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wants to speed up acquiring base maps of the borough. York has a six year program costing $48,000 to acquire the detailed maps at a scale of 40 feet to one inch. The borough works department has spent only $16,000 to date to acquire maps. The planning board is willing to contribute ‘some of its funds to speed up the purchase of the maps. Controller candidate Alderman Chris Tonks will offer himself as a candidate for York‘s Board of Control in the coming municipal election. The ward five alderman has been deputy reeve and reeve in York and has been in local politics for 13 years. He is a businessman, managing a family hardâ€" ware and appliance business for more than 30 years. Separate School trustees will be standing for election this year and not be nominated to the Boards of Education as in the past. Mr. McCool has been chairman of the advisory of Chaminade College School for four years and is a member of Knights of Columbus. He has been a resident in the ward for nine years and is married with Candidate Joseph V. McCool has offered himself for election to ward 21 of the Separate School Board. The area covers municipal wards one and two in North York. Separate School trustee hopeful He says his aim is for better ~communication between school board and York Planning Board &A LA 3 Joseph McCool NEWS BRIEF Chris Tonks 4 t QUEEN‘S PARK COMMENT Mayoralty candidate It is disappointing then, that the Robarts Governâ€" ment in Ontario refused to take a position early in the discussions of taxation reform. Immediately after the publication ui the Carter Report, and again during the hearings of the Selec: Committee on Taxation in Ontario, we urged the Robarts Government to state its case so that Ottawa would be fully aware of Ontario‘s views. There was nothing but silence. This means, of course, that Ontario is now in a very weak bargaining position if it desires any change in the Ottawa proposals. Forâ€" tunately, the general thrust of these proposals is in the right direction. The capital gains tax, the deductions for child care services, the closing of loopholes surrounding expense acâ€" counts, the deduction allowed employees for exâ€" penses incurred in mainâ€" taining employment, all move towards accepting the underlying principle of tax equity which was the theme of the Carter Report. government to change our tax system will effect all of us, rich or poor, farmer or cityâ€"dweller, and it is a subject that always excites possionate discussion. Nevertheless, there are serious deficiencies in these latest federal proposals, about which, the Ontario Government should be concerned. â€" â€" First, while the basic exemption was raised from $1,000 to $1,400, this does not even keep pace with the rise in the cost of living since the $1,000 level was established twenty years ago. reading at Emery Secondly, it would be considerably more efficient to introduce tax credits as a means of bringing tax relief to lower income groups rather than continuing to opt for exemptions. It has been estimated that the use of tax credits for this purpose would save the federal treasury ZOme $360 million dollars. Surely this is a Trustee Val Schott hopes he has earned enough supâ€" port in the last three years as ward one‘s representative on North York‘s board of education,‘ to make reâ€" election a sure thing. In an eightâ€"page report to homes in his ward, Mr. Scott outlines his record of service in various areas including the introduction of an exâ€" perimental class in speed Val Scott Federal justification for fixing a 51 per cent ceiling on income tax payments. This simply means that the proposals would shift the burden of taxation from the low inâ€" come groups to middle inâ€" come groups while reducing it for high income groups. always contributed the bulk of tax revenues? Fourth, :: the mining companies continue to receive a tax holiday until 1974, continue to receive depletion allowances, in short, continue to enjoy concessions which, as the Carter Report suggested, are completely unjustified. Fifth, the proposals would do great damage to credit unions and coâ€"ops, which in turn would hurt many inâ€" dustrial workers and many farmers. Again, this proposal must be opposed. receive an unfair advantage under the federal governâ€" ment proposals. What about BIRNIE FLOYD Whips through snow like a team of huskies e BETTER COMMUNICATIONS °e IMPROVED PLANNING e MORE COâ€"OPERATION e BETTER GOvERrnment WILL GIVE YOU JEEP DEALER â€" SELECT USED CARS â€" 714 OLD WESTON ROAD _TORONTO 9 , ONT. :Wm onl tario should object. Finally, the plans for a Guaranteed Annual Income and the problem of derailed home building programs as a result of higher taxes on construction: companies, bring into question the whole relationship of Ontario to this federal scheme. There are obvious and great adâ€" vantages to participating in the federal collection mechanisms, and the New Democratic Party is generally in favour of this approach. However, we call on the Provincial governâ€" ment to obtain some answers to these problems, in order that Ontario can assure its citizens that house building will not slow down, and there will be no federal taxation bar to the introduction of a Guaranteed Income, and that the proposals mentioned above will be substantially changed. The Robarts Government must make itself heard on these vital questions. This is clearly a wrongâ€" headed approach, and Onâ€" Sales & Service Atd. FLOYD OF THE BOROUGH / OF NORTH YORK PLOUGHS INSTALLED 1927 Sheppard Avenue West at Jane 4 Mag. Wheel Covers (15") REG. 85. now$79.95 ON DECEMBER 1st ON ALL JEEP MODELS SPECIAL y Individual Styling â€" Cutting â€" Postich Wigs â€" Care Free Hair Consultation VOTE BIRNIE E. Mr Enzo HAIR DESIGN Ron Barbaro heads up the Liberal slate of North York candidates in the forâ€" thcoming â€" elections as aspirant for the mayor‘s throne being vacated by Jim Service. Mr. Barbaro ran for the Federal house in 1968 in the riding of York South but lost to David Lewis, N.D.P. by approximately 750 votes. A sales manager with an insurance company, he is at present chairman of a provincial Liberal standing committee on finance. Ph. 743â€"1616