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Wednesday Feb 21 1979 CIRCULATION 7266539 NEWSROOM 7266537 the examiner serving barrie and simcoe county Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 16 Bayfield Street Barrie Ontario UM 4T6 Bruce Rowland publisher ADVERTISING 7266537 CLASSIFIEDS 7282414 Were 62nd or is that 45th Figures can be misleading They can also lead to wrong thinking Statistics just released by Revenue Canada fall into this category The statistics compiled from 1976 tax returns rank Barrie number 64 out of 100 Canadian municipalities in terms of taxable income In 1975 Barrie was ranked number 58 in the pro vince Back in 1972 we were still higher at number 23 out of 100 Were we to accept those figures as absolute we might conclude that Barrie is in financial slide On second look however the ranking is misleading The 1976 rating is based on all tax returns for the year including those who did not file returns and those who filed from other years Taxable income measured in this way is $9833 second and truer picture comes from taxable returns actually filed in 1976 Using these figures Bar rie shows an average income of $13257 ranking it 45th overall Moreover the difference between rank and average income is not that great For example the difference between Revenue Canadas ranking of Barrie at number 62 and Vernon British Columbia at number 50 is only $528 Perhaps the most significant factor to watch is how average income is proceeding In Barries case tax able income as filed in 1976 rose $1200 over 1975 In our opinion that fact is much more important than the clumsy and misleading ranking system used by Revenue Canada Dear Sir In the article in The Examiner of 14 February 1979 re Family Law Reform Act am afraid that your reporter misinterpreted me at re cent interview To set the record straight was telling her that under the old Deserted Wives and Childrens Maintenance Act woman could not expect to get support if she left the matrimonial home unless there was Constructive Desertion ie if there was uncondoned adultery failing to provide or cruelty mental or physical or fear thereof Under the Family Law Reform Act this is not the case and it is possible that she might leave and be eligible for sup port as the Family Law Reform Act is no fault situation In nut shell the Family Law Reform Act says the spouses either man or woman are required to support each other Spouses are required to support themselves where practical and Parents are required to support their children Definition of Spouse would be legally married couple common law union where the parties have cohabitated for five or more years continuously or where there has been child born of that union the time could be less than five years provided that union was of some permanence At the time was not referring to write your mp9 It you would like to write your Member of Parliament or Member of Provincial Parlia ment printed below are their mailing ad dresses It you send us copy of your letter it might be suitable for our Letters to the Editor columns After all it there is matter of concern that makes you want to write to your MP or MPP it it is not personal matter it should be of interest to your friends and neighbors too FEDERAL Illrd MPNorth Simcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont Ion Milo MPPaoIDutferinSimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont Shelb Stevens MPYorkSimcoo Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont GUI Mltgu MPGreySimcoa Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont PROVINCIAL Goon Taylor MPPSimcoe Centre Ontario Legislature Queens Park Toronto cordon Smith MPPSimcooEast Ontario Legislature Queens Park Toronto Goon Meagan MPPDuttarin Simcoa Queens Park Toronto letters to the editor Divorce Personally believe that the Divorce Act should be ammcnd ed to NoFault situation It is Federal Statute and not Provin cial one and it may be that the Federal Government will see fit in the not too distant future to ammcnd it and have it follow more closely the lines of the Family Law Reform Act of Ontario Yours very truly Robert Perry JP lcrk of the ourt Provincial ourt Family Division OllNlYOFSIMCOE Dear Sir find it strange that Boyd Robert son director of lluronia Tourist Association considers re introduction of Ontario fishing licenses threat to the Simcoc County tourist industry The tourists he talks about are for the most part dedicated trout anglers many of whom are from the Metro Toronto area If poll were taken amongst this group it might surprise Mr Robertson to find most are more than eager to pay for their sport Monies from sports angling licenses properly channelled back to MNR could prove valuable asset in restocking programmes management and enforcement Tourism appears