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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-11-17, Page 22PAGE 4A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17,b 1977 Jack's Jottings from Queen's Park BY JACK RIDDELL, M.P.P. of the courts would be Recently, the Executive required to improve the Director of the Ontario situation. He also reported Hospital Association said that that the Government has hospitals might have to expanded the use of French in impose a $5 a day fee on the criminal division of its patients and lay off 4,000 provincial courts, to provide medical workers to stay service • to 66 per cent of within budget. The Minister Ontario's French-speaking of Health has announced that residents. while hospitals may have to close active treatment beds and reduce staff by attrition, he has no intention of in- troducing deterrent fees. Lay-offs were a possibility. The reason for the hospitals' financial problems is that grants from the province will not keep pace with the rate of inflation, forecast by Ottawa to run at about 6 per cent. In a speech to the OHA, the Minister outlined exactly what they can expect in terms of money until at least 1980: no increase in capital ex-, penditure for two years; further reduction in active treatment beds by increasing out-patient, home and chronic care; and further staff reduction, mainly by at- trition. According to the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, many firms of- fering instant cash for income tax refunds will be driven out of business :n Ontario by legislation limiting their profits. The legislation will make it illegal for tax discounters to take more than 5 per cent of the refund owing • to a taxpayer, including overpayments of unem- ployment insurance premiums ,and Canada Pension Plan contributions. He told the Legislature that 45 income tax discounters in the province this year charged up to 50 per cent of refunds. Contravention of the legislation calls'for fines of up to $5,000. Unreasonable fees for any service, including completion of the income tax form, are also to be made illegal. The Provincial Treasurer has announced that some 140,000 of the Province's low- wage earners won't have to pay provincial tax on their incomes next year. Tax exemptions will apply to single people earning up to $5,146, married couples earning up to $7,419, and married couples with two children having a maximum family income of $8,360. Opposition Members maintain that the public should no longer °be asked to have blind faith in the ability of the police to control organized crime, because too' little information is available on the extent of such organized crime and police measures to combat it. Pat Reid (Liberal MPP, Rainy River) said the time has come to let the public know how deep the "tentacles„ of organized crime" go within the Province. The Solicitor - General once again rejected the Opposition's demands for a public inquiry into this matter, although he admitted that organized crime in Ontario is a major problem in the areas of loansharking, gambling, fraud, investment in legitimate businesses that subsequently operate illegally, drugs and por- nography. Liberal MPP Robert Nixon has introduced _ a Private Member's . Bill that would make insurance of all motor, vehicles in Ontario com- pulsory. Drivers would no longer be able to pay $100 into the Motor Vehicle. Accident Claims Fund to avoid buying insurance. Introducing the Bill, Mr. Nixon alluded to increased use of roads at higher speeds "and oc- casionally ruinous losses 'arising out of motor ac- cidents" when the offending driver is not insured. A caseload crisis in Ontario courts has the potential to undermine the quality of justice, according to the Attorney -General. Significant reforms of the administration Independent Sjiipper to United Co-operative of Ontario Livestock Deg: - Toronto Shp Your Livestock with Roy Scotchmer Monday Is Shipping Day From Varna Stockyard CALL SAYFIELD 565-2636 lily 7:30 a.m. Monday For Prompt Servke No Charges on Pick-up tf The Attorney -General and Solicitor -General met with high-ranking officers of the criminal investigation and national security divisions of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and were assured that the force is oPerating within the law in this province. It was acknowledged that the RCMP had investigated the Ontario New Democratic Party, but no details were given. Stuart Smith questioned the Premier about foreign parent firms ' who 'refuse to allow their Canadian subsidiaries to compete in export markets, citing Anaconda SAVE YOUR CASH REGISTER TAPES FOR VALUABLE COUPONS We pick the freshest fruits & vegetables from our own "Garden Spot" of values! No. 1 Grade, Imported ONIONS Spanish Type California, Enjoy a Caesar Salad Canada Ltd. of Toronto as a firm' which may have to close for this reason. The Premier indicated he has no intention of setting strict conditions under which companies may establish new plants in Ontario, stating that im- posing conditions on in- vestment is not the ideal method of attracting new industry to the Province. However, allowing foreign parent companies to set the rules is surely disastrous. A Cabinet source said in the early part of the week that the Government would probably not "dare to go through with" legislation to raise the drinking age to 19. 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