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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmahville, February 25, 1976 Letter to the Editor Bowmanville,, Feb. 2lst, 1976. Dear Mr. James: Recently, our Toronto High School teachers proved how interested they really were in the success 'of their pupils when, showing an utter dis- regard of them, they went on a long strike with ridiculous demands for financial remun- eration, which only served to show the public the greed that stimulateàso5 many 'of the people we once chose t o reoognize 'as the "intelligent- sia" of our communities. In spite- of the criticism directed towards the teachers I at that time, our local Board of Education Trustees have shown that'the majority of -them are also imbued with the same spiritof greed, by voting against a motion to accept a small cut in pay, as suggested by one of their number. We appreciate the efforts of the minority in this instance, but as long as the majority ofP the people in elected offices are only concerned with what they can get out of it, all we, the public can say, is "God help Canada." Arnold Lobb.i 1F R.'R. 4, Bowmanville, Ontario. Dear Editor: Once again it appears- that the now defunct Food Prices Review Board has seen fit to use farmers and farm market- ing boards as "whipping boys" in an attempt to convince large numbers of Canadians that the Board's existence was justified. The recent release of the final report of the Board cites marketing boards as con- tributing to higher food costs. The Board realizes that when they make reports such as this they have 95 per cent of Canadians (those that are not farming) supporting them. They are very reluctant to criticize large corporations and labor for increased costs because they know such a report would not be 50 favorably received by the majority of people. Some marketing boards do set prices but only after close scrutiny by government agencies are they impleraent- ed. Ail costs of production are considered before a price is set. Surely it is not unreason- able to' set a price for a product that includes the farm, input costs. Marketing boards establish quotas for production. This in most cases prevents a large surplus or deficit of a given product. Price fluctuations to producers and consumers are lessened. The vice-chairman of the new Anti-Inflation Board, Mrs. Beryl Plumptre has recently said the success or failure of the Board depends on how it handies rising food prices. If this is allowed to happen it will hurt'al Can- adians. Canadians stili spend under 20 per cent of their earned dollar on fo'od. Some countries spend_ twice as much. Con- sumers still take for granted that there wîll always be enough food for everyone in Canada. Unfortunately it appears until we have a shortage of many staple foods here they will not recognize the importance of having a strong agricultural base which will include marketing boards. Canada cannot rely on imports. Other' producing countries are now realizing that they are selling for less than the developed countries. Sugar and oil are examples. Input costs in Canada are high. In some countries farm laborèrs are strikîng because they want $30 a week in wages. If they were to receive the wages earned here the prices of îmported food would rise considerably. It has been said that the Anti-Inflation Board will not work properly unless the price of farmn products is frozen. If this had been done it would have prevented the prices producersreceive being push- ed downward. Hogs are over $20 a hundred lower -than two months ago, beef has declinied about $7 a hundred and some milk producers are receiving 70 per oent of what theyi received làst faîl.,Right now, producers are receiving 4c a pound for carrots but 'the consumer pays 30c a pound. Can we expect the Board te finvestigate matters of this nature? Not very likely. Dissolvement of marketing boards would likely lower prices initially but in the long run consumers would pay considerably. more because production and prices would be controlled by large pro- ducers. Mrs. Plumptre can rest assured that very few farmers are making $747 weekly after ail expenses are paid. Mrs. Plumptre has not told the ýublic that the Foo*d Srices Review Jioarcl in their Iast year spent, nearly twice We'9i toge] Our 'eworkîng' ýther te k e9p. Prices l-ow anld our Pride l lâ hih If we can't do if, nobody an ALL PRICES SHOWN IN THIS AD GUARANTEED, EFFECTIVE THROUGH SATURDAY, FEB. 28TH, 1976. 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