industriglized countries, and a fastest-growing labour - industrialized - some tough times’ “ABS Deepen SET IT e unemplayment rate Y o _ mo me d, a ~~ Yop aanaga] erm _ the economy .. As Improving | : fu titer af Fedesut ajo.0n0 Le WI Unemployment 1s.xtill tho high bur iv’ has been voming down steadily for nearly a year. : , me Canada haa ridden out the economic upheavals of the 1970s better than most we are ‘now ready to enter a period of rapid and sustained growth. peri Like all western comtria, Canada’s - economy suffered as a result of the four-fold increase in oil prices in 1973,. ‘This “energy crisis”, coupled with the Grce in the Cr ee Pons patsanal | adqucied soviwid datas! ’ Economic . CiwitServants 0. Sopa cath acy! ~ GAINING STRENGTH ~ ation and Develop- < ment (OECD) has been overshadowed recently by the phenomenal increase in the size of our To meet the shave had to create over 300,000 new jobs a year. It's a difficult task, which is why we still have a too-high unem- world, has meant Average Wages Take Home Pay Inflation Profits - in recent, years’ - even though we've. been ‘ well off compared to . our. trading partners. - - -SINCE 1974 Solirce- Statisties Cana ployment rate, despite’. an em- - | ployed . labour Up S0percent . - Up SOpercent [force of over" ' Up 40percent.| .. . Un sae cent ‘10,200,000 - - | Canadians. | The Liberal government's “two- price” policy for crude oil, which ' subsidizes the price of ofl within Canada and eliminates windfall profits - for rters, has cushioned the shock ‘of oll price increases for both — businesses and consumers.. - This subsidy on domestic prices has meant a saving this past year of $120:in- fuel costs for each family in B.C... - Canada's ‘remarkable ability to. provide jobs and rising incomes for its rapidly growing labour force”,inthe words -of. the Organization for Up to 5¢ new jobs in Smithers will be created as a spinoff from port development in Prince Rupert. - Smi , which is a division point on the CN northern rall line, will benefit from new railway jobs as the Fairview -General Cargo terminal in Prince - Rupert continues to increase its traffic, new facilities for the . coal, grain, and mineral and’as ma shipment : concentrates are ‘constructed. The jobs in Smithers are indicative of . the “rippleeffect” that a major project the Prime i t such as Rupert por development has on all the com- munities of the northwest, and they, in turn, will lead to extra ployment in the community in the service industry. We ake now creating jobs at a faster rate than people are entering the work force, though - over 400,000 jobs were created in Canada in the last 2 months and the unemployment ra steadily 7 Most economic observers . preditt that Canada is on the verge of a major Barge In inyestment,..much of it here in northern 3.C....and expectations are for the unemployment rate to continue its steady downward trend. ‘MORE CN JOBS IN SMITHERS - Other recent rallway related initiatives in Skeena havé been an $80 million upgrading of the CN northern mainline which will make possible the increased level of export shipments, and the suceessful fight by Liberal MP Tona Campagnolo to retain passenger. rail service to northern communities, “The greatest priority. now", says campagnolo, “is. 1 upgrade the rail line fram Terrace to Kitimat, to allow full development of Kitlmat's potential -a8.a major industrial port. The rail line. . is currently in such poor shape that the ‘Roay Hudson” steam engine, one of the Province of B.C.'s major tourist. attractions, could not get into Kitimat onits recent northern trip. This has got to be changed”. ; en ae oS mp. Testers Te -- The number of Federal civil servanta is declining. 0 6 * our force. 9 baly boom and the growing - t-war m™m ie “ . umber of women who are their rightful Place in the work force, we - jalaniber af employed poe ce bs WT tine Wa9ZIO Wim lat erated ppereciny aan ot) atk 3 More. than 490.000 new joba have been created in Ca _> othe past year. This is the fastest rate of jnb growth in -.. industrialized country in Uhe world, This job erieth has “HEAL Tona inspects asbestos fibees with union and company officials in - Cassiar, In 1978 the government implemented a 1¢-point program to improve working conditions. for . Canadians. Establishment of an Occupational ‘Safety and Health SS OTT almost entirely in the private sector. TH AND SAFETY FIRST” SINCE 1974, 197,” FEBS Source. Statistic Canada, pea einally advaned pbb legislated protection for tne rights or: unorganized workers, and funds tg assist union officials to increase thelr ng skills: and knowledge, “Better means better. contracts for both Iabour and — mandgement...and more productivity. Centre was a major step, as were “for all of us”, explaing Iona. IONA. ... ON NORTHERN RESOURCES “There ig a dilemma in the ' north...the single-resource town. When there is no resource leit, ~ what happens to the town? This question is’ often Ignored in the rush to ‘get in, get rich, and-get out’, , “How do we breathe life into these communities to make thent permanent and stable instead of uncertain, keep-your-. .bage-packed, don’t make-any- ‘commitments mining camps sitting warily beneath the mocletian sword of prices on é. world metals markets? . “Where do we begin to turn this attitude around? We start, I think, by understanding the importance of. the word “community”. A collection of .. buildings can be created. A community cannot. A com- munity must create itself. “The one thing northern resource projects usually share is that the decisions most im- e organizations based far _ fom where the human effects will be felt. These bureaucracies which give us this framework for northern development often do not lend themselves to communities which are durable, diverse, and socially and economically stable.: “What-I want to see is ‘an . economy for northern’ .towns based IN northern: towns, This means we must develop a: much more broadly-based, Canadian. =~ controlled, financially-stable _ and locally-managed northern — - economy. : “We in the north have ulways known how finite our resources are. We have chafed in frustration at the reluctance of the south and the east to use these resources in a responsible. and controlled way. Now it is our _ turn to serve notice that we expect more long-lasting benefits in return for. the valuable resources we provide.” FROMASPEECH DELIVERED BY IONA CAMPAGNOLO TO THE . - CANADIAN CLUB OF .. TORONTO, NOVEMBER 21, 1 __RE-ELECT IONA CAMPAGNOLG eeepc met aan tte AS eee meen tener et UI RETR ORE PRA STUER UL TRUS italy vie 1 7 2 i