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Times Advocate, October 26, 1988
,asks Yottings
Premier announces round
table on environment
and economy
Labour leader Robert White, industrialist.
David Buzzelli and environmentalist Coliri
Isaacs are among 19 leaders who have agreed
11v Jack Riddell to seit on the Ontario Round Table on-Envi
• - ronmcnt and Economy, Premier David Petcr-
M11'P Huron • min announced today. -
The Round Table, which will hold its first meeting in December, •
is chaired by Murray Elston,. Chairman of Management.Board and
Minister of Financial Institutions.
The .panel of senior decision makers, representing government,
srriall-and large industry, agricultural and environmental.organiza-
tions, labour, and academics have a three -fold mandate:
* to .support joint, long-term economic demonstrations projects
between government, industry, labour, agricultural and environmen-
tat and other interests;
*-to commission research on measures to further sustainable eco-
nomic development and to disseminate this information; and
* to develop a provincial sustainable economic development strate-
gy• '
"This Round Table will be planning •
future directionfi which will
ensure the -long-term health -of both our environment and our econa
my in this province," Mr. Peterson said.
"Acting as an advisor to government, an influence on all sectors of
our society, the Round Table will be a catalyst for projects which
demonstrate the viability of environmentally sound development,"
Mr. Elston said.
Co-operative education goes public
- Ontario's secondary school Co-operative Education. Program wilf
get thc attention and high public profile it deserves With the launch
• today of a multimedia promotional campaign, -Education Minister
Chris Ward has announced.
• A series of ads designed to raise public awareness of co-operative
education is appearing in Ontario newspapers for four weeks. In addi-
tion, radio commercials in six languages will be aired on ethnic radio
stations. Total cost of the campaign is estimated at SI25,000.
"We want students, parents and employers to know about the value
of co-operative education," said Mr. Ward. "Co-op education gives
secondary school students meaningful work experience while earning
them credits toward their diplomas.
Farm tax rebates
Huron County residents who have received their applications for
the Farm Tax Rebate program may have noticed a discrepancy in the
amount of refund to which you arc entitled. A problem was experi-
enced with thc transfer of information from Ministry of Revenue
computers to Ministry of Agriculture and Food computers, resulting
in errors in some areas of Huron County. If you note a problem,
please sign the form noting the errors, and return as usual to thc
Farm Tax Rebate office. Corrections will be made in Toronto and
cheques will be issued for the proper amounts.
New income stabilization plan for grain growers
On October 14th as Minister of Agriculture and Food, 1 announced
a new income stabilization- plan will be introduced for Ontario's
grain growers. I have askcd the Ontario Farm Income Stabilization
Commission to develop a plan -for the 1988-90 crop years, in con-
sult tion with affected commodity organizations.
Since discussions with the federal government on tripartite stabili-
zation for grain crops have not proceeded as quickly as expected, a
simplified three-year grains plan will be developed to replace the plan
for the 1985-87 grain crops. It will be developed under the authority
of the Ontario Farm Income Stabilization Act, which permits pay-
ment to the farmer when the market price of grain falls below a cal-
. culated support price. The support price is calculated by using 95
percent of the previous five-year average price, with an adjustment
made for cash costs. The provincial government makes two-thirds of
the payment. .
The Farm Income- Stabilization Commission will develop details
of the new plan. Further information will be made available to pro-
ducers later this year.
Photo contest
There is still time to get your entries in for the photo contest for
my annual calendar in January. Remember, entries must be received
by the end of October. mail to: Jack Riddell, MPP Huron, 1 1th
Floor, 801 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A3.
CENTRALIA
COLLEGE
OPEN HOUSE
"Reflections on our Progress"
Wednesday, November 9, 1988
12 Noon - 9:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies
Visit our campus and join the fun
as we celebrate the 100th anniversary
of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Attractions of the Day include:
2.00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies
1 30 p.m. Livestock Showmanship
Demonstration
1:30, 3:30 & Food. Demonstrations
7-00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
8 30 p.m.
Bridge Budding •Competition
Hamster Races
Closing Ceremonies with Competition Awards
Presentations & an Auction of Baking Competition
Winning Entries
PLUS ... petting zoo, farm safety demonstrations, class exhibits,
Veterinary Services Laboratory tours, student competitions and
much more!!
