Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 11, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday november 11, 1969 ii Gordon voices warning Kingston ont. Up writer Gordon former libera finance minister says the views and proposed policies of the new democratic party May gain a wider audience if Noth ing is done to regain control of Canadian Industry. Speaking at a recent Queen s University seminar or. Gordon said foreign control is a threat and a serious one to Canada s Independence and the dominate role of american business and labor unions in Canada represents a new form of financial or of economic Colo or. Gordon said he doubts canadians would support a widespread program of nationalization. However he warned that the nip s program of in creased government intervention to promote greater National control of Industry would attract nationalists who cannot identify with other parties whose poli cies result in foreign control. When he was a Cabinet minis Ter or. Gordon appointed Mel Ville Watkins a University of Toronto economist to examine the effects of foreign control on Canada s Economy and National life. Prof. Watkins and other economists reported to the govern ment that while Canada needs foreign investment domination of sectors of the Economy by foreign owned companies was a to sovereignty. This year prof. Watkins and an nip group prepared a strongly worded manifesto Call ing for Steps to end economic domination by foreign firms. The manifesto was rejected by the nip policy conference in Winnipeg last month As being too anti american. But the party passed a policy motion which said foreign control was Stark and threaten ing in Canada. Or. Gordon called for measures to prevent . Law and policy from applying to american owned subsidiaries in Canada. He also proposed tax incentives to encourage canadians to buy Back Canadian Compa Nies and resources from foreign owners. 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