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THEFACULTYASSOCIATION MemorialUniversity
andtheadministrationat Tenmonthstandoffends.
Memorial University of
Newfoundlandreachedanagree- Memorialhasalwayshadasystem
mentonFeb.6,onedaybeforethe ofnorms but these have tended
deadlinesetbyMUNFAforagen- tobeapplied inconsistently.The
eralstrike. agreementbringseveryonetothe
The administration had in- normsandsetsoutarrangements
tendedfromthebeginningtogut forthosewhomightteachmoreor
thefinancialexigencyarrangements lessthanthenormsandforanin-
oftheagreement.Butthesettle- creaseinworkloadifafinancialex-
mentprovidesforabettetfinancial igencyisestablished.
exigencyarticlethanintheprevious Italsoestablishesthatremis-
agreement. In particularthever- sionsfromteachingwouldnotnor-
ificationprocessistobedonebya mallybegrantedtoadministrators.
union-managementcommitteecom- Instead,theywouldreceiveremis-
posedoftwonominationsbyeach sionfromresearchcommitments.
ofthepartiesandachairelected The administration said in
bythemembersofthebargaining Januaryitwouldonlyagreetoano
unitfromamongtheemployeesof lay-offsarrangementforthreeyears,
Memorial. if60percentoftheaffectedgroup
Thoselaidoffunderthepro- took up the early retirement
visionswillnowreceivecompensa- scheme.Initiallyitreservedforit-
tion ranging from eight to 24 selftherighttodecidewhichap-
monthsdependingonservice.They plicants would beapproved.The
willalsoretain,fortwoyears,access unionnotedthiswouldallowthe June the administration quickly tionintendedtodestroyboththe mandforallcorrespondence,min-
totheuniversitycomputersystem, administration toensure that 60 abortedboththenegotiationsand unionandthecollectiveagreement. utes, memos and electronic files
thelibrary,universitycourses,and percentwasnevermet.Itwas^then theconciliationprocess.Ithadal- MUNFA rejected the hand- abouttheimplementationoftheil-
otherbenefitsonthesamebasisas agreedthatallapplicantsfromthe ready prepared an administrative book,statedthatitconsideredthe legal handbook. In the fall the
retiredprofessors. eligiblegroupwouldbeapproved. handbooktoreplacethecollective collectiveagreementstill in exis- membershipauthorizedtheexecu-
The price for this was an This agreement followed a agreementandtriedtoimposeit tence,andlaunchedamassiveun- tivetocallastrikevote.
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BARGAINING & BENEFITS
Maintain an income long afteremploymentends.
The Purpose of a Pension Plan
BYFRANKREYNOLDS 1.Postretirementindexingto Planandprovidesnopostretire- oftheincreasedcostishighlyde- centto40percentoffinalfiveyear
A preservethepurchasingpowerof ment indexing. Early retirement pendentontherelativeproportions earnings.Forstaffandhourlypaid
PENSIONPLANH—ASONEPRI- theirincome. benefitsareavailableatage55,sub- ofpeopleunder55,55-65andre- employeesthereductioninbenefits
,marypurpose toprovide 2.Earlyretirementprovisions jecttoa fullactuarialreduction. tired. A relatively young group ismuchlessduetotheyoungerage
anincomewhenthemembersare whichwillpermitthemtoretireat Suchaplanwouldcosttheemploy- wouldhavelowercostsandama- atwhich theyaretypicallyhired.
nolongerabletoearnanemploy- anearlieragesuchas55. eesandemployeracombinedrate tureoldergroupsomewhathigher Forexampleastaffpersonhiredat
mentincome.Featuressuchasben- 3.Theeliminationofintegra- of 10.2 per cent of payroll, or costs. age20wouldonlyseetheirbenefits
efitspayableondeath,andearlyre- tionwiththeCanadaPensionPlan. about5.1percenteach. Topermirearlyretirementat teducedfrom90percentoffinal
tirementprovisionsaresecondary 4.Theeliminationofemploy- Postretirementindexinghasas age55orafter30yearsofservice payto70percent.Whencoupled
tothispurpose. eecontributions. itsobjectivethepreservationofthe isaveryattractivefeaturetomany withtherelativelyflatpayscalesfor
Pension plans first became 5.The ability to take their purchasingpowerofaretirement people.Unfortunately,itisalsoa suchpeople,thetotalreductionis
common in Canada in the early money elsewhere and investitin incomepostretirement.Thiscan verycostlyfearureinseveralways. usuallyoftheorderof25percent
years following World War II. "betterways"ortoobtainbenefits be accomplished in a variety of Foraprofessorwho,ishiredatthe versusthe40-45percentaprofes-
This was aneraoflowinflation not available under theircurrent waysbutwiththelargefundsavail- relativelyyoungageof30,thisisa sorwouldsuffer.Moreover,despite
andasaresultmostplanssimply plan. ableatmanyuniversitiesisusually costlyfeatureinthattheretirement themuchlowerpensionsthecosts
computedasufficient pensionat The problem with most of donebyassumingalowrateofin- pension is reduced from 70 per risebyafactorofatleasttwofora
retirement and made no pro- these proposals is their cost.To terestindeterminingthevalueof centofthefinal5yearaveragein- planpayingunreducedbenefitsat
vision for the post retirement provideabasisforcomparisonlet theliabilities(futurepensionpay- cometoonly50percent.Further- age55,iethecostsgofrom 10.2
indexing which was to prove so us suppose thatthecurrentplan ments)andusingtheexcessearn- more,withthesharplyincreasing percentofpayrollto20-23 per
necessary in the period 1970- providesanincomeoftwopercent ingstoprovideincreasesintheben- salaryscalesprevalentatmanyuni- centandcanbeevenhigherifthere
1992. offinalfiveyearaverageearnings efitsforretirees.Forourbasicplan versitiesthere isafurther20-25 areanunusuallylargenumberof
Planmemberstodaygenerally foreachyearofservice. Further abovethiswouldincreasethecosts per cent decrease in the income peopleaged50to65.
