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Februam' rl ' o 0 so, Ott. . S. vcr::--' CF-ers Sit In Sfony I ence a iitittitti: . l . o A . . _ ' s Parfy Break Is Explained Method Clarified Two former C.C.F. members mom can was the reason given try Mr. ed the spotlight in a session ot Hancock for his departure from B I e Ontario Legislature which lasted their ranks. He had changed seats, y ropos t . actly 20 minutes tv,',',";',',',",'; "tt he said. but not his purpose, "wine: V ancock, Wellin ton out ' an is to co-o erate with any one an ' _ . . . . i r elson Alles, EEsex North, who every one x:vho will work for greater; IVirtual elimination of the exutingi r rted company with the Cer. freedom and welfare of the common; _Vital Statistics Act which hag not'; f w er matters of. policy, took the man." i ;been changed in any major respect] ' or before the orders of the day The CCF. membership listened} 'since 1869, is seen in a series of ""a V _ explain why they were no longer in stony silence. ' 'amendments to be introduced i',) , tting with the COP. '_------------"-"-- . . . 5 B' Mr. Alles said he was ready to co- the Legislature by Provincial Secre-l . . wrate with any political party to tary George Dunbar. Mention of; , ring about hnecd'ed 1,et,ij,etitpo'slnodt _the proposed revision was made in. j . is Views wer I 1tlifi','ff and to a large ext.e.n.t the Speech from the Throne. 1 y o'se of most people. The public " The present act is described asi " s afraid that policy strategy ', antiquated and "extremely vague. 5 lift" uld come first and true represen" J,?,!', amendments will tighten de-'i a , tion second, he sold. i Ip.artmen.tal control of vital statis-i ii), , The isolationist attitude of thei tics and remove the obsolete pre ' lig I - visions. _ Ii ' Increased penalties for false' . , registration are provided in the bill, i and in the section dealing with penalties there is provision for jail sentence. Affects Funeral Directors 3 In the matter of registration of! deaths the duties of funeral direc-\ tors are made more specific. Under the present act the responsibility for filling in the registration on a ' death certificate and forwarding it to the division registrar is not de- fined. The new amendment seeksl F to have the onus placed on funeral! . directors. I . Closer supervision of the 1,00ir, I division registrars in Ontario is an-t other aim of the Dunbar measure. Medical men who are required Gl I make out certificates in connection * with deaths will be checked more _', ' stringently. Stresses Need of Accuracy The necessity of compiling accu- rate birth statistics was stressed by ' Ralph Wallace, registrar of the ' vital statistics branch. He pointed out that the Family Allowances Act ' comes into effect next July, and if ' there is any slip-up in recordingi births the families concerned willl - be the losers. _ The vaguenesr of many sections. iof the existing statute will be re-l 'moved, and in their place will bei (substituted clearly stated specificj J provisions. i i Mr. Wallace represented Ontario? lat a Dominion-Provincial conference! lon vital statistics at Ottawa lastl lJuly. At this conference a report ion suggested changes submitted by "Mr. Wallace was endorsed by the delegates representing the other Provinces.