THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER FROM PAGE SEVEN “SUPPORT THE NDP" necessary. Well-financed research and support programs must ensure that these products main- tain their comparative advantage on world mar- kets, while bringing adequate returns to the pro- ducers. Land Resources Land resources must be used carefully and conserved against future needs. Hence, new land areas should only be opened up as the need for more production becomes evident. Where possible, the use of productive soil by industry and urban development near large cen- tres of population should be avoided. Tax policies must encourage the use of such land for farming and discourage speculation for real estate pur- poses. Fiscal policy should encourage the establish- ment of viable farm units and discourage corpor- ate and hobby farming. Emphasis will be placed on family or co-operatively owned farm units, with special consideration to young farmers seek- ing to establish themselves. V. An Independent and Positive Role in the World New Democrats believe that Canada is ready to play an independent and positive role in the world. On a planet threatened by nuclear destruc- tion and already afflicted by widespread starva- tion, Canadians are involved in humanity’s peril. Speaking and acting for ourselves is no aban- donment of traditional friends and allies. Cana- dians are becoming aware that we can serve our common cause better by speaking out than by standing silent while folly and wickedness are ~ committed in our name. , Canada has an enormous stake in helping to build a world community responsive to the rule of law. To back that stake, we.need a new set of priorities and a new style in the conduct of our international affairs. We have no alternative to the United Nations. We must back it in every possible way, by chan- meling our external aid through its agencies, by providing it with the services of our armed forces and by assuming a greater share of its financial burden. In spite of disappointments, we must sup- port the U.N. peacekeeping role while insisting in future that social and economic changes must be promoted in concert with any police duty. The time is overdue to dismantle the series of military alliances which were our foreign policy twenty years ago. In the mortal struggle for peace, we must: e Work for a world disarmament treaty and oppose use or testing of nuclear weapons. e Seek to replace NATO and the Warsaw Pact by a European security system, with Great Power guarantees, until such time as a strengthened United Nations can provide security. e Withdraw from our obsolete NORAD agree- ment while co-operating in the detection of any invasion of North American air space. In a world of nuclear weapons, no conflict can be tolerated and no threat to peace ignored. For its own sake and the world’s, Canada must use all the influence it possesses to end wars before they begin. That is why Canada, in spite of re- buffs, must work to return China to the world community through diplomatic recognition and _ through support of her.membership in the United Nations. The war in Vietnam must 'be stopped. It is a threat of fearful dimension to world peace. It has also become a war of limitless and pointless bar- barity. Canada must use every influence at her command, public and private, to end the conflict. When fighting has stopped, Canada must help to. rebuild both parts of this tortured land. In Vietnam and elsewhere, the real enemy of world peace is not conspiracy but human misery. This is the enemy which Canadian resources must fight. New Democrats believe that Canada, to play its part in this crucial struggle, should be spending at least 2% of its national wealth pro- duction each year in external aid. Canada’s food contribution to a hungry world must be generous. VI. Taxation The report of the Carter Royal Commission on Taxation is a stinging indictment of half a century of Liberal and Conservative tax policy. It con- cludes that the present Canadian tax system is not fair, is not based on ability to pay, bears too heavily on the low and middle income groups and has restricted our economic growth. In proposing reform, the Commission accepted that taxation must be used to redistribute income, that it must bear fairly on all families and indi- viduals and that, in consequence, the progressive personal income tax, imposed on a broad base and including capital gains as a form of income, was the most just form of taxation. It is no wonder that New Democrats have wel- comed the Carter report and its main recommen- dations. They are an endorsement of positions which the New Democratic Party has sustained for many years. In particular, we welcome pro- posals which will make our tax system more fair, which will encourage economic growth and Cana- dian ownership and which will end unjustified tax concessions to mining, oil and gas companies and to banks, insurance and mortgage companies. A New Democratic government can be relied upon to begin work immediately to put in effect the principles and major recommenadtions of the Carter Commission. A New Kind of Government What kind of government do Canadians want? New Democrats think they want a govern- ment which is as confident about Canada as they are — and just as determined that long-standing national problems are going to be solved. They want a government ready to serve the needs of a modern industrial economy, with poli- cies to cope with our housing crisis, the rising cost of living and the unfairness of our taxation: system. . They are looking for a government that knows its own mind, with a little flair and a lot of deter- mination to get things done. Canadians are ready to back that kind of government in renewing Confederation, regaining control of our own econ- omy and giving Canada her own positive voice in the world. That’s why Canadians are looking to New Democrats to establish the first truly progressive government in our history. We don’t make light of the problems and we don’t promise never to make mistakes. But we do challenge Canadians to join in building a society as free and generous as the land in which we live. e¢ e e ORDO OO OD-G eee @eooeee? e eo e e e e Now get Lucky with the new quick-zip top. Opens up easy, goes down great! ZIP Yourself a LUCKY break! 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