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,6 - Orono Weekly Times, March 31,. 1976 Queen's Park Report DOUG MOFFATT, MPP DURHAM EAST A great deal of rhetoric these days tends to leave the impression that there is always a choice between going on welfare or having g job. No-one would deny, as I commented last week, that an individual should be able to. find work. The vast majority of Canadians are gainfully employed and society expects an individual to have a job. However, in the present mood of restraint in government spending, a recurring statement statement is that much money could be saved by cutting people off welfare. This week I want to go into just how real the choice between work arid welfare is, when you look at it closely. Welfare, for the purposes of this report, means General Welfare Assistance, which is available on a short-term, month-to-month basis from each municipality in the , province. The latest year for which detailed information on this program is available is 1973, and in that year over 40 per cent, of users received assistance' for less than 3 months, and almost 60 per cent for less than 6 months. It is basically a temporary resource to tide people over. There is another program, provincial Family Benefits, which caters to people who, for entirely valid, often tragic reasons are out of the work force for long periods of time or permanently. The Minster of Community and Social Services, James Taylor, has recently proposed a change in regulations so as to make it compulsory for' general welfare recipients to take temporary or part-time work as a condition . of continued assistance. The most controversial aspect ot this so far has been that it could apply to sole-support mothers. Turning back to the March 1973 information, at that time onjy 38 per cent of the provincial caseload was made made up of employable individuals. individuals. Just under two-thirds of the caseload was rriade up of employable individuals. Just under two-thirds of the caseload was made up of mothers with dependent children children and people who were ill - in other words, of those who might well be applying for Family Benefits and could not be expected to work. Of the employable recipients (17, 956 out of thé total provincial caseload of 57,390) the overwhelming reason for assistance was inability to find work. For these people, the jobs just did not exist. • Recently an NDP Caucus researcher surveyed opinion amongst welfare administrators administrators in particular municipalities. municipalities. I would like to present a few comments to show that the situation today is substantially substantially what it' was in 1973. Very few individuals refuse employment. In Metro Toronto, Toronto, for example, possibly 3 or 4 people a month refuse a job without good reason out of a caseload of approximately 22,000. There simply are not suitable jobs. In Ottawa-Carl- eton, where the labour market, market, too, is dry, the welfare office will try to find out why . someone has refused a job and if necessary will supply boots or a hardhat. Durham Region will aslo supply such basic equipment if necessary. The conclusion is clear: all the municipalities are now cutting off assistance to someone who refuses a single job without good reason, so that they are definitely not in a position to achieve the financial savings hoped for by the champions of restraint. Without doubt, the real challenge facing the government government is to stimulate employment. employment. Without more jobs," the need of individuals for temporary temporary Welfare assistance will continue. At a personal level, it is quite clear to me from people who have come int$ my constituency office that nobody wants' welfare for its own sake and a job is the chief necessity. Indeed, I would appeal to any employer or knowledgeable person who may read this to pass on to me any information relating to jobs they know of. While I am certainly not trying to compete compete with Manpower, I would like to offer whatever assistance assistance I can give in getting a job and an appropriate person together. Nuclear sales foolish, M.P. The government is fooh hardy to sell nuclear technol ogy while the world political climate is in an uncertain state, Progressive Conservative Conservative MP Allan Lawrence told the Commons But External Affairs Minister Minister Allan MacEachen replied that a uhilateral end to tales would not solve the problem. Canada has a duty as a wealthy nation to share its technology with developing countries, he said. S sont "* PE0PU MUKeBuswu- THEY DON T SHOW UP MTU YOU'Yt flHISMD rut JOB- Kendal News The week of the 21st March the "winter break" for the school pupils proved to be one of very fine weather except for the violent storm on Saturday afternoon. Miss Jennifer