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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1974
Morton Shulman, New Dem-
ocratic Party Member, of the
Legislature for High Park,
accused the Ontario Govern-
ment of bribing the public with
its own money. He released
documents sem to him by the
Ministry of Community and
Social Services, which show how
cheques addressed to hundreds
of community organizations in
the Province have often been
sent to Government members to
be delivered by them and not
by Opposition members who rep-
resent those ridings.
A Bill giving more than $50
million in increased assistance
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was approved by the Legislat-
ure this week. Amendments to
the Property Tax Stabilization
Act of 1973, increased the gen-
eral support grant by $33 mill-
ion to a total of $82 million in
1974-75. The grant is designed
as an incentive to municipal-
ities to restrain spending growth.
All upper and lower tier mun-
icipalities in riew Regional
Governments will receive a
flat grant rate of 7010 of the 1974
general dollar levy.
A Bill containing changes to
the Succession Duty Act, was
introduced in the Legislature
this week. Cost of the changes
is estimated at $6 million this
year. The Bill raises from
$100, 000 to $150, 000, the
value at which farm estates
first become taxable. Exempt-
ions for surviving dependant
children are to be raised from
$2, 000 to $3, 000 foe each year
the dependant is under 26. For
orphan children the exemption
goes from $4, 000 to $6, 000.
Invalid or infirm dependants
under 71 will also be the sub-
ject of the higher $6, 000 ex-
emption.
Two grants totalling $75, 000
for research into bilingual educ-
ation and the needs of Franco-
Ontarian children in the school
system , were announced by
Ontario Education Ministry
this year. Both grants go to
research staff at the Ontario
Institute for studies in Education
Consumer and Commercial
Relations John Clement indic-
ated that there was a very good
possibility that he would be
introducing legislation in the
fall session which would protect
consumers from travel agencies
which declare bankruptcy.
Mr. Clement said the only way
that he could see to protect
travellers, particularly students
would be through a compulsory
plan whereby the deposits are
put in a locked trust account
and not be used by the Travel
agent till certain requirements
have been met including confir-
mation of the flight.
The Ontario Government
has no intention of introducing
rent control legislation at this
time, Housing Minister Sidney
Randleman told the Legislature.
Mr. Randleman said rent cont-
rols would reduce the present
low vacancy rate even farther.
Mr. Handleman said there are
a number of factors involved in
rising rents and added he will
study the situation. His Minist-
ry is also studying a request
from the City of Toronto asking
that the Province consider leg-
islation to allow Municipalities
to set rent control if necessary.
Two bilis dealing with taxes
received first reading this week
in the Legislature. The Prov-
incial Parks Municipal Tax
Assistance Act broadens the
definition of Provincial parks
to include wilderness areas,
historical parks and parks oper-
ated under the Niagara Parks
Act, the St. Clair Parkway
Commission Act and the St.
Lawrence Parks Commission
Act. Under the Act Municipal-
ities in which the parkland lies
will receive payments of $5.
an acre for the first 100 acres,
$2. 00 an acre for the remain-
der up to 10, 000 acres. Also
introduced were amendments
to the Corporations Tax Act,
outlined in the Provincial
budget two months ago.
Ontario minimum wage will
rise to $2.25 an hour from
$2.00 on October lst, Labour
Minister John MacBeth,
announced in the Legislature.
The minimum rate for a con-
struction worker will go up at
the same time to $2.50 an
hour from $2.25. Exceptions
are students under 18 years,
general workers in their first
month of employment, domest-
ic workers, farm labourers and
embalmers. The minimum
rate for students will be $1.90
an hour.
Pension benefits for teachers
and civil servants will be inc-
reased by BTfo to offset the imp-
act of inflation. Premier Will-
iam Davis announced in the
Legislature that pensioners
receiving the minimum rate
now will get more than the 810
increase to bring them up to a
new minimum of $2400. a year
from theirpresent $2, 184.
About 50% of those receiving
benefits as former civil servants
or teachers are at the minimum
rate.
The 8/0 increase will now
apply to those whose pensions
commenced during 1973. This
group which has already rec-
eived some compensation for
inflation will be given a 40jo
increase. The increase will
affect about 15000 former teach-
ers and about 11000 former civ-
il servants.
New Legislation was introd-
uced this week in the House to
give Municipalities almost un-
limited power to block demol-
ition of residential buildings in
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