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- ~ v 4 The Cartadlan %ttemen. BRowmianville. Apr. 2, 109 EDITORIAL COMMENT No One Has A Life to Spare The Easter weekerxd, April 4th to the 6th marks the urtofficial opening of the Spring Holiday seasori. The high- ways and byways will be thronged .with vehicles making their first excur- sion of the year. Records maintained by Dominion Automobile Association show that there las a sharp increase in traffic accidents and fatalities duringz the Easter week- end and President R. W. Trollope ap- peals to ail motorîsts to adopt common- serise driving habits in order te keep highway accidents to a minimum. Many motorists cannot resist the temptation to try te crowd a wepk's travel into a three day weekend. Mr. Trollope advises holiday drivers not to attempt to drive longý distances in the short time available. Spending many -hours behind the wheel of a car can bring on fatigue - in todays fast mov- ing traffic the driver must be wide awake and alert at ail times. At this time wvhen thare is se much confused tbinking and frustration both here and in the United States over tbe war in Vietnam, il might be wortb- while te recaîl why the United States and its allies are involved there. As far back as the Eisenhower ena, that great president who is being laid te rest this week, and bis advisens per- ceived the onrush cf militant Commun- ismn in Southeast Asia. President Eisen- hower understood tbat the loss cf South Vietnam would signal the subsequent loss cf ail that ich area, incbuding Thailand, Malaya and Burma. with an inevitable weakening of pro-Western Influence in the Phillipines. Taiwan and Japan. He believed that the tri- umph of Communism in Southeast Asia would go fan te guarantee its survival fIn China, establishing a billion dedicat- ed anemies cf our way cf life in a posi- tion cf great strength. It was the conviction cf the U.S. government in 1954 Ihat the issue had te be faced squarely; that loss te the Communists cf this great concentration of the world's people and nalural ne- sources rapnesented an inlolerable threat te U.S. fneedom and its inter- national economic position. That funda- mental judgment was saconded by both Production Machinery Tax When the Ontario Govarnmcnt decided in ils wisdom te place a 55n tax on production macbinery punchas- es, effective April Ist, it may have backfinad on anothen cf ils pnograms. At oe Ontario weekly paper, they were planning a major move te instail a new offset press for their newspapar. Depanding on the capacily cf bhc mach- Ina, the cest was probahly in tbe $50.000 te $75,000 bnackal. Af tan financing bad been annanged and the press orderad along came the Ontarie budget speech that tacked on an additional 5;", if the press was net daiivared befora Apnil Ist. On a $50.000 item that's an addi- tional $2,500 thay probably badn't f ig- ured on . . . and fer which tbey may net have arnanged financing. Shontly afler thal, the sama govern- ment launchad its bleeding beant appeal on behaif cf bbe students whe wili seon ha saaking summan emplcyment te help finance thaîn education. Even Prime Ministan Robants got into the act, scnd- ing persona] lattens te soe 30.000 busi- ness establishments, inclt-iding bhe news- paper people mantioned aboya. wbo waran't toc impnessed. Tboy suggest Ibat the extra amount lbay will bave te pay frrtIeir press might iwell have been usad te bine additional suimmer student halp. Now, ne doubt, the'il de tbeir best te get hy xitb thein present staff. proh- ablv clesing thein plant for a couple cf weeks te take cana of staff boIidav. This is only oe instance where the tax bite didn't balp the cause; ne doubt thereareanc any more. We tee wane contamplating purchases on a much smallen scale but ara biding our tima on tbam, beping Ibat bbc govarn- ment may realize that a tax on pur- chasas cf production macbinenxi bas a cumulative, snowballing reaction Ihat doasn't