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Great-West Life Assur- capacitytomeettheirobligations Great-WestLifesubmittedthe with thenoticesofpaymentdue anallriskspolicyofinsurance,and
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insurerofgroupinsurance plans Asofthe endof 1994, the fectivelyteducingthepreviousrates nual premiums due I October yearworldwidebasis.Thiscover-
in Canada, is the new under- company had $248 billion of by5percentforallmembersun- 1996. age isunderwritten bytheCom-
wrtring company of the Life &L life insurance in force, and over derage61.Thereisnoincreasein Members insured who have mercialUnionAssuranceCompany
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children of members of the Claiminganinordinatelyhigh beenincreasedmarginallyformem- ofDeath BenefitsbyPrudential, per year. The policy provides
CanadianAssociationofUniver- incidenceofmortalityoveraperi- bersage61-70,theyarestillmore andpresentlyhavetheircoverages $15,000,00ofcoverageperclaim
sityTeachers. odoffive(5)years,theformercar- than20percentlowerthancom- beingcontinuedwithoutpremium occurrence, with no limitto the
Established in Winnipeg in rierofthe CAUT life insurance parablecoveragesavailable. payment,willcontinuetobecov- number of claims per year for
1891, this Canadian-owned and plan, the Prudential Insurance Allmembersandtheirdepen- eredunderthePrudentialGroup membersinsured.
operatedinternationalcorporation CompanyofAmerica,unilaterally dantsinsuredundertheCanadian Policy.Allprovisionsandbenefits, The CAUT Life, Accident,
ranksamongthehighestratedlife imposedan increaseof32.3 per AssociationofUniversityTeachers including conversion benefits, and Professional PropertyInsur-
insurance companies in North cent in their rates in rhe fall of InsuranceTrustGroupPoliciesun- willbecontinuedunderdiargroup anceCoveragesareadministeredfor
America.AmemberofthePower 1994. Efforts to reverse this in- derwrittenbyThePrudentialIn- policy. CAUTbyKANATIAConsulting
Financial Corporation group of creasewereunsuccessful,andanin- suranceCompanyofAmerica,with -TheeverpopularCAUTPro- & Administration Inc. All in-
companies,ithasreceived"excel- tensivemarketingsurveywasmade annual and/or semi-annual pre- fessionalPropertyInsurancePlan quiriesshouldbedirectedbymail
lent"or"superior,"thehighestrat- toanumberofleadinginsurance miumspaidtodate,ateautomati- coversallbusinesspersonalproper- to:KANATIA,CAUTInsurance
ings available, from Standard & companiestoensurethecontinu- cally covered now by the Great- tybelongingtomembersinsured, Trust, P.O. Box 3528,Stn. "C",
Poor's, Moody's, A.M. Best and anceofcoverageforallmembers West Life Assurance Company. including books, computers and Ottawa,ONK1Y4GI.B
otherbondandcreditratingagen- insured,atreasonablycompetitive Newcertificatesforthesecoverages otherequipmentusedinrheprac-
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CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 3 MARCH 1996 MARS
Une entente conclue
GOVERNANCE
WATCH à rUniversité Memorial
Veils of Secrecy SUITEDELAPAGEI égalLemaenltetqtrueedl'esenntéegnotceiaptriéocnissaiset CaissLeesdeadédfmeinnsiestsreatseounrtsréudneiselta
Enjanvier,l'administrationa limiteraientauxarticlessurlatâche ontvotédesindemnitésdegrève
BYGORDONSHRJMPTON declarequ'elleaccepteraitdeneli- etle licenciementainsi qu'à une pour le corps universitaire de
cencierpersonnependanttroisans clausededurée. Memorialainsiquedesfondspour
Isopenness.in infringementofuniversityautonomy? si60p. 100desmembresadmissi- Lesnégociationsdedécembre assumerlecoûtdesavantagesas-
Autonomyguaranteestherightoflocalself-governance,self- bles acceptaient une offre dere- et du début de janvier ont été surés.Ilsontégalementconsentiun
direction.Itdoesnotconferonanyonetherighttospend traiteanticipée.Audépart,l'admi- largementimproductives.Lespar- prêtde750000$.
