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Knowles on O.A.P.

Stanley Knowles, New Democratic Party M.P. speaking in the House of Commons on the govern- ment motion to increase the Old Age Pension:

“First of all, I think we have to recognize the basic principle, the philosophy if you will, that older people who have finished their time of work are entitled not just to be kept alive by $20 a month, or $65 a month, or $75 a month, but to a standard of living equal to that which society is able to provide at the time of their re- tirement by those who are still working. I do not know why we settled so long for the silly notion that it was good enough for old people just to keep them alive. People who have done their share of producing the nation’s wealth or developing the nation’s economy are entitled in their retirement years to a standard of living equal to that which they themselves have helped to build up.

The investigation was prompted by demands from the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union in the wake of last winter’s bitter, month- long logging strike against two pulp and paper com- panies. Three members of the striking union were kill- ed and nine others wounded in a clash near Kapuskasing with independent cutters stockpiling pulpwood for use by one of the strikebound mills. The Lumber and Saw- mill union is a division of the

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LABOUR MINISTER WALKS OUT

Logging Probe Collapses

The long-delayed Ontario Labour Department probe of problems in Northern Ontario’s logging industry collapsed within minutes of its opening.

Labor Minister Leslie Rowntree, who convented the probe, walked out of the ses- sion after objecting to the presence of a union short- hand reporter. The union said that the stenographer was there to supply a detail- ed report of statements by executive members of the union’s Northern Ontario District Council. Assurance was given that the minutes would not be made public.

Aubrey Golden, counsel for the union, said the most disturbing factor about .such a minor matter was that it had been permitted to break up a conference called to deal with serious problems of thousands of workers in the logging industry. “This is the same old arrogant Conserva- tive attitude we’re always en- countered in trying to solve bush problems,” commented J. G. Pesheau, district coun- cil secretary.

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broad investigation was re- quired to examine what it claimed was illegal trafficking in timber cutting licences and the failure to enforce other provincial regulations by the Department of Lands and Forests. These _ violations were at the root of the

trouble in the industry, the union said.

In preparation for the con- ference, the union had draft-

an 11-point brief recom- mending changes in legisla- tion to create a better climate for union organizing eliminate exploitation of la- bor by subcontractors and settlers. :

The union urged faster certification and conciliation procedures; access to com- pany properties for union or- ganizers; elimination of the $1 dues requirement in cer- tification applications for log- gers at camps; prohibition of the transfer of settler permits and limit licences for cutting Crown ‘timber to settlers who own 50 or more acres; and provincial inspection and ap- proval of all camps before opening.

The union had charged earlier that the Crown Tim- ber Act was being violated because licensees required to cut their own timber were hiring others to do the work. These subcontractors hired labor at substandard condi- tions and undermined the position of all bushworkers, the union said.

The Lumber and Sawmill union has repeatedly called for enactment of a minimum wage standard in the indus- try — a measure in force in Quebec since 1958.

AT REGINA CONVENTION

NDP Delegates Back Douglas On Nato

One of the most decisive debates of the federal New Democratic convention saw a 3 to 1 majority of the 775 voting delegates support the federal council’s policy state- ment on international affairs which commits the party to support the struggle for world peace while Canada remains

within the ranks of NATO.

The resolution as a whole on World Peace was carried with few dissenting votes. It proclaimed that “the only lasting safeguard of peace is a world community under the rule of law enforced by an international agency .. .” It advocated supporting the UN and its agencies, putting |Canadian troops permanently at the disposal of the UN and pledging two percent of Can- ‘ada’s gross national income in aiding the developing countries.

The debate on the NATO section found dozens of speakers at the floor micro- phones. The convention ulti- mately decided to hear four speakers on each side of the issue on a motion from the floor to refer the section back for redrafting so as to take Canada out of the North At- lantic defence organization.

Most Workers In 25-44

Age Group

Bulk of the male labor force lies in the age group 0 25 to 44 years, say figures based on the 1961 census. This does not apply, however, to farmers or farm workers, The force at June 1 that year had 4,705,000 males and 1,766,332 females and the average age for all occupations was 39.

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New Plan For Civil Service

Prime Minister Pearson has announced the. creation of a special committee to plan appropriate machinery for collective bargaining be- tween the government and its civil service.

A. D. P. Heeney, a long- time civil servant who has been secretary of the cabinet, Ambassador to the United States and Chairman of the Civil Service Commission during his career, was nam chairman of the new commit- tee.

In announcing the commit- tee, Mr. Pearson reaffirmed the government's determina- tion to establish in the pub- lic service ‘‘an appropriate form of collective bargaining and arbitration.”

e committee’s job will be to work in consultation with civil service associations in preparing for collective bar- gaining. It will also examine the need for reforms in the existing system of classifica- tion of civil servants and pay.

The findings of the commit- tee will be presented to the cabinet for study.

“Tt will take some time,” said Mr. Pearson, after ex- plaining the committee’s function and membership to representatives of the four major public service associa- tions.