add te empîcyment oppontuni- ias. Se far as emploving students dur- ing bbc summer montbs is concerned, we feel that man *v firms have decided that it is mucb moe economical te shut down Iban te take on untrained, tam- Dominion Automobile Association led the campaign for the increased use of safety belts. Their records show that the use of seat beits cuts down the inci- dence of fatal traffic accidents. Mir. Trollope asks ail motorists to see that not only front seat passengers wear safety belts but that back seat pas- -engers use them too. Chiidren espec- ially shouid, "buckle down for safety." A restless child bouncîng around in the back seat can be very distracting to the driver - and in the case of a sudden stop may be hurtled through the windshield. According to the latest statistics 33'r of the people kiiled. and 35'% of the people injured in accidents in Canada are under 19 years cf age. Canada cannot afford to lo'se even one child. Dominion Automobile Associa- tion urges ail motorîsts to adopt a sane and sensible attitude to traffic safety EASTER ION&l RWêt the Kennedyv and Johnson administra- tiens, wvbose anabysis as to the militancy of Communismn in Asia bas since been borne eut bv events. The fact is, the enen. v in Vietnam is world Commun- îsm in its rawest form. This is what tbose wbo would favor the US. with- drawing its forces and ending the war new fail te understand. There comes a moment in every bard-fought conflict, be it a football game or a war, wben the side which perseveras and intensifies its resolu- tien is the one which Insures and but- tresses its success. According te the in- formation we bave, the United States and its allies are at that point new. They are winning and it would be tragie were they te fail te show tbc strength and resolution wbich comports with the powerful position they are in today, as respecting the enemy in Viet- nam. This is net a time for temporiz- ing or conceding. It is a time fer in- creased resolution, increased patience, increased sacrifice, and above ail, in- creased confidence. That is why we continue te have very littie svmnpatby witb tbose who have deserted their country te seek a haven here. They are helping the enemy that is stili worid Communism. Isn't Helping pcrary staff wbo must ha paid bbc cur- rant mninimum waga Ihat in mnany cases is far aboya wbat they can or will contnibute. Add te Ibat tbc boek-keap- ing prohlems connccted witb multiple, deductions for incoma tax, unemploy- ment insuranca, Canada Pension, bos- pitalization. posibly union dues, etc. and a great many husinesses, espacially small ones, will feel il jusl isn't wortlb- whiia, ne matter bow sympathetic tbey a ra. Nothing Short of a Revolutin BY tbe way Federal Govcrnment daparîments are mushreoming, and tbc civil service is gnowing manpowar-wise, tbe day is net far off wbcn bbc ordinary citizen and werking man or woman will pav more in taxes than they get in w ag es. Tbe main trouble is Ibat Ottawa bas bujlit up an armxr cf hureaucrats, eacb cf xvbom bas in turn recruited bis own hiack-sbirt-like brigades cf "yes mn.They bave laken ever baîfcf Ottawa's betier buildings, tbe owners cf whirh get bbc fantastic rents whicb nelurn their investment in very short pernds. This empire building bas been going on aven since World War Il, but ib is neall ' in higb gear rigbt new. Unless the average Canadian starts te take more intarast in quizzing bis local member, and in shouting loudly every time a new lax is placed upen the statutes, tbis stupid spending will continue. One cf thesa davs Ibere will bave te ho a settiement and a stop will be put te all cf this gravv-trainlike produet, but it might take a miid rno- lution te do il. One sure way le accomplisb this, of course, would be bbc witbbolding by evervene cf thair income tax and ether pavments. The wbole blooming facada cf our federal and provincial monev snatchers wotîid collapse in oe migbtyý beap cf