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for these social advocacy groups or under- In the long run, we believe that the public
mine their role in shaping public policy _ sector itself needs to be reorganized, streng-
directions would also be seen asa violation _ thened, and revitalized as the engine of eco-
of campaign promises. nomic and social development in Canada.

- As the Mulroney government prepares
Agricultural programs

its first budget under the new free trade
_ That major steps be taken in this federal regime, the question uppermost in the
budget to ensure direct support for the fam-

minds of most Canadians is whether the
ily farm as the centrepiece of Canada’s agri- Soren cabenll Spun cakitscampaign
cultural policy. The drive to corporate

promises. Will this first free trade era budget

. . be drafted to serve the interests of the major
ping mccelers bee the Gesu Eee corporations by concentrating on deficit
communities. High interest rates devastate reduction through cuts in social spending?
net farm income. Farm debt must be re- 2 :
structured to ensure the continued survival

Or will this budget be designed to fulfill the
of family farms. Debt write-down, begin- PONS MIN AE ca Palen PLomses by a8
: Shee : centrating on serving the basic economic
ning with clients of the Farm Credit Corpo- Z err, :
avers é and social needs of the majority of Canadi-
ration, is necessary and practical. Orderly . :
; : ; : ans? It certainly cannot do both. The choice
farm marketing, including the Canadian ‘ : we ae
; is not simply a political one. It is fundamen-
Wheat Board, must be sustained and
ages roe tally a moral one.
strengthened. Multinational agribusiness 3
: : In the coming weeks, our member organ-
giants cannot be permitted to control the . |. : . . : .

: Se izations will be alerting their constituencies
Canadian market or the pricing and pro- h k . h
duction of onmexponconmiodines across the country to keep an active wate

; for these issues in the forthcoming federal
budget. Many people voted for the Mulro-
Tax reforms ney government in the 1988 election
That significant measures be takeninthis _ because they believed the repeated assuran-
budget for fair and progressive tax reforms _ ces that they had nothing to fear from the
designed to generate more government impact of the U.S.-Canada trade deal. The
revenues from those who have the abilityto  government’s first budget under this new
pay. We reject any more towards greater _free trade regime will tell us whether or not
reliance on consumer taxes such as the pro- _ there was ever any intention of keeping
posed national sales tax. Such taxes are _ those promises.
regressive and place a greater burden on the Finally, the Pro-Canada Network intends
poor. Instead, the wealthier sectors of  tostand by the social victims that may result
society must be called upon to increase pub- _ from Canada’s first free trade budget. After
lic revenues by paying their fair share of all, “an injury to one is an injury to all.” If
taxes. In recent years the proportion of — one or more popular sector groups suffers
taxes paid by corporations has steadily undue hardship from the economic and
decreased with a corresponding increase in social policy directions of this federal
individual income tax revenues. The budget —_ budget, then all of our member organiza-
must include effective measures to ensure __ tions will be asked to join in a common
that corporations and financial institutions Struggle through solidarity actions. In so
are compelled to pay their fair share of doing, we shall be giving public expression
taxes. to our basic ideals as a nation and a people.

WORKING PEOPLE HAVE TO STICK TOGETHER TO
ELECT A GOVERNMENT THAT SPEAKS FOR US.

But...

You can’t vote if you're not
on the voters’ list!

No matter how many times you've voted before, you must register again
to vote in the next provincial election.

Here’s how to get on the list:

The government will be conducting a province-wide, door-to-door enu-
meration from May 1-13.

Be sure to fill out the Voter Registration Card and mail it in or hand it back
to your enumerator when he/she calls at your door.

You must either register again or reconfirm that your previous voter
information is still accurate.

DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
THAT YOU'RE ON THE
VOTERS’ LIST.

Get on the List NOW!
ee ll
May 1 - May 13, 1989

For more information on how to get on the Voters’ List, contact the
Elections Branch. Look under “E” in the Government of B.C.
listings in the blue pages of the telephone directory.

+,
sate KENNETH V. GEORGETTI, President is

Campbell River, Courtenay

and District Labour Council |

Representing 5,000 working people
in your community

Extends May Day greetings to all
workers in B.C.

May Day Greetings
to all workers in
British Columbia.

Solidarity forever.
CUPE LOCAL 561

May Day Greetings

from the

Victoria Local
of the

Canadian Union
of Postal Workers

“An injury to one,
is an injury to all.”

MAY DAY GREETINGS
to all our friends
in the labour movement.

International Longshoremen’s
& Warehousemen’s Union
Vancouver Local 500 .

MAY DAY GREETINGS
Kamloops

and District
Labour
Council

Jack Kerssens
Secretary /Treasurer

Dan Curnningham
President

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