Zurich Citizens News, 1973-05-10, Page 21THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1973 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
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To pay or not to pay....
Whether it is more expedient
in the mindsof men to pay a
tax that is not duly legislated
or to refrain from so doing until
such tax becomes law, that is
the question. Opposition memb-
ers of the Legislature challeng-
ed the authority of the Provin-
cial Government to collect the
additional two per cent sales
tax, but revenue Minister Allan
Grossman informed them that
the increase from five to seven
per cent would continue to be
collected, as it has been since
May 1st, even though accomp-
anying legislation has still to be
passed by the House. Grossman
indicated that this is just one
of the many examples of a prac-
tice which has been followed
for years without challenge
since retroactive legislation has
followed a well established
precedent of this House. Steph-
en Lewis, NDP leader, inter-
jected that the precedent had
been challenged by opposition
members repeatedly in the past.
Every member of the opposit-
ion voiced his objection to the
two per cent increase as the
debate continued in the House,
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Jottings
by
Jack
foom
Queens Park
but the bill passed its second
reading on the strength of the
Conservative majority. It is
presently being debated clause
by clause, and if it passes the
third reading, it will be given
Royal Assent and only then does
it become law.
Liberal Leader, Robert Nixon,
challenged the Conservatives
at Queen's Park to take their
increase in the retail sales tax
to the court of the people. He
called Treasurer John White the
Conservative Government's
gravedigger, claiming that the
tax increase has sealed the fate
of the Davis Government.
The $45 million hydro build-
ing contract, which has been
questioned many times in the
Legislature in recent months by
Opposition Leader Robert Nixon,
hasbecome in Nixon's words,
a "Bill Davis Watergate."
Ontario Hydro, three years
ago, paid nearly $1.5 million
to architects to design a new
office building, but then scrap-
ped the plans and signed a
contract with a development
company, Canada Square Ltd.,
to build the offices. The lead-
ers of the two Opposition part-
ies called for a public inquiry
into the circumstances surround-
ing the building of new offices
for Ontario Hydro, and although
Nixon favoured an investigation
by a Royal Commission because
of political patronage involved
in the award of the contract to
Canada Square, Premier Davis
decided in favour of a select
committee composed of seven
Progressive Conservatives, two
Liberals and two New Democ-
ratics. Mr. Lewis was pleased
that the Legislative committee
had been appointed and felt
that the committee would dis-
charge its responsibilities prop-
erly.
Use of Government aircraft
by Cabinet Ministers continued
to trigger debate in the House
as New Democrat, Morton Shul-
man quizzed Transportation and
Communications Minister, Gor-
don Carton, on trips to Quebec
City. The Government has stal-
led on producing the log books
of its aircraft, but is prepared
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now to release details of flights
taken by Ministers and civil
servants. It is doubtful whether
details of Premier Davis' flights
will be revealed for reasons of
security.
Premier William Davis prom-
ised to investigate reports that
Ontario taxpayers will foot a
$30, 000 bill to repair a plane
that was damaged in Godericb.
The plane carried him on a
political campaign trip during
the recent by-election in Huron,
Liberal Eddie Sargent, who
flies his own plane, claimed
the damage figure was more
like $100, 000.
Correctional Services, Minist-
er Sylvanus Apps, denied charge
by Morton Shulman that hard-
ened cons run the Guelph Reforn
Centre. Inmate committees
have been set up in all instit-
utions under the Provincial
Ministry as part of a new emph-
asis on rehabilitation and imp-
roving communications and life
in the reform centres. Dr.
Shulman said certain freedoms
of movement allowed the com-
mittee executive, had been
abused, and such freedom was
being used by members to ped-
dle drugs to over '700 inmates
at the Guelph centre. Shulman
claimed that drug taking, homo
sexuality and beatings have
soared since Superintendent
Scott Keane took over August
1. Apps, despite his confidence
in Scott Keane, agreed to an
investigation into working cond-
itions at the Guelph Correction-
al Centre by a person outside
the Ministry of Correctional Ser•
vices.
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