The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-02-05, Page 3News
PuTilic insurance for 1e::.,a1 fees
concerns ` ` ntari law ass: elation
BY SHARON DIETZ
One of the most important issues facing
lawyers today is legal insurance which
was negotiated by the United Auto
Workers in their last set of contracts. The
coverage entitles 50,000 UAW workers to
payment of legal fees for a range of par-
ticular legal needs.
Lawyers are concerned about the condi-
tions of this insurance coverage, says J.
Alex Langford, president of the Ontario
Council of the Canadian Bar Association,
who spoke to the Goderich Rotary Club on
January 28.
Workers who have the coverage must
see union staff lawyers and if they are
overworked or if the case requires special
services, it is the union which,has the right
to select someone else, said Langford. The
insurance covers such legal transactions
as buying and selling a house, immigra-
tion, divorce up to court proceedings, wills
or probate.
Lawyers do not like the idea of staff
lawyers and would prefer a plan similar to
OHIP which provides medicare insurance
for all Ontarians,. People would go to the
lawyer of their choice who is compensated
up to the limits of the plan.
The Bar Association and the Law Society
are raising money to fund a study to see if
a plan like the Ontario Health Insurance
Plan would work. "It is odd for lawyers to
find themselves on what appears to be the
same road as doctors," said Langford.
Health insurance originated in this pro-
vince as coverage provided to the
memebrs of the UAW where the workers
had to see staff doctors to get the
coverage.
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Alex Langford, President of the Ontario Council of the Canadian Bar Association, presented
a Canadian'Encyclopedia to the Town of Goderich January 28, when he was in Goderich to
address members of the local Rotary Club. It is inscribed with the names of local people,
who contributed their time and talent to the enjoyable and productive weekend meeting of
the council, when they met in Goderich in September. Shown receiving the encyclopedia are
Mayor Eileen Palmer and Huron County Librarian Bill Partridge, right, who presented a
copy of, the Huron County Atlas to Mr. Langford and his wife, Marion on behalf of the County
of Huron. Dan Murphy of the law firm, Donnelly and Murphy, ?lso presented a copy of the
encyclopedia to the principal of GDCI, Herb Murphy and the choir director at St. Mary's
Separate School, Nancy Park. (photo by Sharon Dietz)
Discuss mandate for speech therapy
BY SHARON DIETZ •
A discussion of whether it is the ministry of
health or the ministry, of education's
.responsibility to provide speech therapy
for school age children arose at the
January meeting of the Goderich Alexan-
dra Marine and General Hospital board of
governors.
Huron County Medical Officer of Health
Harry Cieslar informed the board, he has
been successful in acquiring a speech
pathologist and the hospital's _therapist
will no longer be required to, provide the
service for school age children. The
hospital therapist has been providing the. ,
service for school age children on a tem-
porary basis on referral from the family
doctor, while Dr. Cieslar' looked for- a
replacement for the health unit therapist.
Paul Carroll, superintendent of student
services, with the Huron County 'Board of
Education, forwarded a copy of a brief he.
is sending to the Minister of Health Mur-
ray Elston outlining his concern about the
availability of the service for school age
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such a shortage of speech pathologists.
Carroll said in the brief in light of the
critical limits, imposed by the ministry, on
the number of university seats available in
the speech pathology programs, there is a
shortage of therapists and children are go-
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board, the public health unit isto provide
speech services for school age children. .
Board member Bob Dempsey said there
was discussion on whether the Ministry of
Education or the Ministry of Health is to
provide the service for school age children
because the responsibility would seem to
be the health ministry's if it is a medical
problem and the education- ministry's if It
is a learning disability. Dempsey said he
understood there was a joint committee of
both ministries which was established to
decide which ministry is responsible.
"If it is the school'board, then say so. If it
is the hospital which is to provide the ser-
vice, then provide the funding," said
Dempsey.
Hospital administrator Ken Englestaad
said he spoke with Carroll concerning the
brief and according to Carroll, the
ministry of health is to provide the service
whether it be through pudic health units
or hospitals:
Dempsey said the Huron County board
of education is one of a few in the province
who does not have a speech pathologist on
staff and he presumed it was because the
health unit was to provide the service.
"Are other boards (of education) letting
their pathologists onto the open market or
are they still employing them.." asked
Dempsey. While he agreed the hospital
board chairman Richard Ottewell should
endorse the brief and forward it to the
Ministry of'"Healt'1 i'Vempsey""` saki°lie '
wants the matter clarified regarding
jurisdiction. "1/ don't want (Health
Minister Murray) Elston saying it's not liis
problem. It's up to the Ministry of Educa-
tion."
duca-tion."said Dempsey.
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