Sykeman went with other Clarke High school girls to Rome, Italy. . Mrs. T. Gosson and daughters daughters Charlain and Barbara have just returned from a holiday in Jamica. Mr. Don Henderson underwent underwent surgery in Oshawa Hospital last week and is now home again. The Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs. W. Turansky on Wed. afternoon March 24 with eight members present. The roll call was name a world event. Those in charge of the programme were unable to be there so plans were made for the penny sale on April 24. The quilt blocks are all made. A delicious lunch was provided by Mrs. Turansky. Mrs. A. Downes served pancakes and rnaply syrup to all those that came to the maple sugar bush on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Keith Wood, Mr. Stan Hoy, Mrs. E. Foster and Donald Fonk went to Nel-Gor and South Haven Rest homes in Newcastle with Rev. G. Montgomery to entertain the older folk on Sun. afternoon. They felt that the older folk enjoyed the service and the songs. On Palm Sunday night April 11 at 8 p.m. in Kendal church there will be a "Service of sacred music and Spoken Word" presented by Rev. G. Montgomery and Mrs. Helen Wood with Mr, Lloyd Ransberry on the violin, Mrs. G. Montgomery soloist and Judy Fonk with Lawrence (Northumber- land-Durham) described the sale of a nuclear reactor to South Korea as the most dangerous deal ever made by Ottawa. A sale to Argentina was "a tinderbox about to ignite," he said. Clarke Public LIBRARY , PHONE 983-5507 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 2:00 to 8:30 Saturday 10:00 to 12:00 Church St. Qrono, Ont. WATSON'S Marine and Cycle Orono Phone 983-5343 A Since 1012 Î a i i i i Distinctive Floral Thèmes For Any Occasion I 102 King St. East, Bowmanville Phone 623-3365 I Ask Operator for ZEN1^H36540 I Pumping Out Septic Tanks Bert Tompkins Phone 786-2552 His comments came during , debate on a Conservative motion condemning Canadian nuclear policy, particularly a decision to negotiate .a resumption resumption of nuclear aid to India. Aid was cut off in 1974 when India exploded a bomb using Canadian technology and plutonium plutonium from a Canadian-supplied Canadian-supplied Candu reactor. All the opposition parties favored the motion but, the majority Liberals defeated it 125 to 98. , Opposition MRS had called on the government for a moratorium on sales of nuclear nuclear reactors abroad to halt the danger of nuclear weapons weapons proliferation. Kirby News Miss Heidi Liscombe, Kingston Kingston and Mark Richards of Bowmanville spent'the school 1 break with their grandparents grandparents Mr. , and Mrs. Sid Rutherford. Miss Linda Copping, Toronto, Toronto, was on Holidays at ..her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold Copping last week. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Colville on the arrival of their baby daughter on March 29th at Bowmanville Bowmanville Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ken Ball returned . home last Thursday after spending a week and a half with her grandsons at Hampton Hampton while their mother was in the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ransberry Ransberry returned home on Friday from a two week vacation to the Barbados. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harris and family and Mr. and Mrs. Gord Morton and Kevin were Saturday evening dinner guests guests of Mrs. George Morton, Orono.. JAN'S FLOWER & GIFT SHOPPE SERVING QRONO, NEWCASTLE BOWMANVILLE and OSHAWA WE DELIVER DXSERVICE STATION! I Premium Quality Products I At the Most Reasonable g Prices y Stove Qîl €*i Diesel Oil , Available in any quantity - Phone 987-4215 ■ Highway 35 and 115, just north of Newcastle Featuring: Charles Reid Orono's licensed Auctioneer Valuator Specialize in Firm Furniture Sales Consult me for terms and dales Phone Orono 983-5914 Stutt's Pharmac ORONO, ONT. • 983-5009 J. H. STUTT E. J. STUTT Chicago at Clarke FRIDAY, APRIL 2nd ^ at 8:00 p.m. Musical Program at Clarke High School ■ -> -■*. . DANCE AFTER PROGRAM FEATURING Chicago Musical Group and Clarke High School Stage Band Collection at the door Fern Foster in a duet. Miss Catherine Stewart noW has a second edition of her book "Kendal Hills" for sale. * In last weeks account of the Patton-Runions wedding. The bride's name wa ( s Pansy Patton while her bride's names was Penny Runiofis. The printer gave them both the name Penny. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fonk •went to North Bqy. Hospital last week end to see Jack's mother who is very ill. , ORONO UNITED CHURCH Pancake Dinner Sunday , April 11th 12.30 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. -MAIN HALL. ORONO UNITED CHURCH PANCAKES V fBesh MAPLE SYRUP, SAUSAGES • COFFEE Adults $2,00 Children 12 and undey $1.00