someoneelse'smoneywithoutgivinganaccountoftheexpen- nistrationseréservaitle droitde ties ont alors décidé d'accélérer Immédiatementaprèslarup-
diture.Ofcourse,mostuniversirypolicieshavefiscalimplica- déciderdescandidatsàlaretraite lespourparlers.L'administrationa turedesnégociationsle31janvier,
tions.Thismeansthattheautonomousuniversirymustbeal- anticipée. Lesyndicatatoutefois faitmiroiterdesoffres,notamment deux médiateurs du gouverne-
lowedtocommitresourceswithoutoutsideinterferenceinits faitremarquerquel'administration uncontratsanslicenciementstipu- mentontentreprisunemédiation
policies,burautonomydoesnotabsolvetheuniversityfrom pourraitainsifaireensortequele lantquelegouvernementpermet- soutenue.Ledirecteurgénéralde
anobligationtoexplainitspolicies,andreportonitsmanage- maximumde60p.100nesoitpas trait un déficit non précisé et l'ACPPUs'estjointàlamédiation
mentofpublicfunds. atteint.IIaalorsétéconvenuque que 60 p. 100 des professeurs etlespartiesontconclu une en-
Universitiesneedincreasedpublicsupport,andsecrecy touslescandidatsdugroupead- âgés de 55 à 65 ans pourraient tentele6févrieravecl'aidedesmé-
canonlyservetoerodeif."If[MountAllisonPresident]Ian missibleseraientacceptes. prendreuneretraiteanticipée.De diateurs,àl'issuededeuxjoursde
sNteriwcbtioounlsdonistsuuigtigoenstfienegs,"thsaatysunKievlelrysiLtaiemsroschko,ulUdNhaBvestnuodernet- suiteLàadceolnocnlguuseisonetddeiflf'iecnilteesntneégfaoi-t jfaaimt,ails'oéftféreddéepols'éaedmsiunrisltarattaibolneno'ua netég6ocfiévartiieor.nsininterrompues,les5
president,"Ihopehe'spreparedtoopenhisschool'sbooks ciations qui ont débuté en mai renduepublique.Lesnégociations Les médiateurs du ministère
andletthetaxpayersseeforthemselves."Lamrockwasreact- dernier.Enjuin.l'administrationa ont été rompues à l'échéance le du Travail ont félicité Bernice
ingtoareportedproposalfromNewbouldtoescalateMount rapidementrompulesnégociations 31janvier. Schrank, négociatrice en chefde
Allison'sfeesdramatically. etleprocessusdeconciliation.Elle Le31 janvier, peu de temps laMUNFA,enfaisantremarquer
Opennesshasitsrisks,butLamrock'sreluctancetoput avaitdéjàpréparéunguideadmi- avant minuit, l'administration a quelaconventioncollectivenégo-
faithmNewbould'sproposalissymptomaticofthecostof nistratifvisantàremplacerlacon- montréunelettreduministredela ciée était la meilleure de toutes
secrecy: an erosion ofpublic trust. At the Universityof ventioncollectiveetavaittentéde Justice,EdRoberts,danslaquellele cellesnégociéespourdesemployés
Victoria,aforensicauditorisexaminingtheuniversity'sac- l'imposerunefoislaconciliation gouvernementacceptaitl'offrede deTerre-Neuve depuis cinq ans.
countsandwillreportherfindingstothefacultyassociations terminée. Il était évident que retraiteanticipéeetledéficittem- L'exploitestremarquablecompte
salarynegotiatingteam.Iftheuniversityisfoundtohaverep- l'administration avait l'intention porairedel'administrationàcondi- tenu de l'appui bruyant qu'une
resentedthestateofitsaccountsfairly,theconsequenceswill d'anéantirlesyndicatetlaconven- tionqu'iln'yaitpasdegrèveoude petite minorité de l'unité de
beaconfirmationoftrustandanimprovementintheworking tioncollective. iock-out.Parcestratagème, l'ad- négociationa accordéeaux posi-
relationshipbetweentheadministrationandthefaculty(not LaMUNFAarejetéleguide, ministrationpensaitainsiintimider tions de l'administration aux
tomentionotheremployeegroups).Otherwise,theconse- soutenantquelaconventioncollec- l'association pour qu'elle ratifie momentscritiques.Pourreprendre
quencecouldbeaseriousdeteriorationinemployeerelations tiveexistaittoujours.Lesyndicata aussitôtl'entente. l'expressiondel'undesétudiants
atVictoria. déposéuneaccusationdemanoeu- L'associationaplutôtfixéau7 descyclessupérieursengagésdans
For our first Governance Watch, I am grateful to vre déloyale contre l'université février le déclenchement de la une guerre de courrier électro-
ProfessorJohnMeyeroftheUniversityofWindsor."The comprenantunedemandedecon- grève.Elleareçudel'administra- nique,cesprofesseursminoritaires
afnodllTorwainngspiasraenpcroygProelsiscryeSptoratteomnenetffoorftsCtAoUgTetatpheprOopveendnaensds dsaunltcaet,iondesdeptroouctèes-lvaercboarurxe,spdoens- ltaiolnetturneedduécmlianriasttiroennseelsoantilsafqauieslaliet Méteamioernitalle.sNevilleChamberlainde
implementedattheUniversityofWindsor.Amotionfor notesetdesdossiersélectroniques pas à la premièredes conditions Lesmembresontratifiél'en-
analysisandrecommendationsoftheopennessandtrans- surlamiseenoeuvreduguideillé- de l'université pour un contrat tenteà 532contre 16. soità98
parencypolicystatementwasmadeinSenateattheOctober gal.Al'automne,lesmembresont sanslicenciement,soitquel'univer- p.100.
