The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-12-22, Page 2PAGE 2--GODER CH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1977
ewman talks with dealers
about buyer commitments
BY JACK RIIDDELL M.P.P.
Agriculture and Food
Minister, Bill Newman, met
with Bean Pealers and the
Bean Producers Marketing
Board to discuss the forward
commitments made to buyers
of white beans and came to
the conclusion that there is no
justification for the gover-
nment to provide assistance
other than crop insurance.
In expectation of recrod
crops in Ontario, 852,900 bags
of No. 1 white beans 'were
forwarp sold. The white bean
crop, however, suffered
considerable damagebdue to
wet weather this fall. Mr.
Newman pointed out that
about 100,000 acres
representing two thirds of the
white bean acreage are
covered by crop insurance.
He said that as of December
1st, $7,5 million have been
paid in claims with the total
expected to rise to $9 Million.
The Minister also an-
nounced this week that he will
commission a study of the
benefits and cost to Ontario of
the Provinces participation in
the National Milk Supply
Management program.
During the• consideration of
the expenditure estimates of
the Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, 1 expressed con -
ern - about the number of
Ontario ylilk Producers who
have run nut of market share
quota long before the end of
the dairy year. We seem to
have an undesirable situation
in Ontario where processors
say they can't fill orders
because they can't buy
enough Milk and producers
have milk but can't tell it
because they have run out of -
quota, •
As a result of the
deliberation of the Committee
members during the
estimates, and also at a
meeting of the committee
with the Milk Marketing
Board, the ` Minister ap-
pointed a committee to draw
up terms of reference for the
study with representation
from the Ontario Milk
Commission. the Ontario
Milk Marketing Board. -the
Ontario Dairy Council.and the
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food.
Factors to he examined
include• the size of the Ontario
market and the share filled
by Ontario processors: the
effects of withdrawing from
the Federal Program on the
produer'r, the processor and
the consumer: and possible
alternative arrangements.
that, could he made to the
present Federal Program.
The Federal Supply
Management program of"
which Ontario is- a member
has been operating for seven
years. All the provinces are
currently members of the
Federal Program.
The Auditor's Report was
tabled in the Legislature
giving details of continuing
wasteful spending. There has
subsequently been con-
siderable controversy about
the expenses of the La Marsh
Commission on violence in
the Cornmunicatrons
Industry.
Its total cost to the tax-
payers was $2,026,245.
Travelling expenses included
extravagant use of govern-
ment aircraft -and car's, as
well as a taxi hill of $5,'315.
One limousine hill was $658 -
to transport two Commission
nit'mht't's and two staff
mt'niht'rs to a conference
held in Kingston. Fourteen
European countries were
visited - cost to taxpayers
$46,000. Five U S. cities were
visited, at a cost of $10,000. To
add insult to injury, $3.360
was spent on photographic
prints of Commission
members.
All this for a Commission to
investigate a problem that is
beyond the -jurisdiction of the
provincial government
anyway - a Commission that
was e'.tablished despite
constant pr'ote4ts from the
Liberal Party that it would be
a total waste of public money.
Rob Nixon, former Liberal
Le'adt•r. painted out following
publication of the .Auditor's
report, that the corn mission
was "a crass political ap-
pointment in the first
place if there's a villain of
the piece, it's the Premier.-
In
rem er.-In an effort to keep track of
traffic offenders, Ontario
may tie motor vehicle licence
plates to the driver, not the
car, acc'or'ding to the Solicitor
General, The Honourable
Frank Drea. The Provincial
Auditor reported that Ontario
is owed more than $'26 million
in unpaid court fines, mostly
fur traffic offences. At
present. when a car is sold, it
is accompanied by the license,
plates. but proiincial officials
consider if the Owner is
required to retain the plates
and put them on the next car
he owned. it would not he so
difficult to trace driver who
cn+e fines: Earlier this year,
Attorney General Roy
McMurtry, reported that
experience in the United
States indicates that an ef-
ficient enforcement system
for minor traffic offences
depends ''on denial of vehicle
registration renewal and ' a .
denial of licence renewal
rather than a simple
suspension of existing
privileges."
Hugh O'Neil. Liberal MPP
(Quinte) questioned the
Minister of Consumer and
Commercial Relations, Larry
Grossman, about the number
of employees. affected by the
government's decision to cut
back on operating hours in
over 150 liquor stores across
the province. As many as 500
temporary and part-time jobs
could be affected by reduced
hours to go into effect next
January at nearly one-third
of Ontario Government's
liquor stores.
But government
spokesmen insisted that no
jobs were being phased out,
and no permanent employees
would be laid off. The
Minister said the reduced
hours could produce savings
o'f 1500,000 in wages next
year. Officials said some
part-time workers could find
their work week shgrply
reduced at stores restricting
opening hours, and they
might decide the jobs are not
worth the pay, and . leave.
Ninety seven stores will lop
one day off their operating
hours, cutting back from six
to five clays, and 23 of the
stores also will eliminate
either Thursday or Friday
evening hours. A further 66'
stores will eliminate store
hours on either a Thursday or
Friday night.
Rather than lose control of
the legislation which it has
proposed, the Government
has withdrawn a bill which
would',permit 'the
replacemnt of judges on
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school brightened the atmosphere at the concert with songs
under the guidance of Mrs. Cameron accompanied by
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principal of the school. (staff photo)
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