borsefeathens. -St. 1Maryý's .Journal-Argus Wbe anabinItt#mu Durham Ccunty's Great Family Journal Established 115 years ago ln 1854 Aise Incorporatinq The Bowmanviiio News The Newcastle Independet The Orono News %IUS * '9 q t eO; * L Second ciass mail registrationi number 1,561 Produced ev.ry Wedneadary by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED P.O. Box 190 62-66 King St. W., BowmanviUle, Ontario JOHN M. JAMES GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MORRIS EDrrORt-PbtLisNim ADYTO. MANAGîm BUSINMS MGR. '*çoprTIqht cind,,Or proPerty rights subsist 'n the image appeamtnq en tht. proof. Permission Io reproduce in whole or in part and in any formn whatsoever. partieularly by photographie or offset procsn îa publication, muet b. ohtcrtned hein he publisher and the printer. Any uncuthorised reproductonl yu b. subiert te recours. in law." $5.00 ag Year - 6 inonths $2.75 $7.00 a Year in the United States strictly In advanc. Aithouqia .vetv precautton will b. token ta ovod *eto The Conadcn Statosman accepte drt. la n ts coltu n ntundersterndtnq that if t il nMtbu. hable for any errer in aay adv.rtis.mntn hureunr union a proot et such adv.rtsement in r.quested tna mutinq by the advertts.r and iretu d te Th. Crinadicn Statesmon l'usine..o.ttic duly sîqned l'y 1h. advertiser and with such 0Se r reciospanly notadint writinq theroon, and in that case il any errer *a noted la not oorc. y Tb* Canadian tate.u«n Ils liability shail not exceed such a porton cf 1he entire «Ct et ttve tmut ct h.e pce occup.d l'y thenoted enrrerbeurs te th. wholi spoc. ooeupiod by »Wic UdvetiseUeL IDONA... MO..:.REAIK A MacDuff Report New Taxes in Twelve Mon ths Canadas new system cof tax reform should be je affect in March 1970. Finance Ministar Edgar Benson bas forecast. Ha ra-assured Canadian taxpayers that they weuld not ba retroactive in thair application. The Governeant has net yat made up its mmnd whe- ther te apply a capital gaies tax as part cf its naw taxa- tien pilan. Hoeaver if the Goere- ment should dacide te lavy a capital gains tax Mr. Ban- son bas stressed that it will ha cn lecreases in valuation from the data the tax bill reaches Parliameet. A capital gains tax, If one Is applied, wculd net ha retroactive. The Finance Minister bas revacsed bis previeus daci- sien net te introduce a White Paper first, outlinleg tha Govrnments proposed tax reforms. Mitchell Sharp wben ha was Finance Minis- ter, had assurad the business communlty that ha wouid bring in such a Wbite Papar te give taxpayers a chance te study what the Govern- ment had In mind. Mr. Benson, when ha be- came Minister. dismnissed the ldea ef a White Paper. But the business community and others have bean vary disturbed and now Mr. Ban- son bas agreed te go back te the Idea cf the White Paper outllnlng the Gevern- mant's new tax ideas. The procadure Mr. Benson plans te follow on tax ra- form will ho to introduce bis White Paper loto Parkia- nient ln June cf this year. It will disciose the Govern- maents tentative conclusions concerning the revised in- come tax structure. The Intention Is that the White Papar ba referred to 25 Years Ago <April 6, 1944) Mn. and Mrs. C. W. Tait, Bowmanvila, anneunce the engagement of their eIder daughter, Celia, te Gunnan James Arthur Wynn, R.C.A., son cf Mn. and Mrs. Arthur R. Wynn, Brantford. The wedding will taka place in St. Juda's Cbunch, Tononte, the latter part et April. Major Floyd Dudley, wbo bas been on military service ie Canada since Saptamber, 1939, bas bean placed on tha retlred list and is new at home.- Mrs. Wesley Fine, Quaan St., %,-as the iucky winner et a silver cabinet at the Fine- man's Dance in the Armor- ies on Saturda.v oight. Sgt. Louis Truli bas re- turnod te Ottawa altter leava witb bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Truil, Hampton. WOI Pbllip Grant bas ne- burnad t e Dsareetealttar vîsitiog bis n-othar, Mcs. Anthony Grant, Scugeg Street. Miss Marjnnia Bradt. Tac- ente. was guast of Mns. Waiiy Bradan. The Fireside Club bas hean recently erganized witb the objective ef sending cig- arettes te ail Bewmanviile boys everseas. Persans hav- ing naines and addrasses of the beys ara nequestad te sand them te the President, Mrs. Gordon Montgomery, or Sec.