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- NINETY DAYS:

_ NDP ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SUMMED UP BY BARRETT

VANCOUVER — Premier
Dave Barrett summed up the
accomplishments of.the New
Democratic Party’s first 90

days in office when he ad- ©

dressed the NDP’s provincial

convention November 24 in

Vancouver.

Barrett, who received a
standing ovation from the 1,000
people in the Bayshore Inn,
listed such accomplishments
as:

e the implementation of the
guaranteed minimum
monthly income of $200 per
month for senior citizens.

e the disbanding of the
mediation commission.

e the saving of Skagit Valley
from flooding.

e increased spending on
health and _ education
facilities.

Barrett also announced a
new program which will create
one million acres of new park-
land at the next session of the
legislature.

“J don’t mind people asking
us ‘Why haven’t you done this
yet?’ or ‘When are you going to
do that?’, said Barrett.

“T just tell them, ‘Give us
another 90 days!”’
Other accomplishments

listed by Barrett include: In
highways, preparation of
legislation to create a
government-run automobile
insurance plan.

In Education, removal. of
operating referendums for
public schools and the restora-
tion of collective bargaining
rights to teachers and trustees.

In Lands, Forests and Water
Resources, the reorganization
of B.C. Hydro has been com-
menced, along with the Skagit
Valley and Parkland actions.

In Municipal Affairs, the re-
instatement of the two-thirds
majority vote of municipal
council to pass zoning by-laws,
and the cancellation of the
Third Crossing in favor of an
investigation into rapid public
transit in urban areas.

In Mines, various investiga-
tions and negotiations under
way to ensure the people
receive a fair share of B.C.’s
vast mineral wealth.

In Rehabilitation and Social
Improvements, the guaranteed
monthly income, the phasing
out of Willingdon School and
the provision for department
field staff to give people
emergency health aid up to
$500.

In Labor, the repeal of
Compulsory arbitration laws,
and new minimum wage
legislation that provides a
minimum wage of $2 per hour
and $2.50 per hour 18 months
from now. =

In Agriculture, provision of
special assistance to Peace
River farmers whose crops
were hailed down in July and
snowed under in September
and October; and a meet-the-
minister tour throughout B.C.

In Public Works, reorganize
the Parliament Buildings’
phone system to enable
members of the public to dial
directly to most departments.

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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

MOORE
DOUBTS
SHORTAGE

Regional President Jack
Moore strongly doubts that
there is any serious iabour
shortage in the forest industry.

He suggests that the indus-
try’s claims that such a shor-
tage exists, is only an excuse
on the part of some forest
companies to get handouts
from the government to train
people.

However, he has agreed to
meet with the Council of Forest
Industries and Canada Man-
power this month to discuss the
matter.

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NOVEMBER - DECEMBER, 1972

SOCIETY SEEKS INQUIRY

Members of the recently-formed ‘‘Society for Protec-

| tion of Disability Rights” are seeking signatures for a brief

to be submitted to the provincial government calling for

improvements in the -Workmen’s Compensation Act. The

brief asks the government to undertake an inquiry into the
operation of the legislation.

FOR GOVERNMENT

CHANGES DEMANDED
IN ELECTION FINANCING

By THELMA CARTWRIGHT

With elections in both
Canada and the United States
just over, both countries are
again discussing the question
that always comes- up after
elections — the cost and the

tract, then something is

seriously wrong with the
system.

A recent article in Time
Magazine, titled “The
Disgrace of Campaign
Financing’, makes the point
that ‘‘the system protects
incumbents who can grant the
favors to attract the donors. It
handicaps the candidate, how-
ever able, who lacks the con-
nections or the character to
curry cash. More basically, it
undermines the premise that
all individuals, regardless of
wealth, are equal under the
law.”

A recent story in the Globe
and Mail, entitled “‘Firm gave
Ontario PCs $50,000 after
property deal approved’’,
seems to give weight to the
opinions of the Time article.
The Globe and Mail story
purportec to show that there
was a connection between a
sizeable donation to the Con-
servative Party and a contract

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Both stories expose the need
for some long-overdue changes
in the way we run our elec-
tions. If donations can turn into
bribes, if good men can be kept
out of office because of the size
of the bankroll they can at-

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