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. during the week- up 'positions in 's and the United he majority going SIGNED ene have hospital posts fol- ier government end Quebec hospi- benefits to cover es. in doctors' vate clinics, ment has agreed rvices performed | nics but radiolo- ely resisting goy- i al COULD FACE BILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT Ontario Will Pick k Up $15 Gillet eee teen Editor 'TORONTO (CP)--The Ontar- a we hae ee only immediate tax-in-|provi Pot proposal that would affect consumers involved sales taxes, The committee recommended that sales tax exemptions now granted universities, epitals gg geo be repealed, It Tae said the tax ers' municipal prop-| should be extended to include ws tax tab totalling $115,-lrange of services from ale 000,000. stockbroker repairs to proposal, involving a spe- cat's cial grant to munici-| FEAR HIGHER LEVY bi instead of iocal collec-| It also warned that if more tions, is one of more than 350|revenyes are not available from contained in the 1,300-page| fields now shared with the fed- report of the Smith committee|eral government, the sales tax on taxation. could rise to seven per cent 'Aimed basically at improving|from five oy 1975. the position of the property tax-| Repeat suggesting that payer, the report of the five-| Ontario chave Ottawa for more stan commission also called for|room to manoeuvre in raising a complete organization ofjrevenues, it said' personal the province's Jece! gcvern-|income taxes could be needed ments. to meet rising costs. + It warned that Ontario needs| It suggested that the prov- more elbow room to increase it|ince's existing system of county revenues in areas it shares with| and district governments is not Ottawa and said if the room js|as efficient as it could be, and not forthcoming, residents may|recommended replacing them face higher personal income| with 29 regional governments. and sales taxes. It said Ontario should contin- Painting a gloomy picturé of|ue in the inheritance tax field the fiscal future, it said that}--and Ottawa get out of it--but Ontario could face a deficit of|that a simplified system is $1,000,000,000 by 1975 unless | needed. : extra money is found. A tax on all gifts totalling Under the chairmanship of a|more than $2,000 a year--or 58-year-old Toronto. accountant, |$1,000 a year to any individual Lancelot J. Smith, the commit-|--also was needed universities paid property taxes as the report recommends. , Controller June Marks said some of the report's major recommendations will greatly help the low-income taxpayer but said the relief had to be made available immediately. She found it hard to agree with the idea of churches pay- bg 35 per cent property taxes. 'We haven't exhausted all sources of tax revenue and churches should be a last resort,"" she said. MILDLY OPTIMISTIC tee recommended easing the load on property tax - payers. WANT WIDER TAX BASE It also recommended a wider base for Ontario's existing five per-cent sales tax to include many services now exempt. Total savings of all the recommendations involving property and school taxes were estimated by the committee at an average of one-third of present tax bills. The major one, accepted quickly by the government, Other major recommenda- tions. included changing the tax on mining companies so they would help cover the cost' of service grants now paid mining towns by the provincial govern- ment,\\and on forestry indus- tries to encourage them to uti- lize fully their Crown lands. The report's recommendation on property referred several times to owners and t although tenants now are not | taxed. Premier Robarts said the government will have -to examine that problem to see Scarborough Mayor A1 bert C bell's initial reaction was one of tempered optimism. "Basically it seems to be a very thorough report. I'm happy to say that it deals with a lot of municipal problems." Mayor James Service of North York called the report a thing of 'bits. and pieces'~ but = supported its school cost dations "George Drew promised 23 years ago the provincial Gov- ernment would assume 50 per cent of education costs," he Elizabeth Wangberg, 20, is one of two go-go girls ar- rested by police on grounds they were causing a traffic jam by dancing in the show- case window of a downtown Montreal club. They re- of snboseg aadsaboal TRAFFIC STOPPER ceived unexpected support in court Wednesday when the. Crown prosecutor argued the bylaw under