us confidence that the govern- ment is treating unemploy- ment as a top-priority matter.” The CLC, terming 1971. “a .year of disaster,” quoted un- employment figures and drew particular attention to the high rates which prevailed in the Atlantic provinces and Quebec. Emphasis was also placed on the impact of unem- ployment on young people and the inevitable frustrations re- sulting. One aspect of unemploy- ment frequently overlooked was the duration as applied to individuals, the Congress said, explaining: “During 1971, when the monthly average of unemployed totalled 552,000, 40 per cent, or 219,000, were unemployed over a period of four or more months.” Canada had gained a bad reputation abroad with its un- employment rate consistently higher than that of the United Kingdom, France, Italy, West Germany, Sweden, Japan and, until recently, the United States. ‘The memorandum contin- ued: “The answer to the ques- tion of why we have sustain- ed higher levels of unemploy- ment that other countries is not hard to come by. They have given top priority to full employment policies while we have not. “By now it is a well-known and well-publicized fact across the country that much of the blame for high unemployment during recent years rests sol- idly on your government... In spite of a slight improve- ment in the seasonally adjust- ed unemployment rate over the last several months, the salient fact is that the current high level of unemployment continues to stem from the brutal and callous policies im- plemented several years ago.” The CLC took sharp issue with government statements that high unemployment rates could be attributed to changes in the rates of labour force participation. There had been” little change in the actual fig- ures and this explanation lack- ed any credibility, the sub- mission said. The overall par- ticipation rate of 56.1 per cent for 1971 was only slightly higher than the 1970 rate of 55.8 per cent. While there had . been some increase in the rate of female participation in the labour force it could not be held responsible for the unem- ployment situation, and the Canadian figures were still considerably lower than those of other industrialized coun- tries. The male participation rate had actually declined from 85.1 per cent in 1946 to 76.1 per cent in 1971. The labour group also had some pointed comments with regard to statements made by Prime Minister Trudeau. The memorandum continued: “We also reject your highly publicized statement, Mr. Prime Minister, that there are plenty of unfilled job vacan- cies which unemployed work- ers could fill.if they so desir- ed. The suggestion that if the unemployed were willing to accept a job offer of $1.75 an hour instead of $3.00 or if they were willing to move to an- other part of the country, they could get employment, can only be described as a gratui- tous comment. It illustrates - little if any understanding or knowledge of labour markets across this country.” This statement was also in conflict with reports of the Manpower and Immigration Department which, when there were more than 500,000 Canadians unemployed report- ed a maximum of 44,300 jobs _available. The matter of skills and geographic location also had a bearing-on the availa- bility of work. Response to economic mea- sures was inevitably slow and it was not likely that the un- employment rate would fall below six per cent in 1972, the CLC said. There was need for a new approach with a “full employ- ment budget” to replace the stop-and-go policies which had been characteristic of the past. At another point the mem- orandum referred to the rela- tionship of unemployment to poverty, pointing out that the “working poor?’ were by far the largest segment of those suffering from poverty. es memorandum elaborat- ed: “It is well to remember that poverty can be generated: by deliberate policies of govern- ment. Among the very first programmes to suffer under your government’s austerity drive were the War on Pov- erty programmes. 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