase
fore April 30.
The provincl*t stipulation is
that peoplentttat agree to buy
by the end of Ole year, and the
Treasurer Frdhk Miller, has
been criticalbf the federal
finance Minisl�h's intention to
extend the detilline, because
there aren't, in any event,
many housing Marts between
January and Alkil in this pro-
vince, which Means builders
would have to sell existing
homes to benefit from the
scheme.
In response to a written
question by Bob Nixon, it
transpires that More than.
1,500 Ontario Hydro
employees will each earn
$50,000 or more this year. Mr.
Nixon also asked what Hydro
pays its Chairman, but the
answer tabled in the
Legislature merely said that
his salary is in the range of a
deputy Minister - 861,000 to
$77,735.
Incidentally, it has recent-
ly been announced that Hydro
is boosting its bulk power
rates for 1983 by an average
8.4 percent.
According to the Minister of
Health, Larry Grossman,
more Ontario doctors will be
encouraged to set aside their
fee-for-service busines,s and
join a community health cen-
tre. _ While medicare has
removed financial barriers to
medical service, it appears
that the poor are nokmaking
full use of the health care
system.
There are at present 10
community health care cen-
tres and 17 health service
organizations in,the Province,
and the Ministry of Health
has given the health care cen-
tre association a ,$150,000
grant to develop more centres
and has promised that there
will be permanent financing.
During the debate on the
estimates of the Management
Board Chairman George
McCague, Bob Nixon pointed
out that taxpayers pay $1
million a year to provide the
29 ministers of the Ontario
cabinet with chauffeur -driven
limousines, when many of
them have no official need for
such cars.
He stated he did not object
to the Minister of Agriculture
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and Food, Dennis Timbrell,
being provided with a car to
visit the rural community, but
felt that Minsters' salaries
were sufflcienttq buy cars to
drive between office and.
home.
He stated that Cabinet cars
cost ;500.000 a year and
salaries of the chauffeurs
come to another ;500,000.
(Ministers make from $51,700
to $83,300 annually.)
I would like to thank the voters of Hib-
bert Township for re-electing me as
deputy reeve. Your support was greatly
appreciated.
Donald Johns
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