which they are charged is over 100 years old and out- moded, He suggested the next thing police will do "is to arrest Santa Claus in store windows because people stop to watch him." The girls are to appear Sept. 14 for preliminary hearmng. (CP Wirephoto) FOR EFFICIENCY AND EQUITY - ee ee ee THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, September 1, 1967 3 TORONTO (CP)--The Ontar- io committee on taxation has recommended that the province be blanketed by regional gov- ernments to secure "efficiency revenue system. "Regional government can effect considerable savings in municipal borrowing and|P secure enhanced performance standards in certain key munic- ba functions," the committee said. It suggested that within five years the province establish 29 regions, 22 of them in southern Ontario. There would be seven metro- politan, three urbanizing and 12 county regions, and more than 70 ee municipalities in the south, DISTANCE BARRIER The committee said it could not include contract municipali- ties in regions because '"'there comes a point at which dis- tance, low population density, lack of direct communication routes and other environmental liabilities become insuperable barriers to the frequency of contact that regional govern- ment requires." Other regions would extend their services to contract municipalities with the provin- cial government absorbing all "extraordinary" costs. As the municipalities developed, they would become incorporated into regions. In the north, the committee suggested two metropolitan and five district regions and about 50 contract municipalities. The Metropolitan Toronto region, coinciding with its and equity" in the municipal | w Regional Government Suggested In Five Years 'They should also help co-ord!- present boundaries, would have nate the fire and police services the largest population-- 1,725,000. of municipalities and assist The other metropolitan|them in water supply and dis- regions in' southern Ontarin/| tribution, sewage collection and disposal and garbage disposal. "Working together with the province, the county 'embrace Ottawa, East- view and Carleton; the Greater Hamilton area; Lincoln and Welland counties in the Niagara F , Waterloo, regions should engage in generat Galt and Guelph; the Windsor area and the London area. The three urbanizing regions would be located west, east and north of Metropolitan Toronto. Seven of the 12 county regions in the south would cover the urban areas of the Golden Horseshoe, from. Osha- wa to Niagara Falls. P. SOUTH OF PARK/ Most of the southern contract- ing municipalities would be in an area south of Algonquin Park. Fort William and Port Arthur and their tributary settlements would make up one of the north's metropolitan 'regions and the Sault Ste. Marie area the other. The five district: regions would cover the Nipissing, Sud- bury, Temiskaming, Cochrane and Lake of the Woods areas. regional planning and in the" planning of hospital facilities." SAME IN NORTH The district regions in the north could probably perform much the same functions as the county regions in the south. "A most important effect of regional government is that regional performance would tend to equalize the level and standards of public services among local municipalities. "This is something that can- not be achieved economically and effectively through the provincial grant system." The regional system would enable the government to "sharply" curtail the number of conditional grants it now makes, replacing them with unconditional grants or grants for a broad function with few strings attached. Contract municipalities would be scattered through the north, with the heaviest concentration lying between Sault Ste. Marie FREE Reasonable Rete: Hist. Estimates, Repair and Sudbury. The committee said all regional governments should be charged with the functions of assessment, tax collection and capital borrowing. The services to be taken over vary with the type of region. County regional governments should take over arterial roads, Scientist public health, welfare, second- ary education, parks, recrea- tion and conservation, the com- mittee said. SERVICE MADE. US, Coll 723-1191 Raps Press TE ---- ands that they would see Ontario pay the taxes| whether tax savings 'are passed | said f f rules giving the on the first $2,000 worth of| on to tenants. The Smith Committee recom- OTTAWA CP)--Dr. 0. M ent power to st | =«=«*saseoed Yalu of every --sele(em nami eg Commiuct