More than half of the bills brought by r Trudeau's government have been simple housekeeping measures revisions to existing laws of nearly enough attention is being given to the pressing problems of the future."  A P C government would prevent large-scale development programs which delete our natural resources and provide little return on the form of permanent jobs.  APC government would be committed to a policy of full equality for Canadian women. It would thoroughly review its own hiring policies to encourage absolute equality of opportunity. It would provide training programs for the development of a system of day-care centres, to be established in co-operation ,&:!h !lie provinces.  APC government would put forward a Charter of consumer rights for Canada, integrating all consumer legislation with new policies and involving greater public participation in their formulation.  AA P C. government would supper t Canada's largest primary industry agriculture, through greater emphasis on product sales promotion and world market research, on the availability of farm credit, on the development of farm management programs.  Of particular importance would the appointment of a grain transportation control to ensure against the loss of world markets through failures in transportation.  A P C government would undertake, at once, new initiatives in the fields of housing and pollution control. Through the establishment of federal Department u• Urban Affairs, a P.C.. government working with the provinces -would help to tuner the acquisition of land banks' around major urban centres; it would promote the use of new production techniques and innovative design in housing; it would provide federal assistance for the development of mass transit systems. both urban and inter-urban.  A P.C. government would create truly effective Department of the Environment, with stronger regulatory powers. It would enact an environmental Bill of Rights, clearly guaranteeing the purity of our air, soil and water. And it would vigorously enforce effective standards, in a joint effort with the provinces.  “Making Canada better tomorrow means changing a lot of-things about Canada now: the ways in which we . work together; the ways and the degree to which we care about each other; the way we feel about ourselves and our country's future. s "I believe it has to mean changing the way we are governed What we feel for Canada is our common bond. What ewe do about it is our common purpose. We can create a better life for more Canadians . And I am confident, with your trust and support, that we will."  Robert L. Stanfield.  "I have always felt that people wanted to be connected to their society by contributing something to it. Here they are in this land of unquestioned riches, yet for so many of them the future suddenly offered nothing more than the prospect of putting in time, along with the assurance that their basic necessities would be looked after through some form of payment out of public funds. This country has to have direction that is oriented to the real social and human needs of its people." Robert L. Stanfield April 29th,1972.  'The Trudeau government has made unemployment a way of life in Canada.  And unemployment and inflation are still rising together. Yet still the government assures us that all is well."  -RLS  All is not well  What cost you live dollars four years ago, to-day costs you six.-Six hundred thousand Canadians are out of work right now, . . . an increase of two hundred thousand from four years ago. "'You don't have to know muck about economics to realize that creating unemployment to light inflation just hasn't worked-Arid worse, an that-it has hurt people.  Canada can do better.  A.P.C. government, led by Robert Stanfield, would make its first priority lobs for all Canadians.  A P C. government would stop , the personal income tax increases scheduled by the Trudeau government for January 1 st and introduce 1 immediate tax cuts to put more money in the hands of consumers. firs would stimulate demand for more products, generate increased production to meet this demand and. in the process, create jobs.  A P C government would eliminate the federal sales tax on building materials !o entourage construction because construction means jobs.  A P.C. government would expand the retraining opportunities available through ?he Department of Manpower, and make trot agency morn aggressive in searching out job vacancies.  Beyond these immediate measures. a P.C. government would act to strengthen our job c creating potential for the future. It would increase direct government investment in rest dish and technology, and speed up the process by which Canadian innovations can be marketed around the world.  A P.C. government would encourage ongoing labour/management negotiations to reduce the time lost through strikes. And it would encourage cost and profit snaring experiments to Chance productivity, and combat the growing sense of alienation felt by many workers.  