Bring your family and friends
*' L• unch•and Dinner available"
Centralia College
Huron Park, Ontario
Ontario
NOM 1Y0 (519) 228-6691
Ministry of
Agriculture
and Food
1
1888
NEW ODDFELLOWS EXECUTIVE The new slate of officers of the
Exter Order of the Oddtellows was installed recently. Back, left, Gordon
Jones, Donald Stuart, Ray Cann, Norm Wilson, John Batten, Past Noble
Grand Bev Parsons, Bob Blair, Bill Rowe, Bob Coates, Reg Hodgert and
Carl Gower.'Front, Danny Smith; Roy Pepper, Delmar Skinner, Sam Skin-
ner, Noble Grand Wilmer Adkins, Donald Dearing, Dennis Meikle and
Charles Atthill.
By Bob Trotter
Perhaps I missed them but I do
not remember reading many editori-
als in newspapers in July in favor
of the new Emergencies Act, which
replaced the old War Measures Act.
Canadians have short memories, I
guess. Newspapers decried Pierre
Trudeau when he invoked the War
Measures Act in October of 1970,
just 18 years -ago. The Front do
Liberation du Quebec kidnapped and
murdered Pierre Laporte, a cabinet
minister in the •Quebec National
Assembly. Then,- James Cross,
Britain's senior trade -commissioner
iq Canada, was kidnapped.
The War Measures .Act was in-
voked.
"Yes, well, there arc a lot of
bleeding _hearts around who just
don't like to sec people with hel-
mets and guns. All I can say is, go
on and bleed, but it is more impor-
tant to keep law and order in the so-
ciety than to be worried about
weak-kneed people..." said Trudeau
when interviewed by a CBC report-
er, Oct. 13, 1970. .
"How far would you go with
that?" asked Tim Ralfe of the CBC.
"How far would you extend that?"
Then came Picrre'sarrogant reply:
"Just watch mc!" -
And Tommy Douglas's famous
statement in reply to the invoking
of the War Measures Act. In Parlia-
ment, three days later, fiesty Tom-
my said: "Mr. Speaker, we arc not
prepared to use the preservation of
law and order as a smokescreen to
destroy the liberties and the freedom
of the people of Canada...The gov-
ernment, I submit, is using a
sledgehammer to crack a peanut.'
It came to pass that Trudeau had
no choice. Canada had no other way
to fight what was thought to be an
armed rebellion. No other act was
available to the government at the
time. So, the infamous War Meas-
ures Act was invoked. People were
whisked away and jailedwithout
writs or warrants.
A friend of mine working for a
left-wing magazine in Montreal at
the time said the entire staff was
jailed, including a 14 -year-old kid
who had just delivered coffee to the
newsroom from a neighboring cafe.
Indeed: a sledgehammer to crack a
peanut.
A few months later, the infamous
act was decried and a new one was
suggested.
But it has taken 18 years to get
the job done. It had to he left to
Perrin Beatty, one of the most as-
tute ministers in thc Mulroney cab-
inet, to sec that the new Emergen-
cies Act got passed.
"This is a very momentous day
for Canada," Bcatty said.
Never again will Canadian citi-
zens be interned because of their ra-
cial ancestry as were the Japanese in
thc First World War. Never again
will police he able to knock on
your door in the dark of night to
sweep up our citizens, hold them
without charge and without the
right of hahcus corpus.
In my humble opinion, it is a
most important piece of legislation,
more important than thc Meech
Lake accord, more important than
fret trade. Yet the press, in its cyni-
cal stance against the government,
virtually ignored the new act.
Under the new hill, emergent' •
arc divided into four categoric
Public welfare emergencies such
floods, disdses, accidents or pot
tion. Police could order evacuati.
of areas, restrict travel and requ 1 -
tion property; Public order ma -
guides such as threats to Canada's
security serious enough • 'w -ome
a national emergency. The La.�t
could prohibit public a\'emt'ly
travel; International cmf -ger 'f'c
whereby the cabinet could control
industries, prevent citizens from
leaving Canada, authorize searches
and seizures without warrants • hut
no incarceration without due pro-
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cess of the law; And war emergen-
cies whereby the cabinet could give
any orders it believed to be neces-
sary or advisable.
But all these provisions are sub-
ject to later revocation by either
All candidates
meet Thursday
CLINTON - The Huron County
Federation of Agriculture is hosting
an All -Candidate meeting for the
Huron -Bruce riding in the Novem-
ber 21 election.
-The three candidates - Murray
Cardiff, Progressive -Conservative,
Tony McQuail, N.D.P., and Ken
Dunlop, Liberal will he present at
the Clinton Public School on
Thursday, October 27 at 8:30 p.m.
to answer your questions and for an
open discussion. Everyone is wel-
COme.
house of Parliament and all provi- Sounds like great legislation to
.cions are subject to the Charter of me and it's- about time it was
'Rights and Freedoms. passed.
Canada -Ontario
Call:
For Details On
WINTER WHEAT
After October 31st You're On Your Own
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Canada
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Phone 237-3418
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