The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-11-28, Page 16PAQ;B 16---QODERICII SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, -NOVEMBER 28`. 1974
Administration of justice to
The following is the complete
text of what took place • last
week, Monday, November 18 in
the. Ontario Legislature when
Murray. Gaunt- MPP for,
Huron -Bruce asked questions
of Hon. Robert Welch, Attorney
General, regarding an in•
estigation into thead-
mvHuron
of justice in
Oounty:
Mr. GauntMr. Speaker, I
have a question of the Attorney
General: In view of the fact
that plea bargaining might be
delayed and lenient sentences
appear' to have got out of hand
iri Huron county, would the At-
torney , general °instiytute an
inquiry into the administration
of justice in the .county?
Interjections by hon. mem-,
berg. ,
Hon. R. Welch (Provincial
Secretary for Justice and Attor-
ney General): Mr. Speaker, the
members for Huron -Bruce and
Huron (Mrr).Riddell). raised this
question in the House two or
three weeks ago, and indeed
have been kind enough to
discuss some details with -The by
way of notice.
Indeed, as well, three
Planning workshop attracts 75
The ratepayers of Goderich
Township have decided that
top priority in a land use plan
for,their township, be the main-
tenance of prime farm land for
agriculture. They agreed that
in -order .to -earn a reasonable
amount of money at farming in
the future„ farmers will need
more acreage of good farm
land.
Approximately 75 ratepayers -
attended .the planning
workshop on agriculture,
Tuesday, to help formulate a
tentative land use plan for
-Goderich Township. •
Township deputy-reeve'Gerry,
-Ginn, who chaired the meeting,
said that it is,necessary for the
"people of the township •to help
construct a plan.. "Nobody
knows more about Goderich"
Township than the people who
live here."
Most ratepayers agreed that
Va nastra
Gun
Club.
Murray East of Clinton was
the top sharpshooter at the
skeet shoot at the Vanastra
Gun Club last Saturday. He hit
24 .out of 25 targets.
Bill Stewart of Goderich was
Chose hehind. with 23 points,
and the top two were followed
by Glen Moagk of .Bornholm
with 22, Mery Batkin of Clin-
ton with 21, Paul Wheeler . of
Clinton with 17 and Ashley
Gilbert of •Goderich. with 14.
For Mayor
ELECT ,
HARRY BOSNELL
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524-9439
524-8816
524-7965
it is necessary to . protect
`valuable farm land„• father
than put it up for grabs to be
sold to the highest bidder.
Nobody has gotten smaller,
and T kept a Viable operation,
and it's difficult to expand if I
have to compete vitth a doctor,
lawyer and developer for the
property”„ one ratepayer said.
They feel that houses and .
cottages should . be built on
marginal or rough farm Iand 4' I t
was mentioned that usually the
poor land is away from the
road though, and the farmer
will lose .good land, building a
lane to 'get to the poor land,_
The majority agreed that far-
mers' shouldn't be allowed to
sell small chunks of their farm
for the purpose of housing. -
Housing developments should
all be in a, designated area.
There will be several more
planning workshops in
Goderich Township within a
month Mr. Ginn, said a consen
sus of opinion will be gathered'
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have declared my involvement
in issues and have excused
myself from discussions and
voting. I have always made
these issues public before each
election," Mr.' Shewfelt said.
"I have gained, valuable ex-
perience over the past six years
as a member of council and I
feel that I have the ability, ex-
perience and willingness to fill
the office of Mayor," `he con-
cluded.
The Signal -Star's second and
third sections this week feature
comments from all the can-
didates in this year's election.
This is the most extensive pre-
election, coverage the
newspaper has ever attempted,
and it is hoped the readers will
use this opportunity, to become
better acquainted with all the
candidates and . their
viewpoints.
Again tonight (Thursday,
.November 28) citizens will have
,another, opportunity to get to
know, their candidates as they
will.,,be appearing on Channel
12 TVcfrom Holmesville,
Interest in the election seem's
to be keen. A total of 68 per=
sons voted at the one -day ad-
vance poll, 25 more than voted
in 1972 at• the two-day advance
poll at that time.'
All polls open at 11 a.m.
Monday, December 2 and will
remain open until 8. p.m.
Coverage • of the local election
scene is ' also planned for
December 2 on Channel 12 TV
from Holmesville . after the
polfs close.
at the workshops, and from
them, a tentative plan will be
drawn. The plan will be retur-
ned 'to the ratepayers for their
approval.
