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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 23 Mar 1944, p. 4

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-l--'""""" March 'a . To a demand by Arthur Williams] '; (C.C.F.. Ontario) that the Govern-) ment state whether the board would? be all technical personnel. Health Minister Dr. Vivian declared: "The NU/f f board is set up to do a fob-to bring to municipalities a co-ordination of!, such services as are procurable and; desirable. No mention was made all I representation." The board would.t in effect, represent technical person-) nel, but would not necessarily be alll After a three-daydelay on second technical. All the professions reading. the Ontario .Gytrnpent s couldn't he listed on it. But. it was bill to provide .rnunicip.al health the Government's intention to place services was still 1comm.lt"?e. stage on the board people represnting thei after a two-hour .discu.ssi?n m the general public as well as technical? Legislature yesterday. during which advisers. f six Opposition amendments were Attorney-General Blackwell ex-i turned down. . . plained in reply to exemptions of! Health Minister Dr. R. J', V.ivian certain persons from taxation, that did, however, agreo to bring.in an this could be worked out through5 amendment later, on SURSCBUO" of the good judgment of municiptuili'G/ J. B. Salsberg ('L.P.. 'loronto-St. and the department before the bill) Andrew). that an lllt'0mC "floor be was in effect, and before any onei ret below which taxes would not be became taxable. He suggested thatl levied for the plan. The Govern. an amendment would be brought ifil ment also will bring in another to give municipalities power to cx-l amendment of a minor nature. empt "those of minimum income! The Opposition argued that those standards." ,t' receiving health services. such as In- To William Dennison (C.C.F..! eiustrial workers and farmers, should Toronto-St. David), Dr. Vivian gave! he represented on the central Super- assurance that there was no "max-i vjsory hoard and, as 1lr. Salsberg mum" of services in mind, simply at urged. "remove the bill from the fixing of services up lo the level) realm of imaginary collective bar. possible with available facilities! gaming." A. H. Acres (P.C...Carle- The standard would be as high asl ton) pointed out that the bill was possible. I a foundation and that amendments Charles Millard (CCF., York! could be made later as required. West) said that the Government's' Supervisory Activity Necessary. plan to have only technical men on! Premier Drew told the House that th.e board appeared to him to be car-t since the health plan must be ap- ryMg the medical "closed shop" into; proved hy municipalities. the cen- the health plan. I tral board carried a supervisory ac- ' tn-ity that must exist before appoint- ment of local boards. Opposition Leader Jollifte still maintained that representatives of those receiving . services should be on the board and the Opposition amendment asked that two members of the projected hoard at seven or 10 represent those giving the services and two those "r"'lrlng them. The Opposition also wanted assur- ance that municipalities would handle the money they raised for the health plan. H. C. Nixon. Lib- oral Leader, declared that there had, never been any statement that the, hoard should be all technical men, and thought the ground taken by the Premier was "strong and demo-' crane." The Government, he said,, "is entitled to free choice of repre/ sentatives on a board for which they; must take responsibility." i o . h d Jolliffe Denies CIO Contri ufe _ . $500,000 to CCF Campaign Funds CCF. Opposition Leader E. lt/it,"?),',",',),,',',]?:".',,'"',':,':',',',",.:',',.,,',",",),,',",',,', . . [ "m lS . . Jollifte "as asked directly m Pj/trt,',")',] agded. "should not be con- Legislature last. night by A. H. A"esi/i'uiii by leaders and agitators from (BC. Carleton) whether it was true i, the United States." _ that the C.C.F. received half a nul- lion dollars in campaign funds "from a large and wealthy organi- zation across the line wh)ch.caustd trouble in this Prov.in.ce.d.u.riny the Mitchell Hepburn Administration. said the organization was "rep e- t1,e,tetii by John L. Lewis" tCLD.). . "Absolutely untrue." was Mr. Jol- liffe's immediate reply. i "Perhaps there was more than ithat." shot back Mr. Acres. who _ ladded that Mr. Lewis had had, ac-

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