A UNITED CANADA  National unity is the concern of all Canadians.  Your Liberal Party has clearly stated its basic goals--equal treatment and equal rights for all Canadians. They must apply to any Canadian who feels alienated from the main flow of community life. The goal of this Government is to forge one strong Canadian community and to make the Federal Government a major focal point of Canadian life.  Strong forces are straining against the present division of powers between federal and provincial governments. We have made it clear that strict boundaries of federal power must be recognized.  These are:  Our ability to manage the economic affairs of Canada.  The indivisibility of our international presence and the necessity for Canada to speak with one voice in international affairs.  Our ability to act in the national interest on matters that affect all Canadians, while respecting the rights of the provinces.  To safeguard those powers, your Government will:  Proceed without delay to a full revision of the Constitution and will clarify those areas where jurisdiction is uncertain. But the new Liberal Government will continue to insist on retaining in federal authority all the powers necessary to ensure a prosperous economy, equality of opportunity for all Canadians, and the integrity and unity of Canada in all its aspects.  Increase provincial participation in federal institutions and activities of interest and concern to the provinces. We favour a review of our Constitution to develop a new federalism in which all provinces will be entitled to play their fullest role in the federal system. Excessive decentralization of powers in favour of the provinces would serve only to divide the country into separate, competitive governments and states. Excessive centralization of powers would destroy those regional and provincial differences which are a basic element in Canada's character. Our goal is a balanced federalism in which all sections of the country participate fully. The Senate and the Supreme Court of Canada are two particular institutions which should become more effective instruments of federalism by reflecting the diversity of Canada.  Ensure that provincial governments participate in external activities of concern and interest to them. But we will also uphold the fundamental principle of the indivisibility of our foreign policy and will ensure that Canada speaks abroad with one voice. The government has already published two White Papers putting forward several constructive proposals for the consideration of the Federal-Provincial Conference on the Constitution.  THE NATIONAL CAPITAL  Your Government will seek an early agreement with Quebec and Ontario, and the support of the other provinces, to establish a tripartite planning and development agency for the Capital region of Canada. The objective is to encourage in all Canadians a feeling of pride and participation in, and attachment to, their National Capital.  BILINGUALISM  Your Government has clearly stated its commitment to extending equal language rights throughout Canada. The Constitutional Conference was an important step toward that goal, but the work must continue. This Government is committed to implement the recommendations of the first volume of the report of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.  In particular, your new Liberal Government will:  Introduce an Official Language Bill in the next session of Parliament. This bill will declare that French and English are the official languages of Canada for all federal purposes, and specifically for the Parliament of Canada, for courts and tribunals within federal jurisdiction and for every department and agency of Government.  The bill will also:  Require that all Acts of Parliament and all decrees, orders and regulations be issued in both official languages and that both versions will have equal authority for purposes of interpretation.  Provide for the creation of bilingual districts where either English or French may be used as official languages in all dealings with the Federal Government. Discussions will be held without delay with all provinces with a view to establishing similar districts for provincial purposes.  Require all Federal courts and tribunals to conduct their proceedings in a way that will ensure that no person is placed at a disadvantage through inability to speak or understand one or the other of the two official languages.  Provide for the appointment of a Commissioner of Official Languages who will have wide powers of inquiry in order to ensure that the rights conferred by the Act are being observed.  Your Government has already taken important steps to encourage the development of bilingualism in the public service of Canada. This programme will be continued and expanded.  We will also press forward with discussions with the provinces on other measures to implement the B & B Report and consult on amendments to the Constitution to guarantee language rights.  REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ELIMINATION OF DISPARITIES  A major objective of the new Liberal Government will be to reduce regional disparities throughout the country and improve the standard of living and income in the less developed areas, particularly the Maritimes and Eastern Quebec. All Canadians have the right to be part of the mainstream of life in Canada and your Government will make a maximum effort to overcome the problems of regional disparity.  