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Zurich Citizens News, 1973-11-29, Page 13THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1973 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE 13 rep,..k.ekbe"..^'.roses¢ Amendments to the Ontario Loan and Trust Corporations Act that will among other things permit specialized mortgage investment c ornpanies to be in- corporated in Ontario were pass- ed by the Legislature. Special- ized companies can take advant- age of the conduit of "flow through" tax treatment that will be provided with passage of Federal legislation. Other amend ments will permit Loan and Trust Companies to be incorpor- ated with either par or no par value shares. They will also permit amalgamation of trust companies and loan corporations. One amendment provides for regulation of the form of disclos- ure of terms, conditions and interest rates in lending and mortgage transactions. The rest- riction limiting second mortgage investments to $% of all mort- gage investments is removed and loan and trust companies will be permitted to invest in and operate subsidiary mortgage finance companies. Metro's 3 million dollar Dial - a bus experiment in the York Mills area has met only luke warrn public response in its first three weeks of operation. The buses travel with only one third to one half of their potent- ial load even during rush hours. Thel7 seat mini buses which deliver passengers from their homes to the subway rarely have carried more than 5 or 6 passengers a trip in their first three weeks. The special bus service in which you call a bus by telephone at least an hour before you want to leave home cost 400 a trip without transfer privileges. At present passenger loads, the service is costing a subsidy of more than 75¢ a trip. Mrs. Birch, Cabinet Minister responsible for Youth denounced Ottawa's opportunities for Youth and Local Initiatives Program. "They have created a large group of professional grant gett- ers, people who have become very skilled in writing briefs to the Government at getting more funds to create more non jobs, " According to Margaret Birch, Minister without Portfolio, "These people are active all across Canada playing what really looks like a shiny new game invented by the Federal Governrnent--a game called "invent the social service" or "find a new need." Mrs. Birch claims that the money handed out in grants were never adequately managed by the Federal Government. There was never adequate supervision or accountability within the project. Without clear account- ability the money paid out res- embled allowances more than it did salaries. She said the pro- jects selected seem to be picked on the basis of how they would sound in Ottawa press releases rather than by any hard scrutiny of the benefits they would bring to the communities around them or to the people employed in them. Her comments came . i filings Jack from Queers Park after the Federal Government indicated it might increase this year's Local Initiatives Program expenditures from the present 85 million dollars. Ontario Energy Minister Darcy McKeough is in no hurry to impose a 50 mile an hour limit on the Province's Highways but he is willing to reconsider the matter if the Federal energy minister ask the provinces to cut highway speed to conserve fuel supplies. Mr. McKeough was less keen on a possible ban on Sunday driving, as he indicated that there would be a real prob- lem decideing just who should be granted exemption from any sucl ban. Premier William Davis was attacked by Stephen Lewis, Leader of the NDP party for not producing a statement on the implications for the Ontario economy of the energy shortages Ontario Attorney General Dalton Bales, said he objected strongly to some provisions of the Federal Government's proposed wiretap legislation. Mr. Bales refused to specify exactly what his object- ions were when asked in the House but said he objected to wide powers given the Federal Solicitor General to Authorize police wiretapping. Commenting on reports, that a Legislature Committee drafted calling for 805o Canadian hiring by 1980 in Canadian Colleges and Universities, Ontario Prem- ier William Davis said he favour; a high percentage of Canadian among College and University teachers but he does not want quotas that could exclude competent foreigners. Attorney general Dalton Bales gave a lengthy ministerial statement outlining the recommendations made by the Ontario Law Reform Commission. The two volume report on the administration of Ontario Coursts suggest that every person accused of a crim- inal offence should be brought tc trial within 90 days of his arrest or summons. Other recommend- ations are as follows: - Creation of an Attorney Gen- erals Advisory Committee on Court Administration with rep- resentation from the Bench, Government, the legal profess- ions and the public at large; - Creation of an educational and research facility in Court adm- inistration; - A greater exercise by the Attorney General of his power to bring serious criminal cases before the High Court; - Reduction of the number of centres at which the high court may sit from the present 48 to 32; - Reconstitution of the County Court, District Courst, County Court Judges' Criminal Courts, District Judges Criminal Courts, and the courts of General Session of the Peace as a single court with one name to be decided by the Judges themselves; - Adoption of a policy under which all County Court Clerks will be legally trained; - An end to the practise of nam- ing County Court Judges to Pol- ice Commissions; - Abolition of the present dist- inction between High Court hearings in Court and chambers - The transfer of many civil appeals and all summary conv- ictions appeals from the Court of Appeal to Divisional Courts; - Year round operation of all Courts; Abolition of civil juries ex- cept in the case of actions for libel, slander, malicious arrest, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment, Health Minister Richard Potter told the Legislature that he int- ends to get in touch with Dent- urists who are flouting his new law, compelling them to become licensed Denture Therapists. 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