DRAFT MINI-PROGRAM  INTRODUCTION  The New Democratic Party believes that the destiny uf Canada must be share:. by its people.  The development of Canada's vast resources, and the way in which the benefits should be shared, are matters which Canadians must decide through their own democratically-elected Parliament and legislatures.  New Democrats want to hand on to the children of Canada a new society, where excessive privilege and wealth for the few will be replaced by equal opportunities for the many.  They want to create a society where the technological revolution - computers and automation - will be used to create an exciting environment in which greater knowledge and human fulfillment will enrich the quality for all.  They want to create a society where the individual will not be dominated by any organization, public or private, and where the dead weight of one bureaucracy will not be substituted for another.  To make such fundamental changes in society is an exciting project. Ordinary and extraordinary Canadians can join in the task of demonstrating the belief of the New Democratic Party that it is people who count.  I. FULL EMPLOYMENT IN AN INDEPENDENT CANADA  The Trudeau government deliberately chose to induce paralyzing unemployment as an answer to inflation -- an inflation which is largely imported.  But, in the longer term, our vulnerability to recurring unemployment crises is also imported -- the inevitable result of a foreign-owned, branch-plant economy, based largely on the exploitation and export of raw materials.  Canadians are becoming ever mire convinced that -- if we are to progress beyond hewing wood and drawing water -- the Canadian people, through their government, crust take command of their economy.    UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION   Unemployment is not just a statistic. It is over half a million Canadians unable to find work. It is a $4 billion loss in annual production and a $1 billion less in tax revenue. It is a staggering increase in welfare costs. It is the incubator ;,f social unrest, of blighted lives, of young people unable to find a meaningful role or future in our society.  No government which has looked these .costs in the eye would deliberately choose unemployment as the answer to inflation. Yet that is what the Trudeau government did.  New Democrats put full employment as the primary economic goal. If some price rises occur because of full employment, it is far better and cheaper to compensate the victims of inflation -- those on fixed incomes -- than to squeeze the life out of the economy.  To meet the immediate crisis, a New Democratic government will:  . Institute a massive public housing program across the land;  . Invest in anti-pollution programs and accelerate socially useful public works;  . Increase purchasing power through tax relief for low-income groups and through increasing allowances for pensioners and others on fixed incomes;  . Provide funds to increase employment opportunities for young people in the area of services to people.  Include a meaningful cost-of-living escalator in pensions, allowances and unemployment insurance benefits.    ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE FUR CANADA   New Democrats have become convinced that recovering our economic independence is a crucial step in assuring full employment and achieving future prosperity. It is not merely a question of the nationality of the owners of capital; domestic monopoly is only marginally different from foreign monopoly. It is, rather, a question of effective control of our economic future and the freedom to plan and to create the kind of economy that produces maximum benefits for the Canadian people .  More than any other sector of the economy, Canadian resource industries are characterized by foreign ownership and high monopolistic concentration. Fir most extractive industries, half a dozen or fewer foreign-based, multi-national corporations account for nine-tenths of the output.  The raw materials extracted by these corporations are inputs for the economies of other nations. By an"' large, they are shipped unprocessed to manufacturing plants in other countries. So lung as this continues, Canada will be unable- to find enough jobs to employ its growing labour force.  New Democrats believe that cur natural resources should he managed in the long-terra best interests of Canadians; that Canada's natural riches should be the basis for highly efficient and competitive processing and manufacturing industries which provide well-paid jobs for skilled Canadian workers.  A New Democratic government will:  . Increase public investment in, and public control-of, resource industries by all available and appropriate means – including public ownership and joint participation with private industries. The first step in this process will be to acquire public ownership of oil and natural has distribution systems.  . Veto any continental energy deal.  . Establish a Canada Development Corporation totally owned and controlled by the Canadian public as a primary investment tool in new resource development.  .Plan and direct investment, to the end that more gnu more Canadian raw material provides opportunities for processing and manufacturing in Canadian plants before export.  II. PROVIDING SERVICES FOR A MODERN COMMUNITY  In a complex industrial society, people must turn to government to provide them with a broad range of community services and to guarantee that the necessities of life, like feud and shelter, will be available at price-s we can afford.  Entangled in their conservatism, Canadian governments have been slow to assume these responsibilities and faltering in carrying them out. A New Democratic government will take office with a long agenda of community needs to fulfill.  In Canada's federal system, must of the services which affect the quality of our quality lives are the direct responsibility of provincial governments. There are, however, many fields in which the central government must give leadership. It is an obligation which arises from its duty to provide all Canadians with fair share of opportunity and social justice wherever they may live in our country.  