Pelee Sts ea ee . at ue Who is watching whom? Young tourists get good look at a Skilfish - and vice versa - at the Vancouver Aquarium. These large fish, supplied to the Aquarium “a by a Canadian wea ; thership stationed 900 miles due west of Victoria, are very responsive to humans. $1 million to study poor province OTTAWA (CP) —. The Economic Council of Canada today begins a two-year, $1 million study of the economy of Newfoundland, Canada's poorest province. Prime Minister Trudeau and Newfoundland Premier Frank Moores announced Monday their governments had asked the ECC to un- dertake a fundamental reassessment of New- foundland’s development policies. Its objective is to ensure that future government programs are designed to help the province reach its economic potential. Conservative MP John Crosbie of St. John’s West immediately dismissed the effort as ‘“‘another govern- ment excuse for inaction.” He said in a telephone interview the government already has more studies of Newfoundland’s economic problems than it needs, The last thing it should spend. taxpayers’ money on was another one. LOW PRODUCTIVITY Prime Minister Trudeau announced at the first ministers’ conference in Queen SASKATOON (CP) — Queen Elizabeth resumed her hectic Royal tour pace Monday, starting with a luncheon attended by one of her most loyal defenders, former prime minister John Diefenbaker. Guests at the luncheon, at which federal Transport Minister Otto Lang was the host, dined in style on fresh fruit soaked in kirsch chicken breasts and Saskatoon berry pie. A quintet from the Canadian February that-he would set up a special study to determine why productivity in Newfoundland is, and has traditionally been, lower than anywhere else in Canada. mada. The province had a June unemployment rate of 17.3 per cent—almost double the national rate of 8.6 per cent. There were 34,000 unem- ployed Newfoundlanders out of a-total population of 200. ; Newfoundland's average weekly wage rate is $247.61, compared with $260.06 for Canada as a whole, Economists often call Newfaundiand a ward of the govenrment. Latest available figures (1974) show Tl per cent of economic activity in the province was government-generated spending, compared with 37 per cent for Canada as a whole. “The general question to be answered is: How can both levels of government best create an economic climate anitable for development?” says the news release announcing the study, The federal government will pay the entire cost. A staff of five, headed by senior ECC economist Neil Swan, -will open up shop today in St. John's. The province is providing office space and some professional, back-up staff, Other economists will be borrowed from the depart- ment of regional economic expansion (DREE). Their report will be released in autumn 1630. ‘The study has three specific goals; Find a way of reducing unemployment in New- foundland. , —Explore ways to raise in- comes. —Recommend programs that will reduce the province’ dependence on federal payments. It arises out of an earlier ECC study called Living To- gether: A Study of Regional Disparities, done two years ago by Swan. That study made several recommendations, but added that they did not apply to Newfoundland because it had unique economic problems. ASKED FOR MORE - An EEC spokesmer. said Trudeau asked the council for a second study stating exactly what these problems are and how they can best be tackled, Swan has been with the ECC for about five years and specializes in exploring regional disparities, Crosbie said: “Anybody with eyes can see from New- foundiland’s past and current performance that we've got problems, I don't know why they need a study. And if this one is golng to take two years, it will be completely weless." He said the government’ would be better advised to spend its money on im- proving the province's transportation system, giving construction a shot in the arm by undertaking new federal building projects, providing assistance te help fishermen to expand their fleets and giving the province the goahead to start aggressively exploiting off- shore mineral resources, which now fall under federal jurisdiction. smiling in Saskatoon Forces air command staff played softly in the background. Queen Elizabeth was relaxed and smiling following a private evening in Saskatoon on Sunday night. The Queen, Prince Philip and their 14-year-old son, Prince Edward, stayed at the residence of R. W. Begg, president of the University of Saskatchewan. The Queen made herself right at home. ANSWERED DOORBELL An RCMP messenger, dis- patched to the residence to deliver the royal mail, was astounded when he rang the doorbell and Queen Elizabeth came to the door. The messenger said later he was so astounded that he almast dropped the entire load of mail. The Queen went to the lunch dressed in a green dress and straw hat. She wore, as she has since the tour began July 26 in Newfoundland, a pair of rather sturdy black high- heeled shoes. Her heavy program of activities Monday included a visit to University Hospital and John Dolan Scheol for the -handicapped in Saskatoon. Prince Philip and Prince Edward went off on an ex- pedition down into the nearby provincial govern- ment-owned Cory Potash mine. Defeatist attitude toward economy = OTTAWA (CP) — Labor Minister John Munro blames “a defeatist attitude” among Canadians for part of the country’s problems with inflation and unemployment. Ina Monday address to the Canadian Convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union in Quebec City, Munro said the federal government is ‘doing pretty well" in dealing with the economy. — . A text of his speech was re- leased In Ottawa. “There are many who paint a dismal and gloomy picture of our economic prospects,’’ Munro said, adding ‘the facts don't bear them. out." The national unem- ployment rate in June was a post-1930s high of 8.6 per cent of the work force—more than 900,000 jobless—and price -inflation was nine per cent. These are problems Canada shares with most other industrial countries, Munro said, OTHERS DECLINE Since 1973, when energy prices quadrupled, Canada has had some real