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~ MARCHAND IN PROFILE ce SUNS Sites Matranra QUEEN'S PARK ~ Resignation, Qe SE Published by Canadian. Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario 'Te L. Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1966 -- PAGE 4 High-Handed Treatment Ottawa Of Press, Public The high-handed persistence in permitting the public to know only what is politic for them to know remains unabated in Ottawa as the series of federal-provincial con- ferences continue. In several instances: last week agreement between federal and pro- vincial ministers on future projects was announced following closed- door sessions at which public affairs have been discussed. For the elected representatives taking part an ideal situation is evolving: What it amounts to is that the press is being used, not to provide information freely, but to publicize themes the ministers feel it will be advantage- ous for them to develop. By refusing 'the, press admission to these federal-provincial parleys, the ministers are giving the public only a subjective view of proceed- ings -- their after-conference com- ment is relative only to the cases they wish to plead. The only way an objective picture can be provided is through the press attending -- that way the complete discussion can be reported, not just the por- tions the ministers choose to talk about afterward. When it is announced that "agree- ments have been reached" it would © appear that it is not only the public but also the members of the Com- mons and the provincial legislatures who are being short-changed. Surely they should have the opportunity to debate the proposals before they are committed, to them at such a conference. It has been suggested by The Hamilton Spectator that communi- ques be issued following the con- ferences in which all parties concur. Contention is that greater objec- tivity would be provided in such a bare-bones report. But, as the Spec- tator admits "a communique system of 'covering most conferences is a poor substitute for the type of knowledge the public is entitged to expect. What's more, it is highly unnecessary in most cases, for very few indeed have secrets that deserve to be hidden". The situation is one which cannot Zo unchallenged. It is one to which private members of the Commons and provincial houses should take strenuous exception. Not only does it infringe upon the public right to know but it -surreptitiously side- steps the traditional democratic procedures of representative gov- ernment. Greatness In Canada A national consciousness. that there can be greatness in Canadians is growing gradually in this coun- try. Talk at least has increased in recent years of emulating the custom followed south of the border in designating days in honor of national figures. At this time of year particularly the proposition is put that the eleventh day of January be set a side to honor the memory of our first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. He was born Jan. 11, 1815. More and more prominence is being gained by those campaign- ing to establish this special and She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher & C. ROOKE, General Maneger C. J, MeCONECHY Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshdwe Times (established 1871) ond the Whitby Gozette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundeys end Statutory holideys excepted). Members ef Canadian Dolly Newspaper Publish @r Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureou ot Circulation end the Ontario Provincial Dailies The Canadien Press. is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of oll sews despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the local news published therein. All rights of 'special des potches ore also reserved. Offices: Thomson Buliding, Avenues, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Montreal. P.O SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers 'in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpeel, Taunton, tyrone, Dunbarton. Enniskillen, Oreno, Leskerd, Breughom, Burketon Claremont, Moancnester Pontypoc: gnc Newtastis net aver SOc, per week. By mail in Province ot Ontario outside carrier delivery area, $15.00 per year. Other provinces and Commonwealth Countries, $18.00 per year. U.S.A. and foreign $27.00 per year. 425 University Cothcart Street, deserved day of recognition to the man responsible more than any other for Confederation. Such suggestions do not develop to reality overnight. It is something that must be worked toward; and in this respect the ceremony which has been initiated in Hamilton has merit. More than a 100 people turned out to attend a wreath- laying ceremony in that city on the anniversary of Sir John A.'s birth. Mayor Victor Copps of Hamilton told the gathering assembled this year that Canadians should take a page from the Americans' book and celebrate the birthdays of some of the great Canadians of the past. He said: "If we, in Hamilton, could build a 'football hall of fame, then we could turn out on similar occa- sions such as this to honor the truly great men and women of Canada." There are 52 Canadians listed as "noted personalities' in the New York World-Telegram World Al- manac, which gives some indication of their stature beyond their native land. 