ee

erate Bader, White Rock,
Bae: Does ‘‘Canada No. 1
ade’ mean it’s Canadian?

Maybe
th

culture.

I wrote to him recently sug-
eens that all imported ponds
peeeeerly farm and garden
tae Should be marked as
pred that the ‘‘Canada No.1

ies Stamp is misleading.

€ is the Minister’s (Hon.

ugen
lees ie Whelan) reply to my

yes, maybe no— so says

__ Produce that enters Canada

in :
Consumer size containers

Must indicate the name and
packer, shipper or
country of

address of the
Vendor or
origin,” the

ee case of commodities
ere Canada in large con-
ae . and being repackaged
emer containers to
age grade standards,
Net oars re eeres that the pro-
ada Ba! the appropriate Can-
with th e designation together
the oe name and address of
cating a or vendor, thus indi-
mee or persons re-
Brodict:> or the quality of the
“In re
Such
Tled onj
cae oninCanadaandtheU.S.A.,

S no
a t unusual to have the

cv from two or more
ae eon bulk for repackag-

ate we have not re-
pe

€ federal minister of agri-

Packaging o i
perations
as the above, which are car-

quired country of origin label-
ling in such cases because of the
difficulty in identifying coun-
try of origin of the product where
the packer was packing from
several foreign sources. It is, of
course, impossible to distin-
guish between, for example, a
McIntosh apple from Canada and
one from the U.S.A. Thus it
would not be possible to ade-
quately enforce legislation
which required the word
‘imported’ to be used with the
Canada grade designation in
situations such as the above.”

Is this a bit of smuggling?
Whether or not, it does appear
that the consumer is the inno-
cent party likely to be deceived.

A.R., Vancouver, sends the fol-
lowing poem entitled
“Dropouts”:

So easy for those to be cynical,
To scoff at one’s fellow man,
And all of his attempts to
endeavor,

A life bearing semblance of plan.

Where no man need ever be idle,

But with dignity hold his head
high;

As he gives of his labor to all,
Whether in mine shaft or sky.

The climb to the peak is not
easy,

And progress is painfully slow;
Armed with patience we'll
ascend to the summit,

And with truth, there’s but
forward to go.

WHY ALL THE FUSS ABOUT WAGE CONTROLS?
iw
S

KE ’EM!”

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ERIC WAUGH, shipyard worker
and delegate to the Vancouver
and District Labor Council from the
Marine Workers and Boilermakers
Union, was last Wednesday

nominated as Communist
candidate for the federal riding of
Burnaby-Seymour, ’ Waugh
contested the riding in the last
Federal election.

Hard times

for landlords?

While landlords and realty
companies are shedding tears
over how unprofitable apart-
ment buildings have become,
the realty companies in B.C. are:
reporting record profits. The
latest was Western Realty of
Vancouver, which has reported
net earnings of over $3 million
for the first time.

LAND BILL

Cont'd from pg. 2

The terms of the Land Com-
mission Act and the decisions
of the Board will also supercede
decisions of municipal coun-
cils. This is arather drastic step
and a restriction on the rights of
municipalities, but I think it
may be necessary at this stage,
provided that the Board carries
out the act in the interests of
the people. The fact is that many
municipal councils in this
province, both urban and rural,
are under the control of devel-
opers, speculators and real
estate interests. If they were
allowed the right to continue
with their present concessions
to developers and speculators,
then the whole purpose of the
Land Commission Act would be
undermined and subverted.
Therefore at this stage some
over-all control and direction is
necessary.

If it should turn out that the
wide powers of the Board are be-
ing abused, then we will have to
demand changes at the next ses-
sion of the legislature.

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COPE commends NDP
for PNE takeover

‘‘We commend the provincial
government for its decision to
replace the present autocratic,
promoter-oriented PNE board
of directors with one re-
presentative of the people,
including the people of the East
End,’ says a press statement
issued by the Committee of Pro-
gressive Electors (COPE).

“For decades the PNE has
been controlled by a small, self
perpetuating society of corpora-
tion directors who have used
this publicly-owned facility asa
milk cow ‘for commercial
sports interests and big busi-
ness promotions,” charges the
statement, adding that “‘any
benefits to the people have been
incidental and even then
grudgingly given.”

COPE’s statement continues:

“The action of City Council in
rejecting Alderman Harry
Rankin’s motion to restore con-
trol of the PNE to the city de-
monstrated that this TEAM dom-
inated Council cannot be de-

Peace lobby

Some forty members of the
B.C. Peace Council were
expected to take part in the
council’s lobby to Victoria
Wednesday March 7 to meet
with members of the Legis-
lature and discuss possible
government action on several
peace issues.

In a brief that was to be pre-
sented tomembers of the caucus

in an official meeting, the’

council commended the action
of the provincial government in
allocating funds for medical aid
to Vietnam and noted the influ-
ence of statements made by
Eileen Dailly and Alex Mac-
Donald during Nixon’s Christ-
mas bombing of Vietnam.

The brief urged the provincial
government to pass resolutions
calling on the federal govern-
ment to cut defence expendi-
tures, discontinue membership
in NORAD as well as extend
diplomatic recognition to North
Vietnam and German Demo-
cratic Republic.

Watch next week for a full
report and pictures of the peace
lobby. ‘

pended on to make any funda-
mental changes in the way the
PNE is run today.

“The opposition of the present
PNE board to the decision of the
provincial government is to be
expected. This lucrative source
of personal gain at public ex-
pense is to be taken out of their
hands. Their sudden concern
over the agricultural aspects of
the PNE is hypocritical; their
concern has been more for
horse-racing than for stock
breeding.

“Tn our view the whole direc-
tion of PNE policy should be
changed. From being solely com-
mercially-oriented it must be-
come people-oriented. All the
facilities of the PNE on a year
round basis should be used for
the benefit of the people — for
amateur sports, entertainment
and education.

‘‘When the facilities of the
PNE are rented to private pro-
fessional sports promoters
(hockey, football, racing, etc.)
then the rents charged must be
in line with the profits being
made. Present contracts with
these promoters amount to
nothing less than a public sub-
sidy to fill their pockets.

‘““As for the annual two week
PNE, we believeits whole direc-
tion must also be changed away.
from commercialism and busi-
ness promotion to stressing
the activities and achievements
of the people of B.C. in all their
occupations and professions.
In this way thousands of people
could be involved in preparing

and carrying through the PNE’

with exhibitions, educational
and entertainment features.
The con games brought in from
the U.S. should be discontinued.

“At the same time admission
fees, parking rates and the price
of food should be brought down
so that all the people of B.C. may
enjoy the PNE”’ concludes the
statement.

ANNOUNCEMENT

The PT editorial board wishes
to draw to the attention of our
readers that Fred Wilson, whois
circulation manager of the
paper, also has assumed the
duties of business manager.

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MARCH 11th — March 11, IN-
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On The Family versus the
prices rip-off. Musical pro-
gram, including the Sons of
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‘MARCH 10th — SOCIAL
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SHOWING CUBAN & IN-
TERNATIONAL YOUTH
BUILDING A NEW FORM OF
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