I believe inflation must be dealt with in ways that don' affect lobs. n en emergency this would involve the use of temporary wage and price controls, as the only humane alternative to another massive economic slow-down.  the nation  "The consequences of Mr. Trudeau's economic mismanagement extend well beyond the obvious problems of increased unemployment and continuing inflation.  Over the past four years, those who have had the least have paid the most for the failure of government policy, and the lack of it." -RLS  According to the Economic Council of Canada, nearly half of all families in the Atlantic region are poor. Seven out of every ten senior citizens are poor.  income in Canada's rural areas averages half to two thirds that of urban areas, and is declining.  Canada can do better.  A P.C. government would work with the provinces to develop new programs, more realistically tailored to the needs of Canada's under-developed regions. It would fund a wider and better integrated range of projects. embracing more job intensive activities.  It would end cost-sharing programs that discriminate against the poorer provinces, and replace them with unconditional grants.  A P.C. government would end Canada's welfare mess by helping, through incentives and other means, those Canadians who can work to achieve independence from government handouts.  A P.C. government would increase old age security payments immediately, to reflect fully increases in the cost of living since the last substantial adjustment in basic pension in 1967.  These measures would meet the immediate problem.  But for the future we must think in terms of a stronger Canadian economy which rewards the participation of more Canadians.  The issue of Canadian economic independence has consistently received more attention from the Canadian people and from the media than from the government. Trudeau's proposed legislation fails to ensure the survival and expansion of Canadian companies, fails to increase a Canadian presence in existing subsidiaries, fails to provide for full financial disclosure by subsidiaries of foreign corporations; fails to invite the legitimate interest and concern of the provinces.  A P.C. government would provide incentives to increase the investment of Canadian risk capital in Canada and increase Canadian participation in our. economy.  And, recognizing a mint responsibility APC  What Canada has now is not a government in the proper sense of the term at all.It's a collection of politicians trying to preserve power without regard to long standing principles of democratic practice and ministerial responsibility." -RLS  In the 1950's and early 1960's, the support staff of the prime minister cost the people roughly $50,000 annually. As of October 1, 1971, Mr. Trudeau's office staff total d 90 people at a gross annual cost of 5915,684'~his increase in the power of the executive is a source of serious concern, since it reduces the influence of the elected representatives of the people.  Canada can do better.  A Progressive Conservative government would assure adequate power and resources for the Auditor General, one of !he most effective safeguards available to Parliament and the Canadian people against the abuse of government power and the misuse of public funds.  A P.C. government would provide greater opportunities and specific time allotments for individual members of parliament to bring forth private bills and have them considered and voted upon by Parliament.  A P.C. government would support the televising of Parliament on an experimental basis.  A P.C. government would introduce legislation granting to Parliament, the press, and the public, right of access to all government information other than mar class, under :he Official Secrets Act, or special categories o! information which-for clearly valid reasons - should not be publicly available (for example, persona! income tax returns). A message for you . ..  Before you vote, we want you to consider whether our policies make sense for Canada.  Our policies are directed at using Canada's talents - a well-educated public, a wealth of natural resources, millions of acres of productive land and an economy that consistently performs better than that of any other country.  We think we can put it all together, not by clamping controls on a dynamic society, but by doing dozens of things that will move us forward.  Most of the policies we introduced in the last couple of years and those we are putting forward in this campaign have been aimed at helping Canadians where it counts most - in the family budget.  We are concerned with providing Canadians a secure supply of reasonably priced:    FOOD, HOUSING & CLOTHING   FOOD  We import a lot of food, and when it comes to items like oranges and coffee this will never change. But in Canada we have good farmers and we have policies to help them to be better farmers, to produce more essential foods at lower cost to you. Most of these policies were introduced before the Opposition closed Parliament but I want to list them again.  Our agricultural policies are designed to achieve greater stability for farm incomes, easier financing for farmers, improved markets for their products, increased production and fair freight rates.  