'The listing includes states- men, authors and leaders in science and industry. As The Sudbury Star suggests it might fall within the province of the secretary of state to undertake a listing of distinguished Canadians of the past as a Canada centennial project. From the list might come hen cemwricray.- recommendations that the anni saries of their birthdays be given some kind of special recognition. Solving Oi Regional Rifts Course To True Unity By GERARD McNEIL OTTAWA (CP) -- Jean Mar- chand says true unity in Canada will come when a solution is found to regional rie mal an 'the "Canadian unity is no! objective, it's a result,"-sa new immigration minister. - "We will have unity. when all parts are satisfied. That will be when we find. a solution to our regional problems." The perceptive Mr. Marchand has spent the last two years sizing up Canadian problems as a member of the royal commis- sion on bilingualism and bicul- turalism. In an interview, he stressed the need for Ottawa to face problems, achieve them. "We have to face these prob- lems even if we don't like them. They are poverty, manpower, resources... ."" : A federal government that ignored them would be wasting time. "I feel that we are on the verge of facing our problems without fear," Mr. Marchand said when asked for his outlook on 1966. The 47-year-old former labor leader may help bring' this about, HIGHLY REGARDED He is regarded by many as the kind of Quebecer Ottawa has needed badly in recent trou- bled years. As a federal spokesman, he has solid prestige in Quebec. He was elected in Quebec West, a working man's riding, in a tough battle. But it was Mr. Mar- chand, not a machine, that did the fighting. A gifted speaker, he showed an early ability to arouse and enthuse workers. During the last four years, as. president of the Confederation of National Trade Unions, he became la- bor's. spokesman before the Quebec government. A dubious Jean Lesage appar- ently was convinced by Mar- chand arguments that Quebec civil servants should have broad labor rights. At the same time, Mr. Mar- chand initiated a program that brought labor, management and government together to find new jobs for some 400 laid-off miners. This spectacular achievement in manpower mobility augurs well for his success as man- power minister once Parliament approves establishment of the new department he has been designated by Prime Minister. Pearson to head. HAS EXPERIENCE : His 23 years in Quebec's labor movement are the equivalent in rough and tumble of a similar period in politics. Mr. Marchand, who has al- most electric appeal when speaking to an audience, tends to be candid about his job and almost shy when the conversa- tion becomes personal He has a Kennedy thatch of greying brown hair, wears horn- rimmed glasses, has a salt-and- pepper moustache and is me- dium-sized. 4 He is known as an acute strategist In 1962, when he caught the scent of a possible Social Credit sweep in Quebec, he launched a persanal cam- paign against the party as a menace to labor The CNTU fought hard against the late Premier Maurice Du- plessis after the bitter strike: at Asbestos in 1949 Aside from fighting parties that he thought menaced labor, Mr. Marchand has been polit- ically unattached though ap- proached to enter the Lesage government and later the fed- eral New-Democratic Party. "He is a political animal," said an admiring Quebec cab- inet minister. "He made for politics." He---was--swern--in_Dec._18 as immigration minister but the title is as deceptive as Mr. Mar- chand's mild appearance. Par- form goals and. liament will be asked in 1966 to create the manpower portfolio. COVERS WIDE FIELD It will bring together imml- gration, the manpower mobility program, the national employ- ment service, technical and vo- cational education and rehabill- tation. : "T feel at home in this field," Mr. Marchand said aswe sat in. his hotel room with a copy of the Immigration Act beside him. Former immigration minister Nicholson was in the process of drafting a new immigration policy when he was shifted to labor minister. "It surely has to be ree drafted," Mr. Marchand said o} the act. "It glves a minister so much discretion he can do al- most anything. It is dangerous for a man to have so much discretion." Of his approach to immigra- tion. an unfamiliar field, he said: "I will refuse to do any- thing silly." His years as a key figure ih Quebec labor have ohana him for the new manpowe portfolio. "T think that what is being transferred to my department are the best instruments to fight poverty. Retraining, reha- bilitation, manpower . . . these are very important." Mr. Marchand expects the emphasis to be on manpower mobility--a many-sided prob- lem is which no single solution will apply, he said. "What political role I. will plav I don't know, but there is one thing I would like to do establish better relations be- tween Quebec and Ottawa." Quebec's attitude towards Ot- tawa had changed radically in the last five years but Ottawa hadn't been ready to accept the change. "The federal government did not foresee. what was happening and this caused confusion. The Opposition helped." Now Ottawa had to know where it was going, to formu- late goals. "Tf we think some demands are dangerous for. the whole country, we will have to oppose them, But I don't see why we should fight things that aren't threats. This is where there has been misunderstanding." Quebec had special problems --"not special status'--that it had to solve in its own way. "I am sure that even if there are common goals, French-Ca- nadians want their own institu- tions where they can operate easily within their own mental- ity and language." Born in Champlain, Que., in a country of loggers and family farms east of Trois-Rivieres, Mr. Marchand was the son of a notary. YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO Jan. 17, 1951 _ Ferguson Munro, Reeve of Brock Township, was elected Warden of Ontario County for 1951 Joseph Noseworthy, MP, will be chairman of; the Ontario Rid- ing CCF nomination convention here Friday to pick a party standard-bearer in: case a Fed- eral by-election is held. ~* 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 17, 1936 Thomas Dempsey retires as bandmaster of the Ontario Regi- ment. 