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Secrecy has always been a practice of undemocratic and totalitarian governâ€" ments. Yet even here in Ontario, the present Conâ€" servative government is often reluctant to abandon the protection provided it by secret reports and secret meetings. ; (me of the : best illustrations of the Conâ€" servatives penchant for keeping things hidden from the public occurred recently in the Legislature. Dr. PAGE 6 Queens Park Comment Py Doneld C NEW CARS Congratulating lucky winner, Bill Surette of 1920 Weston Rd is Clair Tomlinson of Little Bros. and Bob Lane of CHUM. NEW CAR SHOWING DRAW . . . PRIZE WINNER Surely in a democratic society it is time to end this kind of hiding behind closed doors. This report, and other secret reports contain inâ€" formation that effects all of Dr. Sulman quite properly moved that this report of the Securities Commission be made public. Since it is understood from remarks made by the Minister of Financial and Commercial affairs that the report recommended that charges be laid against some of the principal officers of this company, the report clearly had real implications of great interest to the public. Yet the government has refused to move. Ontario Securitie Comâ€" mission about Canadian Central Holdings. This company, which originally issued a prospectus backed by the prestige of the Securities Commission, has now ‘caused many investors to suffer very severe losses. Moreover, because of the intricate legal barriers that the principal owner of this company has been able to erect about himself, ° there seems to be no way of taking civil action as a remedy for these losses. However, the intricacies of the law are really a side issue, although they have had a very real and cruel impact on these particular investors. The real issue is the question of secrecy. Morton : Shulman, (NDP High Park) raised the estion of the report by the ahrio Securities Comâ€" Metro has no idea how many elderly citizens will apply for the cards. Identification cards that will permit a number of elderly citizens to travel on public transit at half fare will be distributed through the various local York and North York welfare offices. These cards will not be distributed, however, until the province has enacted the necessary legislation to permit the half fare system. Metro executive committee last week authorized Metro treasury department to provide $40,000 for the printing of the cards. It is estimated that 60,000 elderly citizens will become eligible for the cards on the basis of the _ policy established by Metro Council last June. The cards may be ready four to six weeks after the province provides the legislation. us. All of us are citizens of this Province, and all of us in a democracy are entitled to the necessary information that enables free men and women to participate in their government. The time has come to open the doors of Government and let people know what is going.on. In some areas of the world, one man, or a handful of men, are the only people allowed to know about the business and the politics ofâ€" 1.D. cards for seniors ‘g% las . MacDonald An Ontario governmentâ€" organized trade mission left here September 19 for South America. Companies on the mission to Brazil, Argéntina, and Chile are: government. In Canada we take a different view, and it is my hope that the handful of men who make up the Conservative â€" Ontario cabinet will come to Let us see an end to this policy of restrictive secrecy. Litton Sysstems (Canada) Ltd., Rexdale, and Scintrex Ltd., Downsview. Trade mission Two youth dropâ€"in centres in York will continue operating through to the end of the year. YÂ¥ ork Council has agreed to provide the additional funds needed to operate the dropâ€"in centres. A delegation of youths appeared before York Council in September asking that the summer dropâ€"in centres be continued. A.. D. . Burford, .. Inâ€" ternational Ltd., Weston. The borough parks department has also been given authority by council to advise the York public library board that the department is prepared to assist in the operation of a third dropâ€"in centre in the borough which would be located at the Evelyn Gregory branch libray. _ P@@@0@0000000000000 0000 Dropâ€"ins get nod TAKE NOTICE that sittings of the Revising Officer for the purposes of hearing complaints or appeals with regard to the voters‘ lists to be used at the voting on December 1st, 1969 under The Liquor Licence Act, in the Municipality of the Borough of York will be held at the following time and places set forth in the schedule hereinafter set out: s Date of Sittings: Place of Sittings Time of Sittings Revising Officert _ Clerk of November 13th, 1969. Council Chambers 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. H.L. Rittersporn Revising Borough of York 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Officer 2700 Eglinton Standard Time. H.G. Courtman Avenue West. 3. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any time prior to the sittings of the Revising Officer, any voter whose name is omitted from the list as prepared by the Returning Officer, or any person who has knowledge of the fact that the name or names of any other voter have been so omitted, may inform the Returning Officer in writing stating the names and addresses of the voter or voters so omitted. H.G. COURTMAN JUDGE WALTER MARTIN CLERK OF TI-E REVISING OFFICER â€" CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTION, BOARD 2700 EGLINTON AVENUE WEST FOR THE COUNTY OfF YORK TORONTO 15. Dated this 5th day of November, H.L. Rittersporn will be the Revising Officer and H.G. Courtman, Clerk of the said Municipality, will be the clerk of the Revising Officer. AND TAKE NOTICE THAT the lists to be so revised are the original lists for each polling subâ€"division (Nos. 1 to 148 inclusive and 178 to 240 inclusive), as prepared and certified by the Returning Officer for the said polls. 1. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any voter who desires to complain that his name or the names of any person or persons entitled to be entered on the said list have been omitted from the same, or that the names of any person or persons who are not entitled to be voters have been entered thereon, may on or before the 12th day of November, 1969 apply, compain or appeal to have his name or the names of any other person or persons entered on, or removed from the list. Complaints may be made on the first day of the above Sittings to the Revising Officer. 2. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that such appeals must be by notice in writing in the prescribed form, signed by the complainant in duplicate and given to the Clerk of the Revising Officer or left for him at his office at 2700 Eglinton Avenue West. Borough of York. RE: LIQUOR LICENCE ACT VOTE NOTICE OF SITTINGS OF REVISING OFFICER 0099000000 0000000000 +0 FA ST CA R WA S H William Adler, Coral Gable Drive, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, Honors in Psychology, degree at the Fall convocation held at the University of Guelph. Nap oR WEST END CAR WA SH 25c With 18 Gallons 50c With 15 Gallons 75¢ With 12 Gallons Q:(/ Thurs. & Fri. to 9 p.m. With gas the wash costs on Mon thru Thurs 1865 wEstON RD +c â€"â€" Car 115 g"""’U(-“) w h Exterior n _/ â€" Vashn P i\ m\ a) / 4& â€"_â€"_ Interior 50¢ Extre The Women‘s Auxiliary of Humber Memorial Hospital are opening a boutique, November 11 to 14 in the hospital‘s main lobby from noon to 7:30 p.m. There will be Christmas gifts with a difference South of Lawrence &*> l ,';"fi 7 ; ( ;5 S t ’l’ 38 & 4A Y C f CA . 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