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VOL. XXXII, No. 20 VANCOUVER, B.C.

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2nd Issue Oct., 1965

SUPPORT THE N.D.P.

MESSAGE

JACK MOORE

Regional President

IWA

N NOVEMBER 8th, the Canadian people will go to the polls and elect for themselves a new government. The IWA at our recent Regional Convention adopted a policy to

support the New Democratic Party as has the Canadian Labour Congress.

There are many people who feel trade unions should not involve themselves in active political participation. This point of view does not take into consideration the history of the labour movement in the western world nor the objectives and aspirations of Canadian labour.

The early objectives of the labour movement during the industrial revolution were to bring some dignity to the work- ing man — to take the children out of the mines and factories and put them in schools —to raise living standards of all people. Some of these objectives could be gained by negotiating with the employer but others could only be gained by legislation and most western European countries saw the formation of labour parties closely aligned with the trade unions.

Even though the development of the labour movement in North America did not follow the European pattern it is just

as true that many of our aspirations can only be gained by government legislation.

For a nation to be healthy, all citizens must share in the

wealth and benefits accruing from its natural resources and productive capacity.

The 1.W.A. can negotiate wage increases but only for its members — it takes government legislation in the form of

minimum wage laws to ensure that all workers receive a living wage.

The I.W.A. negotiated a health and welfare program cover- ing its members and their families but to ensure the health of all Canadians, it demands a national medicare plan.

The I.W.A. bargained annual vacations and paid statutory holidays but to give every Canadian the right to this leisure time requires action on the part of the government.

The labour movement has also learned by bitter experience that concessions wrested from the employer across the bargain- ing table can be negated by ‘government action.

For these reasons the I.W.A. has consistently over the years adopted a policy of actively supporting the New Demacratic Party. :

We chose the N.D.P. because it is the only political party

in Canada that will implement labour’s policies and program when elected.

POLITICAL ACTION

“Any trade union that avoids political action of one kind or another is obsolete and has no place being in business. I’m not talking about the way in which unions take political action. Whether they back a political party or lobby is not the point. I’m talking about the principle, not formal politics.

“I have more respect for what organized labor is try- to achieve in the public sphere through legislation affects all workers than I have for what they are

to win just for their members through collective

Director of the new University of Toronto Centre in the Financial Post, Oct. 16, 1965.

Canadians today are looking for a sense of national purpose. They are tired of the drift in government, the bickering in Par- liament.

People in this country are worried about where Canada is headed in the next ten years. They know that past governments, Liberal and Conservative, have ben content

to let things drift without purpose or direc- tion.

Canadians want to be challenged. They want Parliament to get on with the job of making Canada great and prosperous, a voice to be reckoned with in world affairs.

In a nutshell, Canadians are looking for leadership.

PROGRAM

To achieve the goals set forth in our program, we must achieve continuous eco- nomic expansion. When Can- -- ada’s economy is growing, there are more jobs, greater purchasing power and higher prosperity.

Economic growth does not just happen. We can only be certain of it if governments, both federal and provincial, are prepared to play a leading part in the economy.

The keystone of New-Demo- cratic policy is a six point program for economic expan sion: :

1. Real economic planning by governments must be made possible by setting up a permanent, federal-provin- cial Planning and Develop- ment Council.

2. There must be govern- ment initiative in investment, especially in resource and in- dustrial development and in a social capital program, to- gether with suitable incen- tives to private investors.

3. We must establish a pub- licly managed Canadian De- velopment Fund, to spear- head public investment in economic and social pro- grams. It would be financed by funds from business and commerce and from individu-

EMPLOYMENT

The following is a summary of the pro- gram of the New Democratic Party, passed at its 1965 federal convention. Our program spells out goals for Canada. These are goals towards which we can work as one people, around which we can build true national unity. ‘

Our program does not make light of the problems, nor does it pretend that the an- swers will be easy. But it does present a series of clear guidelines by which a New Democratic government will lead Canadians.

This program spells out a national purpose for this country. It points the way ahead for Canada.

T. C. DOUGLAS.

1. We must create enough consumer demand to ensure that the products of our in- dustry can be purchased. We must cut taxes on middle and lower income groups and ex- tend the range and benefits of

al investments.

4, We must adopt a man- power program which would give effect to our total com- mitment to full employment.

5. An agricultural policy must be put into effect which will guarantee fair returns to farmers across Canada while stimulating the production of food for a hungry world.

6. Canadians must have in- creased purchasing power to

buy the products of our in-

- dustries.

The New Democratic Party is the only political party in Canada with a program spe- cifically designed to put an end to unemployment. We are committed to the goal of creating two million new jobs in the next eight years.

Full employment demands real economic planning. It means using the country’s full resources to create a climate for growth and development, It means the co-operation of business, Jabour and indus- try. It means immediate gov- ernment action along the fol- lowing lines:

our system of social security.

2. A New Democratic gov- ernment would immediately start an immense program of social capital development to create schools, hospitals, housing, parks and recrea- tional facilities and municipal services, all through the ma- chinery of federal-provincial planning. This program will create new jobs and pump millions of dollars — enough to cover its cost — into the Canadian economy.

See “MANPOWER” — Page 2