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
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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
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• tothe Wartime Pr
ices„and Tiadea interdependentunit, fromthea
kusine,ss-�ct���it�
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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
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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
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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 . A
marked a major step in the
history of nutrition.%However,
even though a great deal of
reswrcii centered on vitamin A,'
a lack of • it in the North
American diet has never been a
sable t of particular concern. '
T2 understandable when;;.
we, i'onssider that vitamin A. is ,•
d.;t'nibut.ed$��jin a great range of
foods availsalte in Canada — and
.so, a person eating a variety of
foods _wo_uld normally Qb ►Ain __
enough vitamin A. Secondly,
,.min A is one • of the 'fat
s cable vitamins that can be
s red in the body. Therefore -on
:._.e • day you .treat yourself to
':ver, you the cOnsuming 3 to 5 '
:a.. es your . daily Amin A
reonirement. and 'your body: is
i ke:z. to store some of.. this
',s: rpli $... The same is not true of
other vitt. •
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