Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 16 Nov 1977, p. 10

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1o tho examlnor Nounedgy Nov 10 1071 Losing spending control OTTAWA MP Gus Mitges chGrey Simcoe says the preliminary findings of the Royal Commission in vestigating government ding has confirmed the auditor generals suspicions that the ederal government has lost control of its spending The commission chaired by Allen Lambert former chair man of the TorontoDominion Bank was formed last spring after auditorgeneral Mac donell said in his annual report to Parliament that he is deep ly concerned that Parliament and indeed the the govern ment has lost or is close to losing effective control of the public purse In his first report to the Com mons Lambert said he has genuine concern that the fast rate of government growth in Canada has indeed led to the risk of losing control Some degree of control has already been lost Mitges said major elements of the commissions work in clude finding ways to get rid of outdated government policies ways to make sense of govern ment spending and improve bookkeeping procedures effec tive measures for cabinet ministers to find out if top level civil servants are doing good job and finding out if deputy ministers know what is going on in their ministries and if they are ready to take respon sibility for these activities The commission will also try to find out which public ser vants are doing good job and which ones are not Mitges said adding that the general feeling of the commissioners is that most public servants are hardworking and dedicated and that the system of pro viding government services is more to blame for low produc tivity than individual govem ment employees Visits sailors in ioils NIAGARA FALLS Ont CF He talks to sailors while ships are unloading and loading while in drydock or loading at the mills in Thorold Ont and taking on fuel He visits sailors in hospitals and ails visits families at their mes and invites wives to his home for dinner with him and his wife Dorcas and their three children He is Rev Art Taylor 31 who has been chaplain for the Welland Canal since 1972 replacing Rev Cameron Orr who led the mission for 33 years The Welland Canal Mission started in 1868 and Taylor is only the fourth padre in the missions history The mission operates out of the Seafarers International Union office in Thorold and is sponsored by several evangelica churches in southern Ontario Taylor was born in Lockport and both his father and grandfather were fishermen When he was 14 his father cap tain of trawler was killed during hurricane 70 miles of fshore Fortyeight other children were left fatherless when 17 men drowned in the disaster GIVE LAND BACK GENEVA CF Delegates from Indian tribes of both Nor th and South America have called for the return of enough land to enable their peoples to live an economically viable existence in accordance with their own customs and traditions The fourday con ference of about 250 delegates and observers had been recognized by the United Nations What You Dont See Ara the perfectly titted Bousch tomb Soflens Contact lenses satisfaction Guaranteed or money refunded Soft lenses of only mu Contact us for your up pain tmont to get batth lool 37117 $1 ptucol 30 Dunlap St VL Ierrh Ont Phone 11106 mr yumtoo well Heres proof of Loblaws commitment to low prices If you find lower prices overall at any other major supermarket chain in Ontario this week Loblaws will pay you double the difference First shop Loblaws Buy 25 different items totalling $2000 or more Then compare prices on the same items at any other major supermarket If their total is lower bring your itemized Loblaws receipt and the other markets prices to Loblaws store manager and well pay you double the difference in cash Loblaws low prices you can believe In and lot more David Nichol President Lcm

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