to get far greater slice of the government pic than MNR and it is high time they began realizing they should be sup porting each and every programme that may lend itself to improving Ontarios fisheries Licenses do not drive anglers away Mr Robertson but the absence of fish surely does The sooner MNR rcccivos the backing it so urgently needs the sooner things will improve for everyone including the tourist in dustry Yours Sincerely Robert Jones Borden we want your opinion Something on your mind Send Letter to the Editor Please make it an original copy and sign it The Examiner doesnt publish unsigned let ters but if you wish pen name will be used Include your telephone number and address as we have to verify letters Because of space limits public interest and good taste The Examiner sometimes has to edit condense or reject letters Letters to the Editor are run every day on the editorial page Send yours to Lotto to the Editor II Exclaim Post Office Box 370 IAIRIE Ont MM BUSINESS 7266537 NEWSROOM Craia Ison manamnu editor InnMulorew rlyrdltor SAL lib null Mi Farlane wurceditor nort Stevens have ullcr sporlsedilor Julm Franks Iauom muse Itcslvll MDT Ian Mat Leod Adin Smith Steve Skinner arenda Woods RI POR art Dc Gursc lcptwn NI hulls Dennis Lanthter Nam queron or Cohen Stephen Gnucr enter Iainmrnt mry Forbes sports telly Armor amem operator Dave Burcsik photographer CLASSIFIED Freda Stunner Peony Chappll JnmceMorlon Your business By VINCENT EGAN Business and onsumcr Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service Prices paid by consumers in January the first month in which lhc anadian economy was totally free of thc 1973378 anti Inflation restraints tncrcascd at an llllllltlllufl rate of it per cent lhats significant speedup from the ll pcr ccnt ralc prevailing in thc 12 months ended in December But its hardly surprise cxccpt 1ll1t Caveat emptor Hy LEONARD NOBLE would imagine that the Prime Minister of France Raymond Barre is happy to be home again aftcr the six day war he cxtxricnccd in anada last week Thc fight actually started bcforc the French Prime Minister alrchd lhc two coin batants being bctwccn Ottawa and flu Qucbcc Government Mr Barre had agreed to visit anada as result of commitment he had given to Reno Levesque to that effect in Novcmbcr of 1977 The Federal iovcrnmcnt stated quite emphatically that the French visitor should arrive in Ottawa first to commcncc his of fltlill visit to Canada and then he could go on to the Province of Quebec if he wished The Quebec iovcrnmcnt was equally ada mant that Mr Barrc arrtvc in Qucbcc first before going on to ttawa IMIIIOMISIIII The Federal Government in Ottawa finally cornpromistxl by agreeing that the French Prime Minister spend an unofficial visit with Quebecs lrcmict chc Levesque and Mayor lcan Drapeau in Montreal before star ting his official visit toanada by going toOtr tawa and meeting Prime Minister lrudcau lhat bit of protocol was only the beginning of the war lhc plot thickcncd when Mr Barre arrived in Ottawa At privatc lunch that Iritnc Ministcr Trudeau hostcd for the French dignitary lhc guests included William Davis Allan Blakcncy and Richard Hatfield lhc Ircmicrs of Ontario Saskate chcwan and New Brunswick respectively The French Prime Minister found himscll backed into corner in that he fclt he was under somc obligation to publicly slatc that hc was in favor of Canadian unity Being an experienced politician hc side SCOOPS PERHAPS WE DID IOSE SIGHT OF OUR TRADITIONAL VALUES AYATOLLAH ADVERTISING Len Sevick manaqer Ruth Blots supervtsor Dana Homewood Aw Presidenle Porlillo ami wilds complaining about few million illegal immiganls BUSINESS Marian Gouqh accountant Delva MIIIS ml Mr Parlnntl Vikki Grant Kathie Mitchell CIRCULATION Bill Hnlkcs manager Steve Wtulc assrstnnt mnnaurr Andy Hnuqttton Alva aPlonle PatMrrson lainc Porter Cheryl Aiken Dan Saunders Lorne Wnss Wilt Caman Stan Wrny Bull Raynor FdAIIenby Jame Hamel Susan ilthen Ron Gilder Barbara Strin PR ESSROOM Don Near loremnn l1 rod Prince asst foreman HarrisI Blanchard Brian Marr to those who glibly forecast that thcrc would be no Inflationary bubble once the restraints cndcd To anyone else who has bccu noticing the economic indicators and the eagerness of business to rcstorc Its dcprcsscd profit margins and of labor to ltnprovc upon llS previous gains this latest I1Sl of the lil llationary spiral had been all too lttlltIHNO tholcsalc prices last fall wcrc rising at the fastest clip since the recordbreaking ur flallon of 197174 Last October alone there was 11 per cent lncrcasc in Canadas Nice to visit nicer to leave stepped the issue by stating that Qucbcc would have to decide its own fllturc without interference from other countries but that whalcvcr course Quebec look It could count on Frances