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TI-10 iiI)/ION,i.EXPOSITOFI'''IliiAlIcti .25 1976'
(By Jack Riddell MPP)
This week in the Legislature,
the two Opposition Leaders
participated in the Debate _on the
Speech from the Throne. Both
Leaders strongly criticized the
Provincial Government, particu-
larly for the policy of arbitrarily
closing down hospitals in the
Province: The- Government
anticipated saving same $40-450
million a year by closing or
cutting back ten hospitals, and
the closures are being carried out
with little apparent concern for-
the impact on the communities in
which the hospitals are located. In
the case of the psychiatric
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hospitals at Goderich and
Timmins, these are to be used as
centres for the mentally retarded,
to. some extent. The Opposition
maintain that the Government
has not proved that the savings
claimed will in fact result from the
hospital closures, nor given g
satisfactory rationale for the
cutbacks in hospital beds and
staff in 69 other hospitals.
It was also mentioned that if
the Province had held the private
medical laboratory industry to a
15% _increase in its : annual
billings to the Ontario Health
Insurance Plan, about $65 million
would have been ,saved, $35
million of it this year. The
cut-backs on transfer payments to
municipalities were also
discussed, and reference was
made to the commitment given at
the Edmonton
Conference in 1973, when the
then Treasurer 'of Ontario said
that the 9.1.14rie • Ommow*
gave a guarantee to the provinces..
local governments • that in the
future.assistence from.• tie
ProvinCial Gevernment to •the
municipalities. would grow at a
rate not less than the growth rate
of Ontario's OW revenue, Now, it
seems, the' government is going
back on this commitment because
at a time when the predicted
growth rate of Ontario's revenue
is 10%, ceilings of 5.5% and
3.1% are being imposed.
Both Opposition Leaders put
forward amendments to the
Throne Speech criticising the
government for lack of responsi-
bility in forcing'school hoards and
municipalities to increase
property taxes to home owners -
and tenants, for lack of financial
responsibility generally; and 'for
the cutbacks on hospitals and
laboratories.
If the Opposition Parties should
Jain- together to vote for the.
amendment and 'sub-amendment
. which have been proposed, the'
minority government will be
defeated. The vote on the Throne
Speech will be 'taken before April
fith, when it had been anticipated
the Provincial 'Budget would be
brought down. The Premier and
Treasurer have both said
that there is no intention of
advancing the date of budget
presentation.
Also at Queen's Park this week.,
Richard Smith Liberal M.P.P. for
Nipissing told a Legislature
Committee reviewing additional
health ministry estimates that
.some Ontario hospital patholo-
gists receive a percentage of
health insurance payments for
laboratory tests; and are earning
-more than $150,000, -a year. He
urged the Health Minister to
place pathologists on salaties
geared to the size of the labs
which they head and the am onnt
of work performed; The Minister
did not deny the high. incomes,
but added that there :arO• .a
number of income arrangements
between .hospitals and
pathologists:.
The. Attorney-General has
indicated that he does not think
there should be a public inquiry
into the Ontario private • lab
industry if criminal charges result
from investigations into 'Abko
Medical Laboratory Ltd. An
inquiry might .' interfere with.
police charges, and in any event
any decision to carry out an
inquiry would have to be made by
cabinet. He said the deciiion with
regard to laying charges would be
made within a week. The
investigations into Abko resulted
from stories that the firm's
records indicate the Ontario
Health Insurance Plan had been
'billed for tests on patients which
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The DeJonge propoSal received.
by the Trustee and approved by a
large majority of "the unsecured
creditors, , some of whom were
beef pr,d-uce•rs in
Middlesex, provides for the
purchase of unsecured creditors'
claims at 15 cents on the dollar,
with larger dividends available to
small creditOrs. . It ' permits
creditors the option of waiting far
six months, during which time the
assets of Essex Packers Ltd. will
be more thoroughly valued. The
may then possibly receive•a larger
dividend without losing the
guarantree of 15 cents on the
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bankruptcy of ESsex.Packets Ltd ;
This course, followed by the
calling of tenders fgir the 'operation of, the Guelph facility
alone, without reference to the
future of Essex Packers! _realer
Yinterests has therefOre,heen
xejected in favour "of the
Government's:agreement to the
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The former Federal riding of
Huron-Middlesex has been
changed to the riding of Huron.
Along with the n ame, the
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boundaries of the riding have also
been changed. The change will
take place April 1st.