-Traas.. Mrs. Le Lam- hart, Bewmanville. Tbreugh the genaresity et Mns. C. T. Ross. she is plac- ing the Royal Theatre at the disposai et the Red Cross Ways and Means Committea for twn matinees for that deligbtful play "Naughty Marietta". Pnoeeds will go te the local Red Cross work. Air Vice Marshall Brookes. C.O. of R.C.A.F. Bomber Command since its forma- tien, is on leave in Canada and iast .week, with Mrs. Brookes and son Ron, visit- ed Mrs. C. R. Siemon, giving her flrst-hand news et ber husband, Air Commodore Slemnon, wbo ha& been his Chiet of Staff. a committea cf Parliamant whicb will bold public bear- ings on the proposais. The centrai core of the inceme tax systamn will ha under review and aise under ex- aminatien wilii haparts of the cere wbich the Govaro- ment dees net propose to amand as weli as those that it doas want te change. Thosa wîsbing te appear before the committea, or make written raprasentatiens te it, wîll do se in Septem- ber, it is axpacted. The corm- mittea sittings on the pro- posed naw tax systam are net likaly to bagin until the Commons raconvanas afttr this summar. Durlng discussion of the tax changes tha Canadian Government plans te make public draft sectiens cf the act as thev rnlght. read if the proposais became law. lIt is net Mr. Benson's thoughit at this time te dot. averY "i' and cross everY "t" how- ever the draft sections wouid giva sufficient details cf the way in wbich the new taxes weuld Work and Intearct, so that taxpayers couid obtain a clear view on how they may ha affectad. While the White Paper is before the lieuse Committea the FaderaI Goverement wilI be consulting with the prov- incial gevernents. At the end et the pariod cf consul- tation and hearings the Fed- eraI Govaromant will have te decide uipon the revised proposais It wiil put bafora Parliamant for enactmcnt. They wiII go bafora the House le the form et a bill and ha considered le corn- mîttee cf the whola House. If necassary, the changes once passad wili apply back te the time the revised pro- posais wara announced - but thera will ha ne sugges- tien ef thair being made 49 Years Azo (April 8, 1920) John Danc hbas rantad bIs farm ten Ed We-atben.ilt and bas puncbased thp fine "Beaconsfiald" propertv, cor- ner ef Wellington and Lib- erty Streets. Her many friands le Bnw- manville offer heanty cen- gratulations te Mn. and Mrs. Walter Shappard cf Brae Burn Fanm, Niagara-o-the- Lake, wbe were marriad on Manch 24. Mcs. Sheppard (cee Demris Hilliar) receivad bar training as eut-saIn Bowî?nanviile Hospital and sinca graduation tbrae and a hait years ago, lias been nur-sing at Niagara-on-the- Lake. Cari Stickle w-as le Toc- ente Goed Friday axhibit îog bis fine Collie deg "Majo' at tha Toronto Keonel Club Show winnieg second and thIrd prizes. Ovan 500 degs wara shewn. Mn. and Mcs. Jack French have returnrd fcom a five montbs' xisit at Newýfouind- land accompanied b ' vbis brother and si-tar. Mr. Sam- uel and Miss Emma French. Miss Agnes K. Hadidy for aven two and a hait vears on The Statesman staff bas gene te Toronto te take a commercial course at the Elliott Business Scbool. Wbiia W. E. Jaweli was Ioading hogs at Bcwmanviile Station oe day iast w-aak ha slippad and feil ce ena anm. No bonas wara broken althougbha was badly shak- an up. Mr. Joseph Maynard, art- istic painter. Memphis, Tee- nessee, is nenewing acquain- tances In town afttr an absence of 14 'yaars. Mn. and Mrs. F. M. Cryder- man wana guests of bis sis- ter, Mns. H. J. Hoidga, Lindsay, ovan Eastan holi- day. Easter Visitons: Mrs. Harry Goodman, Miss Jessia Goodman, Russell Goodman, wlfe and daughter, Miss Lena