the examiner Monday June 1977 cabinet shuffle Horner says CAMROSE Alta CP Jack Homer federal minister Without portfolio said Saturday that Prime Minister Trudeau has indicated there will be major cabinet shuffle this summer Horner former Progressive Conservative said he finds himself fortunate to join the Trudeau cabinet at time when major decisions regarding agriculture and transportation are before the government He said he is being listened to by his colleagues adding that the Trudeau government has not had this kind of input from Western Canada for some time He told reporters he would be most effective in portfolio that would be particularly concerned with Western Canada To study enrolment decline SARNIA Ont CP Education Minister Thomas Wells said today that an in dependent commission will be established to investigate problems of declining school enrolments in Ontario The minister told the an nual convention of Ontario Public School Trustees Association that inquiry staff will hold public meetings to hear comments from the public He said the inquiry of three or four members is expected to prepare report to guide government and school boards on solutions and long term plans The minister said in an in terview Sunday that he hoped the commission might file an interim report by the end of the year Farm trade deficit with US WASHINGTON AP The United States had farm trade advantage of almost to with Canada last year says the US agriculture department Farm exports to Canada in calendar 1976 totalled record of about $15 billion up 14 per cent from $13 billion in 1975 the departments Economic Research Service says in an an nual review Imports of agricultural products from Canada were valued at $6002 million 22percent gain from $4914 million in 1975 the agency said About 71 per cent of the US sales were live cattle beef veal pork rice corn horticultural products oilcake and meal hides skins and furs soybeans soybean and cotton seed oil and cotton Imports were mainly live animals and meat THOMAS WELLS fewer students in firstclass shape TORONTO CP Premier William Davis defended Sun day his governments handling of Ontarios economy Despite an increase in provin cial debtup to $840 from $185 for every Ontario resident since 1971 Davis said during CFIO television interview that his government has not had bad track record Davis said Ontarios credit is as good as it could be and that the economy is in firstclass shape Ontario pays an estimated $3 million day interest on its debta fact both opposition leaders have played up In Strathroy Davis attacked agricultural policies of the New Democratic Party saying none of the NDP members of the leg islature have farmed Yet the NDP presumes to tell farmers how to do their Time out for heckler BELLEVILLE Ont CP heckler who several times has followed Premier Davis on the election trail collapsed in crowded Belleville arena Satur day night and Davis inter rupted his speech for about 10 minutes while the man received medical attention Elwyn Rogers of Toronto who has heckled from the au dience on at least five occasions during the campaign collapsed near the stage and Progressive Conservative member of the legislature who was in the audience Rogers was taken to Belleville hospital where he was said to be in good condition The premier told the au dience of at least 1500 that while he and Rogers have their differences he hopes there is nothing seriously wrong with Rogers health Davis called for Dr Richard Potter former health minister MARK SCHARF is pleased to announce that TERRENCE WILLISTON formerly of the firm of Goodman Goodman has joined him as partner The practice will be carried on under the name SCHARF WILLISTON 179 Burton Avenue Barrie Ontario L4N 2R9 ADVANCE POLLS June and Codrington St School Noon to pm Election Day June Polls open to pm Special Transportation Available for the physically disabled wheelchair voters senior citizens Call Bob Kerr 7283187 For general assistance transportation baby sitters Call 728871 GEORGE TAYLOR COMMITTEE ROOMS Dunlop St Barrie Simcoe Centre Progressive Conservative Association 705 7280555 Effective June 1977 job Farmer are one of the most independent of groups and do not want to be dictated to or told how to go about their busi ness Davis told about 350 sup porters in Middlesex riding He said the NDP wants to control farming and to freeze landideas which the farming community does not accept Davis assured the audience his government has no intention of imposing regional govern ment in Middlesex or anywhere else NDP leader looks into future sees minority government again TIMMINS Ont CP NDP Leader Stephen Lewis predic ted Sunday that Ontario will have another minority govern ment after Thursdays provin cial election Speaking to crowd of more than 200 at party picnic Lewis said he is confident the NDP will hold all nine of the Northern Ontario seats it had in the last legislature and that Premier William Daviss bid for majority government would not succeed Lewis described himself as the original doomsday man in making election predictions but said he is confident that Thursdays election results will produce minority govern RegiOns end with us Smith KITCHENER Ont CP Liberal Leader Stuart Smith said Sunday his party is dedi cated to ending what he called the wasteful experiment of re gional government in Ontario He told about 400 party work ers that Liberal government would not create any more re gional governments unless local residents requested them As well the Liberals would dismantle present regional gov ernments where citizens in Can at scrious enough to ask you to cooperate in improving mail service by using your kit and dialacode to help make it easier to address mail correctly serious enough to deliver these Postal lode informa tion kits to over seven million addresses in Canada serious enough to provide dialacode free Postal lode information service see details below Why are we doing all this Because electronically moni toer equipment controlled by skilled personnel can handle correctly addressed coded mail more smoothly Jud at 355 iiiiiiili using Postal Iodcs and quickly dicate theirglear opposition to them replacing them with smaller coordinated regional planning authorities Regional government has been wasteful experiment providing minimal benefit for uge increases in spending and taxation he said Smith said that between 1970 and 1975 spending by regional governments increased 105 per cent more than twice as fast as in municipalities without the regional structure He said the Progressive Con servative government has 12 re gional government studies awaiting local government comment There can be little doubt that another majority Davis government would press ahead with expensive regionalization in one form or another from one end of Ontario to the other ment He said the premiers cam paign mostly negative in the early stages will not produce majority because the people of Ontario wanted campaign run on the issues Lewis said he feels the turn ing point in the campaign came with series of Conservative television commercials attack ing the NDP for the perform ance of David Barretts NDP government in British Colum bin VOTERS lNSULlED think the Tories overdid it with the commercials filmed on the streets of Vancouver to fight an election in Ontario He said the people of Ontario were insulted by those com mercials which were sub sequently taken off the air by the government No ones going to try to convince you that an improved mail service will happen overnight But in creased use of Postal Codes by everyone is big step in the right direction In providing you with Postal Code information kits and dialacodc were providing you with tools to improve mail service But what good are tools if theyre not used diolocode Up to July SN 1977 you can dial tree for any three Postal Codes in Canada Ontario Residents area code 807 only dial 18002616222 Ontario Residents not area code 807 dial I80026612l Metro Toronto Residents dial 4452231 2413 aw