undcrstandtng confidence and support Obviously lhc Frcnch lrilnc Ministcr was happy to leave Ottawa for his olftctal visit to Quebec whcrc ltc assumed the prcssurc would be off hiln chrcttably for Mr Barre his troubles were only starting At banquet held in thc Quebec Museum 111 honor of the French lritnc Ministcr ltcnc chcsquc launched an attack against Mr lrudcau analogixing him to Dr Strangclch whose aim was to frighten anadlans into thinking that disaster would result it the lrovincc of Qucbcc became sovereign country Elllrl Once again Mr Barre diplomatically danced away this tilnc from Mr chcsqucs position and indicated that hc as neutral in this display of mud slinging against the Federal iovcrnmcnt Finally lhc French Prime Minister left for home by boarding planc for Paris but not before another diplomatic problctn mcurrcd lhc chcral iovcrmncnl insisted on scn ling Justice Minister Marc Lalondc to bid falcwcll to Mr Barrc and Quebec lrcmicr chc chcsquc refused to stand at attention during the playing of anada As Mr Barrcs planc took off Mr Lalondc and Mr chcsquc squared off against each other verbally by ridiculing cach othcrs Ixhaviour which undoubtedly lcft Mr Barrc to think if not to say out loud anadas nicc place to visit but wouldnt want to live there COMPOSING ROOM lack Kerney tornman Glonn Kwan asst foreman Published dailyexccpt Sunday and statutory holidays WE FKLY by carrier 90 cents YEARl by carrier S46 80 Copyright registration number 203815 register 61 BY MAIL Barrie no Natanal advertising oltices 65 Queen St Toronto 864 1710 640 Calhrarl St Montr 1t SIMCOE COUNTY S36 50 MOTOR THROW OFF $391 year ELSEWHERE IN CANADA $38 50ayear Bad news for consumers inflation outlook worsening uholcsalc price index Now Statistics anada has discontinuml that index LOWER DOLLAR substantial part of the current inflation speedup must be attributed to the decline the anadian dollar has suffered since late 1976 do recent lcvcl of till US ccntsl which has been boosting the prices of everything we import William Mackncss viceprcsidcnt and chtct economist at invcslmcnt dealers Pit ticld Mackay Ross Ltd estimates that half of the cost of dollar devaluation is reflected in consumer prices during the course of two years in this basis the nine per cent inflation rate rccordcd in 1978 included about four per cent as direct result of devaluation says Mackncss It the inflationary pressures of dcvaluation set off wage explosion the inflationary impact of devaluation would be much grcatcr FOOD BILLS As shoppers know foodprice increases this winter have been staggering Statistics anadasays that between December and January food prices rose by 19 per cent or nearly four times as lunch as the 05 per cent lnonthrtormonth veragc increase in prices of non food consumer items While the weakened state of the dollar is largely to blame federal government policies are designed to send food prices higher As Finance Minister Jean hretien told the ommons finance cotnmittee last week the govcrnment is determined not to allow tnore foreign produce to be imported as means of keeping prices in check in the dotncstic market At the same time food marketing boards continue to impose their rigid production quotas on farmers to ensure that supply is rcstraincd and prices maintained WIIAPS AIIEAII For the months ahead signs point to fur thcr increases in inflation The wholesale cost of oil is going up as the cartel takes advantage of the disruption in Iranian supplies and that increase will eventually be reflected in the administered price of anadian petroleum products Other administered prices such as postal services are soon to be increased while some public services such as hospital care are being curtailed fan indrect form of price increase But even if miracle should happen and all of these cost increases should be deferred consumers would still face months of steady price increases as last years inflationary blows such as the seven increases in interest rates and the gasoline price hike continue to work their way through the market system The Examiner is member at The Canadian Press CPI and AUdI Bureau at Circulations ABC Only the Canadian Press may re publish news stories in this newspaper credited to CF The Associated Press Reuters or Aqnnco France Presse and local news stories published in The xamtner The Examiner claimscopyrtght on all original news and adverbsan material created by its employees and published in this newspaper The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for damages arts mg out of errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space ac lually occupied by that porton ot the advertisement in which the error oc curred whether such error is due to the negligence at its servants or other wrse and there shall be no