The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-05-05, Page 8report from queen's park
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, . May 5, 1982—Page 7
Want agriculture program revamped
By; Murray Elston, M,P.P.
[Huron -Bruce]
Pressure continues on the Ontario agricultural community
as spring planting gets into full .swing. Difficulties in
obtaining additional operating money for the purchase of
seeding supplies have placed extra strain on farm opera-
tions and on the provincial assistance program. The,.
Opposition has continued to press ' the Minister of
Agriculture to revamp the program to allow quicker proces-
sing andeasier access to the funds, to assist in spring
operations. •
In addition, the Federation of Agriculture has met .with
the Opposition and Cabinet in order to get changes made to
the program as well. Information from the ' Federation,
'farmers and bankers indicates a huge backlog of
applications due to the complexities built into the
applications and the interimchanges made to the applica-
tions.
Indications are that some busy branches are taking up to
two months to process the applications, even though the
Minister of Agriculture denies that there 'areserious
difficulties.
Private Members Legislation
(a) Farm Products Marketing:
As earlier reported, Jack Riddell (MPP, Huron -Middle-
sex) introduced legislation to curtail the combination of
supermarket buying power to elicit unfair discounts from
producers.
The legislation was debated in the Legislature on April
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! some plants
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•heavy books
Directions:
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Be sure not to pick .a plant that is specialto
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2.Press. the plants. Place your collected plants
carefully on about six sheets of newspaper:'They
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you like how they look: Put about six pieces of
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29th, but the Government Members prevented the bill from
proceeding any further.
(b) Clean Drinking Water Bill:
Brian Charlton (MPP, Hamilton. Mountain) introduced a
bill to provide more legal and technical means by which
residents of Ontario Can ensure the supply of good quality
drinking water. The bill wassupported in principle by a
number of members from all sides.
In debate, I spoke in support for the Liberal Party, setting
out the fact that there is some legislation currently on the
books that could be used but which the Government of
Ontario does not enforce strictly. The new legislation would.
allow private individuals participation in the process . of
enforcing the minimum standards and in the process of
setting regulations for standards of drinking water.
As before; the Government prevented the bill from
proceeding.
(c) Environmental Rights Bill:
On April 29th, I introduced the Environmental. Rights
which would provide individuals with a means of taking
legal action to prevent pollution. of the environment. Details •
of the bill are available from my constituency offices in
Kincardine and Wingliam. , •
OHIP Fee Dispute
The Minister of Health and the .Ontario Medical
Association have still not reached .. an agreement . in the
dispute initiated in March when Health Ministry officials
unilaterally announced their final offer. Plans have been •
made by doctors to close offices for a further three days if a
settlement is not reached.
The Minister says that the dispute could continue for
some time, and that he is prepared for "a 'difficult period of
time" if that is what the Ontario Medical Association wants.
Pension Reform
Leader of the Opposition David Peterson has chastised
the Ontario Government for holding up pension reform in
Canada because it has failed to guarantee a decent income
for thousands of single seniors. In addition, Peterson has
urged the Premier to indicate when the Government intends
to respond to the all -party. Select Committee which
recommended earlier this• year that benefits for single
seniors be raised. to 60% of the rate for couples.
Wills Legislation:
Jim Breithaupt (MPP, Kitchener) has introduced a bill to.
prevent Communist governments from seizing money
destined to Eastern. European and Russian relatives of
deceased Ontario resident's.'
As much as S18 million a year is diverted into the Soviet
Government coffers from people who have come to Ontario.
The bill would give judges wider discretion in dealing with
cases involving beneficiaries from the Soviet Union, Poland
and Czechoslovakia to determine if claims from `.`relatives"
are valid, "exchange rates" are applied properly. If the
situation does not appear legitimate, the judge could order
that the . money not be paid, to the non-resident but be
divided among other beneficiaries. .
Statistics currently indicate that even legitimate bene-
ficiaries from Iron Curtain countries are lucky to receive
10% of what they have inherited.
Jambore '83
Dear Maudie,
1 was Very happy to hear from you. 1 still have warm and
happy memories of my time in Lucknow.
May all go, well for you, and may the jamboree be a great
success.
Sorry 1 will not be able to attend.
Best regards,
Peter M. Grant.
Dear Maudie:
1 could use sotne of those tha isands you are giving away.
Hope your jamboree is a great. success.
J. IC. Reed..
To the Editor:
Enclosed is a cheque for renewal subscription for the
Sentinel.
We look forward to receiving it each week and finding
articles of interest. '
Best wishes for continued success.
Yours truly,
Gladys Moore,
(Mrs. Glenn Moore)
Hamilton, • '
Keith Addison
Masonry Contractor
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