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W - "i"'-"-"""'""'"------""""""""--" MARC" to C , W'll I f oduce R . f econshucfion easure O . . Ontario Plans Co-operation With Ottawa I . . . . In Creating Enduring Welfare Legislation i By RALPH HYMAN Ting uniformity of legislation. The The Conant Government at thu, Ontario Cabinet is said to he deter-1 i . . . '.- . . {mined to lay a solid and enduring ', 50310" will introduce a bill to pro", basis on which to rear social security" Wide for the e~tabli>hment of a com- and rehabilitation rynlonrs. 1mittoo tu ytudy .social security and, The Dominion Government has: postwar' rehabilitation of mtrmborrtalio certain steps toward implc-i of the armed forces and ciwlians. it menting its PINS? of social "WINS-I _', . 'In the Speech from the Throne itl was learned on good authority at l was stated: "It is in the general! Queen's Park yesterday. I interest that freedom from fear andl Under consideration for manyjfrom want should be the insured months, the Government is now pre-' possession of all. A nation-wide pared to place the entire matter be-. plan which would provide insurance fore the Legislature. A resolution against. the inevitable consequences expressing the desirability of adopt- of major economic and social haz- ing 1nParurc:i to supplement thow ards is essential if this objective is already on the statutes will likely he' to be attained." discussed in the llou,,e this week. It Ontario i, ar'linowlodgr'd to he Was, rrspctted that Premier Conant the leading Province in Canada in has given notice of motion in ('On'; regard to advanced .social legisla- nection with the resolution and that) tion. and the Ontario Department the text of the resoluion will mtof Health i, held in high respect. by printcd in today's VOW: and Prorthr: Dominion authorities for it, cecdings. (accomplishment.-. Health Minister Biil in Two Weeks. i Harold Kirby is reported to be fon- The bill to provide for the estab-i vinced that, Ontario must continue lishment of a committee is expected'; "1' mdote forward 'yo.1c'. the lines T to come before the Legislature with-Ifl rea l. mapped out and to .t,1arle in two weeks. The Government can- "s legislation lf.', meet the 1r1s ol, vassed tho Liberal caucus yesterday, the WSW" f,T1:. All members Oil on the subject and later. it is under-. the Cabinet are said to agree. stood a Cabinet Council meming'Ottawa Conference Forecast. placed its approval on the question; The policy of co-operation with of bringing in a bill. Present indica- i Ottawa, inaugurated bv Premier . tions point to a committee consisting l Conant, is likely to result in confer- of persons outside the House, though l ences at Ottawa between Provincial probably tho personnel will contain ( and Federal officials. At these con- . ' sevoral members of the Legislature. ( ferences it is certain that Ontario, , Ontario IS prylared to. move along, by virtue of its position, will take the road to social security and po.st" l a leading role. If the legislation I Wal' Thaylityi.on 1" co-operation i adopted by the Dominion is not con- with the Dominion, and it is believed _', sidered by Ontario to go far enough, the resolution to come before the the Province may bridge ally gap House will voice the willingness oiiwith legislation of its own. In anv tho Provincial Government to confer i' event, Ontario plans lo make sur"e with Ottawa with a view to obtain-i that the postwar period will not -----..--- _ _ m-i----------- find the Province handicapped by lack of legal machinery lo battle . the problems that will arise. , The proposed social security com- mittee will be given wide powers, it is reported. Outstanding figures {in various fields wll be asked to serve on this body, including repre- sentatives of the armed forces. The, 'abolition of poverty, disease and: unemployment, will be cited by the} iConant resolution as being vital toI complete victory. and it will be on? ithis non-partisan ground that the', I Legislature will be asked to approve f r it. The committee to be set up will: report its findings to the Govern- ment.