Clinton News-Record, 1987-02-04, Page 5How private bills are
• from page 4
private interests, usually on behalf of
another individual group, institution or
municipality. They, too, cannot be introduc-
ed by a cabinet minister, nor can a cabinet
minister become involved with"such bills a's
they go through the committee stage.
All bills are introduced into the house with
what is called a "first reading",which gives
them a title and brief explanation. There is
no "debate or amendment during first
reading and irthe motion is passed, the bill
is printed, assigned a number and ordered
for second reading.
After at least several days between first
and second reading to allow the members of
all parties to study the bill, it comes back in-
to the house, where the principle of the bill is
debated and with no time limit on members'
speeches. In rare instances, the bill may
proceed directly to third reading. But,
usually after second'reading, the bill is sent
to a committee for clause -by -clause ex-
amination and possible amendment.
This committee, which may be a Standing
or Select Committee of the Legislature or
the Committee of the Whole House, gives it
close and careful scrutiny. At this point, the
public may come into a select or standing
committee and add their voice, either ex-
pressing reservations or suggesting amend -
introduced ...
Letters
ments. Here again, a cabinet minister can-
not be a member of any committee.
After a bill has been examined in commit-
tee, a report is presented to the house.and if
amended, the bill must be reprinted before
it may proceed to the legislature for the
third reading, which .is•largely a formality -
with little debate involved - since the princi-
ple of the bill has been approved.
Following third reading approval of the
house, the bill is given ceremonial royal as-
sent by, the lieutenant governor and
proclaimed.
As a member of the cabinet, under
parliamentary tradition, I can only in-
troduce government bills and not private
,.members' bills nor private bills. In the case
of the PR.7 bill, it was introduced by Mid-
dlesex MPP Doug Reycraft - who is the
member closest to Huron County - as neither
Murray Elston, MPP for Huron -Bruce and a
member of cabingt, nor Perth's . Hugh
Edighoffer, the Speaker, can introduce bills.
As with any municipal bill such as the
Library Bill I PR.7 ), which received the
-overwhelming support of Hur6h County
Council, it is customary for'the legislature
to deal with them in as expeditious a man-
ner as possible, as Huron County Council is
a duly elected autonomous body and it is
NOT the provincial government's
prerogative to tell that council how to run its
business.
The bill was backed in committee by the
Liberal caucus to follow the wishes of the
municipality. 4t that time, the general
public also had -ample chance in which to
comment on the bill. Again, as a member of
cabinet, 'I cannot speak on a private bill nor
can I in any way block its progress through
the legislature. You can imagine the howls
of protest that would ring throughout the
province if any cabinet minister tried to in-
terfere in the democratic process at the
municipal level.
1 hope this explains how the parliamen-
tary process works in Ontario and should
any of your readers require a fuller explana-
tion of the legislative process, I would be
glad to mail them the information if they
contact my offices either in Goderich, Ex-
eter or Queen's Park.
Yours sincerely,
Jack Riddell, MPP
Huron -Middlesex
Agriculture and
Food Minister
Snow, snow and more snow
5 years ago
February 3, 1982
Storm Batters Area For Fourth Weekend -
Like a broken record, a story about a stor-
my weekend keeps turning up on these
pages week after week, after week, and
again this week we have yet another to
report.
That's right, for the fourth weekend in a
row, Clinton, and all of Southwestern On-
tario, was hit by another stormy weekend,
as a major storm dumped another 25 cm of
snow on the area, bringing January's total
to 110 cm (43 inches), one of the highest in
recent memory. -
Legion To Set Up Emergency Plan - The
Clinton Legion is seeking to set up a more
permanent ' program to help stranded
visitors to town.
The move of the Legion's Community and
Veteran's Services Committee came after
last Sunday's storm stranded over 150 peo-
ple in town. The Legion opened its doors and
62 of those storm -stayed visitors, mostly
hockey players here for the bantam tourna-
ment, bedded down in the branch Sunday
night.
10 years ago
February 3, 1977
Schools Closed, Aid Offered -
Municipalities in Huron County may be
eligible for both federal and provincial aid,
as a result of the crippling snowstorm that
hit the area for the last week.
Ontario Premier William Davis said on
Tuesday that he would set up a special
' emergency cabinet cdmmittlee't0"'assess
the need for emergency financial and
logistical support" for snowbound areas.
Blizzard Batters Area - What has been
described as the worst snowstorm in 50
years, brought life to a. near standstill in
Huron County and much of southwestern
Ontario for nearly a week.
High winds, heavy snow, and near record
sub -zero temperatures closed most roads
from Wednesday of last week, January 26,
until late Tuesday, February 1.
