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but he said it would take several
5Tars to do an audit on all the
".recipients. A suggestion was
made by opposition spokesmen
that the applicants could be asked
to record their previous addresses
and ownership when they applied
for the grants. This information
was not required, and has made it
more difficult for government
investigators. The Minister said
he would consider the suggestion.
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Report from Queen's Park
Debate held on 30.3%. Hydro increase
(By Murray Gaunt M,P.p.)
A debate this week in the
Legislature on the report of the
Ontario Energy Board on the
proposed rate increase for 1977
saw opposition critics urge the
Government to soften the impact
of the 30.3% pfoli-osed increase.
The matter of whether the
Government will allow Hydro to
increase its 1977 rates to
municipal utili• ties by 30.3% as
proposed won't be settled until
the Ontario Cabinet makes a
decision within the next two
weeks. Government spokesmen
warned of the danger of
postponing the rate increase
because they argued that the
increase in Hydro costs would
have to be borne by the consumer
in future years if Hydro didn't get
the proposed increase.
A proposal for spreading the
rate increase over three years,
with a 20% increase in 1977, 1978
and 1979, was rejected by. the
Government. The 30.3% increase
in Ontario Hydro bulk power rates
will translate into about a 20%
increase to the average consumer
who uses about 750 kilowat hours
of power per month.
Liberal Leader Stuart Smith
attacked the Government on its
housing policy, charging that
Ontario is lagging far behind the
rest of the country in new
construction. In the first six
months of this year, according to
Dr, Smith, building permits
issued for construction of
dwelling units in the Province
dropped by 1.8% compared with
a 25.4% increase across, the rest
of the country. Housing-Minister
John Rhodes responded by saying
that there are all kinds of houses
for sale in the Province, and
under those circumstances
builders cannot be expected to
build more homes unless, they
have a reasonable chance of
selling them. Mr. Rhodes said
that he was not- satisfied with the
,amount of rental accommodation
being produced.
The swine flu vaccine is now
available in the Province of
Ontario, Supplies are now in the
hands of Medical, ...Officers of
Health. Health Minister Frank
Miller indicated 'that the vaccine
now in stock is not suitable for
children, but that the. Ministry
will try and get a modified version
'that can' be given 'to theni. The
Government decided, in
September that it Would protted'
with the program for the elderly
'and chronically ill as soon as
possible, but put off a decision on
launching the mass program after
a conference of health ministers.
Liberal Leader Stuart Smith
asked the Government, to
continue its audit of grnts..
beyond the end of 1976; to
determine who received the
grants in violation of the
regulation. The Province
approved 87,000 grants, ,and of
that number about 10% received
grants incorrectly. The
Government has said its
jInvestigators have located many
of these through their audit.
Revenue Minister Arthur Meen
',has said his investigating staff
Will be taken off the audit at the
end of this year. The Preinier told
.thd Legislature that in cases
where illegality has been
established those involved will be
prosecuted.
Mr. DAvis said he saw no
reason why spot checks could not
continue over a period of time,
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