One of the first jobs of an NDP government in Ottawa will be to tackle Canada's housing crisis. When a quarter of our people live in sub-standard housing and when young families cannot fine a decent place to live it is a national disgrace that housing construction should actually have slowed down.  For 25 years, the shelter needs of low-income families and the aged have been almost totally neglected by all levels of government, while the only serious federal housing program was largely devoted to serving the needs of those with upper and middle-level incomes.  To New Democrats, housing is a basic social service, not a matter to be left to the vagaries of the market. Its financing is an urgent priority, net an easy source of revenue or a fiscal tap to be turned off and on at government's whim.  An NDP government will create a federal Department of Housing and Urban development. Working closely with the provinces, it would:  Provide generous financial assistance to meet the housing crisis 100% of the cost of land assembly and servicing, 100% of the; cost of public housing and 75% of the cost of rent subsidies.  . Bring down the cost of mortgage money by setting a subsidized ceiling for co-operative housing, homes for low-income families and for the ` rehabilitation of present housing.  Support the principle of integrated community development so that transportation, schools, recreation and shopping facilities are developed together with new and renewed housing.  Encourage the development of New Towns in areas of urban congestion.  A Program for Consumers  Canadians expect their government to protect them in their role as consumers, having learned from experience that the market does not automatically serve theft needs and wants. Extravagant advertising, promotional and packaging:, expenditures add to living costs without creating product improvement consumer enlightenment.  Now Democrats will establish a government department exclusively concerned with working for the consumer: It will:  Test consumer products and publicize the results.  . Enforce honest labeling and packat in regulations.  Regulate the operation of credit bureaus to protect consumers against erroneous information or the invasion of privacy.  Create a Prices Review Board to investigate unjustified price increases and publicize its findings.  Consumers have already banded together to help themselves in organizations such as Cc-operatives, Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires. A New Democratic government would help these movements by allowing incorporation of federal co-operatives and of a Central Credit Society with access to the Bank of Canada.  There is a special need to protect the public in the field of drugs. An NDP government will license drug manufacturers, and, if necessary, produce drugs under public auspices. It will encourage the sale of drugs under their generic names and provide more means to test drugs before they reach the market.    THE WORK FORCE   New Democrats recognize that a healthy trade: union movement, exercising the rights of free collective bargaining for working people, is an essential ingredient in a free democratic society.  While living lip service to the right to organize and bargain collectively, Canada's old-party governments have, in fact, shackled trade unions with more and more: restrictive labour laws: compulsory -arbitration, denial of the right to strike, ex parte injunctions. Further, these governments have failed to pin responsibility on industry for the consequences of automation, plant relocations and shut-downs.  A New Democratic government will not only "unstack" the law so that collective bargaining can once again fulfill its function; it will move beyond legalistic considerations to establish -- in the federal government and federal crown corporations -- a new model for labour-management relations. To that end it will enact a Labour Bill of Rights guaranteeing:  The right of 411 working people to join a union of Chair choice;  The unfettered right to peaceful assembly and picketing;  The right to bargain collectively on all matters arising out of technological change and automation.  . The right to trade union representation on Crown corporation boards and government boards administering social programs.  The right of a worker to his job until he resigns or retires -subject only to discharge for proven cause;  The right to obtain certification of a bargaining- unit without management intervention;  . The right to a clean, safe and healthful work environment.  Further, where a company proposes to shut down a plant employing a substantial number of workers, an NDP government will require full disclosure of the facts, and will assume control and operation where the facts warrant such action. Where a plant is closed, the company will be required to bear the full costs to the community and to the employees concerned.  Sharing Affluence  There are still many whim our society has failed to serve. Hundreds of thousands Canadians suffer the effects of unemployment or underemployment. Millions of Canadians are ill-housed or pay too much for their shelter. The needs of working women (particularly working mothers) are still largely ignored.  To New democrats, correcting these failures is one of the highest priorities facing Canadians. The huge resources of Canada make it possible for us to eliminate poverty and to provide this range of community sex-:rites which are necessities in a complex, urbanized society.  Social Priorities  One of the priorities in the face of poverty is the provision of an income ' f lcor ` below which no Canadian should be allowed to fall. A New Democratic government will ensure a minimum income for every Canadian. This income, when combined with a broad program of social services, would ',e: set sufficiently high to ensure a standard of living compatible with health ante self-respect.  