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parliament budget recall needed toe tribune thursday september 8 1977 zl by sinclair is a hundredfold more stevens mjl important to put parliament back to work it would be may next to ensure that there will year before the general be work for the thousands effects of a november wbo will be needlessly out budget could be felt yet jot this winter the trudeau government parliamentarians continues to delay calling dont need their present parliament back to consider such a budget as it is now planned parliament will not sit until october nth if it was right to call parliament into session to put the air traffic controllers back to work and i think it was it tenweek recess in spite of what the prime minister states there is too much to be done in charting a new economic course for canada for parliament to sit idle as we wait grizzly economic figures pile up unemployment now over eight per cent twice the level forecast by the economic council of canada for this period will likely result in over one million being out of work this winter inflation roars on at over eight per cent w ell above the governments target and three times the level anticipated by the economic council v trade in the last quarter fell into an annualized deficit of 65 billion the highest in history and at a time the administration an ticipated the deficit would lessen the governments own operating deficit in july was 299 million compared to 85 million last july the canadian travel deficit reached over 400 million in the last quarter a tenfold increase compared to four years ago our foreign ex change reserves have slumped to their lowest level since 1971 and now represent only 1 months of our imports sinclair stevens talks on illegal uranium cartelshow toronto york- simcoe mp sinclair stevens last sunday participated in a cbc radio broadcast which is apparently illegal parts of a document dealing with an alleged federal government uranium cartel were aired on the program sunday morning hosted by warner troyer mr troyer said that according to a privy council regulation no one may disclose or discuss anything to do with the production the import the export the tran sportation the refining possession ownership the use or the sale of uranium or its derivatives what were doing right now said mr stevens is an offence apparently under this regulation according to mr stevens the regulation carries penalties of up to 10000 or a maximum jail term of five years extracts from a document which ac cording to mr troyer were legally obtained from a us congressional committee were then read over the air mr stevens main tains that the cartel will cost the average metro family about 20 to 30 a year in increased hydro costs as the toronto area is served by the pickering nuclear station mr stevens is the progressive con servative energy critic during the 197275 cartel period the price of uranium escalated almost 700 per cent from 6 to 40 attitudes assessed from regional home inspection continued from page 1 gathered during the interview the kind of neighbourhood the womans attitude toward the job possible problems from her own children some of the other requirements of providers are a safety inspection of the home by local fire officials a medical examination and chest x- ray and a safety check of the home following a checklist provided by the region considerations on mrs bowles own checklist for providers include a sensitive and warm manner with children eagerness to learn about the role of provider a selfconfident and relaxed manner acceptance of the regions no spanking policy familiarity with nutrition and meal planning and common sense about home hazards once accepted providers agree to care for and teach the children through a program of activities and occasional day care pay- is not enough malton jan fitzgerald admits that her job isnt physically demanding but she thinks its a responsible one and should be paid accordingly mrs fitzgerald is a private home day care provider for peel region she got into the program two years ago when she approached a canada manpower centre seeking em ployment and instead decided to answer notices about the day care program the children arrive around 8 am and are allowed to play for a short time indoors and then outdoors a period of craftwork or artwork is followed by lunch a quiet time in which each child goes to a separate room to either read or sleep lasts about an hour afternoons are taken up by further play or programs or by an outing peel fees are slightly lower than those ap proved by york children under two years 550 children over two years 5 and 250 for children that attend a halfday she thinks they should be set at 6 per day which still wouldnt bring the wage to the equivalent of 1 per hour but would be a better indication of the responsibility she feels shes taking for the development of the children in her care the money she receives allows her to break even on the cost of feeding entertaining and providing ffi children with crafts outings to supply them with a nutritious lunch and two snacks daily and to look after the record keeping children aged six weeks to 10 years are eligible for the program which makes it more flexible than at centres where only children aged six months to five years can be admitted providers bill the region monthly ac cording to the following schedule children under two years 7 per day children from two to five years 7 per day half- day for school children 6 per day and for those needing preschool or after school only 4 per day the costs funded 80 per cent by the province compare favorably with those of running municipal centres in fants 79 per week pre school children 52 per week handicapped children 79 per week with a 64 per week provincial subsidy the above costs are those of running the centre- fees paid by parents are somewhat lower and do not cover costs up to five children not more than two below the age of two years and not more than three below the age of three years can be taken into a home that number includes the children of the provider before starting her program each provider is required to spend two weeks in either a municipal centre or a private day care centre to observe programs and the handling of children workshops on other areas of interest to providers are being scheduled by the region will all those with big cars please f i i them up again againagain approved transport cnad ttst 55 mpd sales service parts professional staff to serve you better 3262 north markham motors 297- hwy 7 at kennedy rd unionville ltd 2461 can fbdb help you ron leavitt one of our representatives will be at the markwood motel 197 wellington st east markham telephone 2941431 on wednesday september 14th if you require financing to start modernize or expand your business and are unable to obtain it elsewhere oh reasonable terms and conditions or if you are interested in the fbdb management services of counselling and training or wish information on government programs available for your business talk to our representative federal business development bank c 4430 bathurst st downsview telephone 618023 opening new doors to small business the dollar in relation to the vs dollar has slipped 10 cents from sl03 to its present 33 cents since november productivity among our workers continues to lag compared to other countries making us relatively uncompetitive internationally investor confidence is at a low with stock exchange values crumbling year by year in real terms the impact cf this lack of productivity and sagging business con fidence has been reflected in our area with layoffs and plant shut downs such as we have had or will have at harperoak and sismans our economic morass is illustrated by our draggy real growth that is growth without in flation for the past three years such growth has been stalled at onehalf of one per cent per capita per year expressed another way we have been in a recession since the spring of 1974 we have not had full em ployment in canada since 1967 with this background it is sur prising to hear mr macdonald the minister of finance state we have gone through an interesting process but be plans no new budget that is sad news for canadians it is not whether our present recession will slip into a depression i dont think it will it is knowing that we could do so much better that hurts weve moved sales service parts to ser ve you better civic cvcc wagon accord this immense tahle beet neighing four and oneeight pound and with a circumference of 20 and onehalf inches was brought into the tribune office by cec stickwood of ballan- trae mr stickwood was not the grower hut he brought it in for joe fockler of ringwood who according to mr stickwood although immensely proud of his mammoth vegetable w as too shy to bring it in himself we w ould be interested in hearing from any other readers who have grown oversized vegetables in their- gardens we wont he able to compare them with mr focklers heet though as we fear i mr stickwood has already devoured it john montgomery sokmi j- speed limits are in kilometres per hour it may be easy to forget but dont too much depends on your remembering keep on driving as carefully as you always have in school zones hospital zones on ramps and curves even though the speed limit number is higher than youre x accustomed to remember that they indicate kilometres per hour not miles per hour rememberdont forget actual speed limits will be established in accordance with local regulations a community service from