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Mr. Henderson draws on a wealth of experience with politicians and the public purse for his comments. For 13 years he struck ter- ror in the heart of federal governments as Canada's auditor-general. When asked whether the provincial government should appoint a committee from the legislature to ex- amine government spend- ing each year, the peppery Mr. Henderson replied "The prime role of politicians is to get votes. I don't think I would trust them with a role like that." Through constant vigil- ance and investigation. he exposed numerous spend- ing scandals like the re- furbishing of the Bonaven- ture in his annual report to Parliament. Although he was forced to retire from the post he enjoyed in 1973, Mr. Hen- derson still retains an ac- tive interest in recommenda- tions for federal economy he proposed as auditor-gen- eral. The white-haired charter- ed accountant, whose young- looking face and figure belie his 68 years, showed some of the fire and spirit that make him a legend in Canadian politics during a recent visit to Waterloo to deliver the Hagey lecture at Uni. versity of Waterloo. "Three of my reports are still standing with over 250 examples of wasted taxpayers" money: 20 to 30 million dollars worth of expenditures. And they haven't yet been touched by the government," he said. By Mary Stupart Maxwell Henderson hasn't lost his skepticism of poli- ticians or passion for econ- omy since he retired as Can- ada's auditor-general in 1978. Maxwell Henderson retains his skepticism of politicians Mr. Henderson strongly believes both federal and provincial governments have contributed greatly to spiralling inflation by irresponsible spending and unbalanced budgets. One of the biggest expenses for both governments is an ever-increasing government payroll. "We must expose the under-belly of government bureaucracy at Queen's Park. ICs enormous just like Ottawa. We must look to see what could be dis- pensed with. They've never really looked at it except to expand it," he said. The hiring of consultants at inflated prices has been one of the major contribu- tors to escalating civil ser- vice payrolls. ”Governments are letting more and more jobs out on contract which increases costs,.., I know of cases where people were working for 315.000 a year in the private sector and are now earning $30.000 from the government. They've never had such a gold mine. "Before 1968, no civil servants earned more than Mr. Hendersdn's reputa- tion for hard-nosed. econ- omic analysis " well-known throughout Canada. Premier William Davis asked for his help last spring to pare excessive costs from On- tario's budget. “l was hauled out of bed at 3 a.m. in Geneva on my way home from New Delhi by Bill Davis asking me to do the special program. re- view," laughed Mr, Hender- ammo a year. In 1960, there were 10 and in ms there were 8.789. These people are being paid at rates up to 50 percent more than their equivalents in the American political sys~ Along with seven other committee members Mr. Henderson presented Mr. Davis with a controversial report showing areas where $3.6 billion could be cut from Ontario's proposed budget of $11 billion. Mr, Henderson said his old department is one of the best examples of how hiring outside experts has inflated government budgets. "When I left the officer of the auditor-general, my department's budget was 88.8 million for a staff of 235 people. My successor has increased his staff by 15 or 20 people but the bud- get has risen to $11.5 mil- lion. This is because 17 private chartered account- ant firms have been hired lode ttttytMiting. " Some of the recommenda- tions included raising tttti- versity tuition fees by 65 percent and closing hospitals Although the report was received with some hostil- ity by the public, Mr. Hen- derson makes no apologies for his recommendations. "Tremendous government spending is doing nothing other than fueling inflation. We've just got to face up to it. Trudeau is right when he says we must start living within our means." He calls the special pro- gram review a "shopping list" for politicians. It looks at government pro- grams from the cold econ- omical viewpoint of an ac- countant, but the politicians will make the final decision on cutbacks in light of moral, political and social consid- erations. no Vida-Int N. In“. mumps-nu) 705-61”. AM houm 570-7154 Ia-dt-abr-rot- PHONE OR can: m TODAY. WE CAN ASST YOU. HAVE YOU DELAYED PURCHASING A MEMORIAL SUPERIOR MEMORIALS Regional news and View: "Our report is a shopping list of where savings can be made. It's up to the pol- iticians to pick and choose from the m recommenda- tionswegave them." To critics who question his recommendations on hospitals Mr. Henderson replies “The ministry of health showed us by table and example that Ontario has considerably more hos- pital beds per population than we apparently need. The government allowed the hospitals to expand too fast and now they have to cut back." Likewise, he has little sympathy for university stu- dents who protest the 65 per- cent tuition tie increase he recommended but the gov- ernment rejected. "Universities should be encouraged to finance them- selves as much as humanly possible. It they can't. then maybe we should ask Today, prices are going in one direction . . . up! Everyone is trying to cope with the world ot rising prices. Food costs more. 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