'His replacement is Jack Broadbent, bandmaster of the Canadian Legion Silver Band. The Provincial government said that each municipal tax bifl in future must carry the mill rate for relief requirements on individual bills -- City Treas- urer Peter A. Blackburn said that Oshawa had been folowing this practice before the Queen's Park announcement. SAUDI ARABIAN AT UN... _.. 17 YEARS OF INJECTING SPICE 'Parables Peprer Prose, Try Patience- By TOM HOGE » UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The little envoy stopped in the middle of a proverb and jabbed a finger at his startled col- leagues "I know what you are all thinking," he shouted. " 'There goes Baroody off on another tan- gent that has no bearing on hu- man rights.' But you will see that I'm getting to the point." Several thousand words later, Jamil Baroody of Saudi Arabia got to the point under discussion in the Genera] Assembly's so- cial committee. En route he shot a few holes in the committee's prized human rights declaration. "A little spice never hurts a debate,"' he confided later to a weary associate For 17 years, Baroody has been injecting plenty of spice and an occasional shot of venom into debates on issues ranging from birth contro] to nuclear weapons control. One of the last of the free- wheeling orators, the eaffaced, 60-year-old diplomat h, the stentorian voice has been a mixed source of amusement and annovance to the rest of the as- sembly Hir prose, peppered with an endless supply or paravies aiid proverbs, may try the patience of his. peers, but it has de- lighted a generation of audi- ences in the public galleries. SCORNS TEXT Scorning a prepared text, Ba- roody ad libs his way through the maze of debates, glancing occasionally at a jumble 'of notes in front of him. This method gives spontaneity to his speeches, but as one thought spawns another in -his fertile mind he tends to wander into etrange fields. "You neyer know whether he .. 18 going to quote from the Koran or (U.S. author Jack) Kerouac," "said a secretariat employee. Hopping from committee to committee, expounding on iss sues that run the human spec- trum, Baroody impishly con- fuses colleagues by swapping off points raised on totally un- related debates He electrified a recent discus- sion on disarmament in the main political committee-by not+ ing nuclear war would be one solution to the population explo- sion then under scrutiny in the assembly's economic committee. Baroody belongs to a dwind- ling school of Middle East statesmen known as convertible WspsViielo: eeypposcusey cossiece Bed ing themselves citizens of the Arab world rather than any par- ticular state, they serve under a variety of flags Baroody first attained interna- tional note representing his na- tive Lebanon at the New York world's fair of 1939-40: Four years later, he appeared at' an international business con- ference in Rye, N.Y., as adviser to Syria. RELATES ANECDOTE Baroody's favorite target has been freedom of information. The. annual debate on this question served as a launching pad for one of Baroody's pet anecdotes "Some years ago, | was walk- ing along a Paris boulevard," he would begin, as committee members settled back in their seats. "Suddenly I saw a mob surging up the street waving placards and shouting 'vive la liberte!' "Infected by their enthusiasm, I joined the throng and soon was shouting 'liberte'. louder than anyone. Then, suddenly, 1 paused. Jamil," | said:-to myself, 'what are you doing here? You know. what these people are demonstrating for. It may alte ein aaester « do not. ap- don't prove of al all. Jamil, you must leave at once.'" "And what is the moral?" Ba- roody would ask after a suspen- seful pause. 'Too many of us ery it for freedom of speech and a free press-when we have nothing to say and nothing to de- -fend."" Like most Arab statesmen, Baroody approaches the Pales- tine question with deep feeling. On such occasions, any distrac- tion throws him into a towering rage. Earlier this year, he was de scribing the plight of thousands of Arab refugees from Palestine when there was a ripple of laughter in the gallery. Swing- ing around in'his seat, Baroody glared up at the spectators, ""tau can laugh, leading your comfortable lives in your com- fortable homes," he thundered. "You have never tried to live on seven cents a day, or you * would not find this so amusing."" There wasn't a sound from the gallery 'the rest of that day. "Despite his vagaries and his vanity, he is a dedicated man," said a longtime associate. "'Ba- roody has probably devoted more hours to the service of the United Nations than any diplo- mat here." BECOMING