Penn«ýngton and Gordon Mitchell, Toronto, at A. MitcheUl's retroactive for a year or two years. Mr. Benson has now dec- larad that it is bis hope te have the tax sysdem amanded to take effect for 1970. This wiil depend to a large extent on how long the committee hearings continue and how long It takes th Govarnment to rethlnk its position in ligbt cf hearings. the consul- tations with the provinces and points brought out in public discussion, An interesting outgrowth cf the eew tax discussions in Ottawa is an indication from Mr. Benson that the odld British parliamantary tradition of budget secrecy ma ' heb on the way eut in this couintry. The Ministar in a receet speech delivered Io the Tax Executives Insti- tution iedicated ha was ha- coming increasingly' impat- ient with the unwritten law that requires absolute sec- recy surrounidine ail discus- siens of tax policias until thev are aneounced in the budget. It was aise apparent fromi that addrass that Mr. Banson welcomes foreign investmant. He emphasized that Canada has a vested inierest in pre- sarving itF present image as a safe and rewarding place je which te invest. The address attracted at- tention both in Canada and the United States and was commentad on faverablY. le several Canadian papers the Finance Minister wPs des- crlbed as a "dov'e on the subject ef forelgn invest- ment and foreign ownership and entrol cf Caniadian ie- dustry", in contrast te former Finance Minister Walter Gordon. Mr. Benson told his Ameri can audience ha had no dcubt Canada wvil1 continue te at- tract foreige capital. Unless there were some barrier in the wa v. the combination of resources and manpower presenit in Canada can cern- pate successfull ' vwlth any othar sucb combination in the werld. ha sald. "I weuid go furtber and sav that 1 have ne douht that wa cao attract the for- eign capital without tax gimmicks or other expensive incentives. But surely It must bha dean that Canada bas a vested interest in pre- serving its prasent image as a safe and rewardlng place le whicb te invest," the Minister told the Americans. In the Editor's Mail March 31. 1969 Martin Road, Be wmac ville Te the Editor Canadian Statesman. Bnw man x'il Daî'r Sir: Mr. IHoskin's recent per- senai attack on Mr. Tom Hughes and the Ontario Humana Society appears se obhiousiy hiasged that oe cannot hieip but bellave that ha Is net expressing rational or objective opinion on Bis 7:3 and '74 or the seaiing operation. Ail those interested in an- imai welfare have known from personai exparience of the truiY wonderfîîi work donc by the Humane Se- claties. Thay kniow ,toc that sup- port comas from people cf ail ages ieciuding childran and net just *old malds and ecce ntrirs". This methcd cf ridicule ta qulte common Io people wbe ara qulte Ignorant of the services parformed hy the Humane Societies. Had It net bean for the pressura ap piiad tc the Gev- arnent b % the Humane So- cnties and others thara would have been ne reforms in tha iaws govarning seal- lng operatIons by using b aur ep tar s The Scciety sougbt to an- force humane killing meth- ABOUT OUR BOARD MEETING I don't suppose manv of vnu know what it's like bo be a director of a com- pan . . . On the sur-face, it locks great. Some big operators. ike Robert Winters or General Lostafew, are direc- tors in haif a dozen companies, and it doesn't seemn to bother thcm. They go te) directors' meetings, vote the wav thry're supposed to, and pick up their annua] director's fee, any\where from $1,000 to $5,000, depending on wFto they are and how much prestige is attached to the name. By some legai fluke, I am stili a director of the compan 'v in which I started a briiani nevspaper career, on about twentv-eight cents. The resi, was cash rnone, horrowed from relatives, insurance policies and evervthing else short of armed robberv and selling my wife. But 1 gitess l'm îiohody and the prestige attached to iny narne is sonie- where below zero. Because 