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Times-Advocate, 1978-09-14, Page 13I!!!I!L1!1111111111111111111111..... iiimiiiiHiniiimnnitminiiiiiiiiu.....ihhihiiiiiiiii.......iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiim ...... I Express concern over plans | By JACK RIDDELL = MPP Huron-Middlesex My colleagues and I, in the Liberal Party are com­ mitted to free enterprise and to ensuring a strong cor­ porate sector in the years ahead, at the same time protecting the futures of the people who work within our free enterprise economy. In this connection, ,we are very concerned about the situa­ tion with respect to pension plans in Canada. Stuart Smith has compared the financial status of these plans to a ticking timebomb, the eventual explosion of which would have devastating effects for cor­ porations, governments and hundreds of thousands of pensioners, Indications are that the Canada Pension Plan and many private plans are in danger of going broke, because the level of benefits paid out has been allowed to rise much faster than the level of contributions. Even JlllilllllUllllltlllllUltllllllllllllllllllll* 1 The ] Light ITouch By JACK LAVENDER There's nothing to match curling up with a good book when there's a repair job to be done around the house. w ★ * We never realize what poor losers we are until we try dieting. * * * A supermarket is where waiting on yourself saves part of the time you lose checking out. W W Which is worse — the wife driving from the back seat, or the husband cooking from the dinner table? w ★ ★ A flashlight is what you carry dead batteries in. WWW Click! The spotlight's on Jack's Small Engine Repair Service 107 Queen St., Hensall 262-2103 for service you can count on. iiiiii ii iiiiiniiiniii mini iiiniiiiiiiiiir two years ago, a survey of some 100 Canadian cor­ porations revealed unfunded pension liabilities of $930 million. Rapidly escalating salaries in the last decade have sharply increased the debts of most pension plans, which calculate benefits on a percentage of an employee’s top earning years or career average ear­ nings, Claims on pension plans are now far greater than most actuaries predicted when contribution schedules were established. Unless pension plan finan­ cial imbalances are resolved quickly, hundreds of thousands of working Canadians will not be able to collect a cent from pension plans to which they have contributed. For the Canada Pension Plan, the break-even point will be reached in 5 years - 1983. At that point, the plan will be paying out more in current benefits than is received in premiums. The surpluses of past years will be exhausted by the end of the century, approximately, and unless contributions are greatly increased before that time, the Canada Pen­ sion Plan will go broke. To quote Canadian Business magazine, “The mounting deficits are staggering. Canada’s provinces at present owe their civil service pension plans a total of $10 billion, and, in addition, they are in debt to the Canada Pension Plan by more than $12 billion ... As for the private plans, whose combined assets total about $24 billion, incredibly, no one has yet done a comprehensive check on how far short they are of being able to pay the benefits they’re committed to pay.” Problems are com­ pounded by the fact that the number of elderly people in Canada will double in the next thirteen years. That same post-war “baby boom”, which has moved like a tidal wave through our school system is now enter­ ing the workforce: in­ evitably, it will have an im­ pact on the pension plans, as the post-war “babies” become senior citizens, and fewer and fewer workers support more and more pen­ sioners. Lowering the man­ datory age of retirement from the present 65 would create further difficulties. The impending pension crisis will also have an effect upon business and government. Companies are obliged to make up any shortfall in their private pension plans, and the liability can be enormous. Of Canadian companies sur­ veyed by the Financial Ex­ ecutives Institute, nearly 20 percent of those with pen­ sion plan shortfalls face liabilities amounting to more than one year’s after­ tax earnings. Dwindling pension funds will have considerable im­ pact on the Government of Ontario, whose recent enor­ mous spending deficits have been financed almost entire­ ly by borrowing from pen­ sion fund surpluses - which end in 1982. VANASTRA FURNISHINGS and appliances J we have a large selection of... , 3. 