To achieve this objective, your Government ,will:  Consolidate in a single Department of Regional Development a number of regional development programmes such as those now being carried out in the Atlantic provinces and elsewhere by a variety of agencies. The intention of the government is to bring together and strengthen these programmes to ensure accelerated economic growth of the regions concerned and much more effective use of resources. This consolidation should also lead to substantial savings in administrative costs and reduction or elimination of activities now carried on in other departments.  A single minister will be responsible for these development programmes not only in the Atlantic provinces but in all regions of Canada. Included will be the FRED programme, the ARDA programme, the ADA programme, the Atlantic Development Board and the Cape Breton Development Corporation.  Encourage greater involvement by the regions and bring about some decentralization of Federal Government services to the areas where their effort is committed. This will ensure a greater level of service to the Canadian people, create a maximum awareness of local needs and conditions by Federal administrators and ensure closer relations between federal, provincial and municipal governments.  COMMUNICATIONS  The key to unity is communication, and modern technology offers new, effective ways of bringing people closer together.  To achieve that, your Government will:  Establish a communications satellite system to be administered by a public-private corporation.  Extend television and radio services to remote areas and the Northern Territories and ensure that the country is served in the two official languages.  Introduce immediately at the next session of the new Parliament legislation on educational broad assessment of today's potential for Canada. They must be concentrated in those areas where we can be most effective.  CANADA'S NATIONAL INTERESTS  The primary purpose of our foreign policy must be to ensure the political survival and independence of Canada. As such, it should reinforce national unity.  Our foreign policy must take full account of our geographical position, of our dependence for material welfare on foreign trade and economic relations, of our particular resources and advantages and of our membership in the Commonwealth.  It must be such as to maintain mutual confidence and respect in our relations with the United States.  It should recognize that Canada is a Pacific as well as an Atlantic country, with a part to play in the Americas.  Joint security arrangements, whether in NATO, NORAD or the UN remain necessary as long as world peace remains insecure.  Our desire for world peace and progress demands strong support for the United Nations and its agencies.  Our desire for a just world society requires us not only to place high priority on external aid but to support financial, economic and trade policies designed to promote an expanding world economy.  As a free and democratic country Canada must contribute to the defence and expansion of human rights and freedom throughout the world.  In the development of foreign policy, your new Liberal Government will:  Proceed without delay to consult with provincial governments to establish procedures consistent with the continued existence of Canada as a single, united country speaking abroad with one voice, yet taking account of the legitimate aspirations and needs of the provinces.  Take greater advantage of the many opportunities inherent in the bilingual character of Canada to further develop external, political, economic and cultural relations abroad. Parallel to continuing close ties with the Commonwealth, it will strive to develop closer relationships with the countries of the Francophonie.  Examine closely, in consultation with our allies, Canada's military role in NATO and determine whether our present military commitment is still appropriate to the present situation in Europe. An important consideration in our review will be the need for Canada to shift the emphasis from its military to its political, economic, technological and cultural relations with the countries of Europe with which we have historic links.  Proceed to a thorough review of Canada's role in the North American Air Defence arrangements with the United States in the light of the technological advances of modern weaponry. Recently renewed for a period of 5 years, the NORAD agreement does not commit Canada to a specific contribution. This may be reviewed from time to time.  Review our contribution to peace-keeping operations. Your new Liberal Government will review our contribution to ascertain whether Canada could play a more useful role in preventing conflicts, as distinct from peace-keeping and review the ground rules for our participation in such international operations.  Increase substantially Canada's foreign aid programme to a volume equal to I % of our national income by the early 1970s. However, aid alone is not likely to reduce the disparities existing between rich and poor countries. Therefore, your new Liberal Government will take the initiative to secure better international financial arrangements and trade opportunities for the developing countries, including commodity agreements. It will improve arrangements to encourage Canadians to place their energies and expertise at the service of developing countries and provide incentives to Canadian business and industry to participate in development and aid projects.  