We will increase cash advances on Prairie grains to $15,000, guarantee the two-price wheat system, defer final payment for the 1973-74 crop year to 1975. And we will time final payments to better enable farmers to plan their operations.  Our Western Grain Stabilization Plan - a voluntary fund - will protect the incomes of Prairie grain farmers from drops in market prices and from rising production costs.  The Canadian Wheat Board, under the Liberal Government, will continue as the cornerstone of Prairie grain marketing.  To protect farmers producing crops other than grain we will amend the Agriculture Stabilization Act to reflect changing production costs.  To encourage young farmers to buy land, we will change the Farm Credit Act to allow for more lenient and flexible loan requirements.  Our new crop storage program will pay the costs of storage up to 160 million bushels a year, providing increased storage for corn, oats, wheat, and barley throughout Canada.  Our feed grain policy will give all farmers direct access to Western grains.  We will increase our access to foreign markets for Canadian farm products.  Our fishermen have an increasingly important role in supplying food for Canada and in the world. We will continue to encourage and assist in the development of a Canadian fishing fleet to harvest the resources available to this country.  High priority will be given to programs aimed at assessing, harvesting, processing and marketing under-utilized species of fish.  We propose an income stabilization plan for fishermen to ensure a reasonable average level of earnings.  HOUSING  We've been producing lots of housing. In fact, the number of new dwellings is running ahead of the number of new families.  Our housing policies which I announced in the middle of the campaign will reshape the housing market in Canada.  If builders want government financing they will have to produce housing at a price you can afford. They will get government loans only if they produce houses or condominiums that will sell at prices below the going rate.  And to further help Canadians own their own homes, we have said this: If you are the first-time buyer of a new house, you will receive $500 a fair way of off-setting the 1 I % building tax . ...If you have a low or medium family income we will subsidize your mortgage payments on a newly-purchased home up to $SO a month.  Oar Registered Home Ownership Savings Plan will enable you to deduct $1,000 annually from your taxable income - to a maximum $10,000 and set it aside for the purchase of your first home.  We will continue the policy of not increasing rents on all federallycontrolled accommodation for our senior citizens.  CLOTHING  Clothing is a major item in the family budget. Again, we import a lot, but we have been giving financial assistance to our textile and footwear industries to help them produce good, inexpensive clothing for Canadians.  In the budget which the Opposition defeated we proposed the removal of the sales tax on adult clothing - we had already exempted children's clothing and footwear - and we will bring you this relief as soon as possible after July 8th.  When we are talking about food, housing and clothing we need to talk about our new transportation policy because this is the way we will deliver the goods at less cost.  Transportation  We are going to rebuild and reshape Canada's transportation system for today's and tomorrow's needs with a revolutionary set of policies and programs.  We are going to reduce bottlenecks by upgrading our railways, strengthening roadbeds, double-tracking and, eventually, going electric.  We're going to double our exports in the next several years and we must deliver our goods to world markets on time.  Our total grain transportation system will be revamped.  Regional inequalities in freight rates will be abolished.  Rail access to Canadian ports will be improved. Better use will be made of existing facilities and port capacities will be increased.  A Liberal Government will create a Canadian Passenger Transportation Corporation to ensure an efficient high quality rail and bus service in Canada.  We will create a network of bus lines across Canada tailored to the needs of the passenger. ,  Look for high-speed passenger rail service. Our first priority will be service between population centres such as Quebec City and Windsor.  URBAN TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT  We will help develop urban transportation systems which will contribute to the kind of city growth people want.  Financial assistance will be given to new suburban commuter transit systems which will contribute to good urban development.  Financial support will be available to encourage Canadian design and engineering of top quality transit vehicles, systems, machinery and equipment.  New air routes will be introduced by a Liberal Government and flight frequencies will be increased to improve service in and between regions.  