THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER "MANPOWER POLICY" 3. A New Democratic gov- ernment would move at once to enact a comprehensive manpower policy for the whole country to equip our growing work force with the skills and knowledge it will require. 4. A publicly managed Ca- nadian Development Fund would immediately initiate re- gional development projects to stimulate areas left behind by our present affluence. 5. A New Democratic gov- ernment would seek the co- operation of the provinces in raising labour standards in every field of employment. 6. A New Democratic gov- ernment would set to work to broaden the overseas demand for Canadian goods through special trading arrangements and through loans and assis- tance to developing countries. AUTOMATION In Canada, we stand on the threshold of a scientific revo- lution. The knowledge of the space age can bring great benefits to mankind. Equally, it brings dangers which must be overcome. Unless we plan responsibly and in advance, the new technology can mean displacement and misery to countless workers and their families. The most immediate step to be taken by a New Demo- cratic government would be the establishment of a com- prehensive manpower policy. This policy would have these features: 1. A Canadian Manpower Service would be created to co-ordinate placement, train- ing, relocation, vocational guidance, consultative serv- ices and research. 2. A nation-wide network of adult training centres would be established. 3. All displaced adult work- ers would be retrained with- out cost, with living allow- ances paid to unemployed trainees. 4. The Manpower Service would carry out a continu- THE WESTERN CANADIAN ous analysis of labour supply and demand. 5. Workers who must move to a job in another part of the country would receive financial assistance, including the full cost of transportation and moving household goods, a cash resettlement ‘allowance and assistance when a worker has to maintain a second resi- dence when training away from home. AGRICULTURE In the last fifteen years, Canadian farmers have great- ly increased their efficiency and food production. In the same period, their income has remained the same and their costs have soared. They lack bargaining power in market- ing their produce, rural serv- ices are largely inadequate and farm markets are notori- ously unstable. As a vital part of our eco- nomic program, New Demo- crats are determined to win for Canada’s farmers a fair role in our economy. 1. Maximum agricultural production must be encour- aged as a national asset and financing must be regarded as a major federal responsi- bility. 2. A new government De- partment of Science and Technology will give special emphasis to agricultural tech- nology. 3. Guaranteed prices for farm products, related to pro- duction costs and designed to give the farm industry parity of income with the rest of the community, must be estab- lished. 4. The jurisdiction of the Wheat Board must be extend- ed to rye, flax and rapeseed. 5. Direct financial and leg- islative assistance will be available to help develop pro- ducer marketing boards and co-operative processing in- dustries, 6. The monopoly control over farm machinery must be ended, thus lowering costs and encouraging co-operative initiative. = LUMBER & WORKER Published twice monthly as the official publication of the acm»? INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA, Western Canadian Regional Council No. 1. Affiliated with AFL-CIO-CLC 2859 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C. Eiditor .-----.-----e ne a Business Manager .............-—- Advertising Representative -. Forwardec accordance Wi $2.00 per year. Authorized Phone 874-5261 d to every member of the IWA in Western Canada in th convention decisions, Subscription rate for non-members as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. 27,500 copies printed in this issue. —— 7. All risk crop insurance will be provided through a special fund. 8. The federal government will provide leadership in im- proving rural housing, educa- tion, health and transporta- tion facilities. 9. The program of farm credit will be based on the farmer’s needs and ability. 10. Families wishing to leave the farm will be given - assistance. 11. Agriculture will benefit from an intensive program of increasing international de- mand for Canadian products. RESOURCES. New Democratic opposition to the Columbia River Treaty and to the Chicago Drainage Diversion is based on a long view of Canada’s water needs. Drought and falling water tables in Eastern Canada are a harsh reminder that we have neglected our basic na- tural resources. A New Democratic govern- ment would undertake a com- plete inventory for our water resources. It would sponsor a vigorous research program on pollution. It would plan for future diversions to sup- ply areas of water deficiency. New Democrats believe that the time is long past when the management of our resources can be left to the free play of the market. The problem of foreign ownership of Canada’s indus- try and resources is becoming more and more serious. The New Democratic Party wants to put a stop to this trend be- cause foreign ownership makes the control and man- agement of our economy by our own elected representa- tives increasingly more dif- ficult. QUESTION New Democrats believe that the crucial question is not the owner’s nationality but the question of who makes the decisions affecting our national development. Greater control over our own economy can only be achieved through government action to direct the course of future investment in Canada. The Canadian Develop- ment Fund, planned by the New Democratic Party, would channel Canadian savings in- to investment which puts Canada’s interests first. The aim will be to create a dyna- mic economy, capable of hold- ing its own in world markets, while at the same time en- suring full employment and growing prosperity for all Ca- nadians. A policy of this kind will decisively reverse the present trend toward increased for- eign ownership. It will stead- ily enlarge the element of di- rect Canadian participation in our own economic affairs. CRISIS Canada is now facing the gravest crisis in her history. The—survival of Confedera- tion is now in question. Suc- cessive federal governments have failed to provide leader- ship or to develop a sense of national purpose. They have failed to understand the growth of a new sense of identity and purpose in French Canada. To overcome this crisis, we need a new and dynamic ap- proach to Confederation, balancing strong federal lead- ership with expanding oppor- tunities for the provinces. To make Canada a strong and modern federal state, the cen- tral government must have the resources to deal with basic responsibilities like eco- nomic growth, full employ- ment, full social security and the technological revolution. In turn, provincial govern- ments must have the financial and taxing resources and the constitutional powers neces- sary to meet a modern soci- Dca ‘FLY B.C. AIR LINES’ ety’s demand for education, development of industry and natural resources, highways and community planning and other fields within their juris- diction. PLANNING To carry out these respon- sibilities will require the close and permanent co-operation of the federal and provincial governments. 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