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bour legislation. The Con-
servative approach to la-
bour’s problems and labour
legislation in Alberta ap-
pears to be even more rea-
ctionary than the Socred’s.

In our opinion the Alberta
Federation has no alterna-
tive but to embark on a
massive political education

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

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WILL THIS HELP?

and action drive in that pro-
vince.

It should be evident to
everyone that the types of
legislation enacted affect
our day to day living, there-
fore political education in
this organization must be on
a continuing basis.

FINANCES

The Regional Council was
assisted greatly on finances
by a Constitutional change
that was adopted by the 1970
Annual Regional Conven-
tion. In December, 1971 a
transfer was made of
$17,107.77 which at that time
was the amount in excess of
$50,000.00 in the Negotiating
Publicity Fund. In addition
to this, the extra 5c in per
capita was put into the Re-
gional General Fund.

As reflected in the audit
of the General Fund for the
fiscal year ending June 30,
1972, the Regional Executive
Board authorized the trans-

fer of $27,807.00 from the
Negotiating Publicity Fund
to the Regional General
Fund. This covers expendi-
tures on publicity during
negotiations for the Coastal
area and the Southern

Interior of British Colum-
bia.

During the last fiscal year
it was necessary to spend
$22,585.00 on consultant fees
to assist in setting up evalu-
ation programs for the
Local Unions. In the coming
year it will be necessary to
receive further assistance
from a consultant.

The Pension Plan esta-
blished in this year’s nego-

tiations will require consi- .

derable work and expendi-
ture by the Region in setting
up a proper pension plan.

Under Resolution R-23,
which was adopted at our
last Convention a Finance
Committee will be present-
ing a report to the Conven-
tion providing a budget and
proposed requirements in
per capita for the coming
year.

STRIKE FUND

We were fortunate this
year in completing negotia-
tions on the Coast and the
Interior with very few ex-

penditures from the Strike
Fund.

A final accounting has not
yet been made on Coast ex-
penditures during a short
strike. Also, we will have
some minor expenditures in
the Southern Interior.

SAFETY

The Officers of the Re-
gional Council commend
the Officers of the Safety
Council, and the Safety Dir-
ector for the continued ef-
fort being made to make the
industry a safer place to
work.

During the last year a

new look has been taken at
safety with 2-day safety
conferences being held dur-
ing the past year. We hope
that the 2-day seminars will
provide an avenue of in-
creased effort and under-
standing of the problems of
safety.

LADIES AUXILIARY

The Regional Officers
again wish to record appre-
ciation for the assistance
rendered by the members
of the Ladies Auxiliary, We
have noted with satisfaction

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their continued effort to
play their important role in
our organization.

In conducting hospital
visits our members who are
confined to a hospital sin-

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

cerely appreciate the
thoughtfulness and consi-
deration of having a visit
from the Ladies Auxiliary.

Recent events on political
action indicate clearly that
there is a field of co-opera-
tion that the auxiliaries can
play in the support of our
policy and program on poli:
tical action.

It has been the practice of
the Ladies Auxiliary to ro-
tate the host Local among
the delegates attending the
Ladies Auxiliary meetings.
This year Local 1-80 is the
host Local, and the Officers
of the Regional Council
wish to express apprecia-
tion to the Ladies Auxiliary
for their excellent co-opera-
tion in making their meet-
ings successful.

CONCLUSION

We urge the delegates to
this Convention to devote

. their efforts in this Conven-

tion to full consideration of
the membership’s many
problems. The Local Unions
cannot be successful with-
out a well co-ordinated ef-
fort of the Regional Council
and as we expand and be-
come more successful in
obtaining contract provi-
sions it becomes imperative
that our Conventions form-
ulate sound policies and
programs.

~The loneer on holiday

stopped at the drive-in cafe
for a cup of coffee.

“That will be one buck,”’’
said the proprietor.

“That’s mighty high for a
cup of coffee, mister. You
won’t get many customers
at your prices.’’

“That’s right,’’ said the
proprietor.

“Don’t need many!’’

Harold S. Leybourne of Bongard,
investment house,

Toronto

OCTOBER, 1972

Leslie, a

has made. some

calculations on the subject of cigarettes.

If a couple aged 25, who both smoke a package of
cigarettes a day, decide to quit and invest their
cigarette money at 812 percent compounded annually,
they would have a nest egg of $97,130.88 at age 65.
(The amount is worked out at the rate of 90 cents per
day, multiplied by 365 which gives $328.50 per year).

FOUND “SHOCKING THINGS”

PARCOST AGENCY
HITS DRUG INDUSTRY

Manufacturers of phar-
maceuticals got another
black eye when a doctor as-
sociated with Ontario’s
PARCOST program expos-
ed many examples of un-
safe drugs produced by pre-
sumably reputable manu-
facturers.

Dr. Ray LaForest, speak-
ing to the Ontario. Chapter
of the College of Family
Physicians of Canada, said
that PARCOST research

has. found ‘‘300 or. 400
examples of atrocious
things”’ and of ‘‘shocking
things’’.

PARCOST is an agency
set up by the Ontario
government to provide
some assurance that drugs
of quality are available at
reasonable prices. It pro-
duces an index of approved
pharmaceuticals and
comparative prices for the
guidance of physicians and
the public.

It has been only modestly
successful in reducing the
price of high-cost, high-

7 profit prescription drugs,
/ but the expose by Dr. La-

Forest may make both pub-

| lic and profession more
| skeptical of Manufacturers’
| claims in their advertising

and promotional liter-
ature.

Dr. LaForest said that the
drug research program was
started to test the quality of
drugs purchased by the
government, amounting to
$150 million worth a year. It
was then extended to cover
all prescription drugs.

Examples of findings in-
cluded tablets of an anti-tu-

berculosis drug that turned
black and exploded when
the bottle. was uncapped
after three months. The la-
bel guaranteed a shelf life
of three years.

‘ Vials of supposedly ster-
ile water were found to con-
tain a salt, potassium chlor-
ide. An antigen for an al-
lergy test was made from
dust of old mattresses,
sterilized with iodine. The
patient would thus receive
an unwanted and perhaps
dangerous injection of io-
dine.

There are about 1,800
drug manufacturers in Can-
ada but only about 40 quali-
fy for the PARCOST drug
index at present.

Even these 40 may be
farming out all or part of
the manufacturing process

to other manufacturers
whose products have not

met PARCOST standards.

The federal Health Pro-
tection branch tests only
new drugs; it has done little
on existing drugs.

As a result, responsibility
rests with provincial health
departments. But since
drugs manufactured in one
province may be sold
everywhere in Canada, pro-
vincial testing has limited
value unless the results are
made known nationally.

In any case the value of
PARCOST, once question-
ed, has been shown. If its
price control has been
limited, its quality control
has already proved its
worth. More of both are
needed nationally and in
every province. .

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