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Whitby Free Press, 27 Apr 1972, p. 8

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Page 8, Thursday, April 27, 1972, WHITBY FREE PRESS FamiI1 Lawyers "T he proposed new famil1y al11ow- a n ce i s a very compl icated piece of l e g i si1 a t i on indeed, Il says the only woman in the House of Comnons, Grace Mcinnes for Vancouver-Kingsway. Mrs. Mclnnes, who spoke in Whitby over theweekend, said the legisiation is infact, socomplicated even lawyers in the House canit clear the ambiguities of its intended changes. 'lit requires 3, 000 public servants j u st to a d ministrate it, and the red tape it wilI cause should exceed even thatrecently experienced through un- employment fou l-ups. I The government has added new Allowonce.. Not Iven The Proposed Bouquet for Council No t everyone i s a gaiÎnst council's taking the munici- pal 1and Pol ice bu i1 d i n gs to the Ros sl1and Road s ite. Indeed one Whi tby ci ti zen c ornmends councilI f or i ts proposed plan and has a pat on the back for council lors to boo t. 111 comm end you and your council-' lors for your long range andprog- r es s ive thinking and urge you to p roc eedwvith the pI anned facil ities on the Rossland Ro ad site,"I said ClarenceE=. Freek in a 1letter -to May- or Newman. continued on page î1O Con Figure Ut Out! scal es to fol 1iow regarding numbers of chilldren and eut off clauses, which she saysparntswill have a difficuit time trying to assess. "And rernen-ber there will1 be penalties for notgetting it night, I she continued. One third of Canadian mothers wvho are above the newly assigned cut-off 11ne, w ill1be cut-back. I oppose th is, Il says Mrs. Mclnnes. "Family allowance is the only bit of money from the gov- e r n m e n t Canadian mothers can cal 1 t he i r own. Mother s i n the 1lower i n- c orne b rackets coul d use th is money f or immediate needs such as clothing and food. Those in a little higher in- com e level could save the money for educational purposes. Il T h ere is al so a cl ause in the new 1 eg i siation w/hich says in effect, the childrenoffamilies on relief will only get half, and whle ithasnIt been agreed to by the minister, he has not denied it either, she related. The universal feature of the fami ly ai lowance was a good thing al so>with the money, although in small amounts distributed and retrieved in taxes. The government now will engender h ostililty, because the amount of your f am ily aI lowance under the new sys- tem \will automatically tell the tale of which income bracket you belong. In a n a m endment endorsed by the M . P ., a request for retention of the u n !versal1 aspect of the famil1y all1ow- ance will be requested. The amendment, which has not yet been voted upon, will aiso include a request for the clearance of ambiguit- les in the proposed legislation. WHITBY-HARRISON FUELS LIMITED lYoir ET C Dodu" 211 Brock St. S. Phone:668u3610 PLUMINGDISCOIUNT I~ I PIXTURES à SUPPLIES 70I Brocl st. N. Whitby 2 0% DISCOUNTl DIRECT TO YOU Hor:9 a.m. ta 9 p.mn. Mon-Fn 68LL Sot. 9 a.m. ta 5 p.m. 68m660

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