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COLBORNE CHRONICLE ■ Thursday, July 27lh, 1967 Exposure lo Expo I was floating along with the crowd like a ping pong ball riding a high tide when I heard a small voice behind me ask "What's that building, daddy?" Came the answer: "I think it's Man and something or other. It is what they call a theme building, son. Isn't it all wonderful?" I tried to turn around and express my agreement with this parent, but father and son were soon lost in the constantly shifting crowd. I had just emerged from CN's pavilion at Expo 67 on He Notre Dame and felt completely turned on by the exhilarating interpretation .. the company had visually expressed in its chosen theme of Time and Motion. It^ a gay complex composed of nine geometrically patterned cells which, from •the outside, look like sparkling hunks of professionally cut black diamonds. Everything within is in tune with the times, a-go-go with action and colour. Approximately every -twenty -minutes -two hundred visitors view a movie unfolding man's earthly experiences from the crawling of a baby to an astronaut in orbit. Wandering from cell to <:ell gives one the sensation of experiencing a psychodelic happening. The lighting and sound effects set a mood, while all around synchronized objects create the impression of endless time and perpetual motion. Attendance for almost every showing, no matter what the hour, is running to capacity. CN's contribution to Man and His World is among the most popular pavilions. You have to be a dedicated fair enthusiast to get the most out of a visit to Expo. It takes stamina and good nature to accept the waiting in line, not only at the pavilions, but at most of the eating places as well. Reserve Expo, instead of solving this problem, as Expo had hoped, became so popular there was a longer waiting line for reservations than those at the pavilions. It had to be cancelled, but the crowds soon adjusted again to waiting for their turn to view a chosen exhibit. I was told by almost every official I spoke to, that attendance to date is almost double the wildest expectations of those who calculated what it might be. Expo, in the opinion of a great many who have attten-ded, is the best thing that has happened to Canada in the past hundred years. It has inspired pride in our nation, a camaraderie among our citizens and a greater understanding of the world as a whole. Expo's A Fun Thing, Too While we viewed with a little awe the Soviet's technical genius, the artistry of the French couturier, or the verve of the Cuban and Mexican native bands, it was amusing to watch the teeming teens soak their aching feet in the cool, cool waters of fountain or pond and then to ride with them on the Expo Express to La Ronde where the fun is. No exhibition would be complete without candy floss, the smell of french fries and hot dogs, mustard and a variety of thirst quenchers. Our family ate numerous hot doughnuts, waffles drenched with fresh strawberries and whipped cream, then felt them rise in our throats as we floated, with screams of delight, over the Flume Ride. Some of us bought Mexican hats that became a problem on Metro and bus, and we dug deep in jeans for a band-aid to ease a blistered heel. We shivered with excitement through mor tha na two-hour performance of the Military Tatoo. I could fill a book with descriptions of all the wonders and factual knowledge on display. I haven't even touched on the area dedicated to Quebec, the Western Provinces, Ontario, the Atlantic Provinces, the teepee which tells the story of our North American Indian citizens, or that magnificent Katimavik (Eskimo for meeting place) which dominates the entire exhibition. I admit I was at times bone weary and not a little frustrated at the limitations of human mobility. I felt, however, a serene sense of having been privilegd to participate in that most xtravagant salute to Canada's centennary, Expo '67. ONTARIO'S FOREIGN TOURIST TRADE BOOMS While Americans are naturally Canada's biggest tourist customers, their ratio of spending has now been surpassed by vvisitors from overseas. This was" revealed in a study by the^ travel research branch of the Ontario Department of Tourism and Information which showed expenditures of travellers from a-broad, mainly from Western Europe, had grown from $45 million in I960 to $110 million last year. It represents a whopping 244.4 gain in the six-year period. By comparison, US spending rose from $375,100,000 in 1960 to "$730 million in 1966 for a percentage gain of 194.4 or less than double. The study also showed that of the 410,763 overseas arri-vvals in 1966, 261,261 of these via the US, Ontario received 228,033 or 55.51 per cent of the total who spent $61,100,000 on holiday pleasures. Also projected in the survey was the prospect that overseas travel to Ontario would heighten with the arrival of jumbo jets and other types of super-sized aircraft which will lower the cost of transoceanic flights.. ONTARIO DAY AT EXPO Ontario's day at Expo 67 will feature an exciting and colourful two-hour pageant with a cast of 1,200 Ontario people, Prime Minister Ro-announced last week. The singers, dancers, musicians and gymnasts, twenty-six groups in all, will represent all areas of the province. The Ontario Day celebrations, the largest "national" day program at Expo, will be held on Saturday, August 5th in Place de Nations, where all nations and provinces represented at Expo are honoured with a special day. In making the announcement Mr. Robarts said the Ontario Day presentation will "pay tribute to the most vital commodity in the province, its people." He said Ontario is as much an international meeting place for the nations of the world as is Expo 67. "What better way to celebrate Ontario Day than to honour the people of so many backgrounds who have built the Province of Ontario," he said. The perofrming groups range from 12 Canadian Indian dancers, from several Ontario reservations, to a 140-member mixed Ukrainian choir. They represent a large segment of Ontario's people, the founding races of the English and French, along with the Italian, German, Dutch, Estonian, Filipino, Greek, Hungarian, Indian, Irish, Chinese, Japanese, Laftvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Scottish, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Ukrainian. They