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expetience. , (The program spent
$7,3 millioelast ypar, providing •
4,500 jobs,)- An additional $16
million (in addition to last •yearls
$15,million) wik go to the Ontario
Youth • Empldyjnent Program(
which pays employers a $1 an '
'hour subsidy for adding jobs, and
which should, according to the
Government, provide 30,000 new .
jobs,
On the' 'crucial unemployment
issue, ..,Liberal Leader Stuart
Smith,' (luring the firSt Question
Period of the session called for
more government support for th&,'k.
manufactiffing itidttStrY, in the.
light or the-- 'stocking and
disturbing'' fact that
unemployinerff among people '25
to54 (the peak earning years) has
junipcd by 42% in OntariO-Over-
the last two months. Between-
November and January this
figure rose by-47,000 to a total of
158,000," '
The absence•from the Speech of
iarg,e scale and long-term projects
to stimulate the 'economy was
'strongly • critielzed. While
referring to' • "the crisis of
cOnfidence" which exists today,
the .Premier•is apparently taking
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A MILKING. MACHINE—Seaforth Public School! Kindergarten
teacher, jaw Boussey, took. her young pupils last Thursday to
the Wayne Hugill farm at R. R. #2, Sc 'forth to learn itll about the,
dairy:operations. Mr. Hugill is shoWn demonstrating a milking
machine to the youngsters. • (Photo by Oke) •
Murray Gaunt
Another legislatiVe session got
•• underway this week with the
traditional Speech from,- the
Throne •-outlining • the
Government's intentions, and.
programs. ,
In the ,Government 'blueprint •
was an emphasis on less
government -spending and• less
interference with the , private
sector. ,
Among the highlights in the
speech was an increase of - $26
million from $6.7 'million, to
incre,,ase summer jobs for 36,000
oung people Under; 24 .year's of
By..faek ridden IV1
Needless to say there' is a great
deal of concern about the
teachers' strike in Huron County
and the effect that this will have ,
on the education of the students. ,
certainly, no one Wants to see the
students lose their year because
differ nces couldn't be resolved
bet een the teachers. and the
Sc ool Board.
egotiations started in January
of 1 77 and after a summer delay
they were reconvened in
September of 1977.
The Education Act'outlines the
procedures whicti the Board, and
teachers must take to endeavour
td bring about a settlement and
haVing followed the required
procedures to this point in time
the negotiations have reached an
impasse.
The parties have.been, through'
the fact-finding procedure which
is a requirement under the Act
a't d they have had the assistance
o a provincially' appointed
mediator. Unfortunately, with
this assistance, the Board and
teachers negotiators have been
unable to reach an agreement.
The majority of items, which
were in dispute have been settled
including salaries, seniority,.
s ilus teaching staff,
recognition of • Bachelor's
degrees, • accumulation of sick
' days and sabbatical leave.
The two . outstanding matters '
concern pupil-period contact and
sick leave gratuity. Pupil-period
contact refers to the .atiaitint of
work • a teacher wilt, perform,
during '',:a teaching day and'
a teaching week.
I personally 'discussed the
concerns which We all h.ave with
the Minister of •Educati%n and he
made ,it. abundantly clear that he
Will not -interfere with the
process, In essence he will not
legiMate -the . teachers back to
work. Strike ;action is now • legal
under the Education Act and it is
the Minister's contention that.
such legislation 'would be
redundant if he was to bail the
teachers, out every, time there is a
,dispute.
The Education , Relations
ComMission will b.e sending 'the
'mediator into the area ,again to
assist the Board and teachers in
reaching an agreement assuming
that both parties are willing to ..-
consider further negotiations.. If
' the Board.andteacher'negotiators
cannot resolve their differences,
with the assistance . of_ the
mediator, then the strike will
Continue and the frustration of
students, parents, teache and.
Board Members. will continue to
ifiof.int ,-
The only alternative for parents
who believe that their children's
chances of completing their year
are seriously . , jeopardized,
because ofa lengthy' strike, is to
'petition -the Education Relations .
Commission, tp do everything in
their 'power to encourage an .
immediatesettlement, baring in
mind that the N in inter,--a...,„
Education has adopted a -hands-
Off" policy.
1 personally have enough faith
in both the teachers and the
Board that, they will a'drk
diligently to resolve • :their
differences' in the interests of all
conceined,and most particularly
in the interest of the students.
