Zurich Citizens News, 1976-12-01, Page 7Jack Riddell
The Government's budget
statement made by Treasurer
Darcy McKeough is a virtual
admission that the Province
faces serious economic
problems. The Treasurer took
one hour to announce only one tax
change despite the fact all the
indicators but one show Ontario
is lagging behind the rest of
Canada.
The single tax change involves
the tax exemption on machinery
which the Liberal Opposition
Members did not object to, but
not without surprise the change
received very vocal objections by
the N.D.P.
The Government will extend
for an indefinite period the
exemption of the 7 per cent sales
tax on production machinery and
equipment bought by private
industry, and will extend the
exemption to include equipment
for pollution control or the
removal of waste and noxious
fumes. This continued sales tax
exemption will cost $10 million in
the last quarter of the current
fiscal year year, and an
estimated $160 million in 1977-78.
The Government's objective is
to attract job creating capital to
the province, and to maintain the
competitivefooting of theProvince
and Ontario firms in bidding for
investment and business against
our principal rivals, including the
' province of Quebec and the states
of New York, Minnesota and
Pennsylvania.
Even with the extension of the
sales tax exemption beyond the
original December 31st cut-off
date, the provincial sales tax
burden on a new plant opening in
Ontario still would be more than
twice the sales taxes levied in
Michigan and Ohio.
The Liberal comments on the
Treasurer's statement indicated
that the Government should have
launched a major home con-
struction program. We lack af-
fordable housing in this Province.
There is high unemployment in
the home construction industry.
This is a major area where action
was needed so that Ontario
doesn't continue to lag behind the
rest of the country in affordable
home construction.
Budget statement
At the same time, the
Treasurer also tabled documents
which he maintained showed that
the federal government's anti
inflation program has been a
success in Ontario during its first
year of operation.
During debate on the family
law reform legislation, the
Attorney General stressed that
caution was necessary with
respect to giving courts too
much power over marriage
contracts, because if courts could
override provisions of marriage
contracts, the result would be
that the courts instead of the
parties involved would be writing
the contracts.
Some opposition members
suggested modifying a section of
the act to allow a court to alter
support obligations of a contract.
The Attorney General said he
would consider such an amend-
ment. Now that it has passed
second reading, the legislation
will go to committee for detailed
examination before going back to
the Legislature for third and final
reading in the spring.
Also this week, the Attorney
General stated that he is con-
vening a meeting of regional
Crown Attorneys�to instruct them
in the 'flitter of court
authorizations, which should not
be released.
Albert Roy, Liberal MPP for
Ottawa East had produced a copy
of an authorization to wire tap, to
demonstrate that the Govern-
ment had gone against
established practice in not
releasing the authorization in the
case of the wiretap carried out on
a conversation between Donald
Turner and his lawyer.
The Provincial government
will subsidize its two ski jumps at
Thunder Bay for another season,
according to the Minister of
Industry and Tourism. He said a
loan of about $100,000 from the
Province's Northern Ontario
Development Corporation will be
given to Thunder Bay Ski Jumps
Ltd. (the development cor-
poration owns all the shares in
the company).
Pressed by Stuart Smith,
Liberal Leader to table the lease
agreement, the Minister said he
would consider doing so - the
lease covers the use of the land
around the base of the jumps. He
said the financing for this winter
will give operators the backing to
get sponsors for events.
Premier Davis has announced
that the Government is inviting
advice on the economy from
labour, business, consumer, farm'
and social service groups at a
public conference to be held in
February.
Opposition Members were
cynical about this announcement,
which they called a pre-election
political move, commenting that
it was not at all surprising that
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the meeting will be open to the
press. "That's why you're having
it, isn't it?" said former Liberal
Leader Robert Nixon, and Pat
Reid (Rainy River MPP) 'com-
mented "There must be an
election coming up."
The two day conference on.
February 10 and 11 will be under
the name Partnership for
Prosperity, and the Premier told
the Legislature he wants "a
broad spectrum of advice" on the
direction of the economy after
federal wage and price controls
expire.
A former Conservative
researcher and defeated can-
didate has been hired by the
Ontario Government at $150 a
day as Chairman of a Committee
of Government officials which
will study problems of con-
dominium owners.
The Minister of Consumer and
Commercial Relations has an-
nounced the appointment of this
man, Darwin Kealey, and other
members of the Committee, and
the group will hold public
hearings throughout the Province
and is planning a conference to
hear the public early next year.
Evelyn Gigantes (NDP - Carleton
East) attacked the appointment
of Mr. Kealey as patronage,
saying he has set up a riding
office in the Ottawa suburban
riding and has mailed literature
to voters, although he has not
been nominated yet to run again
for the Conservatives.
The group will recommend
changes in legislation governing
condominiums in time for action
by the Legislature in the spring
session.
Liberal Pat Reid criticized the
Solicitor General for doing
nothing while organized crime
escalated in Ontario, and called
for an inquiry saying the inquiry
in Quebec into organized crime
had exposed some of the.
ringleaders.
He pointed out that it is
generally agreed that publicity is
one of the most effective weapons
in dealing with this problem.
However, the Minister main-
tained that organized crime,
while a serious problem, high on'
the list of police priorities, does,
not warrant a public inquiry.
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