The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-11-10, Page 26ld
PAGE 6A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1977
ack's Jottings from Queen'sPark
There has, of course, been
considerable discussion at
Queen's Park of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police
break-in at the Montreal
Headquarters of the Parti
Quebecois in 1973, Liberal
Leader Stuart Smith called on
the Legislature to inform:
Ottawa of its "abhorrence at
this fundamental breach of
civil liberties". While this
suggestion was not adopted,
all three parties said they
were shocked at news of the
break-in.
The Attorney -General and
Solicitor -General of Ontario
are to meet with senior
provincial officials of the
RCMP to discuss whether
they have investigated
legitimate political parties in
this province, to ask "just
what the nature of their ac-
tivities" is in this connection.
The Attorney -General said he
is satisfied that the gover-
nment is kept fairly well
informed of the force's ac-
tivities. In his view, the
province has "always
tolerated a fair amount of
police discretion because to
do otherwise would create the
impression we're directing
police operations for political
considerations", but there is
a "delicate balance" between
allowing them a degree of
independence and "the op-
posite, where they are a
power unto themselves
responsible to no one."
Responding to a question
from Stuart Smith, the
Attorney -General said the
preliminary report by the
Ontario Police Commission
into the Praxis break-in
contains "no evidence
whatsoever of any police
involvement of any police
force - RCMP, Metro Toronto
police department or any
other police department". He
said he would release "the
relevant contents" of the
report when he receives it in
final form, but he does not
"intend to table the complete
report as a police report
because it contains. . .many
statements based on hearsay
and unfounded allegations."
The Huron Street office of
Praxis Corporation, a group
organizing the poor, were
broken into on December 18,
1970. Documents reported
missing were earlier this
year turned over to Metro
police by the RCMP.
The Solicitor -General has
informed a committee of the
Legislature that while he does
not wish to minimize the
problems of racism, and he
agrees that incidents of at-
tacks upon South Asians are
increasing, he considers it
unfair to expect police to
solve these problems. He
expressed the view that the
main problem is "in our
homes, in our schools and in
our workplaces where we, as
private citizens, can let this
'kind of prejudice fester."
Opposition Parties have, in
recent weeks, been pressing
the Government to release
an official legal opinion on
whether or not Quebec's
French -language Charter,
Bill 101, is in the main con-
stitutional. The •Attorney -
General this week expressed
the official view that A! the
Charter as enacted by the
National Assembly is not in
excess of the legal powers of
the province as a whole."
The Minister of Consumer
and Commercial Relations
has announced that the
allowable ceiling on rent
increases without the need for
appeal has been reduced
from 8 percent to 6., percent. -
This amendment was forced
upon the Government by
Opposition Parties earlier
this year, and ties allowable
rent increases to the federal
wage guidelines. While he
said he would not remove the
provision if he returned to
power with a majority, the
Premier used the defeat to
argue obstruction by
Opposition Parties and
dissolve the Legislature.
Liberal Leader Stuart Smith
said that the Minister's latest
announcement "proves that
they haven't told the truth to
the people of Ontario. The
whole election was a farce.
They spent $25 -million on a
futile election."
A tax exemption granted to
Ronto Development Com-
pany was the subject of a
great deal of controversy last
year. Now the Legislature's
Public Accounts Committee
has voted that the Govern-
ment should change its mind
and try to collect up to $2
million from Ronto.
The Province has now
reduced the allowable limit of
benzene in the air in the
workplace to one part per
million, from the former
standard of 10 parts per
million. This action has been
taken as a result of a warning
from a U.S. occupational
health and safety agency that
the chemical has been linked
to cancer.
Hugh O'Neil, M.P.P.
(Quinte), Liberal Labour
Critic, has asked 'the
Government to delay debate
on the principle of its oc-
cupational health bill until the
Ontario Federation of La hour
holds its convention at the end
of November, because OFL
BY JACK RIDDELL, M.P.P.
officials want to discuss the
bill extensively with their
members before it goes to a
Legislature Committee for
detailed scrutiny.
Both Opposition Parties
have urged the Government
to open the spring session of
the Legislature next year in
January or Febr
ofJan, as is traditio al Inss
ua
The current session i
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