meeting.ThispolicystatementwasthenreferredtotheSenate autorisél'exécutifdusyndicatàde- sitépuisseavoirundéficit.L'équipe
ExecutiveonwhichIalsositthisyear.TheChairoftheSenate manderlevotredegrève. denégociationaqualifiédeduperie CREATE
ExecutiveformedacommitteeconsistingofmyselfasChair, L'association etl'administra- lesoffresconditionnellesdel'ad- SECONDARY
asenatorfromCivilEngineering,andasenatorrepresenting tionontensuiteconvenudenégo- ministrationetsesmanoeuvresde INCOME
theOfficeofPart-rimeStudents.Thiscommitteehasmet cier sérieusement de la fin de dernièreminute.
StthhteruededeentctiimsSeiesrovnti-hcimesask.mioMnnegtmahbreewarisstohfwdeterhseeigtBonoaaitdreeddn,ttiSafesynkasttheoe,fpfroaseciputloitrviteeisn,cghaaonnnd- snroeosnvpteemcbtéregrealàleelmsaecnfiotnnddeientjtiaoennnvisdeurde.'sEelmlppeoslousire hl'uaictcLèes'xaisgàseonlcc'ieisantfeionornmvaearttiauounsdseidelfaoTlroeimrursleué-r ewAodrgskemsa!nlulDtirbsiuttsriiionbneuastlesptlrheoaadtduicntgs
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CIEA-BC PROFILE
NewApproach in British Columbia
Resume
Faculty Historic Provincial Bargaining
BYROSEANNEMORAN "table" for non-union employees. Over 25
localunions,representedprimarilybyCIEA
ATTHEENDOFJANUARY,EIGHTOFBRI- College Institute Educators' and the B. C. Government and Service
LtishColumbia's22collegesandinsti- Association of British Columbia EmployeesUnion,areatthetabletobargain
tutes were the target of coordinated job "system"issues.Thetecentdiscussionsand
aCcotliloeng.eThInestjiotbutaectEidounc,attaokresn'bAysslooccailastioofnthoef CicnoItlEelAreegrseetspfraoecfsuel5nt,ty5s0i0tnhBceroilptliresoghfee,Csosilinusotmniabtliuata.enadCnIldEaAubnohiuavrserraseisltpayet-ciioanls rfeascuullttiyncgoljloebctiavcetiaognr,eehmoewnetvse.r, concern only
B.C.(CIEA),followedthebreakdownofhis- provincialassociatemembershipinCAUT. AJointUnionCaucuswasestablishedto
torictalkstoachieveaprovincialframework representfacultyattheprovincialtable.The
agreementfor25facultybargainingunitsin Caucus identified two "system-wide" issues
thecollegeandinstitutesystem. asparamount:jobsecurityandcompensation
Institutions involvedin theJan.31 job fairness.Jobsecuritymeasureswouldprotect
actionwere:DouglasCollege,EastKootenay againstthereductioninfunding(layoffs)and
Community College (College of the Roc- the effects of restructuring (displacement
kies), Kwantlen UniversityCollege, Okana- and termination) and privatization.
gan University College, Langara College, Compensation fairness would address the
North IslandCollege, Selkirk College, and need to'level up' to end the disparities in
VancouverCommunityCollege. salaries across the province, an end to pay
While talks are now back on track, discriminationagainstnon-regularemployees
the new approach to bargaining in B.C. andinflationprotection.
