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Affirmative action: The Progressive Conservative Party has said that it is committed to a policy of atfhirmative action within the federal civil service. The affirmative action success in firms that apply for government contracts will be a tactor in the tendering process. Emphasis will also be placed on increasing the number of women appointed to federal decisionâ€"making bodies. m-mwmammw.mwmmmwmmmumm mmwmdaumwumamm.mm.uwm mmmumma-mmumdummuum. Pension reform: The commitment is to ensure pension security for all Canadians. One important component ¢um'smsmmm,wuwmdnm.mmdmn M'smmmmmnuuwm»nmuunmun meet our NATO commitments, handle our security needs, or assume peaceâ€"keeping obligations. An increase in our military spending â€" in light of our inability to perform rescue operations during the ocean ranger disaster or the tail ship sinking earkier this year â€" is both realistic and prudent. The necessity for nuclear disarmament does not preciude the necessity for a basic level of conventional military spending. Crown corporations have performed an important role in the economic, social, and cultural development of Canada. in recent years more and more questions have been raised about the management and accountability of Crown corporations. in the last three years the Liberals have bailed out Crown corporations with $3 billion of tax payers‘ money . The Progressive Conservative party established a task force to examine the role of Crown corporations. Amongst other things it recommended against the bail out of Crown corporations and called for the adoption of accounting procedures generally followed in the private secâ€" mwmfinmmm:wummmumm.m mmmmmmmkewmmm.mthmm.mewd the career access program. Local training councits will be established in the various economic regions to identify local job needs and train youngâ€"people to fill them. Yes. Because it is a matter of conscience Waliter McL.ean Progreul\@ Conservative m1mwo¢-umummnmq the gosis of reducing unemployment and the promotion of economic growt in recent years to maintain the social safety net during a time of econome this defict. Growth in the Canadian economy wil increase revenues ; unemployment insurance benefits. At the same time, more Canadans wil Canada‘s siructural deficit, however , is too high and governments have ; regard, i support no increase in the size of the civli service This has bee when the size of the civll service was trozen. m“h".pmbflmtamuq \riorest rates are dramatically lower than they were three years ago The be reasgonable level is by contralling the tederal deficit. We cannot avoid the American influence on our interest rates. Recenth Reserve, taced with a tast recovery, had to raise U.S. shortâ€"term interebt maation. in reaponse, the Bank of Canada rate has increased, but not Canadian chartored banks now have lower interest rates than ther U.S. or money out of Canads has put downward preseure on the Canadian doliar. allowing a measured deciire in the wvalue of the dolias to keep nien sbandoning cortrol of the exchange rate. Canada has $143 billon worth of wade with the United States per ndependent interest rate route, it would deny our traditional tracing relatio also mean the imposition of exchange controls. Uniees Canacians are p locked into influence on our smterest rates from the US. concept of zer0â€"based budgeting. in 1978, NATO countries agreed not to increase defence spending by mor Canada has been one of the few countries to respect this objective Canada is spending $4.73 mallon to add 138 CFâ€"18 fighter arcr development and consiruction in Canada of six frigates is bringing 30.00( ‘Canadians. We have already acquired 18 Aurora longâ€"range patrol aircr near future, 81.500 small arms will be purchased at a cost of $231 millk 1 personally do not support any increase in defence spending beyond terms) to which Canada is already commutted. 1 certainiy do not supg increase detence spending by over $4 billion â€" an increase of 50 per cent. on day care, small business support, apprenticeship programs for yout many other ways we can help Canadians. 1 personally support Canada taking the indliative on nuclear mmdusiyâ€"veriiable arms freeze for MATO and the Soviet alies. The peace and disarmament miliative of the Trudeau government is the: m.fiu“mtwn”dbmmmm‘ disarmament through Canada‘s membership in various treaty ummmmmmmnmaumi My position is that each situation must be judged carefully. A costâ€"ben industry and the jobs should be saved. if the analysis indicates the prob then the government should assist. if, however, the costâ€"benefit analysis government should not waste its money. Each situation must be judged a) | support affirmative action programs for women. b) i support equal pay for work of equal value. The Canadian t discrimination in pay between men and women for work dissimilar in con to 10 per cent of all Canadians who work within the tederal sphere. We i and federal agencies comply with this. We should also encourage firms government to endorse this concept, and to have affirmative action pla c) Pension reform is needed especially for women living on their own & improved survivor pension benefits; & better portability in pension plans; . & homemakers should be allowed to contribute to public pension pk 1 place a high priority on job creation for youth. We must help young peof The First Chance program announced by John Turner will help ease the { in January 1964, the Liberal government appointed a Minister of Stat established a $1 biflion Youth Opportunity Fund, for which an additional February 15 budget. As well, we need to encourage young women to enter nonâ€"traditional The time, energy and money we invest in youth today are investment over tomorrow. The future of Canada depends on how we help today‘s y & reasonabie interest rates; & job creation programs aimed at small business; & the continuation of wage/cost sharing programs â€" small business hire the people it needs. e No, i do not support a free vote on the abortion issue. I believe the e & simplification of the tax system to assist small business in the & faimess of tax admunistration; & reduction of the red tape which strangles small business, «& selective stimulation programs & increased assistance to small business for development of do » establishment of Small Business Canada‘‘ providing t Lynn Myers Liber