Air service to remote areas will be increased. Regional and third-level carriers will receive greater financing, engineering and management assistance.  Canada's national highways system will be strengthened and measures will be introduced to facilitate a more efficient and profitable operation for our truckers.  All of these transportation measures will be keyed to increasing the free flow of people and goods in the face of rapidly changing social and economic conditions.  Industry and Resources  We want to become more self-reliant as a country. Our new Foreign Investment Review Agency will make sure that foreign firms will not be able to buy Canadian firms unless it is of significant benefit to Canada. From now on, foreign firms will have to show that Canada will gain through jobs or technology before they can buy out a Canadian firm.  At the same time, we are taking on a new imaginative program called "upgrading of resources".  For years we have earned much of our money selling our resources in their raw form. Now w want to process them into a more manufactured ~State. This means more jobs in Canada, more industry in Canada. We no longer want to send our oil out of the country only to have to pay high prices to buy imported plastics and chemicals.  We are negotiating with other countries to have tariffs reduced so that our mariufactured goods have better access to foreign markets.  You and the Marketplace  A Liberal Government will ensure that all Canadians are dealt with fairly in the marketplace.  We will come down hard on those who mislead the public with their advertising; who fail to fully disclose all information about their product or service. We will force full and complete disclosure of the effective rates of interest on such items as mortgages, charge accounts and credit cards. We will establish a loan insurance plan to help steadily employed low-income wage earners establish credit. We will move against profiteers, price gougers and others who prey on those least able to defend themselves.  Double ticketing, pyramid and referral selling will be brought under strict government control.  Our new Bankruptcy Act will protect wage earners if their employers go bankrupt.  social security  Our goal is to assist and protect those Canadians who are least able to support themselves.  We will provide a guaranteed income for those whose income is insufficient because they are unable to work, such as the mentally and physically handicapped and single parents who must remain at home on account of children. It could also be extended to those who choose early retirement.  We will provide relief to those who need it most by continuing to reduce income taxes for low-income families.  We will introduce a new income supplement program to assist those workers who are earning less than a minimum standard - to encourage them to keep on working rather than go on assistance.  We will introduce legislation to provide allowances where needed for the husbands and wives of old-age security recipients. It will apply to people between the age of 60 and 65.  Benefits under Liberal programs such as Family Allowances, old-age and Canada Pension Plans are now automatically increased in line with the cost of living.  As Canadian:...  We need a government in Ottawa that will represent all of us. Our daily lives are affected by many things - food, housing, income, the level of social security, the cost of transportation. Differences between the provinces have to be resolved. We are doing this with the energy problem - resolving differences between producers and consumers so that all Canadians will share in the benefits of our resources. We are acting in these areas for the benefit of every Canadian. We have the resources. We have the people. We can develop a society  where every Canadian has a fair and equal chance.  But it won't happen by itself. Leadership is required.  We have the program. We have the leadership.  Think about it - and us - on July 8th. INFLATION:  "Canada is now in the middle of one of the worst, if not the worst, storms of inflation that it has ever experienced, and there is serious danger that it soon could rage out of control."  ""The inevitable conclusion is chat this government has lost the capacity to continue governing."  Toronto Star. May 7, 1974 '  In 1970, Trudeau said his government had "licked the,'` . problem of inflation. In April, 1974, he said the next "few weeks or months will make it evident we have solved this problem." .  Over the Last three years, consumer prices in Canada rose 23%. This year, living costs will go up by at least another 10% food prices by more than 1?a6.  If you invested IM Canada Savings Bonds last year-if you maintained a savings account-you lost money in purchasing power:  Meanwhile, government spending has increased 106.46 since the Trudeau government came to power.  