has proven difficult to establish andmain-
tain.This article looks brieflyat the back- CollegeandInstituteFaculty
ground and issues in creating a provincial ResistConcessions
bargaining table for college and institute To give the provincial process time to
facultyinB.C. work,theeightCIEAlocalswhohadtaken
successfulsrrikevotespriortothebeginning
AssessingaNewBargainingContext ofprovincialbargaininghadagreedtodelay
The impetus forprovincial talksbegan anyjobactionuntilJan.5andthenagainto
in the Fall of 1995, when bargainers and Jan.31. —
presidentsofCIEAlocalscametoanunder- On Jan. 26 after four months of
standingthatbatgainingcouldnotbe"busi- ASurrey,B.C. pressure by CIEA and its partners —to
nessasusual." Followin—gthebreakdownof establish the process and roget results
At CIEA's 1995 Annual General oftalks KwantlenUniversity provincial talks broke down. At issue was
Mniefeitcianntg,rCesIoEuArcelsocatlosdfeicgihdteidngtofeddeevroatlecsuitgs- C"oNloleCgoentfraacuclttiyngonOutth.e"linefor aEmpplaocykaegres,' tAasbsloecdiabtiyont,hesePeoksitn-gSepcroondduarcy-
throughagovernmentlobbyandcommunity Cranbrook,B.C. tivity gains by rolling back provisions of
campaign.Proposedcutsofsome$200mil- Bravingthewindandsnowonthe the unions' collective agreements. CIEA
lion for post-secondary education alone in EastKootenayCommunityCollege President, Ed Lavalle, said that college
thefirsttwoyearsoftheCanadaHealthand picketline. andinstitute employers appearedtoprefer
SocialTransfer could wreak havoc if cuts conflictovercooperation.
werepassedontothepost-secondarysystem. CIEA's Bargaining and Coordination
Suchcutswouldalsocreateenormouspres- has questioned multiple-unions and/or fusion. Some eight locals of CIEA were Review Committee also expressed concern
sures in the areas ofjob security, working multiple negotiations in the face of the either in strike mode or coming to the thatemployersappearedintentonproposing
conditionsandcompensation. potential fordisruption ofserviceand the endofa very unproductive round of bar- onlythosesolutionswhichwouldgutcollec-
CIEAlocalsalsofacedamuchmorecen- public backlash. Bargaining structures in gaining. Bargainers, local presidents, and tiveagreementsandwouldplacetheburden
tralizedbargainingenvironment.In thecol- the health sector have been rationalized memberswerefeelingtheeffectsofanumber ofmaintainingaccesssolelyontheshoulders
lege and institute sector, faculty and staff through legislation. Teachers have been ofpressureswhichhad tobe factored into offacultyandotherworkersindiesystem.
unionsarenowdealingwithemployerswho broughttoaprovincialtablebylegislation. bargaining. The employers proposals included longer
are accountable to the Post Secondary CIEA'sgoalinenteringsystem-widebargain- Facedwithadifficultsituation,andwith teachinghours,largerclassesandlesstimefor
Employets'Association(PSEA).ThePSEA ingwastoavoidinterventionthroughlegis- theknowledgethat theanswertoproblems professionaldevelopmentactivities.
includesacombinationofgoverningboard lation and to retain local control over as no longer lay with individual employers. Followingthebreakdownofcalks,eight
members,humanresourcesmanagementper- manyissuesaspossible. CIEAembarkedonanovelandcontroversial CIEAlocalsengagedinoneandahalfweeks
sonnel and presidents (CEOs ) from each InBritishColumbia,aselsewhere,facul- path. In an attempr to defend members' ofrotatingjobaction.
collegeandinstitute. tyandstaffarefeelingtheeffectsofalabour job security and to achieve a measute of WiththeassistanceofthePublicSector
ThePSEAtakesdirectionfromanover- marketorientationindiepost-secondarysys- fair compensation, CIEA lobbied to solve Employers'CouncilSecretariatanewround
allPublicSectorEmployers'Council(PSEC). tem. Institutions and unions are grappling some ofthe emerging problems through a oftalksbeganonFeb. 15.Thetalkswillbe
The PSEC includes representatives of the with new educational technologies and provincial forum.The result of that lob- assistedbyrespectedlabourrelationsexpert,
employercouncilsinsixmajorpublicsector modesofdelivery,anewemphasisonsup- bying effort was the establishment of a JamesDorsey.Bothsideshopetoachievea
areasaswellasfourcabinetministets with portingnon-traditionalstudentsandanew provincialtable,knownastheMulti-Institu- frameworkagreementbytheendofMarch,
large public sector service commitments. focusonlabourmarketandother"measur- tionalDiscussions. and job action has been suspended while
SinceSeptembet1993,thePSEChasestab- able"outcomes.Anumberofinitiativesand Theoutcomeofprovincial discussions talksareoccurring.