growth in its economy annually, although not enough to keep unemployment from rising. Other nations, including the United States, Ja an | and many, one year cacy op ae dt teest Munro said Canada has had a faster rate of em- ployment growth since 1970 than other industrial nations. In June this year, there were 356,000 more working than a year ago, despite the §.6 per cent unemployment rate. Munro said he personally will not be content until “every Canadian who wants a job, has a job,”’ But he said the situation has to be put into context by considering the rapid growth in the labor force. Between 1950 and 1976, the labor force grew by 2.7 per cent an- nually, more than twice the U.S. rate, He made only a_ brief reference tothe necessity for holding down wage demands after mandatory pay and price controls come off ‘entirely by year-end, In recent weeks, cabinet minis- ters have been stressing that wage demands must be re- strained to prevent a surge in inflationary pressures. But workers' incomes have not been rising as fast as inflation, Statistics Canada figures show, so that real incomes are suffering. Referring to rising food prices and to government- approved increases in oil and gas prices, Munro warned the teamsters that they will make a mistake "if any of us thought we can protect ourselves for every increase in imported f and for every increase In energy.” | Natives won’t discuss pipeline until settlement | WHITEHORSE, Yukon (CP) — Four Yukon Indian groups have decided that land claims must be settled before they discuss the impact of the proposed $10.5- billion alaska Highway gas pipeline with federal offi- cials. Leaders of the Yukon Native Brotherhood, Yukon Association of Non-status Indians, Council for Yukon Indians and Yukon Indian Women's Association made the annouricement in the territory's capital. We will no longer par- ticipate in the hearing being conducted by the Northern Pipeline Agency and the Environment Assessment Review Panel,” grou leaders said in a join statement. “We have been victimized by the mirages cleverly painted by government and their past public inquiries,” it said. ‘We will not par- ticipale in the terms and conditions of hearings as proposed by the govern- ment.” MiVadded that “community leaders have met with “Now we Mitchell Sharp, the pipeline are asked to negotlate with commissioner, and our good faith a just land claims evaluation tells us that settlement faced with the future coneultation will not onslaught of social upheaval be to our benefit.” Food that this pipeline will bring. prices stabilizing OTTAWA (CP) — The anti-inflation board predicted Monday that the recent sharp rise in food prices has levelled out so consumers can expect stable prices for the rest of the year. Reporting on its regular monthly survey of super- market prices in 12 cities across Canada, the board said the price rise in the four weeks to July 21 was the smallest this year. In that period, prices in- creased six-tenths of one per cent, The increases ap- parently peaked in early July, when they were rising at 44 per cent a month, and have been rising more slowly since, But board officials said it will likely be September before the price moderation shows up in Statistics Canada's consumer price index, the most commonly used inflation measure. The board’s survey is more current than the consumer price index. Prices for fresh produce should start declining in late stimmer and fall as domestic supplies become available, the board survey said. ' Toronto carriers won’t strike TORONTO CP - Letter carriers in Metropolitan Toronto voted Sunday not to take strike action to support post office truck drivers who walked out last week to protest what they said were unsafe conditions in delivery Vans. Alec Powers, president of Lecal 1,’ Letter Carriers Union of Canada, which also represents the drivers, said the local faces a difficult problem and he has called a meeting of all union stewards today to take stock of the situation. -Mail service ground to a halt in Toronto and two area boroughs after about 4 truck drivers walked off the jobs. The drivers says the vans have defective brakes, steering and bumper assemblies. About 1,000 letter carriers were ordered net to report for work Friday and the three areas where trucks had not made deliveries. The LCUC executive had NDP opposes ‘Panama mine OTTAWA (CP) — New Democrat. Leader Ed Broadbent said Monday the government must block any attempt by the Export Development Corp. to fi- nance-a copper development in Panama. ‘He said such assistance, amounting to about $1 billion, would hurt Canadian job and mineral export potential. “The government has to stop using taxpayers money to finance investments abroad which jeopardize Canadian jobs at home,” he said. “World copper markets are in a slump and future downturns could be wor- sened by adding new production facilities.” He was commenting on a statement last week by John MacDonald, chairman of the corporation, that the Crown company is interested In assisting in the development of a major copper discovery in Panama. He said if Canada does not offer assistance, some other country will. It was better for Canadian business to get the benefits of corporation action, The Export Development Corp. lends money or guarantees loans to foreign customers who must make guarantees to spend the ‘money in Canada for goods ang sory said Canada must help developing countries but ‘to do so by creating industries abroad which directly compete with ~ gNOW FURTHER REDUCED. T0- our own provides a pre- carious economic base for the Third World, jeopardizes the jobs of workers in Canada, and can ultimately undermine Canadian stp- port for Third World aid.” Hesaid itis disturbing that the government is creating the same situation as developed with Inco Ltd. That company laid off workers in Canada while | Inco operations in Guate- maia and Indonesia, financed wiih Canadian money, were starting up. Setate Tele Tetero rsPalalereteserere: SSS SHRM evateree: ratatata’s! 958 jetetetete: We're rats > pclnabatasotesoetsate Here! 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