The guaranteed income would not replace other existing social insurance schemes but New Democrats relieve that it would -provide the way of ending poverty and of wiping, out assistance programs based en needs or means tests. The level of guaranteed income would be subject to regular review, not only to preserve its purchasing power but to keep it in line with improvements in our standard of living.  In addition to the guaranteed annual income, a New Democratic government is committed to immediately increasing the old age pension benefit to ;125 a month without a means or income test. Further, the NDP will provide tax credits which will ensure that no pensioner pays any income tax unless his income is above an adequate basic level. Future benefits and tax credits will be tied to the cost of living.  Beyond Medicare  although prepayment of doctor bills has been an important forward step, it falls far short of meeting the health care mooed of the Canadian people. Indeed,, the present administration of medical any: hospital plans is tending to ''freeze" a system of health care delivery which is fragmented antiquate,"', inefficient and costly.  The New Democratic Party believes we should move quickly toward a pros-ram, of health care services which  . are comprehensive;  . are oriented toward prevention;  . encourage innovative approaches to the organization an(' delivery of health care.  To that end an NDP government will extend coverage to include dental., para-medical and medical-social services. It will .-also assist in the establishment of community-sponsored group health centres through capital grants any: long-term leans .  Canada's Native Peoples  after inure than a century, Canadians are coming tc. understand their responsibility for the position .:f the Indian and Eskimo. It is o history of paternalism, exploitation and cruel indifference.  Canada's native people must have the right t; make theft own decisions. May must have the dominant rule in controlling the economic development of their communities and they must have the resources to make it a success.  New Democratic government will -recognize the aboriginal and treaty rights of North American Indians and Eskimos in terms of modern equivalents. It will also establish a Native Reparation Funs' to be administered by and for the native peoples.  Education  Education in Canada is a provincial responsibility; but there are areas where a strong federal initiative is possible which, always respecting the particular position of Quebec, may be welcomed by the provinces. Many provinces will need federal assistance to achieve the NDP ;cal of free higher education for all who can qualify academically for it.  Broadcast in,.-..  A New Democratic government is committed to increasing the financial support of the CBC to make it less dependent on commercial advertising to make possible long,-range dove development planning and to expand encouragement and development of Canadian talent.  The fields of cable TV and community programming must be predicated on service to the public need rather than operation solely for private profit and advantage.  Women in- Canada  Equal pay for equal work an equal minimum wages, long advocated by the New Democratic Party, are essential programs to improve the position it ion of women in Canada. But women arc discriminate.: against in many other ways, both hidden and overt. Much more is required if women are to achieve equality in fact.  It will be the business of a New Democratic government to establish the role of women as equal participating partners in today's home, social, public and economic life.  Working women need laws with teeth in them to prohibit discrimination based on sex or marital status. The agency administering these laws should have broad powers of investigation and enforcement and be able to guarantee protection against discriminatory action for those who file complaints. Laws should be applicable to all employers, and to hart-time as well as full-time positions.  Maternity leave with pay, and without penalties, should be mandatory.  Vocational and technical training should be made freely available and tailored to the needs of the mature woman entering or reentering the labour force.  Mothers who are making a full-time job of caring, for their children deserve credit through the taxation system as a partial offset for the salaries they arc foregoing.  An NDP government will make available free information on family planning and birth control devices to anyone requesting them. Section 237 (Abortions) will be re-moved from the Criminal Code.  h New Democratic government will enact a Child Care Act, making available federal funds on a cost-share basis, with the provinces to organize, build and operate child care centres.  III. PRIMARY PRODUCERS - AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES  Capitalist economists, bemuses: by the process of industrialization in a private enterprise economy, have created a myth. This myth maintains:  . That urbanization is synonymous with "progress";  That primary industry -- particularly food production – is an activity of a lower order which is appropriately less rewarding than industrial employment;  . That the faster people are forced off the land into the urban labour market, the mere productive and advanced is the society which forces them.  10. r Whatever grain of truth lies suspended in this myth derives from the early nays of industrialization when struggling entrepeneurs required cheap labour for industries which were highly labour-intensive. Today, as ever more sophisticated technology displaces workers, the labour requirements of secondary industry arc actually declining.  As fur urbanization -- it is questionable that the congestion, pollution aims social malaise which infest our large urban centres make the ideal habitat for man. Is it demonstrably clear that it is better to have 95 per cent of our population in cities than -- say -- 75 per cent?  The problems w:; face in our cities are enormous. On the other side of the coin are the problems faced in our de-populated rural areas: the erosion of small communities; the disintegration of a service structure and a social system praised in our literature but damned in our policies.  