lished the guidelines under which councils reportsareshapingthedirectionofeduca- would not be in the form of a Master The British Columbia educators' bar-
such as PSEA must setde collective agtee- tionalreforminBritishColumbia,including Agreement;instead,itwouldbea'framework gaining experiment is continuing. Faculty
menttermsandconditionsand,thtoughthis, the provincial Skills Now! program, the agreement'. Terms and conditions in the hopethattheresultingframeworkagreement
thePSEChaseffectivelycontrolledtheagen- recently issued report of the B.C. Labour frameworkagreementwouldbeincorporated will providea measure offairnessandjob
daonthe"bigissues"(jobsecurity,compen- Force Development Board, Training for intoaletterofagreement,attachedtolocal securitythatcouldnotbeachievedthrough
sation,workload,someaspectsofregulariza- What?,andanewstrategicplanningprocess collective agreements when ratified by the local bargaining. All sides at the table
tion). The new structure of legislated forthecollegeandinstitutesysteminwhich localparries. areexperiencingalevelofdiscomfortgiven
employer councils in the public sector has CIEAparticipates. At the provincial table, employets are the long history of local autonomy in
resulted in an erosionoflocal institutions' represenred by the Post Secondary Em- the college and institute system.The new
abilitytosettheirownbargainingmandates EstablishingaProvincialTable ployers'Associarion(PSEA)andarepresen- reality,however,maymeanthatthechallenges
andresponses. ByearlyFallthedireatoffederalfund- tative of the Public Sector Employers' facing post-secondary education and all
Provincial government policy ofrario- ing cuts to post-secondary education, con- CouncilassignedtothePSEA.Arepresenta- publicservicescannolongerbeadequately
nalizing union bargaining structures in the cernabouttheprovincialeconomicpicture, tiveoftheMinistryofSkills,Trainingand addressedwithin thelocal structures which
public sectoralso created pressure for sys- the impact of educational tcform and the Labourisalsoatthetable. havedennedthecurrentsystem.
tem-wide bargaining. In both the health centralization of the bargaining process All employeegroupsaterepresentedin (RoseameMownisStaffRjpnscnlativcofthe
care and publicschool sectors,government hadcombinedtocreateuncertaintyandcon- theprocess:faculty,supportstaff,andevena CŒA.)
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The Purpose of Pensions Quelestvotrepointde vue?
La réforme du
FROMPAGE3 siisty'nsocotnatxribaudtviaonn.taIgneCatnoadsau,chthearne ealnlgyagienvmoelnvtessicsavreefruylkesecnreaennidngusuo-f Régime de pensions
Integration with the Canada arrangement.Inmostdefinedbene- thebestmanagersavailable.Toex-
PensionPlanisseenbymanyasa fitplanstheemployerpaysabout pectthatapersonwithlittleorno du Canada
"takeaway."Infactitworkstothe 50-60percentofthecost.Forthe experiencewillbeabletomakebet-
advantageoftheprofessorateinthe model plan, thetotalcostwould terjudgementsastothebestmon-
universitycommunity.Itselimina- notchangebuttheemployer'scost ey managers for the future has
tionwould increasethecostsfor wouldrisefrom5.1percentto10.2 about the same odds as Russian GOUVERNEMENT PRÉVOIT mémoire.Nousinvitonslesmem-
thestaffandhourlyemployeesby percent. roulette. teniràl'échelledupaysune bres de l'ACPPU à nous com-
about54percentandforthepro- Theabilitytowithdrawone's Asapracticalmatter,thereisa consultation et un examen du muniquer leur point de vue
fessoratebyabout20percent,for accumulatedpensionvalueandtake fixedpoolofmoneyavailabletofi- Régime de pensions du Canada. sur la réforme du RPC et sur
acombinedcostofabout35-40 it elsewhere is a popular option nancepensionsforretirees.Itisa LesministresdesFinancesfédéral les modifications proposées, ce
percent.Butmostofthisincreased withsomeemployees.Howeveritis judgementofthoseinvolvedwhat etprovinciauxsesontréunisetont qui nous aidera à rédiger notre
costbenefitsthenonprofessorial aninequitableoption.Twopeople thebestuseoffundsis.Usuallythe étudiéunegammedemodifications mémoire.Vouspouveztransmettre
staff withexactlythesameearningshis- choicesarebetweengoodbenefits possibles allant de la hausse de vos commentaites par courrier,
Theeliminationofemployee tory who retire in different eco- onearlyretirementandanindexed l'âge obligatoire de la retraite à télécopieur ou courrier électro-
contributionsisoccasionallypro- nomicclimatescanreceivepensions pension.Rarelydocsoneseenon- 67ouà68ans,àl'augmentation nique à l'attention de Rosalind
posed,usuallywithreferencetothe which differby 20 percentand contributoryplansortheelimina- des cotisations des employés et Riseborough, ACPPU, 2675,
noncontributoryplansintheU.S. more.Inrecentyears,ithasbeenan tion of integration with the des employeurs en passant par promenade Queensview, Ottawa
Thedifferenceisattributabletothe extremelycostlyoptionformany CanadaPensionPlan. labaissedesprestations.Aucune (Ontario)K2B8K2;télécopieur:
difference in the tax systemsbe- plansastheoutflowofmoneyto (FrankReynoldsisaprofessorofac- ententen'aétéconclue.L'ACPPU [phone]: courrier élec-
tweenCanadaandtheU.S.Inthe retiringpeoplehasequalledorex- tuarial science at the University of a l'intention de participer à la tronique:[email protected].
