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Disposition of Resolutions Mrs. Herb Maluske, Convener Ten resolutions and one emergency resolution were received from the 1979 Conventions. Six were sustained and have been forwarded to the proper authorities. Replies to four have been received. Since the Annual meeting one emergency has been sustained and forwardâ€" ed and a second one has been circulated to the Resolutions Committee. HAMILTON AREAâ€"requesting the banning of adver- tising of personal hygenic products. Ms. Susan Cooper, Associate Director, Advertising Standards Council, replied: “While banning television commercials does seem a very simple and straightfor- ward proposition, it raises a good many complex issues. M this time we do not attempt to set standards of good ir bad taste. because such standards are highly individu- ll. vary widely across the country, and change with ;reat rapidity. To insist that my standards or your references must become everyone‘s standards borders in censorship not to mention authoritarianism. We .nderstand and respect the views of the many people .ho object to television advertising of these products. lowever, a total ban would not resolve the issue.“ ONDON AREAâ€"re closing of hospital beds. GB. Cardiff. Director of the Institutional Operations iranch, replying on behalf of the Honourable Dennis rimbrell, Minister of Health, stated: “The active 'catment bed guideline of 3.5 thousand referral popula- Hill in the southern part of the Province represents this rovernment’s perception of what is adequate and af- wrdable, giving consideration to the overall balance of rovincial health care arrangements. This guideline. hich is adjusted locally on the basis of the number and :c characteristics of people using each hospital. pro- -les for a level of bed availability to that found in other risdictions. The guideline is being phased in over the next two :urs. By allowing a period of time to reach this ~jective, hospitals will have the opportunity to review is services presently being provided, and where appro- ‘iatc. develop alternative programs through a re-alloca- m of the resources available to them. Since hospitalization is so expensive, it makes sense to ace more emphasis on the alternatives to the treat- icnt patterns that exist now. or can be developed at -wer cost. As a result, my Ministry is placing more nportance than ever before on dayâ€"surgery, out-patient 'eatment, home care for people with chronic or acute lnesscs, and extended care in nursing homes. We are danning several steps to stimulate the trend to alternate ‘urms of chronic care. The limitations we are placing on growth in the Hospital system do not necessarily mean a limitation on nervices. They do mean a change for the better in the manner in which these services are delivered." NORTH CENTRAL AREAâ€"regarding a land use polâ€" icy for Ontario. The Hon. Lorne C. Henderson, Minister of Agricul- ture and Food replied: “The Ontario Government adopt- ed the Foodland Guidelines as a Government policy in December of 1978 to deal with this concern. The Foodland Guidelines are designed to assist municipali- ties to incorporate agricultural considerations into local official plans. They outline ways to identify agricultural lands, designate areas for ongoing agriculture within the official plan, develop policies in the plan to support and protect agricultural activities, and to direct non-agricul- tural development into areas of lower value for farming. To implement this Government policy, 1 have staff within the Ministry whose function is to make munici- palities aware of this policy. and the concerns of the agricultural community about land-use planning. They also provide advice and assistance to municipalities on specific landiuse problems within the municipalities. I also have staff within my Ministry who review official plans and development proposals which come to the Provincial Government for final approval. They ensure that the official plan does take agricultural concerns into account. Protecting the agricultural land base and the agricul- tural community is an ongoing effort to which we are committed. I want to assure you that our diligence in this area will continue." TRENT VALLEY AREAâ€"regarding quotas to cheese factories. The Hon. Lorne C. Henderson. Minister of Agricul- ture and Food, replied: “The industrial milk marketing system is currently under intensive review. Proposals for changes to the system have been discussed at meetings with processors. The Review Committee is now asses- sing thc processor views on the proposed changes and hopefully will be in a position to make some concrete recommendations for change soon.“ Mr. H. Parker. Secretary, Ontario Milk Marketing Board. wrote that the Board had likewise made recom- mendations to the milk processors in Ontario for modifying the existing plant supply quota policies. EASTERN AREAâ€"regarding the use of Social lnsur- ance Numbers. Reply from Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada the Hon. Jean Chretien states: As you may be aware. the use of the Social Insurance Number by organizations in the Federal and Private sector and by Provincial and Municipal Governments and the implications of such use for the privacy of individuals are currently being studied by the Privacy Commissioner. It is hoped these findings and recom- mendations will be available by August I, 1980. At present. the type of concrete information about the use of Social Insurance Numbers (SIN) and its implica- tions for the privacy of the individual which would permit such a course of action to be developed simply does not exist. However. as the government shares the concern of the WI about the increasing use of the number, we will be awaiting the Privacy Commissioner‘s report with interest.