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CARIBOO OBSERVER - Thursday, July 23, 1959 - Page 3
T H E W E E K A T O T T A W A
By DON HANRIGHT
Canadian Press Staff Writer
The proviDces, pursuing a fond
objectiv(?, last week came seeking
more money from Ottawa. In effect
they were told to come back
later.
The occasion was a conference
of government treasury officials,
called to line up a thorough-going
study of tiie whole federal-provincial
fiscal deal. TYiat did it.
It wasn't intended thait the meeting
become a springboard for provincial
money demands. Regardless,
that is the way the conference
began.
Crux of the matter is the taxsharing
formula in the current
federai-provindal agreement, that
expires March 31, 1962. It gives the
provinces 13 per cent of personal
income tax yields, nine per cent
of ba.vable corporation income, and
half the inheritance tax.
Ontario asked for a 15-15-50 formula,
and Prince Edward Island rallied
to this banner. British Columbia
went a sstep further, asking
a 25-12-.50 setup.
Saskatdiewan and New Binins-
• ACROSS
1. Public vehicle
4. Yellow haired
9. Kind of fuel
12. Grow old
13. Lubricator
14. Be sick
15. Period
16. Bow the head
17. Apart
19. Age between 12
and 20
21. Twisted together
22. Pay out money
24. Plant
25. Piece of
pasteboard
26. Frighten
27. That man
29. Beast of burden
30. Asterisks
31. Small child
32. Right (abbr.)
33. Precious stones
34. Tardy
35. Stoop
36. A number
37. Overseas
40. Grade
41. Weeper
42. Transgression
43. Things, in law
46. Make lace
47. Rub out
49. Light sleep
50. Female Saint
(abbr.)
51. Hinder
52. Pigpen
DOWN
1. Mean fellow
2. Past
3. Improves
4. Removed bone*
5. King of beasts
6. Aged
7. Compass point
8. Bureau parts
9. Profit
10. Military assistant
11..Winter vehicle
18. Wall
20. Finish
21. Rips
5)22. Wound mark
23. Time gone by
24. Bum with water
26. Remain on feet
27. Detest
28. Paradise
30. Lanced
31. Inns
33. Musical
instrument
34. Allow
36. More sensible
37. Deeds
S8. Spoiled child
•39. Ceremony
40. Get up
42. W.-IS seated
44. Consume
4.5. Secret agent
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wiok made no specific proposals,
but said a new deal is "indent"
and "absolutely essential." In addition,
the Atlantac provinces
pressed for cortfiinuation beyond
1962 Oif their adjyatment grants,
(totalling $^,000,000 a year.
Above aU they wanted a plenary
federaliprovincial conference—one
in whidi the prime minister sits
dowTi with all the premiers.
NO PROMISES
Finance Miniver Fleming made
no promises. He told a press oonference
later thoJt there is "not
much use in calling a conference"
•urfless Otta\m has the money to
give. Mr. Fieming, who based this
year's predicted $393,000,000 defidt
on an expeoted upswing in the
gross national product, told reporters:
"I want to see how far recovery
wall go before deciding on whether
to call a plenary conference. The
provinces understand I don't want
to be in the position of propoang
an increase in the deficit I budgeted
for this year."
Meanwhile, while a committee
of civil seivants studies tiie fiscal
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ministers will meet here again
October 15 and 16 to discuss—as
(the official communique said—"the
possible need for a negotiating
conference" of governmenit heaOs
to revise benefiits available to the
provinces.
DEFENCE SHARING
Raymond O'Hurley, minister of
defence production, has minced no
words in Stating C&nada's position
in sharing defence orders with the
United States. He told the Commons:
"I would emphasize thait we are
determined that any Canadian
ix>le under production sliaring
should include some of the more
demanding work and not be hmited
to the pouring of concrete or
to what is often called 'mettal
bashing'."
He announced one example of
the demanding work: In a $400,-
000,000 program over the next four
years, Canadian plants will build
.some 200 American Locldieed
F-104G super.sonic fighter planes
for tlie RC.'\.F air division in Europe.
Opposition Leader Pearson said
*lie giw\'nng integration of Canadian
and U.S. defences is a far
cry from Conseivative talk a few
years ago alxiut "freeing our defence
policy from the ovenK>werang'control
of the U.S."
PAR NORTH POLICY
Resources Minister Alvin Hamilton
says Canadian sovereignty in
the far north will not be endangered
by foreign participation in tho
exploitation of oil and gas resources.
So long as companies searching
'for gas and oil are under offecttive
Canadian administration "that is
Ithe most tangible evidence to any
per.son in any part of the world
that this is Canada and that this
is tlie land we will fight for," Mr.
Hamilton said in the Commons.
He was replying to Opposition
Leader Pearson who accused
Prime Minister Diefenbaker and
Mr. Hamilton of trying to mislead
Oanadians about governmenit efforts
to preserve northern sovereignty.
VANIER FOR GOVERNOR
An announcement is expected
within the next month or so to the
effect thart: Maj.-Gen. George P.
Vanier of Montreal will be Canada's
next governbr-geneiial.
Indications aire that the Queen
who is reported to have approved
of tMs ohoice by Prime Minisiter
Diefenbaker, may be asked to announce
the appoinltmenit before her
Canadian tour ends August 1.
Gen. Vanier, 71, earned a distingiiished
record overseas in the
Fir^t World War with the Royal
22nd Regiment. He retired from
public seivice in 1953 after eight
years as Canadian ambassador in
Raris.
As Colonel of the Van Doos, of
which he is a founder-member, he
was present when tlie Queen in-
.spected the regiment at Quebec
Cit>' earlier in her tour.
His appointment would follow
the tradition of alternating high
offices between French-speaking
and English.speaking persons.
Governor-General Massey, 72,
has served a record seven and a
half years in the office. His term
avas twice extended. He is the fiirst
lOanadian-born Governor-General,
breaking a tradition of 17 Britishborn
governors-general since confederation.
CASH FOR ARTS
The Canada Council says in its
annual report that after two years
of handing out cash for art's sake,
tlie council's policies are beginning
to take definite form.
One realization lias been tliat
itlie council's annual income of
roughly $2,7.50,000 from its $50,000,-
000 endowment fund can be stretched
only SQ far.
The need of arts, humanities and
social sciences are so great, said
the annual report, "'that time indeed
will 'not wither them, nor
custom stale, nor will $2,750,000
•per annum wholly gratify them."
Sometliing would have to go.
Tlie council could not commit the
bullv of its funds for eitlier small
local groups or for large perennial
contributions to big, establi.siied
organizations.
For one tiling, it would be
"fatal" to f;ry to supixirt the thousands
of small, local orchestras,
choii's, little theatres and the like,
whieh could quicldy devour the
council's budget.
Three Atlend
Branch Meeting
THREE local school board members
attended a m.eeting of tlie
Northern Interior Branch of tlie
B.C. School Trustees' Association,
hold in Prince George last Sunday.
Those making the trip north
were E. L. Bobier, Dick Gliege and
W. L. Gi-ifCith.
Delegates attended from Burns
Lake, Vanderhoof, McBride, Dawson
Creek and Fort St. John, as
u^ell as Prince George and Quesnel.
In addition tliere was a party
of tJiree visitors from the Williams
Lake Sdiool Disti-ict.
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