U.S.,employeecontributionstoa ceededcontributions.Thishaspre- Waterloo.) consultation et de présenter un
pensionplanarcfullytaxedwhen ventedsomeplansfromtakingfull
tthaexedconwthreinbuttihoenpisenmsaidonebisutpaniodt. acdlivmaantteasg.eIotfcfaanvouearsaibllyepirnovveestmveenryt Average SalariesforAssistant Professors(Constant$**)
Accordingly, it is worth the em- costlyfortheemployeesinvolved.
ployeeswhileintheU.S.totakea Mostplanshaveprofessionalmon-
reductioninpaywiththereduction ey managers manage the invest-
becominganincreaseintheuniver- ments.Thecompetitionforsuch
Whatareyourviews?
Sainte-Anne
Canada Pension StFranciiXavier
Plan Reform
THEFEDERALGOVERNMENT makeasubmission.Toassistusin
isplanninganationalconsul- preparing our submission, mem-
tation andreviewofthe Canada bersofCAUTareinvitedtosend
Pension Plan. The federal and ustheirviewsabouttheCPPand
provincialfinanceministersmetre- anychangesproposed.Comments
centlyandconsideredavarietyof arewelcomebymail,facsimile,or
possiblechangessuchasincreasing electronicmailandshouldbesent
themandatoryageofretirementto totheattentionofRosalindRise-
67or68,increasingcontributions borough, CAUT, 2675 Queens-
fromemployeesandemployers,or viewDrive,Ottawa,ONK2B8K2;
decreasingpay-outs.Noagreement facsimile:[phone];e-mail:
wasreached.CAUTintendstopar- [email protected].
ticipate in the consultation and
Nouvelle ministre
de l'Éducation
PAULINEMaROISSUCCÈDEÀ queministredéléguéeàl'Adminis-
Jean Garon comme ministre trationetàlaFonctionpubliqueet
de l'Education dans le nouveau présidenteduConseilduTrésorde
cabinet annoncé le 29 janvier 1993à 1994.D'abordélueilya
dernier.EllequittelesFinancesoù quinzeansdanslacirconscription
ellen'aétéenpostequetroismois. de La Peltrie, Mme Marois est
Signalons que Mmc Marois a députée deTaillon depuis 1989. AB Alberta
égalementétéministreresponsable Elledétientunemaîtriseenadmi-
delaFamillede1994à1996,ainsi nistrationdesaffairesdel'Ecoledes
hautesétudescommercialesetun
Your Ad baccalauréat en service social de
Could Have l'UniversitéLaval.
Le premier ministre, Lucien
Gone Here. Bouchard, a déclaré qui l'édu.
tion, l'économie etledéveloppe- CdnMilitaryCollegei
Don'tWaste
AnyMoreTime! mentrégionalserontlescroisprio- availablebecauietheinstitutiond-dnotmet-TherankitruclureilRyenon
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CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 7 MARCH 1996 MARS
AlternativeBudget iggô
&
Economic Growth, Jobs Social Investment
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est, low-growth rate strategy of makes the finance minister and All of these are high jobs- Underthealternativefederal
TheAlternativeBudget successivefederalgovernments(os- BankofCanadabeholdentothe per-dollarinvestmentswithlowim- budget total program spending
for 1996"AChoice.ForA tensibly intended toachievezero speculatorsinthepapereconomy port content. These jobs will is projected to increase by 5.9
Change."offersaconcretealterna- inflation),combinedwithanunfair insteadofworkersandbusinesses berelativelyhigh-wagejobs,attrac- percentin 1996-97and5.2per
tivetothemyopieandcounterpro- andineffectivetaxsystem. inthetealeconomy. tivetoyouthandsensitivetoem- centin 1997-98. Howwill itbe
ductive strategy of Paul Martin Mr. Martin insists that his The fact is, there are other ploymentequityconcerns. funded?