Police Run Mercy Missions - Clinton's
Police Chief and Constables became
delivery boys and ambulance drivers during
the snowstorm which crippled the town and
surrounding area last weekend.
Beginning with the transport of an expec-
tant mother to hospital, last Thursday, the
department's activities failed to let up until
Tuesday.
A run for blood to Alexandra and Marine
Hospital, Goderich for a patient undergoing
surgery at Clinton Public Hosptial was
followed by a snowmobile delivery of
groceries to a stormbound resident on
Cemetery Red Friday.
25 years ago
February 1, 1962
More Appliances Than Average - Clinton
homes seem to have more than their share
of electrical appliances, at least this is the
deduction after comparing figures prepared
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by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics with
those of an appliance survey carried out by
the Clinton Public Utilities Commission.
Last fall questionnaire cards were sent
out by the PUC to about 1,000 users of hydro.
Of these 589 were filled in and returned to
the office. Considering those returned only,
it appears that 527, or 89 per cent of the
homes have a TV set. The percentage for all
of Canada is 84 per cent.
County Books Are "Junk" States Library
Board - For the past five years, the selection
of books available from the Huron County
bookmobile have been just "junk", said
Dudley Pegg, member of the Clinton Public
Library board, at the annual meeting on
Friday night.
Chairman G. Morley Counter agreed with
this opinion, noting that in that period of
time, he had found only one book which he
considered worth taking home.
Blizzard Maroons Seven Pupils Fifty
Others Stranded Overnight - Seven Clinton
District Collegiate Institute students were
marooned most of Tuesday when their
school bus was stalled by heavy drifts of
snow 12 miles south of here.
Local bus lines cancelled trips to many
communities and 50 other CDCI pupils were
forced to'star in local homes overnight.
The all day snow and wind storm plugged
roads ion the district.
50 years ago
February 4, 1937
Of Interest To You And Me - By the what,
where does the bear or the ground hog make
his bed during those winters when the snow
is scarce and alternate freezing and thawing
of the ground is the order.
Weeklies To The Rescue - Premier
William Aberhart's threat to licence the
newspapers, which has been hanging over
the heads of the weekly and daily press of
Alberta for about six months has now
passed.
Final blow to the proposal came at the
provincial Social Credit convention recent-
ly, when a resolution called for enforcement
of licencing "in order to encourage accurate
and unbiased reports of government ac-
tivities" was tabled,"the table" being in the
case a euphemism for the waste basket.
The recent caucus of Social Credit private
members, it is known, also refused to ap-
prove press licencing.
75 years ago
February 1, 1912
A Prize Bird - Mr. Luke Lawson has pur-
chased from Mr. Frank Hall the first prize
Partridge Cochin cock exhibited by Mr.
William Carter of Constance at the recent
Clinton Poultry Show. This bird is not by any
means decrepid through old age or
rheumatism. To say that it is would be a
reflection on the exhibitor and on the judge,
Mr. Bennett, who awarded it the first prize.
Don't Forget - Don't forget "The Private
Secretary" in the town hall tonight. The
doors will be closed while the acts are on.
The play will be produced ander the direc-
tion and management of Miss May Rance.
Wraps may be left ih the council chamber.
Real Estate Sales - Mr. Ira W. Johns of
Tuckersmith has bought the Wm. Townsend
lot of one hundred acres which will double
his acreage. Price, $4,300. The sale was ef-
fected through the medium of Mr. Jacob
Taylor who has also recently sold to Mrs.
Polly Nott the house on Ontario street she
has been occupying.
Thousands fight famine
Ea,.h year, 6.9 million children die from
diseases linked to contaminated water and
half of the people in developing countries
do not have access to a safe water supply.
Because of the urgent need, World Vi-
sion Canada is asking young people from
across Canada to join together and par-
ticipate in a 39 -Hour National Planned
Famine from February 20 to 22. The first
of it's kind, it is being promoted by World
Vision Canada, one of the nation's largest
non-governmental overseas aid agencies.
The aim of the program is to raise funds
for water development projects in Africa
and throughout the developing world.
A press release issued by World Vision
states the. Canadian Medical Association
has given its approval of the program by
stating that such a fast is not harmful to
healthy individuals.
To date, approximately 7,000 people
have signed up to participate in the event,
with more participants joining the pro-
gram each day.
Canadian actor -comedian Martin Short
has shown his support of the program by
doing one of the commercials. J. D.
Roberts, of MuchMusic is the host of World
Vision's I1 -minute education film "Water
For the World," which is available to
schools and any interested groups in
English or French. The film presents the
needs of developing nations for clean
water, improved sanitation and irrigation.
To get an information or participant's
kit, callers can dial the FAMINE
HOTLINE 1-800-268-3950 toll free from
anywhere in Canada.
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