Have as its aim the recognition of the People's Republic of China as soon as possible and the participation of that Government in the United Nations, taking account of the fact that a separate government is in existence on Taiwan. We will seek to increase trade and economic relations with the Peking Government.  In addition, your new Liberal Government will immediately:  Send a ministerial level special mission to tour Latin America before the end of 1968. This mission will be designed to demonstrate the importance the government attaches to strengthening our bilateral relations with leading Latin American countries.  Open five new missions in French-speaking countries by 1969. A substantially increased share of our aid will be allocated to Francophone countries in order to achieve a better balance between countries in our aid programme. The new Liberal Government will also increase its cultural programmes with Francophone countries as an important investment both in improving bilateral relationships and in contributing to national unity.  Establish a special Task Force to examine  i Canada's relations with the countries of both Western and Eastern Europe. Its purpose will be to review detailed recommendations on ways to strengthen cooperation with European countries from which so many Canadians have originated. It will study the whole range of our economic, political and cultural ties with Europe, together with the presence of Canadian military forces in Europe.  In order to stress the true objectives of Canada's aid programme, re-name the External Aid Office !he Canadian International Development Agency. In addition, your new Liberal Government will consider the creation of an International Development Centre in Canada to study the problems facing the less-developed countries and to ensure that Canadian and other aid movies are put to the most effective use possible.  THE JUST SOCIETY  FOR THE Individual  The primary aim, and the first priority, of the Just Society is to enhance the protection of individual rights and liberties in a society that is becoming increasingly complicated, urbanized, and organized.  To achieve this, your new Liberal Government will:  Incorporate a Charter of Human Rights in our Constitution. A major objective of the Constitutional Conference, the Charter of Human Rights, will give a firm constitutional basis to the protection of basic liberties and rights, including linguistic rights.  Reform the process of justice. Amendments to the Criminal Code will be continued. More judges will be appointed to improve the speed and effectiveness of our courts. Expropriation methods will be revised to ensure fair protection of citizen's rights. Abuses in the bail system will be eliminated by new legislation and close cooperation with the provinces. The laws on juvenile delinquency will be amended, and the entire system of prisons will be revised and made more effective.  FOR BETTER CITIES  Canada is fast becoming a nation of cities, and the quality of life is in large part determined by the quality of our cities. Further improvement in urban life requires active cooperation among federal, provincial, and municipal governments, each sharing the responsibilities and each performing those tasks for which they are best qualified.  To foster this, your new liberal Government will  Establish, in cooperation with provincial governments, a programme of national priorities for our cities and a clearer definition of the role to be performed by each level of government. The federal government has already assigned to one Minister the responsibility for coordinating most federal activities relating to urban affairs. `  Promote the establishment of Urban Research Centres in selected urban universities. We need to know more about our cities and to train more students for careers in urban government, planning, and development.  Establish a Task Force on Urban Issues. It will begin immediately to examine the feasibility of a new cities programme, of financing home ownership, of research designed to develop a technology for mass-produced housing, of encouraging standardized building codes and planning bylaws.  Reallocate priorities to attract more money into housing. The provision of good housing for all Canadians is a major domestic objective. As such, it must receive increased and continuing attention and must not be subject to great fluctuations as a result of changing economic conditions. Your new Liberal Government will seek ways, in cooperation with other levels of government, to curb land speculation and to induce greater activity by private enterprise in the housing field.  Use existing federal lands to help re-shape our cities. Major renewal and development projects in downtown areas can be assisted and initiated through appropriate planning of federal public works and the use of Crown agency property.  Introduce a coordinated programme to advance the techniques of urban mass transport. The federal role can best be played by developing concepts for new urban mass transit systems and the programme will coordinate research, experimental testing and pilot projects.  Implement a programme of major airport expansion. We will also launch a continuing study of airplane effects on mass population centres.  FOR THE CONSUMER  Modern methods of sale are complicated and often confusing. The consumer needs to be safeguarded against unscrupulous business practices and unsafe products. More accurate information is needed about the terms and conditions of sale.  The consumer's interest must be represented by government. The consumer must enjoy the right to be informed and to be heard.  