Under the new boundaries, the
townships of Huron, Kinloss, and
Culross and the villages of Ripley,
Lucknow, Teeswater and
Mildmay, all in Bruce eountyr
become part of Hurbn
now represented by Bob
McKinley, Conservative, of
. Zurich.
Also, the townships Of
Biddulph, east of highway 4 and
McGillivray, west of highway 4,
including the towns of Ailsa
Craig, Lucan and Granton
form‘rly of the Huron-Middlesex
riding, have been ' redi stributed
to the Lambton-Middlesex riding.
The •reason for the redistribu-
tion of the boundaries is due to
larger population near London.
In general, an urban riding has
20,000 more people than a rural
riding. Due to the . rise of
population . moving towards
London, the rural ridings had to
be moved farther out from the city
Bob McKinley has been the MP
of the riding •since 1965 and the
Federal boundarieS have been
changed once' , in '1968. At that
time, the townships of' Howick
and Turnberry. and the town of,
Wingham were brought in ,as
were parts of Middlesex, now
taken away again.
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Tax questions
Who reports what?
Q. My husband and I separated
in 1975 and I obtained custody of
our child on whose behalf both of
us will 'be claiming a personal
exemption for that year. Which of
us must report allowance pay-
ments as income?
A. Each of you must 'report a
portion of total payments received
in .the year. To determine your
share,, multiply the amount of
your exemption for the, child by
the total of payments received in
• the year and divide the product by
• the total of personal exemptions
ir claimed for the ch ild by you and
7..‘ your husband. The balance must
• be reported by your husband.
• Q. I live in a trailer. Can this be
classed as a principal residence?
• A. Yes. Any type of structure
that you own and ordinarily
inhabit may qualify as a principal
residence. to-
Q. Last year a relative died and
in his will left me several
,t; thousand dollars. Is this money I
inherited taxable as income?
A. No . Money inherited is not
subject to income tax. However, if
there were investments involved,
any investment income received
or credited after you inherited the
money would be taxable as part of
your income.
Q. I understand there are
special rules regarding the
acquisition and sale of certain
works of art. Could you explain
these rules briefly?
• A. Yes. Works of art such Its
prints, etchings, drawings,
paintings and sculpture,
jewellery, rare folios, manu-
scripts and books, stamps and
coins are referred to as listed
personal property. Gains on the
disposition of these assets when ,
sold for more than $1,000 are
subject to the capital gains
principal residence, that home
together •with up to an acre of
surrounding. land, . if the land
contributes to the sue and
enjoyment bf the home, will be
exempt from capital gains tax.
Q. My wife claims personal
exemptions for two of our
children and I claim the other
two. Who • must ' report Family.
Allowance payments?
A. Both of you - each 'parent
must report the amount of Family
Allowance received for the
children which he or she has
claimed as dependants. -For
additional details, refer to Item 7
of your 1075 Tax Guide provided
with your income tax return.
Q. My wife and I have a joint
bank account. The money that my
wife pays into the bank account is
from her earnings as a
stenographer. The T5 slip is
made out in our joint names. Do I
declare the income on my tax
return or does my wife declare it
on her tax return, or should we
divide' the interest income,
declaring half of it on each of our
returns?
'A.3tyou and your wife deposit
an "equal amount of your
respective' earnings, then• the
interest is • earned equally. If one •
of you deposits more than the
other, then that person should
report a larger share of the
interest,
Q. When fili ng my tax return,
should interest be declared in the'
year it is earned or the year,it.•is
received?•
A. You may report interest as
income either when you become
entitled to receive it, or when you
actually receive it, but you must
follow the same method regularly
from year to year.
Q. What is general averaging?
A. This is a complex tax
calculation that is automatically
computed, if applicgble, for all'
taxpayers when the return is
assessed. If your; 1975 taxable
Mem& is substantially increased
over prior years' taxable incomes,
general averaging will usually' be
applied.csWhen 'gen ral averaging
is applied your tax s will always
be, reduced, increased.
r41 provision. Losses are subject to a
0, special calculation. They may he
"'• deducted only from gains made
ir73m the sale of this type of
property.
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Q. What happens if I 'sell my
!Cost me? Mn I going to
ome at a price greater' than it
on any profit or gain that I
be taxed
make?
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t,,,,,. A. Ordinarily no, If a taxpayer
Zk: usesr his home only as ' his
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