WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1980, PAGE 13 Report from Queen. 's Park By GEORGE ASFIE. MPP PC-I)LýRHAM W EST) Since 1974 two Canadian Prime Mlinisters, Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Clark, have attempted ta reach an agreement on! o11 and gas prices with Aberta. In the case of the Clark administration, not even an Alberta Prime Minister or a Saskatchewan Minister of Energy met with success. Obvously, we -are deailng with some important fun- damental issues in the oll-pricing question. In his recent television broadcast Premier Lougheed of Aberta described the Issue as slmply a question of ownership. For other Canadians, however, the question goes far deeper. Alberta's intention ta unilaterally raise mhe price of ail and gas wll clearly bring hardship to the rest of the coun- try. A billion dollars will have to be added ta the federal government's oil compensation fund which acta to reduce the cost to eastern Canadians of ail imported for their use. Projections shaw an additional $1.8 billion wii have ta be added tomte fund in 1982 - assuming world prices remain at the present level. Oildeal tough to re ach The price increases planned by Alberta will add to the federal government's deficit, fuel inflation and aggravate econamic disparity between the regians. Consuniers wil be forced to pay an extra 4½h to 5 cents a gallon in 1981 beyond those price increases already planned for. It is unfortunate that one province has chosen ta act ia manner which will create difficulties for ather Canadians. Alberta has prospered greatly from her où and gas resour- ces. It is estimated that the province's ail and gas revenues wil be in the $100 billion range in the next decade. Premier Lougheed has assured the country that there wil be no threat to security of supply. This is good news, but if fails short with respect to sharing the benefits of Canadian resourees with Canadians. Premier Davis believes the guiding principles of any agreement between Alberta and the federal goverrnment must be fair Canadian pricing and a division of revenues that respects both producer's rights and the national economic interest. Since Premier Lougheed's television broadcast, Davis has urged the Alberta Premier and the Prime Minister of Canada to renew negotiations on an oil pricing agreement as soon as possible. Some Albertans have expressed the view that Con- federation bas only resulted in economic benefit to central Valiance named to Mass ey- Ferguson'i Don Vallance, manager of Don Vallace Equipment Ltd. in Brooklin, recently was named to a post on Massey- Ferguson's Canadian Dealer Council. Vallance was elected ta f111 one af the group's eight positions at a recent meeting of the Council at Massey- Ferguson's North American headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. The dealer council represents approximately 400 Massey-Ferguson Canadian dealers. Dealer Council Vallance specifically wil be representing MF dealers in the province of Ontario. Massey-Ferguson's Dealer Council was founded in 1972. Members serve a two-year term, during which they regularly meet with the company's senior management. These sessions are held to discuss customer needs and preferences, retail com- petitive trends and prac- tices, and the .campany's support of its dealer force in areas snch as parts, service, merchandising and financial assistance. Déaler council members are naminated and elected by the Council's existing membership. These selec- .ed members are recognized as having* high standards of achievement in customer service, profitability, retail 'sales, market penetration, business management and Iength of service as a Massey-fergusan dealer. Canada. They believe that oi1 and gas prices should fise quickly despite the economie penalty this wliI mpose on the rest of Canada. Ontario has always shared its wealth with the rest of Canada. Our profits, our enterprise and our incomes are taxed and distributed to the less well-developed regions. For example, between 1961 and 1976 Ontario contrlbuted $25 billion towards equalization payments. We have always done our share as Canadians. The Ontario Governnient does not begrudge Aibertans their new prosperity. We regard their great resaurces of ail and gas as an irn1port bulwark of the Aberta economy and the national economy. We do object hawever, to this resource being used merely for regional lnterests. We believe that as Canadians we ail must share our resources and talents for the betterment of Canada. Ontario's position on où1 and gas prlcing is clear. Our concern 18 that prices reflect national demand and the real cost of exploration and dring. Canhada is fortunate in having such a valuable resource withïn her boundaries. 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