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y Maxch 31 ' RESEARCKH EVICTION CASES | f O C Though housing is a Federal mat--. ter, Premier George Drew told the Legislature yesterday that Ontario is prepared to "do what we can" inf face of the mounting number ofj| Creation of an Ontario Cancer C"',If'}llons- i hCh Misg! f _ 5 a at e matter came up when 1§$ M Control Foundation for .dxagnorals, Agnes Macphail (CC.F., York Enst)[ i , treatment and research in cancer, | said that the rental branch of the ( which last year was responsible ro.-l, Wartime Prices and Trade Board | 12.8 per cent of all deaths in the | had reported 700 families ordered F Province, was announced in the to vacate in Toronto up to March ' Legislature yesterda): by Health 31, and added that 16,000 would be Minister Dr. R. P. Vivian. His state. asked to vacate by May 1. Though ' ment came before the orders of the it was a Fedcral responsibility, it ¢ day. } would create an Ontario problem, An appropriation of $300.000 wil} } she pointed out, and asked what be earmarked for the use of the : was to be done. foundation, which will be headed b.\"' The necessary powers come under Lt.--Col, A. L. Bishop of Toronto as| the War Measures Act, the Premier > chairman. Other members of the replied. "But that doesn't mean we > foundation named by Dr. Vivian are are not prepared to do what we Arthur Ford, London; Dr. George can," he added, explaining that he | S Young, Toronto; Malcolm Coch-- had been in touch with Ottawa and \ rane, Port Arthur; Robert Brown, hoped to be able to make a report Toronto; Dr. R. E. Stratford. Sarnia, on the situation today. x and _ Kenneth Emerson Deacon, } Unionville. Others will be added. [ i Las: year the Conant Government passed an act which provided for the f ; setting up of such a foundation. It f was sponsored by the then Health C Minister, Harold Kirby. The act, however, was not implemented by | the Government of the day, due to ; several factors. It is this act which § the Drew Government is now carry-- C ing into operation. » p Lands and Buildings. § The cancer foundation is em-- powered to acquire lands and build-- ' ings for its purposes and purchase machinery -- and equipment when necessary. It is also given authority to acquire, by purchase or other-- M wise, rights in any patent relating } | to any remedy for the prevention of cure of cancer. The foundation may also employ a director and offi--| Grants Continued. | cers, together with the necessary | Dr. Vivian stressed that the found-; clerical staff. | ation is being set up in addition to| The bill passed last year provides the existing commission for the in--| s for an advisory medical board con= vestigation of cancer remedies. Pro-- sisting of experts in radio--therapy, -- vision also has been made in the: surgery and pathology, as well as Budget for continuing assistance by : interrists, physicists and the medi-- way of grants to existing institutes cal profession generally. Travelling _ of radio--therapy and clinics now in and other expenses will be paid the operation. foundation and board members. In Ontario 4,987 persons died of "This foundation will be able, 1 cancer in the past year, Dr. Vivian P Sithe, to do much townrd the |said -- This was 12.8 per cent of all control of cancer in this Province," deaths in the Province. Need for Dr. Vivian told the Legislature. "It further study of the disease beyond 1s hOped that an impl'oved public what was now being done' and ex-- health program on the municipal _ pansion of such facilities was evi-- w level will also materially strengthen dent, he declared. This was the rea-- the efforts of the Cancer Founda-- son for the appointment of the tion and a general program of €0U--| -- foundation. Provision for some such. cation which will assist in the early | body as was now being appointed| diagnosis and treatment that are $0) seemed intended by the act placed. important in the control of this! on the statute books last year, Dr. ' disease." | Vivian pointed out. _ | \