A FAVORITE PIN-UP CANADA'S STORY TUT ios LL ade RHEE GATES Giovanni Overlooked - By BOB BOWMAN Evidence is gradually being obtained. to prove that the Norsemen were the first Euro- peans to Jand in North America, 500 vears ahead of Christopher Columbus. The stories of. their travels will probably be known before long, and will- show that they landed in Nova Scotia Apart from them the Italians were the great explorers. Chris- topher Columbus for Italy, John Cabot for England, and Gio- vanni (Joe, for short) de Ver- razzano for France were all Italians. For some strange reason: the exploits of Verrazzano have not been publicized like those of Columbus or Cabot, although recently: New York's newest bridge, with the longest span in the world, was called after him Verrazzano sailed from Ma- deira on January 17, 1524, on his quest for the New World. He was working for King Fran- cis I of France who wanted to show that Charles V, the Holy wr 1m tit rompers nt OTTAWA REPORT Roman Emperor, and Henry VIII England, weren't the only kings who could get things done. Verrazzano actually started from Dieppe with four ships but found that three of them were not seaworthy, and put into Madeira. Then he went on with the "Dauphine"' until he reached the coast of North America at a point believed to be one of the states of Carolina. From there he sailed north, circling the Bay of Fundy, and probably passing through the Strait of Belle Isle between Newfound- land and Labrador. On his way north he entered the Hudson River, which he noted would ntake a good har- bor. It is too bad that he cannot see the great city there now, and the bridge named in his honor. Verrazzano's trip was almost wasted. When he got back Francis I was engaged in a war with Charles V, and was de- feated. Verrazzano himself, who had been a pirate and captured ships on the' Spanish Main, is prmeyernetestene seer MMe a Immigration Policy Weakness Probed By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Jean Marchand, newly-elected Liberal MP and newly-appointed 'minister of cit- izenship and immigration, has just 'issued his first ministerial year-end review. And a very revealing review it is As minister he will * other Canadian to the three black spots in our immigration picture. He reflects on these in his statement. They are: 1. We. do not admit sufficient immigrants to foster our max- imum growth and develop- ment. 2. We lose--predominantly to the United States--one fully- educated and. trained "Cana- dian baby" for every two foreign immigrants we gain. 3. We prosperous Juxury-lov- ing, selfish Canadians are rid- ing on the backs of the tax- payers of the less wealthy Old World, by filling the voids in our skills with young men and women whose training was' paid for by those tax- payers. These points were made more vividly clear in statement than I have ever seen them before. He said, for examplt;"'by the end. of 1965, Canada welcomed 2,500,000 newcomers since the end of the Second World War." That isan average of 125,000 per year, or little more than one-half of one per cent of our present. population each year. That is no way to open up our empty spaces, or to develop our rich resources. USED TO TAKE MORE Look what our grandfathers did'by contrast. In the 12 years preceding the First World War they admitted over 2,750,000 im migrants, or an average of 225,000 each year. That was. not a paltry half of one per cent; it was four per cent of our popu- lation at the beginning of that golden era of settlement. If we prere as venturesome and far- quickly Marchand's. sighted as our grandfathers, we would have admitted since the war over 10,000,000 immigrants. Our population today would be not 19,700,000 but probably more than 30,000,000. Our gross na- tional product in have been not 51 billion dollars but over 75 -billion. And that bigger, wealthier, bussier Cana- dian-population wauld be paying lower taxes than we are today, because the expenses of govern- ment and the cost of social cap- ital would be spread over a broader taxpaying base. The second point arising from Marchand's statement is: Why,' with even 2,500,000 postwar im- migrants, is our population growth one. of the smallest among the developable coun- tpigs? The answer is that we have lost well over one million Canadian-born citizens to the United States in addition to those immigrants who have re- turned to their native land. Finally Marchand makes this interesting statement: 1,924 en- gineers immigrated to Canada during the first 10 months of 1965. It would have cost $17,- 040,100 to provide university ed- ucation for these. Similarly it would have cost Canada §7,416,- 360 to provide university educa- tion for the 654 doctors who came to Canada in that same period. Today one Canadian in every six is an immigrant. This huge group includes one in four of our. doctors, one in three of our engineers, one in seven of our teachers, and so on. Of the 356,578 men and women listed by our recent census in professional and technical occu- pations, two of every nine are immigrants, and many of those came to Canada fully trained. Not only have they, for in- stance sayed our entire health care program from understaffed chaos but they come to us free, their training having béen paid for by the taxpayers ofthe Old World who made that co&Xly in- vestment for themselves, 1965 would: believed to have been captured by the Spanish after he re- turned from his North American trip, and hanged in chains, OTHER EVENTS ON JANUARY 17 1651--Jean de Lagton appointed Governor of Canada. 