To achieve this, your new Liberal Government will:  Establish a Canadian Consumer's Code. The code under the sponsorship of the new Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs will ensure accurate labelling and packaging of goods, and control of standards, weights, and measures, hazardous substances and fabrics, misleading advertising and credit practices.  Convene a Federal-Provincial conference on consumer affairs. Much of the constitutional authority over matters affecting the consumer rests with provincial governments. In order to achieve uniform legislation across the country relating to consumer credit, instalment sales, cooling off period, etc., increased coordination should be achieved among provincial governments and the federal authority. Joint studies might be undertaken relating to disclosure requirements for consumer credit.  Co-operate with the provinces to develop a programme for automobile safety. The programme should include: accident research and prevention, application of uniform traffic safety standards and regulations, increased driver training, and the equipping of all autos with safety features recommended by the federal Tragic Safety office in cooperation with the provinces.  Lower drug prices. Your new Liberal Government will reintroduce the bill, at the earliest opportunity, to amend the Patent and Trade Marks Acts, which has the purpose of injecting more competition at the manufacturers' level into the production and distribution of prescription drugs.  FOR THE INDIANS AND ESKIMOS  The Liberal Party is concerned about the Indians and Eskimos. It wants to find some new basis of relationship by which the government shall seek, not only to do more for them, but to support them while they do more for themselves and for Canada. To achieve these objects, your new Liberal Government will:  Consult with individual Indians and Eskimos and those who have come together in voluntary organizations, in order to build a new structure with no preconceived ideas about the future.  Promote full participation of Indians in the determination of their own affairs.  Revise the Indian Act. Revisions will emphasize development of both human and natural resources and enable eventual autonomous band government.  Emphasize the development of valuable Indian land and natural resources.  Reintroduce the Indian Claims Bill, to settle many long-standing claims such as the B.C. Indian land question.  Settle outstanding commitments in Treaties 8 and 11 in the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories.  Conclude agreements with the provinces to extend their services to Indians at the same standards enjoyed by all other citizens. Priorities will be given to social services, particularly child care and education. Indians are citizens of the province in which they reside and are entitled to all provincial services.  SOCIAL SERVICES AND WELFARE  We have developed in Canada an extensive and advanced social welfare system. The present Liberal Government has displayed great thrust and initiative in this field. It has, since 1963, introduced five major legislations: The Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Assistance Plan, the Health Resources Fund, the Guaranteed Income Supplement Program and the Medical Care Insurance Program.  Your new Liberal Government intends to continue to improve our social security programmes to make them more effective and to concentrate our resources on the pockets of poverty that remain. To achieve this, your new Liberal Government will:  Press on with the review of all of our social security programmes initiated by the present Liberal Government, with the object of streamlining their administration, eliminating red tape and known abuses and developing a more effective use of funds.  Aim new initiatives at selective forms of assistance, designed to fill in the gaps in our social services and to stimulate self-improvement for the economically deprived.  Ensure a larger participation of voluntary agencies and of the people affected by our programmes in the development of new policies.  FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT  One of our major goals is to encourage people to participate more actively in Government. We will improve the instruments of Government and open it to the full view and involvement of all Canadians.  To achieve this, your new Liberal Government will Revise the rules and structure of Parliament.  The Member of Parliament must be given the opportunity to make more efficient use of his time and to give more effective service to his constituents. We will improve the rules and procedures of debate, the committee system, and the timing of legislation.  Provide more assistance to Members of Parliament. Your elected representatives require better facilities for research and technical advice in order better to represent the public view. We have obtained agreement from the other parties not to contest the election of the Speaker of the House. Your new Liberal Government will recommend formal provisions to ensure that the function of Speaker is not subject to partisan politics.  Initiate, on an experimental basis, televised House or Committee proceedings.  Reorganize the Senate. The Senate must be made a more effective instrument of federalism. Consideration of Senate reform by the Federal Provincial Conference on the Constitution will be given priority. Its members will be given a greater role in investigating problems and initiating new legislation.  