"We'll keep changing it and
bringing it back until it suits
the people", he said. "I think
within a year,we'll get an of-
ficial
fficial plan." •
The plan must be passed
locally first. It ,then goes to
county council, and after their
approtial, it is sent to Toronto
for the approval of the Minister
of Housing.
"As soon as the local
municipality has finalized ,:The
plan, you start acting under
it", :planning director Gary
Davidson- said. • The
municipality does not wait for
t'he ministry's approval, as that.
• may take six months to a year.
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newspaper clippings concerning
the administration of justice in
the county have been brought
to my atte•nti.on, and have In
dicated the concern of tho,;N
parti_culann journals with respect
.to an inquiry as well.
,,The member • for Huron -
Bruce, as recently as Friday,
did furnish me with* particular',
concerning four specific n'
cidents which are said to re ecr
the need for the inquiry to
which he made reference.
If I could have permission, I
would like at this time just to
make a brief response. I have
examined these allegations and
I have obtained a ' full "report
concerning the administration
of justice in Huron county.
Both the local Crown attorney
and the local provincial court
judge are able and experienced
men. They have served well' in
their respective capacities for a
number of years. I, have found
nothing in their conduct to sup-
port any request for. such an
inquiry.
I don't find, as a matter of
'fact, that there • has beep any
undue leniency in the
disposition of cases by the court
or that the court has failed to
support its law enforcement of-
ficers. Two of. the specific in-
cidences to which: reference was
mad'e by the member' for
Huron -Bruce, were cases in
which the=Crown attorney quite
Caoo"•
properly withdrew charges,
because there was no'.e+idence
to supportL'those charges.
-Another incident' involved
Charges Of theft, possession and
assault against three. persons,.
in which one person only was
convicted of one charge, of
assault. In. this case there was
no evidence to support , the"
Charges of theft and possession,
and no evidence to support the
assault charge against two,
defendants who were acquitted.
The fourth incident concerns
a matter in juvenile court
arising from a fire which
resulted in damage of about
$:30,000. That matter has not
vet been' disposed of and the
juvenile involved is presently a
patient in the ' Goderich
psychiatric hospital. The
Crown attorney is alleged to
have said that' the matter,was
not worth pursuing; • I • am
assured that he made no such
reinark.
It has also been alleged there
have been no convictions in the
Supreme Courf since the
present Crown 'attorney
assumed office. This is not true..
It is true that there have been
no convictions° for murder
during this period; the only two
murder t, ials having resulted
in acquittals. However, there
have been convictions for at-
tempted murder and being an
accessory after the fact to mur-
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der. There have also been con-
victions for criminal negligence
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Another alleged murder was
disposed of in juvenile court af-
ter thrown attorney attemp-
ted •ui successfully to move 'it
into the Supreme Court.
Huron county certainly is not
a high crime area, Mr. Speaker,
and I think the local Crown at-
torney. alid the provincial court
judge, along with most of the
local, law enforcement 'agencies,
can claim credit for this.
Whatever problems may exist
do so ,on a local law enfor-
cement levelo and are not the
islature
result of undue leniency inithe
courts.
The local Crown attorney at
alt times stands between the
police and the public." He ad-
vises the police concerning the
laying of charges as well as
about other ;matters. However,
when he, as a law officer of the
Crown, encounters a case
where the charge laid by the
police is snot supported by the
evidence, it is his duty --- and I.
underline that, Mr. Speaker -
ieis his duty to see that the ac-
cused. is not convicted of th,it
charge. So far as I have been
able to ,determine, that is all
the 'focal Crown attorney in
Huron county has done.
Mr. Gaunt: A supplementary,,,
Mr. Speaker: Would the Attor-
ney General consider that ai--14-
month delay is normal?.
Hop., Mr. Welch, Mr.
'Speaker, I an quite satisfied —
and I know the hon. member
has been kind' enough to give
me particulars ° without in-
volving any people — foflowing
a very extensive review of all of
these matters "and other mat-
ters over the weekend, that
there, is no justification for an
inquiry into the administration
of justice in Huron county.
Tothe Voters of Goderich and Colborne Townships
As ,oneof your candidates for the School Board, I would like to thank x-
thoatCe I have visited and talked to for the encouragement they have given
me.
Most of the Huron County Board of Education trustees are being returned
by acclamation. Onlv throuah elections, such as ours, and the electorates
reaction to definite, issues, will this Board be made. aware of what the.
people -really think.
Going to the polls next .Monday may seem to be more bother than It's
•worth, but when people fall to vote, democracy dies, and the bureaucrats
take over. , •
Your support on'December 2nd will not be forgotten.
Donald McKee
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