A MONSTROUS LIE

“3% UNEMPLOYMENT
GOOD FOR CANADA’
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says E. W. Hinman, Alberta’s pro:
vincia’ ial treasurer.

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THE RISING SCORE a

Reprinted from

The Sun

Nov. 9, 1961

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the view is his own and n ot n
sarily that of the province's ae fi
Credit gov eens a
reporter he thinks national disc
ion of SS eee es

the pro pts em appear worse than it

eally is

Many of the unemployed, he

id t suffering and many
would not h idered them:

selves unemployed in past years be-
ause they have managed to make
$5,000 during a summer season.

He said national figures include

many who are not actively looking
for work and many who have little
intention of working if jobs are
offered to them.

“In the light of this,” he said, “I
don’t think five per cent unemploy-
ment is undesirable. I think it is
most healthy.”

es UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS 300.000 JOBLESS
© 5% UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS 900.000 DESTITUTE

STILL WORSE

e UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGED 7% IN 1960
e UNEMPLOYMENT IS STILL RISING

| ¢AVAILABLE JOBS DO NOT MATCH

WORK FORCE )
e ECONOMIC GROWTH IS SLOWING DOWN
e SOON 800,000 WILL BE ON THE BREADLINE
e LABOUR CHALLENGES OFFICIAL NEGLECT =»