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“month, Bulloch, President of. GATT i is an 1 international : “Meanwhile; Ie let’ s. ‘bring some |

- the Canadian Federation of -_ confidence’ game. — o Un. of our, posctators | home
Independent Business, fortunately, we have on

“argued that: countries. aust realistic. ‘alternative - to

‘start negotiating — in- “ participating. in anew GATT | oe

ternational trade treaties in _ agreement at this time. But
~one-on-one — discussions. ~ let's recognize. GATT for the Peg

Group. talks,” Bulloch fraud that it is, realizing that:

‘stressed, will always. benefit’. neither Canada nor : any. “Of

the most powerful trading = the other nations: signing. the? : :

nations at the expense of the » agreement. “will -be able to. ‘Canadian Federation of
less: powerful traders. : live up ‘to. the conditions. . Independent Business.

_ Geneva, by all accounts,:
‘isa magnificent city, blessed
with a breath-taking. natural _
setting and _ outstanding
architecture (not to. mention

- some of the world’s priciest
_ hotels).
would dearly | love - to
vacation. in Geneva. -But
most Canadians can’t afford
the trip.

~ Government officials, of
course, are not most
Canadians. And they most
assuredly can afford the trip.

4 , :. deals concerning _ exports _ countries) and . alright | for: |

contingent which has been and ienports: “with armies oF workers -

_ ‘residing -in_ the. Swiss won- 7 ‘willing to cetept pemct ca :

derland for the better part of hour * (since ‘these nations -

_ 1978, keeping their hands in eave a. massive cost; “ad: -
the international . trade — Suppose, - for ‘instance, — ‘vantage that allows them to.

negotiations _ commonly Canada found that there was _ compete no matter what the -
known as GATT. \ an advantage in shipping our De

We “ don’ t “really” mind ;

(alright, ‘we mind - but just.a
little bit) the idea of our
hard-working government

folks living it up in exotic.

locales at public expense.

| What irks us more is the

futility of

. their venture.
GATT §is

designed

plunder the lesser taaing:

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Most’ Canadians S area: form of economic '

, ‘blackmail. The big. ‘three —
trading nations -- the United.
_ States, —
. Germany -.
, impose’.a- “universal set of

leather to. Taiwan, .

nations | like. Canada. rather

than establishing a world-

wide © equality in trade terms.

“The GATT . ‘ negotiations

Japan and West.
gang up to

tariffs on the lesser. nations.
The lesser. nations are not.

~ allowed to enter into. side

- using
Taiwanese: manufacturers. to
turn our leather into shoes at .

very low. tani rates. Ac-
cording -.

‘GATT
regulations, . ‘Canada would:
be required to. allow shoes
from all other countries into

_- Canada at the same low tariff _
rate -- even though those
‘countries might not be using

| _ - Cost of Selling
Gobbling Up Your Profits?

We’ re content with a nibble

GATT

~ Canadian leather or. helping ;
~ the Canadian economy. -_

_ - This ‘sort: of “all-for-one vo
philosophy works reasonably
the. ‘powerful |
countries (GATT. assures
_ that. their. products can get
into. all the countries which =
vare.. members— of. GATT), |
‘large, |:
. sophisticated . high-technol- + 7
-ogy Corporations (which
produce unique goods that - .
_ are unavailable from: other -

“well - for.

better ' for:

“The ‘world’s “philosophy
about trade agreements. must
change, John Bulloch told an -
- international . small. ‘business. _
convention in Spain - this.

regulations |
- stipulate). But, for the lesser _.
_ mations like Canada, GATT —
Steals Jobs from Canadians. a

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