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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-03-02, Page 261'or a period of one week, from. ` 4rdh I•�7, the consumer looks �AC•'publ�shos the only N Canadian magazine, supplying ;it himself and the gtlal'ity of goods information in the Canadian and services he buys. Consumer Comparative testing field. Week in Canada is sponsored by Canadian Consutrner, . publishes Consumers' • Association of - brand names `and reports, objectively on performance and value as'establ.ished in independent laboratory tests. The , Association had . its apo services they use, Society is beginnings as .a natural follow-up • • tothe Wartime Pr ices„and Tiadea interdependentunit, fromthea kusine,ss-�ct���it� ,• Canadian women,.to keep a close watch on prices, and to conserve supplies and equipment in short supply during the Second World War. The Olen. newly formed group was defined as a, voluntary, non-sectarian and non-pplitical organization with membership continues Canada. ,It reminds consumers that they 'have a voice in the Marketplace. And., equally, that many df thein play .. a part in producing�and supplying the goods, president, to the smile on the face • of the elevator operator. Everyone is a ,consumer. Consumer, Wee in Canada' A reminder to demand the best, and to produce the best. , Many consumers who feel confident of chopping wisely and well can ,thank the Consumers' Association of Canada—a 65,000 member volunteer organization working to help the consumer in areas ranging from package labelling to better credit legislation.' CAC is the only organization representing the consumer at government and industry lei el. Since it was' formed in 1947. the Association has been responsible for changes in the labelling of drugs. household chemicals, children's clothing, • fabrics and food. It vas been instrumental in the introduction of consumer protective legislation. and 'has foughtagainst the indiscriminate use . of pesticides, against Pollution, and against margarine.. sales tax and limitation of sale. CAC has opposed the practise of • wholesalers dictating retail pr#ces. and has protested ' the continuing use of trading stamps and gimmicks. ,In Ontario. CAC hasdemanded stricter inspection toprohibrt the sale_of meat from dead animal's open to everyone, and so to this day The objective of the Association was to study. consumer interest and ec‘onotnic problems. and to teach people to express their, opinions in these matters. CAC was formed to give consumers a voice as strong and forceful as the trade. asfiocraticns ,give to labour, industry and agriculture. completing the: representation of the various segments of our economy rn ihi dtt the -chief purchasing agent. the consumer had too long been silent The major tasks of the Association' are to educate the consumer. to represent the ccins-urrie in- briefs w the government, and to protect the consumer by'insistng an 'i3::tua information on geeds , The 4ssociatioa has cOnoernea its'elt with -many area s of Consumer interest the list goes on and .an. thrc'tigh tare shopping :basket theclottes closet and the pockettoak 3f Canadians • • TKEEN ON. SPORTS -This thou ghf ul bcoti t s Jon, 11 g ears old -and Ori eida' Indian in ',descent- Son is a handsome' lad. as sou see, s<ith sparkling brown eyes,,hlack hair and medium Comp! exion.. . • •Jon is healalia. ad active. interested in sigonous contact sports. He prays t oor hockey and sorer„and be`s keen on. judo. In summer -he pla,S. baseball. He seizes.^every opportunist} to -go bunting and rf ish it::: Hi .as ori t e rea.dtz - a s `tower mist our-Sp-Csin Win: An average student kr: Grad'e 6. Jon bas the potential to be abo%-e average. His spm ia.l interesls.,are electrirttz and science. As a:Cznb, Bon is a,iviays vi,erktn to earn new bad.ge.s. The'tatest ai for cooking. Ids: as he is don ;,-as g•ns era a of of &a ght to his fsn tune. He wants ver much to has e a a: a me .h.ks crir n vz n.41' par e nis' who are outdoors . • •• `° - enthu enthusiasts. He w-desld .tom 1 er s hay p) to ha►•e older brothers..1 'a.rru Produc t r vi t e t t e r a 5 lie a pee s tai a ?v t h e ad at t h ere are arts antis o f eater es abo tit ltx ag in tan�xrn a. x , 4 Sr'tczs ere, tear Sp.