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Professor Fred Driscoll of the department of History met with Otto Lang, Minister of Transport, and Robert Mc— Cleave during the March 11 joint lobby undertaken by the Canadian Association of ‘ University Teachers, the Ca— nadian Association of nadian Federation of Biolog- ical Societies and the Cana- dian Society for Clinical Investigation.
Representatives of the associations met with indiv- idual MP's of all parties to discuss three concerns:
a) A rumoured cutback by the federal government of the support currently given whi- .ch now amounts to 50 per cent of the operating costs of universities; b) The tot- al freeze on scientific re— search undertaken by the Me- dical Research Council and the National Research Coun- ‘cil; c) The question of wh— ether both the federal gov- ern t d-the Council of M1n$§2§é§3§§HE§;§Atiqfigwill consult with the‘representa- tives of working professors and researchers in regard to federal/provincial finané cing of higher education.
In addition to scheduled
meetings with Cabinet Mini—‘ 7
sters such as C.M. Drury,
, (Science and-Technology), Hugh Faulkner, (Secretary of State) and Robert Andras
(Manpower and Immigration),\
who have an interest in funding education and resea— rch, the lobbyists focused on about forty MT's with ‘ campuses in their ridings and where higher education is a major industry, provi— ding employment for a sign— ificant sector of the comm— unity.
_If the rumoured cuts in payments under the Fiscal Arrangements Act go through at the levels suggested in
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leaked reports, it could force a 10 per cent reduc- tion in the operating budg- ets of universities. The richer provinces, like Albe- rta and B.C. might be able to offset the loss of some federal funds, but Manitoba and Saskatchewan and especi— ally the Atlantic provinces would be hard hit. This would mean a further increa— se in existing regional‘ine— _quities in education.
The position presented by the lobbyists, therefore, was that the current level of the federal contribution to universities (including the current level of allowa- ble annual increaSes) must be maintained if the univer- sities are to be allowed me— rely to hold their own in the current inflationary en— vironment. They recommended. that the existing agreements in the Fiscal Arrangements Act be extended for three years, to allow for careful negotiations between the fee deral government and the provinces as called for in the leaked draft report of the OECD (organization for ‘Economic Cooperation and Development).
The strong federal pres— ence in support of research in the universities of Cana- da is crucial for the devel— opment of the universities, of science itself, and ind— eed of Canada. Univeristy research in this country has suffered isproportionat— er in relation to in-house government research and com- pares unfavourably with the situation in France, England and the United States.
In this academic year, the government reduced its medical and scientific gran— ts to university researchers
»and has now announced a fr-
eeze at this level for 1976-77. The Industrial Re- search and Development Inc- entives Act will be repealed at a cost of up to $30 mill— ion a year in industrial re- search. The Medical Resear— ch Council has this year withdrawn 3 per cent of the funds which it had already allocated to research worke- rs, and has had to cancel its June 1976 competition which is particularly desi- gned for scientists entering the professiOni “'- A'"’”
It should be pointed out that two~thirds of a typical
“on-, ,thescenq~ TUESDAY
BUSINESS PARTY
in the Panther Lounge at' 9:00pm. Sponsored by the Business Society and open to all Business students
'and professors. Music and Door Prizes.
WEDNESDAY SOMETHING FISHY 7? DIRECT FROM NEWFOUNDLAND
THE MUMMERS PLAY GROUP PRESENTS
(WHAT'S THAT GOT To DO WITH) THE PRICE OF FISH
8:00pm, colonel gray high, sponsored by Development
and Peace,and Ten Days For —
World Development,Tickets: students-$].00 adults-$2.50 available at 210 bernadine
PASSION . de jeanne d'arc,7pm,library
Union Positions.
Classes will soon be over and summer will be upon us. This is the time to decide what form of involvement in your student union interests VOU the most-Applications available at S.U. office. Also see page 6.Nominations close Thursday so DO IT NOW!
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Ii NEWMAN LENTEN SERIES 7:30—8:30,bern. day students
THURSDAY _ DAVID FRENCH, PLAYWRIGHT author of 'leaving home'(was on TV in february) will head a discussion at the confed " center library, 8:45 p.m.
MUSIC RECITAL
original works by Barret, Ferris, St. Amand
11:30 a.m. in the Steel Recital Hall.
I PIG'n'WHISTLE ‘ Karmal, 9:30—lam,$l,The Barn
Tuesday 13th BUSINESS PARTY
I‘open to all,panthér lounge,
'9pm,music and door prizes.
"Don’t laugh!
' _Hc land to be a nuclear pushing!
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grant is used to pay salar— ies of technicians and assi— stants. Thus the freeze of MRC and NRC.budgets is not an invitation to professors to join in wage restraint but a restriction on the most underpaid in the unive— rsity and a serious curtai- lment of the purchase of equipment necessary to sus— tain ongoing research. CAUT and the Federation
of Biological Societies ltherefore recommended that the government restore some -of the lost purchasing power to the granting councils » (MRC,NRC, and Canada Council) An increase in these budgets to the per cent allowed by the Anti-Inflation Board for increase in salary would not undo the effects of the res- trictions of the last seven years. It would counter the effects of the inflationary decrease in purchasing power of the grants and it would permit salary increases for technicians and professional assistants without creating the need for either a compl~ ete freeze on their salaries 'or for a cutback of skilled personnel.
Watchers of .theSky
The Physics Department invites anyone interested in Astronomy to_view the sky through a new 6-inch reflecting telescope. Viewing nights: April 8 and 9 from 7:30 to 9:00 P.M. (weather permitting)
fleeting place: Duffy 314
ChEESEhurger.
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