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issues

ECONOMIC ee

- “While the meeigage Sf intaot asd cnidcipal ti detney
pcopesala do have a considerable im ton housing, are

Prared a4 one part of an overall Progress they

mic policy. To get the Cana nad wine
econo . To n economy gro
’ again and Canadiana Gorking again the: OP Coe

necvative Party has proposed a mamber of major tax in

ear INCENTIVES '

TO: STIMULATE. . CONSUMER SPENDING, A

‘PROGRESSIVE: CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT
WOULD:
- = Cut if income taxes for middle and low middle
income Canadians by at least $2 billion; thereby putting an
average of $800 a year into the hands of people most likely to
spend this additional money on Canadian goods and services,

TO INCREASE INVESTMENT AND NEW JOB OP-
PORTUNITIES, A PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE
GOVERNMENT WOULD: . -

+ Increase tax credits for research and development by
Canadian companies,

- Index capital gaina tax against inflation.

-Allow.for inflation in inventory accounting.

ore a special $5000 a year small business investment

- Negotiate ‘long-term tax contracts: with companies.
locating in-slower-growth regions. .
TO INCREASE’ INVESTMENT IN CANADIAN COM-
PANIES, A ‘PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE GOVERN-
MENT WOULD:. .

- Abolish capital gains tax on publicy-traded common
shares of Canadian-owned companies.

FINANCING

A PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT WILL
FINANCE THE COST. OF THESE MAJOR TAX IN-
CENTIVES BY:
> Instituting a permanent, purposeful restraint. program.
- Incréasing the tax revenues flowing to the- federal
treasury by achieving Canada’s potential in annual economic.
growth rates.
RESTRAINT PROGRAM PRIORITIES
1, REDUCE THE et OF OPERATING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT

-Putting-a ineze rear at least thred years on virtually all .

new civil service hirings. -A savings of $1.9 billion a year.

- Reducing the government budget for consulting contracts .

by. $250 million a year...
- Cutting information and advertising budgets by at least:
$50 million a year.

2, GET THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT QUT 0) OF AC.

TIVITIES IN WHICH IT DOESN'T BELONG BY:

Selling some crown agencies into private ownership and
subjecting others that have outlined thelr mandate to a
‘sunset law’.

-Eliminating unnecessary federal-provincial spending -

duplication,
-Examining tax Incentives to strengthen the funding and
operation of community-based voluntary groups, —

3. REDUCE CURRENT EXPENDITURES TO GET THE .
ECONOMY GROWING AND CANADIANS - WORKING -.

AGAIN BY:

Changing the unemployment insurance program so that

as much a8 possible of the money now being paid to
Canadians who are aut of work will be diverted to help create
jobs and skills for Canadians who want to work, If the
unemployment rate could reduced to 5.5 percent, it would
save the federal treasury $2.5 billion this year.
4. INTRODUCE PERMANENT INSITUTIONAL CON-
TROLS ON SPENDING:

mane baw to. review the continued need to exist of

- oaninaen control over spending,
:Pahamentry Cont bearings an economic problems and
options,

mebody has to
sprain tt ig
it simply’ umes it up.

involved,

A $100- million local industry...

‘West Coast Fis

nice Brigeniis) area come
over $100 million

 gncually ie. our. ‘local '

tential for

‘ur faboty in this aren hoe

increased substantially since
imptementation of 200

mit and we must
climinate, foretan fish and,

' eliminate

West. Coast in order ta do
this, and in order to improve
relations between fisheries

and forestry. ‘Having our.

fishery decisions made by a‘

minister from our east const '

is not acceptable,

; and many other
Progressive Conservative
candidates and Members of

Parliament from B.C. want .

to see creation of a te
West Coast Fis

fishermen -

the regulations and policies:
of the Ministry. It is only in
this way that we will make
government more respodi-

sive to our special . West

year. .

. Con-
servative government would
establish a Fisheries
Development Fund from

Indian land claims

The Liberal solution is to
hand out grants and
giveaways . which provide

problem, not settle it,

in fact, the grants’ and
giveaways are themselves
‘creating another problem in
that pride and {initiative are
lost, and a dependence on
government is created.

ALL CHANNELS ©
‘elevision —

: Those who visited the
Traces Fair in Terrace were
probably very surprised
when they were told that the
baseball. game that they
vere, watching ‘at one of the
booths, was coming - direct
from Atlanta Georgia.

Tt wae that easy. Not what
you would probably expect.
Most people think that there
are miles and miles af wires
thousand of

satellite receiving systems is
here.

The Progressive Con- .
belleve that multi

servatives
channel TY service, in-
eluding Canadian. and

‘American programing,

ahould be available to
diana.

and defer the -

. - When: pressed an the
claims settlement issue the

Liberals blame everybody .

else, Incuding the 5

‘for the lack of action, ©

I want to see an end to the
present ridiculous situation,

-available for the last few
years to bring us this
television service, which has
long been available to
Southern Canadians, at

paidby people in Vancouver.

receiving system are much
lower than the. present
system and Terrace, Xitimat
and Prince Fi

receive 2 or 3 more channels ;

°

which grants and loans Improvement Loans Act -
_ would be made ayailable for would alao be increased.

ship refits and new ship

construction. The limit on’

loans under the Fisheries

irs. . ;
A Progressive — Con-
servative government: will |
work on a co-operative basis
with all concerned, including
the provinces, to settle the

claims issue within a two to :

three year time frame. This.
would provide tha resources

for development of per

manent jobs.

and Canadian channels, “will
be available. The Liberals.
continue to deny the nor-
thern people the kvel of
multi-channel TV service
long available to Southern
Canada,

The Minister of Com- ©

munications announced that
earth satellite receiving
atations could now be

licenced, but only to receive

“1 want to seo

equal as soon as le.

television ‘signals from the
Canadian satellite, Anik B.
The. only programing
presently available on Anik.
Bis the CBC's Far Northern
Service and the Liberal's
seem to have no specific
plans to add Canadian
channels. The Minister of
Communications’ has
specifically stated that Antk
B will not carry American
channels.

Gun control

Bil C—ti, Gua
Contro! Bill tnfrsees upon

the rights and privileges of

- law abiding citizens who own

and use gucs for legitimate
Purposes. It also gives law
enforcement officials the
right to enter your home
without a warrant and
Content Che power be change

the Bill without reference to
Parliamen

way restri
Canadians including hun-
shooters

ravaent will get Canada working. again’

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