Revise the functions and organization of the Cabinet and the Prime Minister's Office. Government policy requires more effective direction. The Cabinet has already been reorganized with a new Committee system which will achieve better planning and coordination between different government activities.  Make Government administration more open and responsive to the citizens' needs and rights. The public will have greater opportunities to present its views on government plans through an improved Parliamentary Committee system and a broad reform of administrative law. Legislation will be adopted, which will provide for advance notice of administrative acts in certain cases, improve the procedures before boards and commissions and facilitate means of review and appeal by citizens of administrative decisions.  POLICIES FOR A PROSPEROUS ECONOMY  Canadians today have the strongest economy in their history. The policies and economic management of your liberal Government during the past five years have been primarily responsible for the unprecedented standard of living we now enjoy.  The economy today contains all of the elements needed to continue to grow strongly and soundly. Your new Liberal Government is dedicated to the active promotion of that growth. It will achieve it by developing the full promise of our natural, industrial and human resources.  No complex economy can grow without encountering problems. Your new Liberal Government is dedicated to solving those problems and to using its skills and powers to free Canadians for active, individual enterprise in the pursuit of realistic economic goals.  FOR BETTER PUBLIC MANAGEMENT  The Federal Government is primarily responsible for stimulating and managing the nation's economic growth. To do this with maximum effectiveness, your Government must: (1) develop better ways to plan and coordinate economic policy; (2) use its own resources more efficiently, and, (3) change those laws and regulations which impede economic development.  To achieve those objectives, your new Liberal Government will:  Reorganize and consolidate the functions of appropriate Government departments. The functions of Cabinet have already been reorganized. The next step is to reorganize departments to cut Government costs and obtain more efficient performance within the public service. Consolidated administrative functions will eliminate duplication among departments, stop wastage of resources, and curtail the growth of the civil service.  Accelerate Programme Budgeting. The objective is to allocate in a rational, productive way the use of money and personnel for all Government undertakings. Some progress has been made but the task will be given a higher priority. Your new Liberal Government will also expedite the review of managerial techniques and training.  Initiate a programme to foster greater freedom of movement between civil service and private enterprise, unions, farm associations and others. Recruitment of managers, professionals, and academics for short-term service in government will be fostered. Career civil servants will be given leaves to participate in industry or universities.  TRADE AND MARKETING  Canada has, in the last five years under a Liberal Government, achieved notable new successes in the trade field. In that period alone, exports increased by nearly $5 billion to a total of more than $11.25 billion. Substantial concessions, affecting some $3 billion of Canadian exports and $2 billion in imports, were gained in the Kennedy Round trade agreements.  But world trading conditions are constantly changing. New initiatives and flexibility must be continued in the years ahead if Canada's competitive advantages are to be maintained.  Your new Liberal Government will pursue three primary objectives: (1) launching specific trade development programmes; (2) consolidating gains from the Kennedy Round, and, (3) reviewing all multilateral trade relationships, especially those with nations in our major export market areas-the U.K. and Europe, the Pacific region, and the Western Hemisphere.  To achieve those objectives your new Liberal Government will:  Work to expand exports under conditions of progressively freer trade. At the latest meeting of the GATT, Canada led the way in proposing major new areas of trade liberalization. Your new Liberal Government will continue actively to seek tariff cuts to benefit Canadian exporters without unduly .exposing particular domestic industries. We will also seek freer trade in suitable agricultural products, consistent with the healthy growth of Canadian agriculture.  Support international initiatives to reduce nontari$ obstacles to trade such as discriminatory government purchasing policies, quotas and other means of discrimination.  Mobilize special efforts to expand trade with the nations of the Pacific Area-Japan, Australia and New Zealand, South America, Southeast Asia, China and the eastern U.S.S.R. As part of our foreign policy review, we will immediately reappraise trading relations with the People's Republic of China, seeking to develop a two-way expansion in trade and to lay the foundation for closer economic cooperation in the future, including the establishment of reciprocal trade representation.  Send a major trade and economic mission to Latin America to improve our trade relations with this developing continent. The mission will include leading Canadian businessmen and financiers and will be headed by the Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce. Recognizing the interest of Latin American countries, Canada will support the promotion of international commodity agreements in collaboration with other interested countries. Your new Liberal Government will also seek arrangements to liberalize and expand all Canadian Caribbean trade and commercial relations.  