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£ aN "Z ~ wl Ey Lo Report from Parliament By Michael Starr, M.P., Ont. Riding February 28th, 1957. The Canadian Federation of 'Agri culture on February 16th of this year presented a brief to the Prime Mini- ster of Canada and the Members of the Cabinet. A brief of this sort is presented annually by the Federation to the Goyernment in which they en- deavour to hring to the attention of the Government the position in which the farmers find themselves econo- mically, and make suggestions with regard to changes in legislation to improve that position. - In their brief this year they stated that farmers from coast to coast feel keenly that on the average their re- turns have become badly out of bal- ance with those of other major groups in the Nation. It is important to em- phasize purchasing power in this con- nection because the farmers' difficul- ties are to be found as much in high |. prices of the things he buys as in a decline in the number of dollars he receives. The Federation states that it is not their belief that there is any one or final solution to the economic prob- lenis of the farmer. However, their conviction is that the vast majority of Canadian farmers are of the opin- . ion that policies need to be developed in a number of directions aimed at reducing or removing the disadvant- ages under which the farmer is now operating. If they are constructive and reasonable such policies, they feel, will serve the public as well as the farmers' interests, by making agri- culture's contribution to our economic - life a stable and balanced one that will not weaken the entire economy. In their brief 'they stress the Agri- cultural Prices Support Act and they arrive at the conclusion that the Price Support program as it is now carried on does not represent a sufficiently determined effort to achieve the pur- poses of the Piva Support Act, They further express their dissatisfaction with the operation of the Price Sup- port program with regard to eggs and urge that a system be set up for egg price support that will guarantee to producers a floor price of 82¢. per dozen on Grade A large eggs at all times, Such a support program should also apply to Grade A medium and extra large eggs, with appropriate 'differentials between the grades, ac- cording to weight, "Quite recently 1 received a letter from a farmer in the Uxhridge area, who had been employed for some time in industry and then decided to en- gage himself in poultry farming. His letter was quite lengthy, pointing out the difficulties under which he has had to operate, and the hoplesgness of the situation, because of the lack of price support on eggs. The Federation in their brief touch- ed on other aspects of the agricultur- al industry and made recommenda- tions to the Government for their improvement. The latest word on the Federal Bud- get is that it will likely be introduced in Parliament on March 19th. The Minister of Finance and his advisers have been working with accelerated speed on it and it is expected that it will be ready at that time. The sale of new passenger cars last year totalled 406,663. This repre- sents an increase of 69, more than in 1955. Commercial vehicles showed an increase of 16% over 1955. ' In the labour field total employ- ment fell sharply from mid-December to mid-January, but the number at than last year. Most of the unem- ployment increase was from seasonal industries and their lay-offs were lar- ger than for several years. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics bulletin shows that weekly wages of hourly-rated wage earners at Decem- ber 1st last averaged $64.69 in manu- facturing, $77.61 in mining, $68.82 in work was still substantially. larger] electric and motor transportation, $70.48 in construction, and $36.85 in service. Whenever the Government has been taxed with over-spending federal funds at the very moment that it is appealing to the public to save, the Cabinet has pointed with pride to a decline in" expenditures works. During the first nine months of the 1956-57 fiscal year, Ottawa spent only $30.1 million on' new build- ings. This compares with $49.1 mil- lion during the full 1955-56 year. So a decline, though not one of large pro- portions is indicated. For a real ec- onomy in the construction of new buildings, though, it is necessary to go back to the first three years of the postwar period. In the three years combined, total outlay on new buildings was under $5 million. Spend- ing on new federal structures in 1956- 57 will be under the 1955-56 total but will remain one of the highest on re- cord. on _ public EPSOM Mr, Chas. Geer, Mrs. Ray Medd and Lawrence, and Mr. and Mrs, Archer have all been on the sick list. We wish them a speedy return to good health, , Mrs. McKercher had dinner Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. A, Christie. . Mrs. Wm, Armstrong and Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Asling were in Uxbridge Sunday attending the celebration held for My. and Mrs. George Lamb in honour of their fortieth wedding an- niversary. ' ' Don't forget the euchre and dance at the school this Friday night March 9th, Come and bring your friends. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Thos. Stewart in the passing of her bro- ther, Mr. William Palmer at Oshawa. Congratulations to Miss Darlene Christie and Ross Bailey who had birthdays on Saturday. Darlene cele- -- JIM REEVES © RCA Victor recording artist, and feature performer on WSM's Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. 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