Economists can find a hundred reasons why this process of rural de-population must move inexorably onward -- presumably until we reach that ideal state when no-one lives in rural areas and we are all happily stacked up in high-rises. Fur proof of this brand of economic thinking, red; the report of. the federal Task Farce on Agriculture, which is the basis of the Tradeau farm policy.  New Democrats believe there are rational answers to the problems of agriculture and rural life:  Intervene to stabilize the agricultural population at a level which will support a reasonable range of rural services.-,  Make farming; more rewarding by stabilizing costs of Production and raising form incomes  Implementation of policies to achieve these ends will require close cooperation Between federal and provincial governments.  Costs of production will be stabilized by (1) regulating, controlling and standardizing the farm machinery industry; (2) creating Public land banks to lease lane to farmers, thus lowering the cost of capital; and (3) extending a wide range of credit programs at low cost to farm families and cc-operatives.  Numbers of farmers will be stabilized by limiting farm size, the upper limits to be set regionally by the; farmers themselves. This will be buttressed by laws prohibiting foreign or corporate takeover of farm lands.  11.  Farm income will be raised through a combination of regulating domestic prices at the producer level, establishing national, producer-controlled marketing boards, and an aggressive export sales policy. A basic guaranteed net income fen farm families will underpin. pricing and marketing, policies.  Federal policies affecting Canada's fishing industry have, in the post, been initiated without proper consultation with Canadians whose livelihood depends on fishing. Consultation on, an'? endorsement of, fisheries policies will be undertaken by the NDP with producers to;  Establish a Frozen Fish Corporation-,  Assist in rationalization and modernization of the industry through training, ii: ing, marketing and development programs;  Establish and enforce a 12-mile limit for Canadian draggers, 100-mile limit for f ire inn draggers s : seek an international catch quota system beyond 100 miles;  Use Canadian Forces, in a coastguard function, to enforce limits.  IV. AN INDEPENDENT AND POSITIVE ROLE IN THE WORLD  New Democrats believe that Canada is ready to play an independent and positive role in the won la . On a p genet threatened by nuclear destruction and already afflicted by widespread starvation, Canadians are involved in humanity's peril.  Speaking and acting fir ourselves is net abandonment of traditional friends and allies. Canadians arc becoming aware that we can serve our common cause gutter by speaking out than by standing silent while folly and wickedness are committed in our name.  Canada has an enormous stake in helping to build a world community responsive to the rule of law. ro Lack that stake, :,re need a new set of ,priorities and a new style in the conduct of our international affairs.  We have no alternative to the United Nations. We must back k it in every possible way, by channeling; cur external aid through its agencies, by providing it with the services of our armed forces and by assuming a greater share of its financial burden. In spite of disappointments, w,: must support the establishment of a permanent U.N. peacekeeping force while insisting, in future, that social and economic changes must be promoted in concert with any police duty .  The time is overdue to dismantle the series of military alliances which were ,cur foreign policy twenty years ago In the mortal struggle for peace we must  . Work for a world disarmament treaty and oppose use or testing of nuclear weapons, above or below ground, anywhere, anytime;  . Withdraw from NATO and NORAD  n a world of nuclear weapons, no conflict can be tolerated and no threat to world peace ignored. For its own sake and the world's, Canada must use: all the influence it possesses to end wars before they begin. That is why the NDP fully supports the principle of universal membership in the United Nations.  The war in Vietnam must be stopped. It is a threat of fearful dimension to world peace. It has also become a war of 1 unit less and pointless barbarity. Canada must use every influence at her command, public and private, to end the conflict. When fighting has stopped, Canada must help t o rebuild both parts of this tortured land.  In Vietnam and elsewhere, the real enemy of world peace is net conspiracy but human misery. This is the enemy which Canadian resources must fight. But despite the aid programs of developed countries like Canada, the gap between the developing countries and ourselves continues to widen. ?, New Democratic government will:  Immediately increase our external aid to one per cent of Gross National Product;  As far as possible, remove requirements for Canadian content to maximize benefits;  it a ct the greater portion of Canada's aid through international agencies.  V. NEW KIND OF GOVERNMENT  What kind of government do Canadians want?  :vow Democrats think that they want a government which is as confident about Canada as they are - and just as determined that long-standing national problems are going to be solved .  They want a government ready to serve the needs of a modern industrial economy, with policies to cope with our housing crisis, the rising cost of lining and the unfairness of our taxation system.  They are looking for a government that knows its own mint:, with a little flair and a lot of determination to ;et things done. Canadians are ready to back that kind of government in renewing Confederation, regaining control of our own economy and giving Canada her own positive voice in the world.  That's why Canadians are looking to New Democrats to establish the first truly, progressive government is our history. We don't make light of the problems and we don't promise never to make mistakes. But we dc: challenge Canadians to join in building, a society as free and generous a s the lane in which we live.  June 15, 1971. 0TTAWA 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.