4 piece Chesterfields^ *Corner and Sidewall China Cabinets *3 pc. coffee table sets *Bunk Beds-Lamps * Appliances-Antiques *Bearoom & Kitchen Suites *LAWN ORNAMENTS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF CLINTON IN VANASTRA..PHONE 482-7922 "the store with your everyday bargains" Wl meets at Clandeboye By MRS. ARTHUR HODGINS The September meeting of the Clandeboye Women’s Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Michael Heffernan. The president, Mrs. Art Hodgins was in charge assisted by secretary, Mrs. Dick Worthington. The roll call “Your latest bit of knowledge” was an­ swered by seventeen members and three guests. Because of no meetings in July and August, the business part of the meeting was filled with many items to be discussed such as, ways of raising money, 4H, area convention delegates and the October bus trip Rochester, Michigan. Public Relations convener, Mrs. Wilmer Scott was in charge of the program. Potted mums were presented to Mrs. Ollie Hodgins and Mrs. Evelyn O’Neil; who have reached the golden years as mem­ bers of the Institute. Mrs. O’Neil gave an in­ teresting paper on public relations, Mrs. Scott in­ troduced Anne Revington of Lucan who showed slides and commented on her visit to Paris, France in May and June where she worked as an Au-Pair, for a french family. On her time off she visited the French Riviera including Monaco and Nice, then on through Belgium to Amsterdam, Holland, to meet a dutch friend and former school mate, who attended Medway High School with Anne as an exchange student. Mrs. Bruce Henry thanked Anne for taking us on such an interesting armchair tour. The Institute Grace was sung. Lunch was prepared by Mrs. Arnold Lewis Mrs. Dick Worthington and the hostess, Mrs. Heffernan. Personals Mrs. Arnold Blake was hostess for the United Church Women on Tuesday , evening. Mrs. Ethel Donaldson, president was in charge and Mrs. Blake took the devotional part of the meeting. Plans for a wed­ ding and shower in October were discussed as well as other projects. The hostess served lunch and a social time enjoyed by all. Mrs. Harold Hardy and Mrs. Art Hodgins were guests of the Western Fair Association at the ladies luncheon Monday. Guest speakers were Jim Swan and Carol Campbell of the CFPL- TV “Morning Break”. Head table guests included Joanne Palmer of Clinton, “Fairest of the Fair” and Anne Steeper of Corbett, “Farm Show Princess.” to Not only must we readjust expenditure patterns to avoid raiding the capital markets, but beginning in 1987 we must, in addition, find hundreds of millions of dollars every year till the end of the century in order to repay our borrowings from public pension plans. Even this year, we must repay $175 million; our an­ nual repayment will rise to $701 million in 1987, and to more than $1 billion in 1997. We can no longer ignore the pension “timebomb”. Moreover, workers who are contributing benefits in the belief that they are ensuring adequate retirement in­ comes must be told the truth about the impending crisis. The imbalance between benefits and contributions in public pension plans must be rectified. Every company with un­ funded pension liabilities should reveal the full extent of those liabilities in their financial statements, and every company with un­ funded pension liabilities should be required to declare the means by which those liabilities will be met. Investors have a right to know of these claims on the company’s future profits and working people have a right to know the status of their promised retirement incomes. There should be im­ mediate vesting of pension rights for all workers who contribute to private plans. All pension rights should become fully portable. At present, in many cases, peo­ ple who leave their employ­ ment before age 45, or with WMS meets The W.M.S. of Carmel Presbyterian Church met on Thursday evening with the President Mrs. Harvey Hyde presiding and opened the meeting with a poem “Faith”. Mrs. Rochus Faber was in charge of the Devotional and opened with a poem “Comfort” Mrs. Faber read the Scripture Matt, chapter 13 verses 24- 40. The topic “The Field is the World” was very well presented by Mrs. Faber after which she led in prayer. An invitation was received from the Arnold Circle even­ ing Auxiliary to attend their “Thank Offering” meeting to beield on October 10 at 8 P.M. The fall rally will be held in Goderich, October 11 at 1:30 