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R ESOLl 'TI().VS Mrs. Herb Maluske Mrs. Maluske, Convener of Resolutions presented the disposition of the resolutions which had been sustained at the Annual Board Meeting. All answers were not back. however, those received were passed on to the Board Directors. EASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL AREASâ€" requesting the Federal Minister of Communications, Federal Minister of Justice, Chairman CRTC, that guidelines be established regarding violence and obscenity and viewing hours for children be established, also amendments made to the Criminal Code so guide- lines will be enforced. The Hon. Jeanne Sauve, Minister of Communica- tions says: There is little the government can do with regard to your desire to see the establishment of guide- lines for the portrayal of violence and sex in television programing, Neither the CRTC nor I can regulate the scheduling or censor the content of dramatic programs. Under section 3C of the Broadcasting Act, the primary responsibility for the content of programs resides with the broadcasters and the only vehicles that can be used to restrict the broadcasters' freedom of expression are what the Act calls generally applicable statutes and regulations. In this case, the applicable statutes are the Criminal Code. Only the courts of law are vested with the power to determine whether a broadcaster has abused his freedom of expression by contravening the Act. The law was construed in this way for two major reasons. First, where the possibility of government cenâ€" sorship exists. there is always the danger that this power will be misused to restrict freedom of speech; not only that of the broadcasters but that of every citizen. Second, decisions concerning what is and is not accept- able are usually a matter of personal taste. For these reasons and with the exception of criminally obscene broadcasts, it is preferable that viewers act as their own censors. both for themselves and for their children. From the Broadcast Programmes Directorate, Diane Rheaume writes, “Your concern regarding advertising for children is one which has troubled the parents, the public in general, the advertisers and their agencies, the broadcasters, the CRTC, the Federal and Provincial Governments alike". In 1971, the great number of complaints coming in mainly from the public prompted the introduction of the Broadcast Code f0r advertising aimed at children. LONDON AREAâ€"Requesting both the Ontario and Canadian governments to devise a method to have Canadian Products marked "Product of Canada". Hon. Eugene Whelan. Minister of Agriculture writes: This very subject has recently been discussed between ourselves and representatives of the provincial agriculture departments, and there was general agree- ment that a more positive identification of Canadian products was desirable. How exactly this will be done will be decided in the near future. Agriculture Canada has recently taken steps, by amending the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations, to require packers of produce which is imported into 8 Canada in bulk and repacked here into 00.1,,1 met ' packages to declare the country of origin [hat duce on the package. This will assist the \ trauma, in identifying the imported produce, Mrs. Margaret Szeker, Director of the Co, .imer tion, Market Development Branch, OMAR Sm cerning Canadian Food Products, to date. has already been taken in the area of fie: 'Jits and vegetables. After meetings with the Fed govern. ment, the provinces have all agreed that the “13 pm fix should not be used as part of the g name whether the product is imported or Canadin Wm} the country of origin should appear in conjr. ,n mm and adjacent to the grade and in letters of 11' A1581]; With this system, grade would indicate qual "h and not be confused with the origin of the pl'Ot! Dependent upon formal approval by tht ‘4an the Federal government and the Horticultc gum] necessary amendments will be made federal 1 pro. vincially. NORTHERN AREAâ€"requesting legislation viacled to amend building codes and return to sin: my“. fised for dressed lumber. The Hon. Frank Drea, Minister of Cor rand Commercial Relati0ns says, proposing an iment to the building code relative to the sizes ad ii for dressed lumber, I would point out the folio: Lumber sizes, standards, description are established by the National Lumber Grades {Int}, in consultation with the industry. Dressed lumber has not been produced to .1] SiZE of 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 for many years; however, are at communication, it has continued to be nets to in construction, in their phraseology, utili, these measurements for just as many years. As 5: n my opinion, this does not. constitute false adver The Building Code governs insulation rel mm; for new houses, but specifies the Râ€"value rs; tuna specific thickness by inches. Existing lumhr :‘s are considered when the R-value is established. The insulation industry is developing hig' Emil insulations that will achieve greater energy ct Him with less thickness of insulation. Any CD. : that smaller lumber sizes might conflict with ener tHSCT‘ vation goals, therefore, can be set aside. NORTH CENTRAL AREAâ€"requesting ti “ml” Government to remove sales tax on all artici' esold' Dr. E. E. Stewart, Secretary of the Cabii- @151 The rationale for applying tax to purchafit ' "5“ items is that it maintains that basic equity " "3 ml" While many items. such as cars and trucks de, ‘:at€ In value each time they are sold, and the amounl ‘ fi‘.‘ ml, lected from successive consumers decreases at riingly, other items such as antiques, works of ar‘ Jr {3" stamps and coins often become more valuable 'h “me they are sold, and successive purchasers mayi ‘ 'iemm' be subject to correspondingly higher amounts ‘ i m l purchasers of used items were exempt from ‘a' Mum groups of consumers would receive unwaIri led m relief on their acquisitions of valuable used at i1 lest aid at the same time, the Province would lose sun-Hill“laJ amounts of revenue.