& S nd general outdoor act➢ r its . for rural land taxes? Rttrai land taxation in Ontario° is based primarily onthe market value of .land. For this reason. land taxes seldom reflect, the pr..odu int',v_ of .land r esdurees ugh ° ry. the basis of an annual land tax. For example. agricultural lands close to large urban centers ai a 'assessed abnormally high taxes due to inflated land values One way tq - overcome inadequacies in rural systems'is . to base them on the potential productivity+ of Iancl Sev&t i .-'European countrietave successfully operated land • taxation in this manner since the turn of the century. In Germany ,, for ,example, ' rural 42inds' -are • divided. into arable agricultural lands and grassland's inonarablel, with different taxation rates. A rating is arrived at via a point systernbased on soil and climatic characteristics,. proximity. ,to ' : ma_r_ket,_.a d:,a• cQrreeied, market_._.. yalue of land to account for land speculation. Benchmark soils are chosen and other soil•s•are.rated against these. In essence. the soil capability system ., based on the ,ARDA classification could serve a , similar function. ''The ARDA system used in Ontario expresses the relative capability of soils to produce, based on climatic and soil fac'to'rs. Recent work in the Department of Land Resource Science at the University of . Guelph has demonstrated -that -the - soil . capability classes can be expressed in terms af, -yield potential for the cominoit field. crops. Work is currently under way to extendthe ARDA,syste,rn to cover tree fruits and vegetables. For such a siistem to be applied successfully, however, farmers must recngnizethat some form of zoning law is required.'to zone land for agriculture. This not tinily' prevents land' speculators from buying up land but4talso prevents the to -tne. - •Y�•:Z'.t+$u '�'.::.i -.w".. .'r developers at infat-,4d. prices Hi will he a r w a.'"da nz. son for s a:rnn tinders tannin g par eats bo wsill r eataae Jon cc W need time to realise he is re ,offs part of a fames. • To inquire about adopt trig Jon. please 'a Ste to 'tr da v . StarionK. TT?rventf. For general ado prion; a aafor'rn anon ask our C iieiren's Aicl Soder , ” Murray Gaunt's decision to run for the leadership of the Liberal party in Ontario will_ wait until after the upcoming federal election. e.� After Robert Nixon announced his departure from the leadership post, tbeT,oronto Star carried an a rtic le mentioning Mr. Gaunt,4our focal M.•P.•P. for Huron-Briuc,e, as "° a' 'possible candidate for the position: At the gime M'r. Gaunt -statedthat he would first have to consult his family and the local riding 'executive before • rea,rhing, • Sunday, • Mr Gaunt said that certain' Liberals presently' holding federal seats, who might decide to run for the Provincial .leadership after the election, ac could definitely affect his decision. s ,, -Right .now, my faarnily is ,against my running, for the readership; `and .this will be a :valor factor in my decision. The local riding executive might also „ec•t to the time that would be spent away from my riding --and :tell' objection would be valid.', Mr Gaunt said that a leader To:st now possess` charisma in t.1,1!On to all the other ijualities ...order to gain public 'support. Alien asked if•"he' would support Vitamin A lrir: Nixed should he change his mind and decide to run.again, itis, Gaunt replied ,that he definitely auld. Mr. Gaunt attrlr}auted the Conservative sweep in the last' election to the fact that the people were determined to cut ,off the NDP at any price. •`Where there "was no NDP candidate; the. Liberals'did quite well.., We•had,the best candidates and organization that we've ever ' had. People' just didn't want to • risk •splitting their votes - letting •the -001 a "... Though there are fel Liberal members. in Queen's Park, Mr. Gaunt believes ,that the party' can still be effective. party's effectiveness 'depends on the quality of its members and net its ntlinbers. We just)have to promote the policies we have adopted •and be repetitious about it„" The main, priority for Mr. Gaunt and the Liberal party right now is government reorganization. According to Mr* Gaunt, the present direction of the Government's reorganization plan, is just another level of administrative bureaucracy. -Lady in. this century,, the - .identification of • vitamin . 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