On 21St February, the Second
Session of the 31st Ontario •
Parliainent opdned with tradi-
tional pomp and ceremony, • and
'the Honourable Pauline
McGibbon, as Lieutenant:
Governor, delivered" a. Speech'
from the Throne which many
obseryers considered to be vague
, and disappointing, At a time
when Ontario is' facing nery
serious, and difficult problems,
the Speech, which represents the
•yernment's proposed legisla.,
t ve 'program, gave littld
st
in 'cation of the, strong purpose
and irection which is so badly
needed,
cr
While y and generation" of jobs
-
e
maintaining that
"security
and income would be primary
objectives, the Government
stated that "unemployment is. in,
many respects beyond the control
)f the provincial government."
$26 million is the extent of its
financial commitment to job',
creation. thii to two youth
'employment programs introduced
last ,year, Ab out X10"million will
go to the Ontario Career Action
Program, payiing 3100'a week to
young people looking for work
,
the 'attitude th,0-4he serious
econirmic problems now /facing,
Ontario Can best be - Met by the'
federal government and free
„eriterprise. A domint theme in its
the Throne Speech ,was more
ind ividual' fesponsibil y' and a
'reordering of' prioriti to do
better with relatively less." .
, pecial education programs'are otill
to aye up to $20 million, more
de available' to them,- if the
Ministry of Education can talk
school boards 'into taking the
money. . According to. ,the
Minister, 4f 194 special education
programs in the :k•ppevitice.7 last
year, only 11 'at the elementary
level and seven in_secon_dary
schools spent enough tc qualify
for additional- funds. While the
Provincial School, for the deaf at
Milton will continue operating for
its original purpose, it will also be
used for, demonstration projects
involving children with severe
learning disabilities, and training
teach$rs in this specialiZed field..
' Ontario's Family Law
legislation is to receive third
,reading this session. • and the
Government ' will continue to
move toward ..a simplified legal„ .
system, with more protection for
children , singled parent families',
working mothers, . the
°handicapped, the sick and the..
elderly in their dealings with the
law.-An attempt .wi trbe-th a d e to -
recittce the number of abductions,
of, children from, one parent by '
another after a separation or
'divorce, and . children may be.
granted independent' legal
representation in family law
cases. .. - ' •
In transportation :matters, a
program of . compulsory
automobile insurance is to be
implemented by December 1979,
although a former Ministet of
Consumer and Commercial
.RelatjOits (the _Ministry.
responsible) maintains that such
The 'Government promised' a'
long, range:, . apprentice style
`program to 'shortages of
• skilled • .trade workers, to, begin
next September - -- . .
Thlye/ Government is going to
'have French language jury' trials
and bilingUal highway ' And
Government building, signs in
areas of -highfrapeophone popula-
. tion,•aS 'Well as' $400,000 for.the'
three-to • four-year job of
translating Ontario statutes into
French. •
Compulsory automobile
insurance by. Decernbfr .1919,
afft,cting . about 150000 Ontario
drivers who are now uninsured, is,
Report from Queen's Park
Throne. speech
says less spendin
premised.
Legislation will be introduced
Tallow the sale of Crown land for
cottage purposes in Northern
Ontario .
There will be measures to giv e
addedprotection to childien
involved in family disputes, both.
In the area of child abuse and
kidnapping by pa rents 'in custody
cases. '
The two Opposition Leaders
responded to the Throne Speech
by criticizing the lack of leader-
ship the Govern-ment,is :showing
in relation to the economy and
long term job creation,
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a move would' make little There is' to be inceeased
difference •arless there were ways availability, of French-language,
of apprehending -those who would court 'trials in areas with a large
continue to drive Illegally without Franchophone population, and. a
insuranpa, special section to begin work on -
There Neill be fewer licensing translating Ontario's Statutes into
restrictions on 'trucks, operataing French. Liberal MPP Albert Roy
in' the Nortb, a policy the commented that the Governs
government hopes will reduce has already missed out ort, ;bout
transnortation , 'costs, and $500;000 by not taking' advantage
amendment of the Public of 'a federal program proVicling
Commercial Vehicles Act is funds for this purpose. Where
intended to enhance• export' justified, bilingual deuments
opportunities ' to the 'United • and publications will . be made
§tateS, while facilitating the available, and bilingual - signs
movement 1 of Ontario produce ,provided oh government
within the, Province.. buildings and highway's.
Annual !Meeting
and Dance
Wed., Mardi 81h
at the
Seaforth
Legion Hall
/Tickets available at the
office or from directors
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engineering & financing
Your Bean Producers Marketing Board update on white pea
bean markets .'& prospects
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