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By TIM O’CONNOR

TORONTO(UPC) - The _ fe-
deral government's latest
auto import agreément with
Japan fails to implement
needed Canadian content
rules and scuttles hopes for
more Canadian jobs, United
Auto Worker director for
Canada Robert White said
Monday.

“It clearly says to the
Japanese they are allowed 20
per cent of our market in
cars, with what appears to be
no limit on trucks, with no

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complains abou

commitment
content in
agreements to
more parts in
White said.
Under
nounced

of Canadian
terms of
purchase
Canada,”

proposals
earlier

an-
In-

-ternational Trade Minister

Gerald Regan, Japanese
automobile exports to
Canada for the current fiscal
year would drop to 153,000
units, about 20 per cent less
than in 1982-83 when Japan
exported nearly 170,000
automobiles and trucks to
Canada.

The agreement made no

reference to any Canadian
content in the Japanese
vehicles.

White told a news con-
ference the agreement
allowed Japanese
automakers to “retain an
intolerably large share of the

Canadian market” and
confirmed the need _ for
Canadian content
legislation. :

He said the agreement
with the Japanese ignores a
joint task force report by
federal industry ministry and
labor groups which urged 60
per cent content in all

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foreign autos.

The report last month said
the measure would add
40,000 jobs to the 100,000
existing jobs in the Canadian
auto industry. It said 40,000
new jobs also would be
created in supply industries
and 50,000 more would
result from spinoff effects.

“It’s not a good agreement

for Canada and shows the
task force recommendations
must be agreed upon im-

mediately,” said White,
adding the UAW _ would
press for legislation

stipulating Canadian con-
tent.

White said Japan had a
larger percentage of the
Canadian market than either

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