P.M. — the speaker to be Miss Ida White. The meeting closed with the Lord’s Praver. Times-Advocate, September 14, 1978 Page 15 TOM AND JEAN BRADLEY wish to invite you to their pen- Flexalum* Aluminum Soffit and Fascia The beautiful way to protec t and weatherproof your under-eaves while ensuring proper ventilation of your attic. less than ten years service, lose their pension rights and are refunded only their con­ tributions, plus interest. In addition, protection should be provided for the senior worker who has con­ tributed to a private pension plan throughout his career, but is now often left with no pension benefits when his employer shuts down. If the impending pension crisis is to be averted, we must plan and act now, without delay. Otherwise, several million Canadians will find that after a lifetime of contributions, they are unable to collect their sion benefits. r ■ a " 1 REC LEAGUE CHAMPS — The team from Hensall took the ‘Times Advocate trophy as the top team during the regular season in the Exeter and district men's recreational softball league. Presenting the trophy to team rep Brian Campbell is league president Scott Morgan.T-A photo SHIPKA GENERAL STORE on Sat., Sept. 16 Please drop in for coffee and donuts NEW HOURS Daily, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. - Closed Sundays Free delivery on purchases over $10.00 Call us for the facts ONTARIO MOTOR LEAGUE BLUE WATER CLUB HURON DIVISION 7 Rattenbury St. East CLINTON, ONTARIO 482-9300 Qiieensway — Continued from Page 14 regulate the municipality as a whole. 681-0183 (LONDON) Out-of-town calls, please call collect *Reg <1 ( .in I M ©Hunter Douglas. The worldwide name in aluminum building prodm ts HENSALL HOCKEY REGISTRATION —- Saturday morning was the time for hockey registra­ tion at Hensall. As Tom Nielands of the minor hockey association and Jason and Jeff Clarke look on, mother Marg Clarke of Hensall fills out the necessary forms. Staff photo Water system changes $Q.45 53'° PST Exempt I UCW plans bazaar The September meeting of the Chiselhurst U.C.W. was held Tuesday with the presi­ dent Mrs. Jack Brintnell presiding and opened with the Theme Song and Prayer. Mrs. Vera Brintnell took the Devotional and the topic was “Harvest Home”. The roll call was answered by 11 members present. The fall regional will be held at Chiselhurst, October 17. Arrangements were made to hold the Fall Bazaar on November 1st. Mrs. Harold Parker spoke on the Conference she attended at Alma College in August the Theme being “Stop-Look-Listen —- Hear , God Speak” which was most interesting. Mrs. Dick Taylor was in charge of the program and read a poem on “Dandelions”. Ohe meeting closed with prayer. Mrs. Alf Ross and Mrs. Ed Dick were hostesses. Council was to have given second and third reading to their by-law but when they heard they would have to regulate the whole municipality they didn’t feel it was fair to penalize everyone or the for the ac­ tions of a few. “People are still going to burn their leaves anyhow. How are you going to enforce it? That’s what I want to know,” councillor Paul Neilands said. “I think all you’re doing is penalizing a lot of people for a few offenders,” he added. Reeve Harold Knight said, “If you’re going to be talking of putting this on paper then let’s get someone to enforce it. I think if you’re going to and we think it’s a problem than we should be looking for someone to'enforce it.” Council decided to shelve their reading of a by-law that would regulate the whole municipality until the next regular council meeting in the hopes that they could come up with some more alternatives. Council also discussed the official opening date of Hensail’s new arena. VALUABLE COUPON "A G/ft for You Or o Friend" This coupon valued at OFF Visitors with Laura Doman were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd MacDonald, Pontiac, Michigan. Joan Betteridge and Violet Bishop visited Irene Kalbfleisch. Mr. and Mrs. W. Mitchell, Ottawa and Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Denroch of Ottawa and Leslie Mitchell visited Louise Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Sinclair of Grand Bend visited Mrs. Laura Doman. Mary Neil visited Mabel Johns. Harvey and Julene Keyes visited Russell Erratt. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smith visited several residents. Melba Walper visited her mother Mrs. Adeline Taylor. 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