STANFIELD'S ANSWER:  "Mr. Stanfield says that something can. be done and he. . would do it with an immediate, brief freeze on all incomes, profits and prices; to break the vicious circle of inflationary expectations, followed by a system of more flexible controls. for several years, if necessary. He does rot say that this method would entirely cure an inflation epidemic throughout the world. He dues not promise anything lire the Utopia of a perfectly just society. He does say, however, that the disease of inflation can be checked before it becomes incurable, if the nation has the will to act in time.  Winnipeg Free Press, February 9, 1974 .  In addition to introducing temporary controls, a Stanfield government would index Canada Savings Bonds to protect small investors from loss by inflation. It would remove federal : y sales tax from alt clothing and footwear: eliminate the in fta tionary 11°'a tax on building materials: establish a Public Interest Disputes Commission to head off cosily strikes and lockouts in essential industries and services.  There wilt certainly be temporary inconveniences and difficulties in getting our program launch. That’s true of any emergency program-and 1 believe the spectre of two-figure inflation in Canada is very real emergency for millions of ordinary Canadians. !=or too many of them, it's nothing short of a crisis."  Housing "we refuse to believe the government of this v:. .~ country cannot make available enough serviced lots to meet , demand and put a stop to the shocking and shameful price . Canadians are now expected to pay, for a home."--RLs  qbA Stanfield government will co=operate with the provinces a and municipalities to provide more serviced residential tots, s well as eliminating the 1196 sales tax on building materials  The High Cost of Government Federal expenditures are themselves part of the problem of inflation. Runaway costs as those for the unemployment insurance program, or Information Canada, or even the high cost for ineffective government boards such as the Prices Review Board-wilt add up to a 2696 increase in government spending this year.  A.-We can hardly ask Canadians to exercise restraint as consumers, if the government has no regard for spending restraint and discipline. We wilt subject every government program to a rigorous inflation test."-ms  small Business "We value highly the rights of individuals end their freedom to use their initiative and talents to their own and society's mutual advantage. We put a great deal of reliance on small business.  We wilt implement a Canadian Investment Incentive program: Canadians will be able to deduct from their taxes : one-half of any new amount up to 5000 invested in eligible Canadian-owned small business.”  Regional Disparity "it has been impossible for the provinces to plan, much less implement, when the government-in Ottawa is strangled by red tape and confused by competing bureaucracies.  We are going to make regional economic expansion mean something besides endless meetings, empty assurances and half-measures."-RLs  Unemployment Insurance We took the position during the 1972 election that the government was hiding the facts on unemployment Insurance They had presented a 3111 to the House indicating that it might cost 5500 million. it turned gut to be $2 billion.  "And when we ask-why this fantastic increase in cost ~, the Minister says he doesn't know. The real answer is .hat _° . the government neither knows nor warts to know." -,  We would launch a formal enquiry to determine the causes of this costly breakdown in public administration."-RLs  "I believe the Canadian people 'recognize how Important it is-especially in these times-to have a government with a , sense of national purpose, that recognizes the need for . stability and reliability at the centre of a nation Canadians : in all walks of life--housewives, workers.* farmers, businessmen-need -Ehe assurance that those who govern the country are able and determined to do the job.  '"What Canada has achieved to this day has been the result of men and women with the will and the incentive to  work, to save and to build for the future. We propose to reward savings, not confiscate them ...to generate more  investment, not less ...to curb taxation, not increase it to encourage private ownership of homes, farms and profitable enterprise, not discourage it.  "It is important for the Canadian people to realize that continued acceptance of an increasing rate of inflation means a very real injustice to many people who have no way to protect themselves if the government fails to act."-  Robert Stanfield works at his job of understanding people, ;., their problems and their aspirations. Between 1 969 and :1973, he :gas travelled more than 438,000 miles. in Canada 'and visited hundreds of communities.  Just as he has been a working leader, he will be a working  .Prime Minister ...giving Canada dedicated, thoughtful and .  ' ..responsible leadership. ~ _ ~ ._ _ .. _ ~ - -  - This t§ 2 time when his qualities of integrity, sincerity and fairness are needed in the service of all the people, provinces and regions of Canada. This is why so many Canadians believe he is the right man for the times.  "Maybe Canadians have had a bellyful of demagoguery and charisma. "...there is an alternative. In tact, the only alternative is Stanfield.  Toronto Sun. May 9, 1974