IlabIIIIY tor non insertion at any advertisement beyond the amount paid tor such advertisement From the legislature Gay rights to be issue By DEREK NELSON Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO The introduction of human rights legislation will be one of the touchier issues to surface in the forthcoming session of the Ontario legislature Itll mean headlines about whether homosexuality should be protected against discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code Not that the Conservatives will bring in bill to make discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation illegal Instead theyll likely bring the physically handicapped under the code and forbid dis crimination on the grounds of age to all those over 18 Which is fine But just introducing legislation will give mischiefmakers chance to raise other possible changes of which by far the most controversial will be legal equality for homosexuals The NDP are committed by their last policy convention to backing the homosexual View LIBERAL PROBLEM the other hand the Tory backbenches havent shown any dcstre to include sexual orientation in the Rights code Just the opposite in fact The Liberals have the most interesting problem MPP Margaret ampbell St George is the only Grit from Metro and her riding just happens to contain the provinces largest concentration of bars and apartments favored by gays Naturally she supports forbidding discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation Ias did her Tory and NDP op ponents last election So does her boss Liberal leader Stuart Smith But how anyone could visualize other Liberal MPPs like John Sweeney tKit chcncertilmot an archconscrvative on moral issucs or incc Kcrrio Niagara Falls Murray Gaunt vlluronBruccl or Bob Nixon Brantt Ixolvaorfolkl voting in such manner is hard to see FREE VOTE In such matters tl1clc as conservative as most rural and small city Ontarians So expect free vole among the Liberals which will doom passage of any sexual orientation amendment What is worrisome is that debate over sexual orientation might blot out in the public mind even less worthy amcndmcnts The government legislation and attempted revisions by the opposition will likely be based on recommendations made by the Ontario Human Rights ommlssion in 1977 The commission called for extending the code to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of physical disability family rela tionship political beliefs criminal record as well as sexual orientation AM EthAN EAH Not to mention broadening the definition of creed in the current codc to include deeply field moral or religious convictions not necessarily associated with formal religious group The commission also wants to abandon its historic emphasis on individual human rights and instead play the American game of group rights class action and affirmative action Its highly unlikely that much of this nonsense will see the light of day in the tory legislation unless the trendy progressives in cabinet do an endrrun on their more con servative colleagues But the satnc isnt true for opposition amendments Oncewere millions Rare little bird numbers only 25 SASKATOON CPI Even scarcer than the whooping crane the Eskimo curlew has been flying into the cold wind of extinction for the last 70 years The drab little shorebird has not been swept away but neither has it made headway anadian wildlife service biologist Gollop estimates its numbers at less than 25 The last reliable sighting was in 1976 In the last so years there have been so few birds that it may have been difficult for male to find and court female Gollop His interest in the Eskimo curlew comes with larger project committee of the FederaProvincial Wildlife onference is attempting to set up an endangered species list for Canada The Eskimo curlew says Gollop is in such danger that it may have little else but luck going forit NESIS IN NORTH Millions once flew looping migration route down the Atlantic Coast from Labrador into South America and back up through the central plains to nesting grounds in the Yukon and Northwest Territories After the passenger pigeon had been nearly wiped out in the late nineteenth century hunters took aim at the curlew single shotgun blast could kill dozen or more The little bird also called the rairie pigeon became delicacy at the ta Ies of Montreal and London at one time But hunting alone does not explain the sharp decline of the Eskimo curlew Gallop says search of more than 280 books articles and other sources frotn the last two centuries indicates large flocks of Eskimo curlew may have been lost in series of violent Atlantic storms encountered on the flight to South America More intense land use especially in Argentina may also have threatened the birds already precarious existence