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GROWTH

Canada has almost stopped growing economically over

the past four years.

The facts are presented in a worried article written by Ronald Anderson of the Toron- to Globe and Mail.

‘The gross national product has gone up by only six per

cent since 1956 in terms of goods and_ services actually produced. But in that same

time the population has risen) by 12 percent. So that actually there is a six or seven percent drop in the amount of goods and services being produced for each person in Canada.

More than that, the rise in|. ~. | efficient

living standards in Canada has been brought to a halt. Be- tween 1952 and 1956 total ex- ‘penditures by Canadians on consumer goods and services went up 23 per cent, while the population went up 14 percent. But between 1956 and 1960 spending rose by on- ly I8 percent, just slightly more than the populaion growth of 12 per cent.

In other words, the only rea- son that there is more spending in the country now than four years ago is because there are more people in the country.

The figures for wages and salary increases are already beginning to reflect this. Since 1956, average weekly wages in manufacturing went up 16 per cent. But in the 12 months €nding in October 1960, the in- crease in average wages was only 1.3 percent.

“This suggests,” says Ander- son, “that the pressure is now being felt by the,employed as well as the unemployed.”

What Anderson is not taking into. account in his analysis is the fact that a much higher

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number of workers will be seeking renewal of union con- tracts in 1961, than in the period ending October, 1960. But he does give an indication of the attitude which will be taken this year by th bosses.

In this connection he _ sees what he thinks is a bright spot. In September 1960, the index of employment in manufactur- ing was down six percent from three years earlier. But the in- dex of manufacturing produc- tion was up six percent. Busi- ness is becoming “leaner, more and more competi-| tive.”

But here obviously is one of the causes of sharply increased unemployment, and hence of lower purchasing power. (Tak- en together with the static wage level it also shows that the benefits of increased pro- duction are going to the boss- es, not the workers).

Anderson would not only en- courage this trend, but would also. hold wages down all in the name of “competing” .with Western Europe, Britain and Japan, both in our home mar- ket and abroad.

The question that Anderson and those who think like him must be asked are:

(1) Is it not a fact that in- sofar as Our home market is concerned, our main problem comes from the United States from whom we import about three-quarters of everything we buy—a trend that is facilitated by U.S. control over a very large part of the Canadian economy.

(2) Is not the main answer to our problem of overseas markets to be found in estab- lishing good relations with, and extending generous credits to the newly independent coun- tries of Africa and Asia, en- couraging trade with Cuba and other Latin American lands

ample, as well as with the so- cialist countries? And does not this also involve a break with U.S. economic domination, and a new foreign policy for Ca- nada based upon neutrality?

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REPAIRS

Duroid, Tar and Gravel

Negotiations hit a critical stage last week between the United Fisherman and Allied Workers and the Prince Rup- er and Vancouver Fish Ex- changes,

Key issue in dispute is a de- mand by the fishermen for a minimum price for halibut of 25¢e per pound heads on land- ed in Vancouver, 24c landed in Prince Rupert, and 22c and 23c landed at camps and plants in between.

The companies in B.C. have refused to negotiate on the

Showdown Looms In Halibut Fi ishing

that this practise amounts in fact to the companies arbitrar- ily setting the price for fish and has resulted in a constant lowering of the living stand- ards of the halibut fishermen. |

Halibut fishing ostielaly opens April 10 in the Belay Sea and the union is attempt ing to arrange further neg” tiations to prevent an indust!) . tie up before that date.

minimum price demand. They are insisting on maintaining the old practise of bidding on the fish with no floor price.

The UFAWA points. out

Card of Thanks

We wish to extend our sin- cere thanks and apprecia- tion to all our Comrades and Friends for the many acts of kindness, cards of sympa- thy and encouragement, and floral tributes extended to us during our recent ber- eavement, in the loss of our beloved daughter and sister Lila MacDonald.

—May and Frank Taylor and Family.

Action On Vital Issues Urged By Communists

Seventy-nine delegates rep- resenting 29 Communist Party clubs in the Greater Vancou- ver area met in a two-day convention last Saturday and Sunday.

The convention voted un- animously to support the la- bor lobby to Victoria, to de- mand Diefenbaker cut back the arms budget and provide jobs and unemployed.

It went on. record for the restoration the ‘ward system in Vancouver to break the stranglehold of big business NPA on city hall; demanded Bennett withdraw anti-labor Bill 42 and rescind the three cent per gallon gas tax.

A resolution demanding the UN restore the elected gov- ernment of the Congo headed by Premier Gizenga passed

unanimously. Another called

insurance for —

for Canadian trade with Cub!

The convention elected city committee of 10 plus fiv' constituency organizers. Trib ute was paid to Tom McEwe

‘editor of the Pacific Tribum’:

on the occasion of his ‘birthday. 3 Favoring world peace delegates voted to work tiringly to take Canada out? the U.S. imperialst war cant

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