lice
se than to build up its industries?

beca i
| Makes ; use. government policy
vy on Profitable.

. Ey
\\ ae New mine opened in this prov-
I mas a subsidy from the gov-
|8x-free In the form of a three-year
of Period. The greater the volume
33 at can be removed in those
Henca ses» the higher the subsidy.
(eferen € popularity of strip-mining in
ce to more orderly methods.

» Furth: :

Sidy te *t, there is no comparable sub-

tively Bae ting. Thus tax policy ac-

to Ship ite raBes the mining industry

(Nd te S Ore raw rather than to smelt
€ it here.

‘ia
Then: sition there are direct govern-
Sidies. It was part of the

rend re that the government would
Bank Million building the Roberts
‘Sovemme to handle the shipments.
/°2d to reat funds are used to protect
Monona core the forests from which
\\seq 4, ©S Cut timber. Tax money is

ce} .
Search pula roads, to carry out re-
‘0 train personnel.

On,
Nt, ear these tax-supported costs
| Wh; i © monopoly calculations of
Neithe, and what is not profitable.
x D eae the social cost of clean-
faye 1. © Pollution these marauders
behing ¢

hem.

So;
“hich “in €conomic policy is one
Its resoup, develop our province and
/Dle of , C&S for the benefit of the peo-

. Titish Columbia.
at is such a policy?
t can we do about it?

Obo, : .
tet ad in his right senses advocates
* s raat an end to our exports. To
. ®Xistin d destroy tens of thousands
a ited jobs and put out of busi-
oe ti ae of enterprises which
0 the Bhtly or wrongly, established

Sis of past policies.

. dat :
Which © Need is a positive approach

Ww :
Not been qeeein to do the job that has
ir. :

sey St
a put an end to the sub-
t our mine material production.
3 aa mes pay income taxes the
| tives hyone else, But offer tax in-
__ ‘Or the smelting of ore.
igi: Bee

:

4

ys t

This will, if successful, accomplish
two. things. First, it will make it pro-
fitable to manufacture the ore into
finished metal before export, provid-
ing more jobs and more revenue. Sec-
ond, it will assure B.C. of adequate
supplies of locally produced metals as
the basis for secondary manufacturing
industries.

Second, we must pass laws making
the monopolies responsible for clean-

ing up their own mess. This means ef-
fective pollution controls at all levels,
reforestation and the restoration of
lands that have been excavated by
strip-mining.

Third, we must establish Crown cor-
porations to do the jobs that private
capital will not do.

If, for example, no smelters are built
by private enterprise, then the govern-

ment must establish custom smelters
and require the delivery of ores to the
government smelter.

If such steps are taken ultimately, it
will be possible to outlaw the export
of raw materials without jeopardizing
existing jobs. Indeed, employment will
be expanded because there is far more
labor used in the manufacture of fin-
ished products than in the extraction
of raw materials.

Roberts Bank, Canada's first superport, is being built by Federal and Provincial funds fo expe-
_ dite vast shipments of raw materials to Japan.

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