wart, TO HEAD TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION agrmawa cpr. o. mil OSHAWA PUBLIC SCHOOLS all aspects of | contained residential property. submit their own tax bills at ence Council of Canada, said in private clinics, Provincial Treasurer C. §,| The committee rejected two times that don't conflict with Writay Wi te very Wehaiod ree MacNaughton said the govern- of 1 is chant tee way ae seme ee tax 'Gust 'a with Board of Edu- cation chairman William Ross. Mr. Ross proposed a special fall session of the legislature to discuss the report which he raising revenues--lotteries and a capital gains tax. Both are not suitable or effec- tive, it said. The report of the Carter fed- ment has accepted a recom- mendation that Ontario pay the ] costs of administering justice within mitnicipalities--a bill estimated at $11,000,000. dealt with McGill University's high altitude research project HARP). He said at a news conference ATTENTION LAKE VISTA SENIOR 'Pickersgill May Accept New Transportation Post » i hat with ' 4 Both be incorporated |eral commission on taxation, |..iq: contained "the " " that he is disturbed t amfeed feb RO a ace scwicnat=| -- §CHOOL PUPILS t Tho proposal to havel A povernenent officiel esia/"maccns tls province'hes| , By BEN WARD [resign trom the cabinet later| The 14 remaining "ie Seat' vil on the eeviect or ria OTTAWA Jac! ick- peat month to take on the new|w: rawn from the it. EARN ehurches pay municipal taxes|the Smith commission was lim-|""We can't go on any longer| ine yo sigur debbie eect a nice pepusued eae VISE Remee:' psidaiedailta ersgill, veteran who has been in the forefront of federal politics for 4 years, was reliably reported Thursday to have p the presidency of the new super-a- gency that is to handle national in policy. 'ited by its terms of reference to existing fiscal matters, and any at the rate of one-half normal property levies ran into quick opposition. Most Rev, Howard H. Clark, Archiaten of Rupert' Primate of the with the patchwork quilt way of financing schools," he said. Bruce Magnuson, leader of the Ontario Communist .Party, said the bulk of the commit- tee's récommendationss was Le 29 Assigned To The New Lake Vista Senior Pul School Will R To The Dr. C. F. Cannon Public School (East Door) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th, 1967 "Pm not going to make any| already nove salaries ig 'the further. contribu- comment," the 62-year-old for-)$18,000-$25,000 range. pala on project efter invest- mer university lecturer said in) A clause in the legislation |ing $4,300,000 in it. HARP was -- Pees at tame, provides that commissioners |designed aad ae naval guns be Nfld., where he is on holiday. | Will be appointed by the cabinet ae cnier ": ee aes te However government infor-|for 10-year terms and will not apace. } jmants said the pat likely will| be obliged to retire until age 70, '0 i backs of wo ing people while be used es Cok ae 3 ner. >j- {ment 1964 ur MPickel played albe announced before Parlia- DX -- DX -- BX ---- DX et the following times ¥ loans. oe, ph gre "7 grin il major role in shaping the|ment starts its fall session Sept. vathen than. thp.atandand 06,.eet DB id : pwr ag 7 eacbyg, rea "ap out in the Public Service Super- National Transportation A c t| 25. BE WISE: (TARIO TRUST a ee ee eae Cale PD er ie OR VE $$ GRADE 7 PUPILS -- 12:30 P.M. is I Of Mont- woo $ CORPORATION is fo handle 'adminis | RENDEZVOUS nowrowne Se THE LAKE VISTA SCHOOL PUPILS ARE nade apes reeulation, in the entity Yme| sen. es toes' eibesiaunall MN S270 TH | eae ¢ || Not TO ARRIVE BEFORE THE TIMES INDICATED. yg yy onal a2 ee & port jtiel oe that the president's salary. tol Tally-Ho Room "3221 mendations should be aé ' fcotdubin be set by the cabinet, w: 2 On $. E. LOVELL, Cc. M. ELLIOTT, opted. coast. early today and ers, the Air 'Transport Board| round $50,000 a year The Hotel Lancaster Chairmen Superintendent W., Bowmanville He hoped to hold the first} The, chairman, Mr. Smith, 88, t 9 'y and Wasiand the Canadian. maritime of th a year. : Phone 668-3341 Oshawa Board of Educeti of Publie Schools 2527 meetings before the end of this is a past chairman of the Cana-|°XP€Cted to spread inland,| commission. president sf gets : dian Ta: promising the first: retief . in 000 and the president of. Air 27 KING ST. WEST year. | Tax foundation and past waka or th Mr. _ Pickersgill personally! Canada about $50,000. 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