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i By TIM SMITH - a

Canada doesn’ t count for
much: ‘in. the, “world: of ‘in- |
Our ° research | ‘and.

“by”

dustry.

‘development. efforts,

international standards, are ~
pretty meagre. Andevenour
“resource producers ..don’t ...
have as much control cover...
their: ‘markets as. Was once: -

‘the: case. _

. But, when it ‘comes to.
turning out bureaucrats,
Canada desperately ©

__ fighting to: reach the top. In
per capita ‘terms, our civil ©
service. has reached
awesome | proportions. But,
worse yet, is the fact. ‘that,
over the past ten years, our.
bureaucrats, . especially - vat
the provincial level, fave:
been the “lead horse”
determining . the levels of
salaries and fringe benefits in
Canada. And that sets those
governments apart from
_ those of virtually every other ©
country in the Western
World. West Germany, for
example, insists that - civil.

service | remuneration . lags 7
slightly behind. private in- ”

comes. | .

There’ s alot more at stake

in civil service salaries than —

~~ simply how high the tax bill”
is going to be for the rest of
us... When - bureaucratic.

= government.

The. “workers

-. who are in the: private. sector .

a,

“parison purposes,
inside and outside: govern- -
‘ment? ‘You. can't, in most .
cases, So we are’ immediately

* demand — higher “wages* to”

bring” ‘them’. “up’ ‘with: the:

- government... ‘employees— ee
and an: inflationary cycle is
‘Started. . ae

an

The problem has reached’
the: point where the federal

‘government’ s. or -C-28,"
: introduced | ‘the. last
session, . “ineludes the.

‘stipulation that parity must.
_be achieved between public
-and private wages. Ce

That’ S. a noble. “objective _

but reaching it-promises to -

be tougher ‘than. might: ‘be.
“assumed. How, for example, —

does: one .actually find the

same: function with | equal --
responsibilities, - “for |
both |

faced with the impossibility —

of making accurate com-..
- parisons. Still, it is possible
to arrive .at. some rough —

"approximations. —

Even assuming | that \ wage -

“rates became identical - in
- both sectors, © government
employees. would: still, .

fact, be more. ‘generously
paid. The difference is found |
in pension plans. One study
conducted for. the: federal |

salaries start running ahead government found that: the

of . private wage rates,
business finds that. it can’t
‘get the good workers; all.the

best people - gravitate to. workers 1 in ‘private busis A ess.. s. to -

a

(4133 Lonsdaie
North Van

more generous’ government —

pensions equalled: about 9% —

higher. - pay ~ ‘compared - fo.

vo pensions are far more liberal © “|

nee “pensation unless government :

com-*

‘Upon barcotl “i this ad.

‘Debbie. would -
- former customers to Unicutters.

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“The | government has”
- changed the. pension . rules
recently and” eliminated...
- unlimited indexing,’ SO some. .

of the. differential Be : “FOR THE MIR: FIXIT
climate. But it. remains “fl This 3 bdrm. full bsmt. home has great potential oe
true” that. government: | - & is-attractively priced in the 50's. Details with’

. DEN. or LOIS COUCH. 985-2398 or 985-71 a @s 7 :
than “those run. by. the 4°" | be
: business community at large. oo

‘The: “fesson ‘should “be
“clear. There is no way that
Ottawa. can. ‘achieve “com-_
prability ‘between . ‘private ©
“and. public’ sector com-. ~

ve farm
‘Upper ‘Lynn Valley”
bathrms.,; games.
“bright “Family” kit."
harm! JIM
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din. rm: & a ige. f
‘ull of country
“& ELAINE FRASER 985-4641 or

pensions are: ‘brought i in line..*

- This’ may. mean‘ unpleasant oe

civil service’ strikes; :un-
% fortunately, the alternative i is”
even, less pleasant. Se

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| opens. to H/F pool'n patio-4 bdrms., 2. baths, -
* games rm. too!.$88.000. MARIE. AUZIN. 980-
*. 9298 or PETER DAVIDSON (987-5917 or ‘985- a

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-message from ‘the Canadian —

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