1694--Bishop. St. Vallier nounced comedies tragedies, 1839--Sir John Colborne became Governor of Canada. Interprovincial bridge opened between Ottawa and Hull. 1933--Dominion - Provincial con- ference opened, Newfoundland asked Britain to investigate its financial troubles. de- and 1881-- (prorat TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PBESS Jan. 17, 1966... Pope Gregory XI of Avig- non visited Rome 589 years ago today--in 1377--and died there, precipitating the Great Schism, of rival popes and antipopes (sometimes more than one) each claim- ing supreme authority. The papacy had officially moved to Avignon from Rome in *%& 1309 to escape war and civil disturbance in Italy. The Great Schism lasted until the Council of Constance, 1414-17, which reunited the church and elected Martip V of Rome pope. 1781 -- Americans beat British soldiers at Cowpens, S.C. * 1852 -- Britain recognized the independence of The Transvaal at the Sand River Convention, First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1916--British troops raided German trenehes at Given- chy; British aircraft bombed a supply dump north of Albert; Russians advanced in the Caucasus on a 66-mile front. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1941 -- Swansea, Wales, was bombed at night; Churchill said Brit- ish needs for 1941 would be ships, arms and aircraft, not large nymbers of men; Greeks anfounced the sink- ing of the Liguria and the Lombardia, big Italian transport ships. * PRESTIGE DISTINCTION BEYOND COMPARE * UNDERGROUND PARKING * THE ULTIMATE IN LUXURY LIVING!! G@e@orRGiIan mansions 124 PARK ROAD NORTH OSHAWA 'Medicare. \ Linked? BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Sinking ship de- partment: Why did Dr. x Hg Neilson resign as chairman of the Ontario Hospital Services Commission? , It tas been explained Dr. Neilson is taking on a job in midsummer as administrator of the. new general hospital 7 "ne as part of the medi- cal centre at the Universi Western Ontario, -- wig But the woods, and corridors, are full of rumors. And most of them say that Dr. Nielson, one man in the hos- pital commission from its in-' ception, couldn't get along with Health Minister Dr. M. B. Dy- mond. If so the key dispute could have been the elaborate new organization being set up for medical insurance. It has been said that for economy and efficiency this ér- ganization should be integrated with the hospital commission-- or at least with its administra- tive machinery, START FRESH Dr. Dymond, however is ex- tablishing a completely new or- ganization. A big building has been purchased. It's reported a staff of more than 500 is being hired. Even a separate outfit of computers--which don't come for the price of a cheese sand- wich--is being bought. Come the session will be asked, Why did D. R. Richmond leave the premier's office? Mr. Richmond was recognized as one of the really bright young men around here. He was one of Mr. Robart's executive officers and -his chief speech-writer. Very quietly word seeped out he had moved on. And to where? To the office of Prime Minister Lester Pear- son, where he is to be one of the top men. Finally, why was Magistrate Tupper Bigelow retired as chairman of the Ontario Racing Commission? QUESTION STILL HOT This question is still being asked vigorously here and in sporting circles. And of course no real answer has been given. In the meantime the new com- mission has been set up with brigadiers in command, Brigadier F. C. Wallace is chairman and Brigadier C. §. McKee vice-chairman. The commission is not going to have an easy job reassuring the racihg public. The Bigelow commission had won strong respect from the public racing and otherwise. The- new commission will have to convince the public that it will do as firm a job. Horsemen particularly will be suspicious of it as there is only one thoroughbred man on it: Bill Risewick, supervisor of racing. Through Mr. Risewick, of course, is thoroughly 're. spected. Indies Election Keen Contest PLYMOUTH, Montserrat (Reuters)--The people of this Bgitish West Indies island are preparing to go to the polls in a general election which may be held any time between now and April. Only two parties; the ruling Labor party, led by William Bramble, the chief minister, and a newly-formed opposition Workers Progressive party, led by Robert Riley, are taking part. Candidates representing each party are contesting ali seven seats in the legislature. If the field is small by com- parison with Cicctions gn many other countries, public interest is considerable. It is regarded contested election since the ad- vent here of adunt suffrage. Toward the end of December, only two public political election meetings had been seld, one by each party, Both were well at- tended and there was much pub- lic discussion. Political events in the last four years, especially the reg- ional discussions on federation, have served to awaken political consciousness among all sec- tions of the community. Work is actively going on to prepare preliminary electoral lists. It is widely believed here that the 1961 legislature may be dissolved in time for an election to be held about March. questions A FEW 1 AND 2 BEDROOM SUITES " AVAILABLE * Only Sy Appointment 723-1712 or 728-2911