2 WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER From Page 1 ‘New Party” that his party will promote a planned economy designed to create full em- ployment and an integrated social security system. Nominated by M. J. Coldwell who led the CCF for 18 years, Douglas emphasized that Canada needed a sense of national purpose in order to wage war on poverty, ignorance and disease. In his acceptance speech, he said he accepted the challenge tossed out earlier this year by Prime Minister Diefenbaker, Diefenbaker had said the key issue in the next election would be free enterprise versus social- ism. “T accept his challenge,’ Douglas told the delegates, “but let us put the issue in its proper terms. “The choice will be between a planned economy designed to pro- vide full employment and a higher standard of living or an unplanned economy on the philosophy of every man for himself — as the elephant said when he was dancing among the chickens.” The free enterprise system, pre- sided over now by the Conservatives and previously by the Liberal Party, was neither free nor enterprising, Douglas declared. Power was being concentrated in fewer and fewer hands and vital decisions were being made by those who control the coun- try’s corporate wealth rather than by the people as represented in their legislatures. Douglas said Canada’s economy was in the doldrums, its per capita production of wealth below the level set five years ago He said the present Conservative government was seeking to “sabo- tage and natleed the public sector of our econ Douglas rat the New Demo- cratic Party to reverse this trend . to expand the public sector in order to stimulate economic growth, to es- tablish a national investment board, to give the unemployed useful work, to expand trade and to provide far- mers with guaranteed partity prices. He reminded the convention that Canada had a patchwork of unre- lated social security measures. What was required was a full- fledged pro- gramme of national health insurance, on a contribu- tony base over and above old age pensions and a fully integrated social security system. He promised a federal government under the New Democratic Party would assist the provinces to provide a university education and techno- logical training for every young per- son in Canada who had the intelli- gence to make use of it. The New Democratic Party leader called for a Canadian Youth Service to equip young people for service at home and in under-developed countries of the world. Douglas counseled against addi- tions to the world’s nuclear club and stood firm in his opposition to the stationing of nuclear weapons on Canadian soil. But he warned that nuclear disarmament could not be promoted by neutralism on Canada’s part. Instead, Canada . . . remaining cutside the nuclear clad eee badsto press the big powers to disarm under 2 thorough going system of inter- national controls. gf ij 4 N [ ae. 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(Tommy) Douglas, in the greatest spontaneous outburst of exuberant spirits that has ever been seen at a Canadian political convention. Strike Dodge Killed A plan adopted by a struck American company which gave strike breakers twenty years arbi- trary seniority, was ruled unfair labour practice by the U.S. Na- tional Labour Relations Board. In a decision of wide-ranging im- portance, the board ruled unanimous- ly in the Erie Resistor Corporation case that it was unfair labour prac- tice to award twenty years of arbi- trary seniority to strikebreakers, or to former strikers who returned to work during the walkout, and to apply this twenty-year preference clause in determining later layoffs. “In our opinion,” the board said, “superseniority is a form of discrim- ination extending far beyond the em- ployer’s right of replacement of eco- nomic strikers to carry on his busi- ness and is in direct conflict with the law prohibiting discrimination against union members. Convention First For the first time at any con- vention, simultaneous translation into English and French was available through earphones to every delegate attending the New Party Founding Conven- tion. Seems Logical Money is like a sixth sense without which you can not make a complete use of the other five. —Somerset Maugham. From Page 1 “Ruling” This opinion was expressed by the learned judge despite evidence pro- duced at the arbitration board hearing which showed that other operators on the same machine on different shifts had experienced approximately the same number of breakdowns. Union‘s Critical The unions are critical of a situa- tion in which a company is able to go into the courts and have an arbitra- tion board award set aside by a judge who has not and does not hear a full presentation of the evidence that led to the decision of the arbitration board. The Regional Executive Board has instructed their lawyer, Alex Mac- donald to appeal the decision. From Page 1 \ V7 Programme @ Ensure that the Bank of Canada and other government agencies act in accordance with overall government policy. CONTROL BY CANADIANS The New Democratic Party investment policy will be aimed at breaking monopoly control over Canadian industry and re- sources. This will be accomplished by — @ Introducing legislation to make all companies operating in Canada more effectively Canadian by insistence on a minimum percentage of their capital and membership of their boards of directors being held by Cana- dians resident in Canada @ Negotiating the aecave: repatriation of Canada’s resources and’ indus- tries. Compelling foreign companies to conform to laws effecting Canadian companies. PROGRESSIVE TAXES The New Democratic Party’s taxation policy will be a basic part of its overall planning. It will divert funds from private to public investment, redistribute the nation’s income on a fairer basis and help to regulate the pace of economic activity by — @ An increase in the corporation tax rate, especially on undistributed profits. @ A reduction in excessive depreciation and depletion allowances. @ Placing limitations on the deductions now allowed for advertising and sales promotion. @ Taxing capital gains. @ Increasing succession duties. KEEPING THE WHEELS TURNING The New Democratic Party plans to develop rational and balanced energy and transportation systems, since economic pro- gress rests ultimately on power and transportation. This will be done by — @ The establishment of a national Energy Commission. @ The establishment of a national Transportation Authority. EXPANDED TRADE 3 The New Democratic Party recognizes that the expansion of our trade with other nations will benefit everybody. To attain this goal they would — @ Seek a more active association with the European common market and free trade areas, @ Explore the possibilities of arranging hemisphere trading. @ Investigate low interest rates and long-term credits to the Americas and the new nations of Africa and Asia to promote trade. @ Press for the establishment of an International Trade Organization. AREA RE-DEVELOPMENT The New Democratic Party planning will aim at developing renewed economic strength in those areas of Canada which have not shared in the national growth. The plans call for — @ A programme of long-range, basic public works, supported by national grants in the Atlantic region. @ The establishment of a capital projects Commission to co-ordinate the programme. @ Tax concessions and other assistance to private industry and public investment. SHARING THE BENEFITS OF AUTOMATION A New Democratic Party government will assure the Cana- dian people that the benefits of the age of automation will be shared by all. This would be done through — @ The research into the impact and application of automation. @ Special programmes undertaken to re-train and relocate displaced workers. See “Programme P-6 IWA IWA (N Weecnees Courtenay Credit Union, Box CREDIT UNION DIRECTORY IWA Credit Unions and other Credit Unions supported by IWA Local Unions in B.C. 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