Sun Editorial Praises | Sask. Auto Insurance The Vancouver Sun may not like socialism over the free enterprise system but the following editorial re- printed from their paper of August 9, 1962, shows even the Sun recognizes the advantage of a "government- operated plan for car insurance. “Almost every court in Canada runs days, weeks and months behind in handling cases of automobile acci- dent claims. What is often forgotten in this situation is that these court costs are added to the cost of car accident insurance, Imsurance costs are going up steadily in Canada, not only because of an increase in accidents, but also because of the great increase in litigation. This holds true for every province except Saskat- chewan, which has compulsory automobile insurance, operated by the government. In this one case, bureaucracy apparently has not made for waste. A study by the Consumers’ Union in the United States, a non-profit organization, which evaluates pro- ducts and services, shows the Automobile Accident In- surance Fund of Saskatchewan is the most economical on the continent. Eighty-two cents out of every dollar goes to pay claims. ‘The other 18 cents goes for expenses. By comparison, for every dollar paid into private ; U.S. plans, 52 cents goes for expenses and only 48 cents : is available to reimburse claimants. 5 In the average Canadian province (except Quebec, = where claims and insurance rates are astronomically ' high), 60 cents of every dollar collected by private in- _ surance companies is paid in claims and the remaining 40 © cents is eaten up by expenses. The Consumers’ Union Report says: “One of the = = reasons for this essentially wasteful and uneconomic 2 + system is the litigation surrounding the private claims. | Companies collect for adjusting claims and often there / are high legal costs for defending themselves and their | policy-holders against claims.” : In Saskatchewan every car is insured when the — licence plate is issued. In an accident, both motorists are | entitled to collect full damages less $200. It doesn’t matter whose fault it was. 3 Just a couple of months ago, Saskatchewan had six + car accident cases before the courts. Ontario had 1,800. : No figures are available for B.C. = But it is not surprising that the cost of private in- » surance causes many motorists to look fondly upon the = Saskatchewan program.” SOLANA A Nea, Medicare Services REGINA—Diagnostic services of radiologists and patho- logists are now to be covered under the Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Plan along with all other medical services, thus completing the coverage the plan was originally designed to give. HANEY BUSINESS GUIDE ESQUIRE MEN’S WEAR (Graham Mowett) Complete Stock of Work and Dress Clothing “THE STORE WITH THE POPULAR BRANDS” HANEY BRITISH COLUMBIA PORT ALBERNI BUSINESS GUIDE MacGREGOR’S MEN’S WEAR We Can Afford For Everything A Man Wears To Sell The... * WORK, SPORT or DRESS * BEST For LESS! Woodward sToRES (PORT ALBERNI) 1p. YOUR FAMILY SHOPPING CENTRE SHOP AT WOODWARD’S FOR A COMPLETE SELECTION OF a ae ae ane ae ae ae ae STAR WORK WEAR “UNION MADE’ BY B.C. CRAFTSMEN ist Issue THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER Septemier, 1963 FROM PAGE 1 “Strike” Air Transport Board after its first day of operation. The Union continued to aid, the strikers with financial support and by providing in- formation pickets at all PWA landing points. In a letter to Regional President Jack Moore an- nouncing the end of the strike Robert Smeal stated in part: “Much of the credit for winning this long struggle goes to the Trade Union Movement in British Colum- bia, whose moral and finan- cial support made Pacific Western Airlines come to terms. The support of Inter- TWA MEMBERS ON STRIKE at the North Canadian Forest national Woodworkers of Industries Ltd., Planer Mill Div., Grand Prairie, Alberta. The America was second to none crew is striking for the same wage rates recently won by in this respect and we would IWA members in the Company’s Plywood Division at Grand like to thank the Officers of Prairie. 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