Freer trade will be sought in those major export sectors of advantage to both countries, consistent with continuing sound relations with Canada's other trading partners. In the post-Kennedy Round era, two-thirds of Canada's exports to the U.S. will enter duty free.  Initiate new trade promotion eforts. New forms of marketing and trade promotion assistance are now being given priority study with a view to helping Canadian producers to sell new products, and in new markets.  SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND PRODUCTIVITY  Innovation and research are major keys to Canada's economic growth. In this era of rapid technological change, our industrial development and the evolution of our society will depend increasingly on our scientific effort. The Government has developed important programmes to assist industrial research and development, but much remains to be done. Canada spends less on research and development than many other nations, especially in the private sector. Our productivity performance needs to be strongly improved.  To achieve these goals, your new Liberal Government will:  Give vigorous support to science in both pure and applied forms as a basis of modern economic development. In pursuit of this objective, your new Liberal Government will give careful study and attention to the forthcoming Report of the Senate Committee on Science Policy. In its study of the Senate report, we shall give careful attention to the relationship between public and private research and to the development and retention in Canada of highly trained scientists and engineers.  Emphasize applied research to problems of environment, human resources, housing, natural resource development, northern development, water pollution, space telecommunications, transportation, transmission of energy, and nuclear energy. By 1975, our goal is that Canadians will spend about $2 billion a year on research and development, both private and public. A greater percentage of government funds will be directed to private, applied research.  RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT  Canadians must place much greater emphasis on developing our natural resources. This nation has a variety and abundance of resources capable of solving most of our social and economic problems, if we can develop them prudently. Your new Liberal Government will place a high priority on intelligent resource development.  To achieve it, your new Liberal Government will:  Accelerate the systematic and basic inventory of our national resources. We must know what we can realistically hope to find in the future. Only in this way can we develop goals and allocate priorities in markets, capital, labour, transportation and other areas.  Promote opportunities for young people in the resource field and provide training to enable youth to take advantage of them. Canada has many new frontiers to explore and develop. This requires a new approach to community development in remote areas to ensure adequate advantages and incentives to those who participate in the development of our frontiers.  Introduce a new Canada Water Act to provide for the necessary framework for planning and uses of water related to hydro power, irrigation, fisheries, flood control, recreation, navigation and pollution control. Your new Liberal Government will encourage water resource management through river basin development planning in cooperation with the provinces.  Gear transportation policies to provide a new impetus to resource development. Expansion and continued modernization of our seaways, airlines, marine services, docks, pipelines, etc. will be undertaken to ensure that our resources are brought to markets efficiently and economically.  Prepare, in cooperation with the provinces, new programmes for control and elimination of air and water pollution.  REFORM OF BUSINESS LAw  In order to achieve a more efficient, open and competitive business environment your new Liberal Government intends to press on with a complete review of our many business laws.  To achieve this objective it will:  Review the Combines Investigation Act, which is currently before the Economic Council of Canada. Without anticipating the results of the report, your new Liberal Government would contemplate bringing service industries under the Act and testing the civil jurisdiction of the Federal Government. The statute will also be reviewed with a view to strengthening Canadian industry in world markets.  Continue to strengthen the administration of the Bankruptcy Act for better protection of creditors and small businessmen. The report of the advisory committee recommending amendment of the entire bankruptcy law will be implemented at the earliest opportunity.  Amend substantially the Canadian corporate  law relating principally to disclosure, insider trading, proxy solicitation and take-over bids. Further substantial amendments to modernize Canadian corporate practice are already under review.  Enact a federal Cooperative Act to permit cooperatives to be incorporated at the federal level when their operations are not confined to a single province.  Enact a federal Securities Act governing international and interprovincial trade in corporate securities. Discussions will be continued with the provinces on the type of agency to administer such a statute.  