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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-05-31, Page 5ploys over 200 • people near Leam- ington. Is a "family farm" one that employs over 200. people? Obvi- ously not. . 1 don't know who is behind the ORQ's big money ad campaign, but let's take a look at what farm groups are saying about Bill 91. Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Roger George and Cecil Bradley, director of policy and re- search for thetItFA appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance and economic Affairs on February 13, 1995. Tony Hendriks, Ashfield Twp. In response to a question from a Progressive Conservative MPP re- garding whether the OFA favoured the repeal of Bi11 91, Mr. Bradley, speaking for Mr. George, replied "No". Mr. Bradley went on to say that "the legislation goes a long way towards recognizing the unique situation of agriculture." He also commented that he thought "people are prepared to work with- in the legislative framework that is there." Another prominent farm leader from the fruit and vegetable sector, Hector Delanghe had this to say about Bill 91. "I still say its not practical for unions to organize farms because there's no money in it for -them'. (Farm and Country, May 9, 1995) In the April 1995 edi- tion of Earthkeeping, the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario de- scribed Bill 91 as "appropriate to the unique characteristics of agri- cultural enterprises." Let me add my own thoughts to this. Does any -farmer out there really believe that their son or daughter or aunt or brother is going to sign a union card and organize a union on the family farm? Obvious- ly not. As MPP for. Huron County, 'I am proud to call myself a farmer And a New Democrat. Working with El- mer Buchanan and Premier Bob Rae, I have spent the past four and a half years serving my constitu- ents, cutting red tape and solving people's problems. I have been working on programs like Farm - PLUS, the Commodity Loan Pro- gram, the Feeder Cattle Loan Pro- gram, new safety net programs, the ethanol industry and supporting ru- ral communities and farmers. Let's end the misinformation and political grandstanding about Bill 91. It's not about unionizing the family farm and people who say it is aren't telling you the truth.. • Paul Klopp, MPP Huron P On the job...Leanne Hoyles is already hard at work at the Canada Employment Centre for Students in Listowel. Stu- dents are encouraged to register for jobs at the Centre. mmenEtemammaroft 5 Family farin unionization 'not practical' Dear Editor: 1 am writing regarding a radio and billboard campaign sponsored by a Toronto-based group known as "Ontarians for' Responsible Gov- ernment" (ORG). This big money ad campaign says that the Rae gov- ernment is promoting the "unioni- zation" of the family farm. This type of statement has been repeated by both PC leader Mike Hams and Liberal leader Lyn McLeod. The Rae government is not inter- ested in the "unionization" of the family farm. A few facts would be helpful here. The Agriculture Labor Relations Act or • "pill 91" was passed on June 23, 1994. The legis- lation was the product .of extensive consultation and work with numer- ous farm groups. The legislation clearly outlaws strikes and clearly recognizes the unique nature of ag- riculture. To date, there has been one certification under the legisla- tion: a mushroom farm which em - How much will it cos Dear Editor Just how much is Bill C-68 go- ing to cost? The government is still claiming they can register every gun in Can- ada (their estimate of three mil- lion), for $85 million. The Justice Department and Allan Rock have steadfastly resisted giving a de- tailed account of this estimate even to their own MPs. In our view, this figure is absolute fantasy for the following reasons:. 1. A recent report on the current registration system put the costto produce one certificate at between $86 and $104 depending on the province. So let's. make it simple and take an average cost of $90 multiplied by Mr. Rock's incorrect estimate of seven million guns equals$630 million. Add to this the cost of registering three million gun owners at the same cost ($90) and we come up with an additional $270 million for a grand total of $900 million. If we take the more realistic figures of seven million owners and 20 million guns, the figure balloons to $2.43 million. 2. The Ontario government is changing our health cards and driv- ers licenses to a photo card similar to the FPC and registration cards mandated in C-68: The cost just to produce : the card itself is $13.68. Multiply that 'cost by the govern- ment's figures of three million owners and seven million guns and we have $136.8 million, just for the cards. This does not include the ap- plication, investigations, computer time and equipment. This cost again increases when you use the more accurate number of guns • and ' owners (27 million by $13.68) to $369.36 million. 3. Metro Toronto Police estimat it takes up to six hours to investig and issue one FAC form. This amounts to approximately $180 each. Even cutting this figure in half, due to the extra vigilance To- ronto Police put into their investi- gations, we come up with the $90 figure we used in the first example. In any case, the government's $85 million figure is pure fantasy, designed to placate the finance minister and a populace, both very concerned with the increasing cost of government. 'Thanks for the support Dear Cameron: On behalf of Soundsation, we would like to take this opportunity to express our utmost appreciation for your continuing support for this year's Soundsation presentation "Good Rockin' Tonight". Preparations are nearing comple- tion and this show promises to be as entertaining and fully charged as past productions. The support shown by both the Wingham Advance -Times and the community of Wingham has been instrumental in ensuring a success- ful show. Once again. Soundsation would like to thank you for help and we sincerely hope you enjoy "Good Rockin' Tonight". Yours truly,- Soundsation Promotion Committee Don't support Reform Dear Editor: Since March 1991, 1 have been supportive of the policies of the Federal Reform Party, particularly those policies relating to deficit and debt reduction. With the provincial election set for June 8, 1995, I have had to .consider which provincial party has the policies which 1 can support. There has been some discussion about a possible Reform movement in Ontario. You may have seen in the London Fre Press last week (Ed. Note: Also Advance -Times, May 17), the article relating to "Re- form" candidates in Ontario. 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