will give two shows on August 5th in the 5,000-seat Place de Nations, at 2.00 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. The pageant will begin with a ag-raising ceremony to proclaim Ontario Day and brief addresses by Mr. Robarts and Expo Commissioner General Pierre Dupuy. A highlight of the program will be the 7B-man Fort Henry guard in an 1867 military tatoo, incluffing cannon, and the Brockville Rifles in band and drill performances. The entire cast of the pageant will perform in a flag finale, playing and singing the Ontario theme song. "A Place to Stand" from the Ontario pavilion movie and Bobby Gimby's popular Canada song. The pageant is being stage* by the Ontario Department of Economics and Development and the Community Folk Arts Council, un8er the direction of Leon Kossar, who is in charge of a Centennial series of HD0 folk festivvals in all ten provinces. Mr. Robarts said Ontario Day will be a departure from the other national day programs, which present one performance. Ontario has scheduled a second performance because of the success many of the groups have had over the years. Many of the singers, dancers and musicians have given special performances for Queen Elizabeth and Princess Alexandra. Because of the crowds at Expo and the short time between shows, 1,200 box lunches will be sent from the Ontario pavilion restaurants to Place de Nations for the performers. PC PRIVATE MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTION TO LEGISLATURE'S CENTENNIAL SESSION One of the greatest challenges facing any organization today is the need to develop in each member of that organization a sense of personal involvement and to provide him with incentive and scope for his own initiative. Governments, which are growng rapidly in size and and complexity, face this same challenge. This fact was realized early in the Robart's administration with the result that, since 1961 increasing emphasis has been placed on the status and role of the private members of the Government Caucus. The office, library and secretarial facilities available to members have been improved and expanded A research director has been hired to assist members with the preparation of speecehs and press releases and to co-ordinate the policy resarch activities of the Students' Associations. Private members have been appointed to work with the various committees of these two Associations and to jrovide direct liaison with the Government Caucus. In addition, private members have been encouraged to sponsor public bills and resolutions for debate in the Legislature. To facilitate this, the amount of time allocated for private members hours has been greatly increased. It is not surprising therefore that during the last session from January 25th to June 15th, our private members were more actively engaged in the process of Government than at any time in our Province's history. Some of their more important contributions are listed below. Select Committees The final reports of three important select committees were tabled during the session. These were the selct committee on Aging chaired by Alex Carruthers, MPP for Durham; The Select Committee on Youth, chaired by Syl Apps, MPP for Kingston; and the Select Committee on Conservation, chaired by Art Evans, MPP for Simcoe Centre. An interim report was submitted by the Select Committee on Company Law under the chairmanship of Al. Lawrence, MPP for St. George. The total membership ' of these four committees was 55, of which 38^ were members of the Government Caucus. Some of'the most important legislation introduced into the House during the Session was based upon the recommendations made %y these commit- Standing Committees Thirteen standing committees, the largest number in the But it will not all be work. The cast will have most of Sunday, August 6th, to see Expo before returning that evening by bus to Toronto. The Government of Ontario will hold a reception i nthe Ontario pavilion after the first performance for some 400 guests, including the commissioners of all pavilions at Expo 67. legislature^ history, manned by private members of all parties were active throughout the session. The busiest of these committees was that on private bills which was chaired by Allan Reuter, MPP for Waterloo South. Mr. Reuter submitted some ten reports during the session. Public Bills and Resolutions On opening day of the session, another record was established with the tabling of 4 public bills and 9 resolutions by members of the Government Caucus. Private Bills Thirty out of the toal of thorty-five private bills tabled in the House were sponsored by members of the Government Caucus. Major Speeches The number of private PC members who delivered major speecehes during th session is as follows: Throne debate 16; Budget debate 20; Confederation of Tomorrow Conference debate 17. Twentyy-three members tabled committee reports »r statements of various kinds, or participated in debates on these reports. In addition, of course, private members took an active part fn the debates on the various departmental estimates and Government Legislation. They were also called upon to attend the weekly caucus meetings. These were held each Wednesday morning from 10.30 to 1.00 p.m. Then, there is the members' correspondence with his constituents, which continues the year around. During the 1967 session alone, some 27,000 letters were written and despatched. This figure is about 7,000 higher than last year, in spite of the fact that the 1966 session was three weeks longer than in 1967. This works out at something in excess 6f 500 letters per member, though the actual figures vary widely from the average. And, finally, there are the numerous visits by constituents, delegations, local authorities, championship hockey teams, school children, etc., to be arranged and handled by the member concerned. The work load in each of these categories is increasing each year as wel. Because membrs of parliament are volunteers and because of the unique nature of politics, they cannot complain of being overworked, and fey/ do. However, the statistics quoted abovev appear to provide memebrs with much greater justification for a claim of being overworked than that of being denied the opportunity to play an important part in the political affairs of this province. PLAY SAFE IN AND ON THE WATER