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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRîL 21,e 1982, PAGE 5 Regiowprotest highinterest rate Durham Regional Coundil bas 'added lits, namne. to the long list of governments and or- ganizations .protesting, the federal govern- ment's higb interest rate policy. At t heir meeting last week,' regional politi- cians endorsed a resol'u- tion from the City of St. Catharines tbat. asked municipalities to make the govern ment' aware of the "disastrous effect Rep ort. from Q ue'en s Park. By The Hon. George Ashe, MIPP (Pc -Durham West)' Ontario Minister of Revenue Despite the current witbdrawal of services by some «f the province's doctors, the Ontario Govern- metis still willing, to talk and totry to reacb someé agreement that wil result in the'.return of full medi- cal services to the people of Ontario. Time and again, m colleague the Minister of Health, Larry Grossman, bas stood in the Legisla- ture and said that h le is willing to'meet the Ontario Medical Association and continue discussions on their participation in OHIP. Educatio nal taxes Continued from Page 2 While most trustees supported, the budget, Most were not happy wlth the ensuing tâx in- creases. Oshawa's Rt Lafargadescribed it a;s a "Most difficult budget considering the _genéral state- , f the local economy. t b "It.is bard t, een- tbusiastic about this budget,"' she said, ad- ding, "Parents are ýnot prepared to compro- mise the education of their cbildren. " Lafarga indicated that parents expect an increased level 0of pro- granis and "tbey al come down to1 more. dollars." It is interesting to note that the 12.49 per cent tax increase cornes at a time when enrolment forecasts for the 1982-83 academic years in- dicate a "marginal decline of an estimated 400-500 students. " It's obvious that if Ambulanc e During the week that ended at midnight last Thursday, tbe Witby Ambulance Service res- ponded to 113 calis for service. According to senior attendant Bob Bell, the service responded to 31 routine cails and to 42 standby caîls for other ambulance services in Oshawa and Ajax. The service also responded to 40 emer- gency-' cails, incîuding two motor vebicle acci- dents. The number t o eaU for ambulance service is 723-5M3. there had been an enrol- ment increase, the bur- den on 'the taxpayers would have' become considerably greater., Ano 'ther point of in- terest is that theboard already -is or soon will be' back at the bargain- ing, table - with those, unions, representing the teachers., The results of those negotiations will in large part determine the, size . f the 1983 education budget. their policies are having on Canadia-ns."1 In their resolution, St. Catharines City Council laid the responsibility forte city's higb unemploymenèt rate squarely on the govern- *ment's high interest rate policy. The council also said that this bas created an ever increasing demand on'the xmunicipalities for welfare and oÃ"ther social Services. and has bad a But the Ontarlo Medfical Association, as, of the date of writing, indicate their position1 is flinal. The y have, delivered an' ultimatum, to, the Province demanding their terms be met, despite the fact that their terms would. mean almost- a doubling, in the cost of OHIP as well as a doubling 0f their income. In- the meantime, many Ontario doctors, are refusing«to give freadvice or renew-, prescriptions by. telephone. They are telling, their patients, that they must visit their office for consultations. While the Government is not happy about doctors' forcing patients to -makeunnecessar-yvisits, to their offices, and billing, OHIP for unnecessary consulta- tions, there islttethat can be done ýatý this time. The Ministry 0f Health. recommends, that'anyone whofeels the'y ,are being exploited by thecurrent' situ *ation should report'their experience to the Pro- vincial'.Government and to the Colleg'e-0f Physi- clans and Surgeons -,the body, responsible for the quality and ethics of medical care 'in Ontario.. <Doctors have. also been asked by theOntario Medical Association to. stop pharmacists from sub- stituting cheaper 'generic drugs for brand-name prescriptions for those, co vered by the Ontario Drug Beneflit Plan, to boycott ail hospital com mittees exo- cept those dealing with therapeutic a.bortions and to refuse to sign the discharge papers for patients leaving hospital. Ail these acta hurt those who least'need. difficul- ties receiving medical care:' the elderly, the handi-ý capped, the i11 and those ieceiving social assistance. They do not bring the province, or the vast majority of doctors who want to serve the community, any dloser to an agreement on OHIP. What is needed now is not ultimatums but honest discussions.. Only positive action will get Ontario's excellent medicalsystem working again. To end on a completely positive note, I'arn pleased to report that my colleague, the Minister of, Health, the Honourable Larry. Grossm 'an, has offered some capital financial assistance to the Doctor J.O. Rud- dy Hospital in Whitby. The amount, $200,000 would be used to help fund -the changes necessary to the second floor of the hospi tal to, open, it' for. use 'as a chromic care facility.. Originally, no capital funds were -going to 'be niade available altho'ugh additional operatinïg funds have alreadybeen authorized. The decision.whether to proceed is now up tO the Hospital> Board; -a decision, 1 hope, that'will be in the affirmative. Spring into spri ng with a new wlndow treatment. 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While many councill- ors supported* .the ,motion, many, did.,not believing.that there waIs, little they could 'do to change federal govern- ment policy. Chief ,among the >motion's opponents was .Gerry Fisher of Pick-, ei'ing- who said,,"I don't, think this or'any' other council can do anything about the economy." However, ,Oshawa's Margaret Shaw disagreed. l'If we don't, speak up ... then they (the Federal governent) think everything is fine. Support for the motion also came from Whitby Regional. Councillor Tom Edwards. who said it was " non-partisan. " IlIt is saying to the federal- ,government: 'yo u had better examine what' you're doing and look at the effect on our community'," he said., However, the. *most emnotional support. for the motion came froni Oshawa Mayor-Allan Pilkey., Visibly upset, th mayor told council that 1125 to 30 per cent 0f the Canadian:auto industry is on.its ass." He too,: said higb. in- terest rates were 'to blame. 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