Make substantial revisions in the entire field of industrial and intellectual property upon receipt of the report of the Economic Council of Canada on this subject.  INDUSTRIAL PEACE  Your Government has already undertaken a thorough review of all aspects of labour relations in Canada As soon as this review is completed, your new Liberal Government will put before Parliament new legislation aimed at ensuring industrial peace and fairness for ail concerned in matters of industrial relations under federal jurisdiction.  AGRICULTURE  Small Farm Policy  While the situation varies from commodity to commodity, in general 30 per cent of Canada's farmers produce 70 per cent of our agricultural production. This great variation in farm size and with it productivity renders the development of agricultural programmes appropriate to varying farm sizes most difficult.  The problem could be met through the institution of a system of farm differentiation by productivity and size. This differentiation could provide a basis for modifying programmes to meet the particular needs of farms of different sizes. The concept is that farmers themselves could reach the decision as to their own classification for this purpose. All farm programs could then be designed taking into consideration the special needs of the smaller farmers and the social aspects of such programs could be recognized and measured. Programs for all other farms could be those consistent with a larger scale viable operation. In return for the differential level of assistance the smaller farmer could undertake that at the time the farm passed from his possession he would not dispose of it for other than farm consolidation or for movement into the public sector. Thus the special programs designed for farmers in this category would not perpetuate the problem.  National Marketing Boards  More and more farmers are turning to marketing boards to provide them with a vehicle for the orderly marketing of their . Existing boards established under provincial authority are finding it increasingly difficult to operate due to altered conditions brought on largely through changes in the technology of transportation and product handling. To meet this situation and to complement the action of provincial boards through the provision of a basis for orderly interprovincial and export marketing the government proposes to introduce special legislation to provide for commodity marketing boards as the particular need for each commodity becomes evident.  In order to meet the difficulties of divided jurisdiction in the area of the marketing of agricultural products, the government would undertake to raise for discussion with the provinces the possibility of providing overall authority for the marketing of agricultural products as a federal responsibility.  Farm Credit  The government proposes to amend the Farm Credit legislation to provide for broadened applicability and to stimulate the entry into the industry of younger people. These amendments would provide increased coverage for farmers desirous of acting in partnership, would improve the ability of farmers to enter into agreements with their sons, and would facilitate the entry into farm ownership of young farmers who have demonstrated superior managerial ability. Action would also be taken to expand the activities of the Farm Machinery Syndicates Credit Act to provide for loans on permanent installations, housing, specialized equipment for the joint use of several farmers, and for allied purposes. The provisions of the Farm Improvement Loans would be expanded, and the operations of this Act integrated with those of the Farm Credit Corporation.  Canada's Export Objective  The Canadian Government is confident of Canada's capacity to grow and sell the wheat that the world demands. Both the government and the Canadian Wheat Board are determined to maintain and improve Canada's share of the world wheat market. The objective is to secure 25% or better of world wheat trade or, in quantitative terms, 1.3 billion bushels of wheat exports in the next three years. To attain this level of wheat exports, the Government is prepared to give all necessary support to the selling operations of the Canadian Wheat Board. In furtherance of these objectives, the Government will:  a) Continue to subscribe to and fully support the International Grains Arrangement.  b) Review and amend credit facilities available to improve the competitive position of Canadian wheat on world markets.  c) Continue a high level of wheat and flour in Canada's Food Aid Programme. The government has announced a goal for total aid of one per cent of the gross national product. Wheat and flour will continue to represent an important share of this increasing expenditure.  d) Establish a National Grains Council. Achievement of all our objectives will require a determined team effort. The grain industry represents the combined activities of tens of thousands of Canadians engaged in a wide variety of occupations. The energies, experience, and ideas of representatives of all related groups must be harnessed to the task. These must include not only producers and governments, but also elevator companies, shippers, exporters, railroads, co-operatives, marketing and inspection boards, farm organizations, agricultural scientists and sales and marketing experts.  