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out amendment. We remain com- mitted to accountability for fed- eral monies provided for both health and post-secondary eduv- cation.

Consultation

Question - Do you support the creation of a national ad- visory council on post-secondary education composed of federal, provincial and academic sector representatives to assist in the harmonization of higher educa- tion policy.

Progressive Conservative Party — (No reply was available)

Liberal Party — Yes, we sup- port the creation of a national ad- visory council on post-secondary education. Liberal Leader John Turner on “ The Nation’s Busi- ness”, May 24, 1987, stated that “ We need a National Council on Post-Secondary Education to de- velop a national strategy to al- low our education system to do what it is supposed to do which is teach.” In addition, Liberal Critic for Secretary of State, Bill Rompkey, M.P. introduced a Pri- vate Member’s Bill calling for the establishment of such a council.

New Democratic Party -— Yes. Such an advisory coun- cil should be arms length and funded by both levels of govern- ment. It should provide fund- ing for research into topics con- cerning post-secondary educa- tion and annual reports to make Canadians aware of the state of post-secondary education.

Research

Question — Given that the OECD ranks Canada seventh

in research spending after other Western industrialized countries, do you believe Canada’s ezpendi- ture in this area, presently esti- mated are 1.386% of GNP, is ade- quate? What level of expenditure would you advocate?

Progressive Conser- vative Party — Our government promises to help promote univer- sity research. In the Budget of February 26, 1986 we announced the first ever five-year plan for the three federal Granting Coun- cils that fund university research: the Natural Sciences & Engineer- ing Research Council, the Medi- cal Research Council, and the So- cial Sciences & Humanities Re- search Council. As a country and as \a people, we must elevate the role of education and technology to the very centrepiece of our na- tional agenda.

Liberal Party - On August 30, 1988 in the House of Com- mons Liberal Leader John Turner committed a Liberal government to raising the level of public and private spending on R and D in Canada to 2.5% of GDP. The cur- rent expenditure on R and D is woefully inadequate and the Lib- eral Party “condemns the govern- ment for breaking its promise to double Canada’s research and de- velopment effort to 2.5 percent or GNP, and for the measures announced since September 1984

‘which are undermining research

and development, long-term eco- nomic growth and the competi- tiveness of Canadian business in world markets” (quote; David Berger, M.P., Liberal Science Critic)

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Question — Would you sup- port the recent recommendation of the Prime Minister’s National Advisory Board on Science and Technology - that the base bud- gets of the three granting councils (MRC, NSERC, and SSHRC) be doubled over three years? - that the base funds of the coun- cils be indezed at 1.5 times the growth on GNP thereafter? - that matching grants for private sector contributions be accorded to the councils only over and above such an increase in funding?

Progressive Conservative Party -— since taking office, the Government has always placed a high priority on science and tech- nology and on the funding of uni- versity research. On January 13, 1988, at the opening of the Na- tional Conference on Technology

-and Innovation in Toronto, the

Prime Minister announced that $1.3 billion in new funding would be made available for science and technology initiatives over the next five years. On March 28, 1988, details were announced for the Canada Scholarships program

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New Democratic Party -— Yes. We also belive funding for research should cover an in- creased share of research gener-

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