The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-06-03, Page 30IDH S"IG L -STAR. THURS
AY, JUN
3 197t
Dr.. Stuart Smith speaks
to Liberal Association
The ' Ontario government closing hospitals to cut health
. was - criticized on its costs, " •
educational, health, and "The hospitJal closings•must
agricultural policies and en., typifx . the' v cry worst about. •
its secrecy by Liberal leader . this• present gov.ernment,," he
'
Stuart Smith .when he ad"' . said to, loud.applause:
• dressed the annual meeting of . ";i-Je' accused the govern-
the' Western "Ontario.. North W meatof carrying on a lavish.,
Litie> al
Association 'in .generous. spending program ;
p .
Listowel '- `cuvftli no: thorough 'planning `
Dr: Srizith said if; his party and no :vision for the future;".. '
formed the next government, •and .then closing hospitals to„
he, ,'would..end •government • Cut costs; • .
secrecy, gradually introduce He,.: said the procedure
a never income tax system. to followed, in the, closing of the
pay for education, bring•back G o tie rich Psychiatric .. .
a system of examination.. for Hospital ."almost brought
schools and "consult with the tears todirector-of
my, eyes.'"
public" regarding ways to: ' The diretor of the mental
save money in°areas suchvas . hospital' in Goderich,
public'health, •. model Mental.' hospital for',
The Liberal leader also rural areas", heard about the
touched briefly on the cut- closure on Christmas Eve on.,.
back in milk` quotas and the his ,car.. radio; according to
government's'....handling of Dr. Smith..
public hearings into the; "There was no con -
location . of -hydro power line sultation.' There was no trust.
,corridors: You've got to trust people and
Dr.' Smith said he disagreed that's '-what ` we're pledged
with the financing,' content to," he stated:: '
and thrust of'education in the Dr, Smith Said if the
province. hospitals win the appeal .of.
"There surely can't •be a 'the decision (Whiehstated the
more asinine' way •of 'paying • government had 'acted
for education than by illegally, in closing the
property. tax," he said, .'`I hospitals) by the provincial
can't for.' the life of: me see the government, then they're
• slightest connection between "home free.
property and education." "We ' won't give the
Besides being regressive, government power to close
Dr: Smith- sail property tax . hospitalsIf-tffey`cor and a
distorts planning by forcing . for it in the fall," he said. •
small toWns to encourage..
industrial growth regardless " TERRIBLE CRISIS -
of the good . farmland they Regarding the "terrible
might. be .putting out of crisis in dairy farming'', Dr:
production. Smith said the problem' .was
• While property tax could •not an easy one to solve or t�
not be eliminated in a -day,. • blame on anyone. -
Dr. Smith said his party The province knew over
.,would move towards production was coming and
graduallyrept-acing the so "bear a.:. moral respon-
property tax' system with an sibility in that regard, he-:
incometax system. , said, adding that it doesn't
Regarding the education make sense that ,in orderto •
system, he said it was about • get a 20 percent rebate on
time -the government realized their loans, dairy farmers..
. "that youcan't have • an have got to produce more.
education system where • Dr, Smith said he agrees
everything is left to the choice with the Ontario 'Federation
( of young people, of Agriculture's request that
.. "The present government the -forgiveable portion . of
is. committed to everything"' loans be made available•• in
but wont measure it:. -there 1976for those who need it. He:
has to be an accounting, he said - young farmers were
said, • being particularly hard hit.
Blasting the- government. While "w.e can't be totally.
for secrecy on a number of isolationist'' he said, imports
topics, Dr. Smith said he was of milk products from outside
especiallyconcerned with the the country should be cut
group home situation hi the back.
province and with medical,. He also,
suggests that "for
health laboratories-: . one year, for the dairy .in-
dustry, perhaps a form of
SECRET REPORT farm stabilization should be
He• • claimed three established."
ministries a within • the'' .,-.
government •had a -report NEW EXECUTIVE
prepared on .group. homes Prior to Dr: Smith's ad-
some time ago., but won't dress to' the Association, the
release its contents because it 250 in attendance voted on `a
shows •there is waste and new slate of officers.\Those
.• dishonesty in the system. Dr, electedar'e`as follows:
Smith said the cost of group Duncan McCallum of
home care, ranges from $20 to . Hanover, president; Williain
$80 per day.
"It's the tame in the case of
medical laboratories. The
cost there has gone from $2 to
$4 to $70 million- per year. .
.and we'renot that much
sicker, you know",
A report in 1972 stating the
_laboratories are badly
organized has never been
released by the government
either, according to the
Liberal leader who says he,
has copy of it. •
-Dr, Smith .maintains the
government's policy of
secrecy its "not designed to
protect your interests. It is
designed to protect the
government's image and
nothing else."
"The Liberal .party," he
emphasised, "'is committed
to a ,policy of open in -
Elston of Wingham, vice-
president; Glen Crockford of
Hanover, secretary; William
Somerville of _Stretford;
treasurer; Kent Lamont of
Port BUM, Ross McLelland'
of Mount. Forest, Ian
McAllister' of Zurich, Beryl
Harper of Goderich, Douglas
Bell of Stratford;'1VIabel Cline
of St. Marys, all directors; ,'.'
Wilfred Krauskopf of•Dublin;
agriculture::.. Robert
-' Campbell. of Owen' Sound;
conimurtications; Daniel
Murphy of Goderich; finance;
Lloyd McLean of St. Marys, -
labor; Robert. Holmes of St.:
Pauls; nominations;. , Dave
Jack of Fergus, organizations
and constitution; , Emil
Hendrick of Exeter, policy
and research; Diane Miserier'
of. Stratford, women.
formation. Three MPPs attended the.
Regarding the "alleged Meeting, Hugh Edighoffer of
process . of • public • con- Perth; Murray Gaunt of
• sultation on the Bradley to Huron -Bruce and Jack
Georgetown hydro power Riddell of Huron-.
corridor, Dr.. Smith called the
• governmmnt's actions "a
farce".
"The Concerned Fanners
• have asked for an-•Aimpartial
'Orson to hold hearings, but.
the government won't accept
that. Then s when ,they
requested pthe'ombudsman to
Look into IL. .' .th:e government
muzzled him,saying the
decision was passed by
Cabinet two years ago and
that rules out the om-
budsman, Everything the -
government has.''done in this
cane is nothing more than
window dressing,, they
,ilecided at ,the time of the.
Solandt report where the line
.wound go. If we do nothing
else, we will consult with the
people." •
ta:
HARSH WORDS,
ta. Smith saved his hat•
chest . criticism for ' the
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