There must be a forum established where representatives of these groups can meet and play their part in planning and action. In consultation with the Industry, this Government intends to proceed at once to establish a National Grains Council in order to involve in a real and productive way, the various elements of this great industry.  The main purposes of the Council would be:  (i) To review, appraise and make recommendations on any existing or proposed program or development associated with any facet of the grain industry.  (ii) To assist and participate in the promotion of exports of Canadian grains.  (iii) To assist in the promotion of research in all aspects of the grain industry and to encourage maximum utilization of research done in Canada and other countries.  (iv) Generally to provide improved liaison between industry and government and between various elements of the industry.  It is further proposed that a Secretariat be established to assist the Council, and the cost involved in the Council's operation be shared equitably between the government and various interests involved.  These forward looking measures are designed to provide maximum assistance to the Western grain producer in his quest for volume exports at the highest possible price.  Income Protection for Grain Producers  Variations in world supply-demand relationship do give rise to problems for Canada's exports of wheat and flour although even this year's anticipated level of 340 million bushels compares favourably with what was formerly considered a good performance. Following two successive record world wheat crops, demand for our wheat has been less this year.  Variations in world cereal supply-demand give rise to year to year fluctuations in Canadian grain sales and farm income. These fluctuations create difficulties for grain farmers in making forward operational plans. To meet this problem, the government will immediately involve all interested parties in the development of a self-sustaining program of income protection for western cereal producers. Various alternative systems are possible, and farm leaders have suggested several variations. The basic concept is a program under which farmers could be provided with minimum income assurance against declines in prices or marketings.  Resolution of this problem will be sought in sufficient time to bring in legislation to permit implementation of a program early in 1969 should it be required.  Subject to producer wishes and provincial support, the government is prepared to undertake discussions and consultations with other grain and corn producers and other groups with a view to establishing income protection programs having an objective similar to that envisioned for the western cereal producers.  Improved Cash Advances  To meet farmers' needs for operating funds at harvest time, Advance Payments will be increased, as soon as possible, to provide for the doubling, to $6,000, of the amount available to individual farmers as interest-free loans on farm stored grain. At the same time the burden of repayment will be eased by reducing the rate of repayment.  ECONOMY  [From a speech by P. E. Trudeau to the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., Vancouver, May 10]  "It would be futile to devise methods to improve our international trade while ignoring the ever present threats to domestic economic stability. The ability to compete in the markets of the world is dependent on the maintenance of a strong competitive position at home. Let me assure you that the Government shares the business community's concern with this problem. The Government intends to hold down Federal Government spendigg and to keep our expenditures in line with our tax' revenues. In other words, our aim is to achieve a balanced budget. We have also discussed with the provinces the need for restraint in expenditures by all levels of Government, and we intend to collaborate fully with them in determining priorities for achieving this goal. Strong measures have been taken in the fields of fiscal and monetary policy to reduce the pressures of excess demand in the Canadian economy."  INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM  [The Globe and Mail, June 15, 1968]  "We are planning to revise the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigations Act. The new provisions will encourage continuous problemsolving discussions between labor and management during the life of collective agreements and away from the crisis atmosphere of contract negotiations."  "We may need changes in the Canada Labor Standards Code to provide protection for workers whose employment ends through the initiative of the employer and to guarantee maternity leave and equal pay for female workers."  "We must . . . encourage continuous negotiation between representatives of labor and management on planning for technological change.  "Within federal jurisdiction, when severe technological displacement is expected, at least three months' notice should be given to employees affected and to Government departments and the municipality concerned.  "We intend to promote in collaboration with the provinces, unions, and industry, the standardization of apprenticeship programs.  "We must ensure that companies contracting out projects are not doing so to avoid their obligations under collective agreements.  "If we wish to encourage employees to run for public office, we must enable them to obtain leave of absence without risking their jobs, pension rights or seniority.  "Finally, in the interests of safety, we must allow a tax deduction for any safety equipment which a worker must pay for himself."