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Report from Queens Park juiivn The Government has Introduced a bill propos ing a major overhaul of grievance arbitration which would eliminate delays and reduce costs This issue of costly delays In arbitration procedures has been a centre of controversy for a long time Each year tens or thousands of grievances are filed In Ontario on bchalfofunionmcmbers among which are some arbitration cases Unions have complained about long delays In the disposition of arbitration cases the coat of taking a case Co arbitration and the problems of workers who have been dis charged and have to wait up lo a year or more for on arbitrators decision The Minister of Labour introducing bill maintained thai its adoption would give this Province one of the finest grievance arbitration systems In North America It would cut delays by setting time limits giving the Minis power to appoint single arbitrators and establish fees for them The Ontario Federation of Labour has com plained that the grievance arbitration system has been a failure and that the inequities of high cost delay and harsh penalties have brought the system Into disrepute among the people It is supposed to Almost million is being taken away from the Province largest children centres and training schools to finance programs aimed at keeping youngsters out of such last resort lutions The Government will save about million by reducing the number of residential beds and other services at children s menial health centres which have annual opera ling budgets of about SI million or more if teen of the pro vince centres will he affected More than Si million is expected lo come from cutbacks and possible closings of same provincial training schools to be announced next month At a closed meeting with representatives of children service agencies and the Minister of Community and Social Services said the million plus a further 4 million from his ministry has been ear marked for a major shift toward preventive programs In 197980 Before the meeting he said In on Interview that the reallocation of spending Is part of a change in priorities by his children services division move away from a role reacting and providing treatment after the damage Is done and Into a prevention role According to a ministry official the new em will be on front end service which concentrate on early Intervention and proven Hon of behaviour la I problems The two largest mental health centres affected by he spending changes are Thlstletown Regional Centre In Toronto which has been to make a per cent over next several months and Ontario which the Ministry last year awarded a 1 million contract to provide treat for emotionally disturbed children across the province Brown dale Is to to beds from Its province- wide at ions tola ling beds and to reduce services Money being taken from the various will be removed slowly over a period of several months so that there Is no sudden shock any of these lions The centres have been anticipating he change and they them selves have been moving In the direction of day services and outpatient services as opposed to residential services The Minister does not therefore expect the reduclions In residential care to give rise to any serious problems New measures to be financed include pro grams in the following areas child abuse foster care 111 million francopho services prevention SI million hard children mentally hand capped children million Under heavy attack by both Opposition Leaders the Minister of Health has stated that he plans change the Health Disciplines Act to doctors lo lell patients before treatment when their fees exceed the current rates As the law stands at present a doctor is only obliged to tell the patient when the fee will exceed the Ontario Medical Associ rates and those arc now 30 to per cent above the OHIP rates The Minister con tended that billing practices at any of the leaching hospitals per milled groups of special to bill the plan at the OHIP rate and that at those hospitals you will find a very high percentage of claims had In fact been billed on on basis Liberal Leader Stuart Smith stated that this practice was subjecting the public to a means test administered by the specialists The Minister said he like means tests but that as long as people have a choice theyarent obliged to take he lest In an emergency however the victim should charged In excess of OHIP THE BIRCHWOOD Available Only On Stiver Georgetown Back Split 1 square feot living larfle family room with fireplace and walkout patio doors bathrooms bedrooms good working area kitchen with Armstrong Vinyl floor balance of house fully brood loo mod Natural wood trim Clay brick and aluminum siding Equipped with either single or double garage Priced from 000 to 80 000 THE OAKWOOD 3 Available Ony On and Ontario Streets Two storey square feet of living area Equipped with four bedrooms one and a half bathrooms kitchen and dinette combined and separate room Good working area kitchen with Armstrong Vinyl 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