1 don't get any dircctor's fees. And 1 don't sit around an oval table with a lot of other directors, with the cigars and sharpen- ed pencils and the notepads and the dickering over wvhether we should seli 1,000> shares to Amnaigamnated or huty Up 20,000 ï~hares of Moose Factory Refin- eries. Our dirt-or'is meeting usuali 'V takes place in the back shop (the print- ing area) of a weekly newspaper. I don't even rate a cigar, let alone a sharp- ened pencil. and I find m '\self operat- ing as labo r-managemnent arbitrator, father confessor and den mother. Somehow, I'd rather have it ibat wav. The only time I smoke a cigar is when someone bas a bab y. And our probPms are more buman. Thev're things like, "1kow are we going te keep the frazmatogai vorking on tbc lino- type machine?"' Or, "The trout are scarcer than hen's teetb Ibis spring." Sounds simple. But you've no idea how difficuit it is beingý a director in your nid horne town. The trouble is, almosi everyhod, is a director. Tbey're ail unpaid. like me, but they bave a stake in the paper. PROVINCIAL PERSONAL INCOME TAX The intention of the Ontanioe Gnv- erriment toecstablisb its own personal income tax s vstem blas aroused cries of economnie separatism from opposition benches. but the decision is a direct result of tbe failure of thc Federal Govcrniment te agree on tax sharing arrangements xith tbe provinces in the progressive lax fields. Ottawa'.§ answer te tbe provinces bas left ne doubt as te bbc Fedaral Gev- ennment's polîcv witb respect le taxa- tion. If the provinces reqtîira additioeal revenues, lhey shouid raise their ewn taxes bias heen the Federal answer. The resuit cf this policv is now becoîning apparent witbi the Nýew BrunswNick Gov- arnment being called upon te resign for the beavy tax burden it bias placed on tbe people cf that province. The Ontario Government xvith reg- ret lias accepted the challenge, and ex- pressed, its intention te estabbish its own persona] income tax pregram with- in twe -ears as paît of a complete rcform of the provincial tax s 'Nstem. A prov~incial income tax is net a new field for the provinces. Foi' man'y yea ns the people of Ontario have been Payî,,ng provincial income tax equal te 28', cf the federal tax. Tbis tax bas heen collected by the Federal Govere- nient and returned Ie bbe province. The present s 'Nstem, bewever, bas several adverse fealures including a) The heavy use bY the Federal Gev- croment cf bbe incomne tax field prevents an-v significaut effort tbc prov-ince mav wisb te make in in- creasingy ilsq revenue frcm this bax S()>Li lce. b) The agreement with tbe Federal Coveriiment governiîîg the collec- tion of incomne taxes makes it im- possible foi Ontario te adjust its income tax revenue without an a c r e s s tbe board adjustment through tbe tax abatement svstcm. c) The Fedral Governmcnt reserx-els te itseif the rîght te raise the in- corne tax rate xitbout consultation wît.h the- province. d) The present s * stemn denies tbe province anv'%,robe in detenmining bbc structure and method cf appl 'v- ing an income tax apprepnîatc te the province cf Ontario. The imposition cf the 2'i social REFLECTIONS Wben tbc suni is up And the skies are gay lb is peace te valk 'Mid a winter day, Long thc snew-cooi baîîks 0f a forest brook Leading to bbc heart 0f soe secret nook. Abone in bbc darknepss 1 wiil sit and siiig 0f the be-attifiil lnîirb That a snowilake brings, Maybe if's enl the fact that their son graduated, or their daughter is flot going te reform schooi, after ail, but they know how the paper should be run, and they are flot boath to sav se. There are 'the directors who' buv a five-dollar advertisement twice a year, but expect the paper te carry tvo pictures (flat' ering) and a two-column account of tneir daughter's wedding, for f ree. And there are the direetors m7ho scream witb outrage when you report, in ail honest 'v, that tbe.v'veP spent two weeks in Flerida or California or Mex- ico. They don't want ibeir customnerg to think the ' 1re ma king that kind of monev. And, of course, they'd be equal- ly furinujS if \'ou hadn't mentioned it. And there are the directors who are fanatics about the WCTU or the Fail Fair committec, wbo expect seven colurnns to he devoted to their work, and spend four dollars for an ad, or go to the opposition to get their printing d ()ne. And here and there, about as num- erous as the White-Footed Beagle- Breasted Thorny Pink Owl, there are the directors whn say, "You're putting out a gond paper, keep it up." These you try to stuff, mount and put up in front of the building. But they often objeet. But it's worth it, to revisit the nli tnwn. This week, 1 met an oid buddy with two broen rihs, in considerable pain, lie cracked one nib in a fali, and 1 was too polite to ask bow he did it. Got it ail strapped up by the doc. His wife s]ceps on the inside of the bed, next to the wail. She had to go bo the bathroom. "I know," I said, "she put br eibow in vour rihs, climbing over ynu." He repiied, grunting witb agonv: "Elbow be damned. She put both hands, backed by ber 139 pounds, on mny ribs. I had one cracked nib. Now 1 have two broken cnes. Exactl v w h we need directors. If he'd bad a Direcier in charge cf Climh- ing Out of Bcd When You Have to Go to the Batl-room, be would flot be ini that shape today. development tax te coear the faderai costs cf medicare is an excellent ex- ample of Ottawa's uinîlateral action ini bbe income tax field. Denied consulta- tion in this respect tbc province i.1I ferced te burden bbce taxpayer wiih reg- lessiva taxation te meet its share of thase medicare cosîs. The answer te Onbarn's fiscal pneh- lems would, thenefore, appoar tb ha in tbc establishment cf an independent personal incoma tax sysbem. Sucb a systcm weuld have a numben cf advan- tageous fealures including : 1. As a parsonai income tax-bax credit s'y ste m, provincial and municipal taxes can be co-ordinaled and thîîý provide control over bbc level of both provincial and municipal baxc bu ndenls. 2. lb can ha se structured as lu act as bobh a collection and payment mechanism ePvenbuaiiv eliminating a large number cf maintenance -weifare programmes, and could lead le a positive income suppla- mot or guaranteed annual inceme,. 3. It would allow for bbc deductien of a portion tif property taxes paid 1)'individuals fi-cm their inceme baxC thus replaciîîgthie present Basie Shelter Tax Exemption systamn. 4. lb wibl offer a wider scepe for the redistribution cf the tax burdan. 5. It xviii ha mor-e simple in form than the present svystem and more prog- ressive in revenue growtb. 6. It xviii chai-mol property tax relief throuQilin tcome tax credits directly back te ail taxpavars (homcowners and tenants). 7. Eveîîtuallv it could ha cxtcndcd le inclîîde tax credils against pa 'y- meîîts o>f retail sales taxas, heaith insurance premiums anîd other reg- ressixe provincial taxes. \Vbetber bbc Faderai Govcrnment 1.5 willing te continîue co-eperation ici collection unden this ncw svstem will ho a maler for fuiture negotiations. B-c- ent ex-ents iri Oita\a su-gest that the Department of National Revenue may soon he replaced b 'y a tax collection sys- tem. Ontario suggasts that a faderaI- provincial tLax collection commission he esîablished te serv'e both levels cf Gev- arn ment - Regairdlessq of collection metbods a new incomo fax svstem is a certainty for bbc province cf Ontario. 0f bbc pleasant zephyr That blows my bair, 0f the woodland creatures IJnder beaven's cane. But the skias will danken And the worid wili sle-ep Thon my' vtboughts will cloud And my beart wiil woap, Until in the morning When the suni once more Brings the baauty cf Nature Y To mx' ewn front door. -Tom Chard, Newcastle, Ont, Why There Is a War in Vietnam Report from Queen's Park by Alex Carruthers M.P.P. and -î-PDi*stant Past From the Statesman Files VI JLÂ Corner for ÇJ)oets cm