andhispredecessorsintheDepart- fiscalpolicieswillreducedeficits choices.The Alternative Federal Thesemeasureswouldbebol- The additional economic
mentofFinance. andthedebtandsetthestagefor Budget has been developed by steredthroughchangestothefed- growth and job creation arising
erof—Thientedrebnta,titohnealdeffiicniatn,citahlepmoawr-- setcroantoegmyicisrceonuenwtaelr.prIonducrteailviety.,Hhiiss nliatbyourgroorugpasniz(aitnicolnusdianngdcCoAmUmTu)- earvaelralgaebowuorrkcowdeeekw,hitchehcrreedautcieontohef cfarlompoclhiacinegseswiilnlmgoenneetraartyea8n0dpfiesr-
kets thesehavebeentherallying cuts will leave an inefficienta—nd throughoutCanadatodemonstrate an enterprise development bank centoftherequiredrevenuesover
cryofPaulMartinforCanadato ineffectivesocialinfrastructure thatthefiscalgoalsthatMartinhas andrelatedmeasures. thenextfiveyears.Inaddition, a
ssolcaisahlgporvogerranmmse,ntcusterbveinceefsi,tsctuorttahiel afonrignrforwatsthruacntdureemwphliocyhmewnet,naenedd giedennetriaftiiendgcaadnditbieonaaclhigervoewdthwhainlde SocialInvestmentFunds saerreierseqoufit"eSdoolivdearrithteyTnaexxt"tmweoasyueraerss
poor and retreat from funding whichholdsustogetherasanation. jobcreationandstrengtheningour IncontrasttoMr.Martinand to generate net revenues of $4
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orreducedspending(eventhough ty. Furthermore, this policy mix sentisestimatedat9.5percent. mentprogramsvitaltoCanadians. ofthetaxexpendituresavailableto
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uctofrelentlesspropagandafrom debtreduction. by1.05percent.Forevery1.0per funds required for sustaining also achieve reductions in the
government,businesselitesanddie Itshouldberememberedalso centofunemploymentitisesti- human development in Canada. costsofdebtservicingbyhaving
media.There are other, superior thatthemonetarypoliciesofthis matedthatwelose2.5percentof These funds are earmarked for: the Bank of Canada buy back
choices. andpreviousgovernmentscoupled GDP.In1991,forexample,avoid- healthcare,incomesupport,post- outstandingdebtfromcommercial
Itisessentialtorememberthat withderegulationofourfinancial able unemployment cost—Canada secondary education, child care, banks over the next five years
ourdebtproblemsarenotcaused markersresultinaregressivetrans- $80billioninlostoutput about housing, retirement income, and toachieveaholdingof 15perc
byrampantoverspendingon our fertofinancialinvestorsandbond $3,000worthofgoodsandser- unemploymentinsurance. cnt.This is substantially higher
vices forevery man, woman and Thefundforpost-secondary than the current four per cent
ATTENTION! childinCanada. educationwillbeofparticularin- held bythe Bank, but still much
Thealternativebudgetwould teresttoreadersoftheBulletin.In below the 25 per cent held by
LEARNED SOCIETIES lowertherateofinterestbyone brief, rhe alternativebudgetwill: the Bank in 1970. This would
percentage point below what it restore transfers to provinces to reduceinterestratesandrherefore
would be under the Martin their1994-95levelof$2.1 billion interestburdens.
regime.This in turn wouldraise and index transfers bythe three- Othermeasuresareproposed
the real growth rate by one per yearmovingaverageofpercapita whicharedesignedtorestoresome
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FacultyAssociations.)
CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 8 MARCH 1996 MARS
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ACADEMIC FREEDOM
We
Dont Want Cheeky
Settlement at
Memorial Professors Questioning Our
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Oil Barons, We?
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in serious negotiations between ingteamconsideredboththead- theFutureofCanada,theyhadthe buttheydidn'tstopthere.
the end of November and the ministration's conditional offers ACADEMICFREEDOMISALIVE temerirytoquestionthestartling "Bycopyofthisletter,werec-
endofJanuary.Theyalsoagreed alongwithitsmidnightmanoeuvre LandwellinAlbertaaslongas declineinAlberta'senergyroyal- ommendtoyourrcspecrivcdeans
thattermsandconditionsofem- asaconjob. university professors keep their tiesinthepastdecade. that they have a panel of your
ploymentwouldbeasifthe1992- Theassociationalsolaunched nosesoutoftheoilbusiness. They calculated that energy peersreviewyouranalysisandpro-
95 collective agreement were in eight demands under the New- Thisstorywillshakeyouras- royaltiesfellfrom$4.5billio—nin videyouwiththeirassessment..."
force during the periodofrhese foundland Freedom ofInforma- sumptionsaboutascholar'sinde- 1983to$2.2billionin1993 Nowithappensthattheoil
negotiations, andthattheappeal tion legislation for the financial pendence. differencelargerthantheprojecred industrycontributeslargechunks
to the Labour Relations Board information which the adminis- DeanNeuisanassociatepro- 1994deficit,andmorethandou- ofmoneyeveryyeartoboththe
wouldbeputonholdduringthe trationhadconsistentlyrefusedto fessorin thefacultyofmanage- ble the Klein government's total faculty of management and the
negotiations. supplyinanymeaningfulway.The mentattheUniversityofCalgary. healthcarecuts. facultyofbusiness.
Thismemorandumofagtee- deadlineforresponsescorrespond- He is a memberof the Alberta Theprofessorsartributedthe Neuwillnotrevealrhedetails
mcntalsospecifiedthatnegotia- edwiththeweekofthestrike. Institute of Chartered Accoun- declineinAlberta'senergyrevenue, ofhisdiscussionwiththedean.
tionswouldbelimitedtothework- The trustees of the CAUT tants.Hehastenure. inpart,totheoilindustry'ssuc- Butithasbeenagreedhewillin-
load and lay-off articles plus a DefenceFundmetandvotedstrike DavidCooperisCGAprofes- cessful political lobbying in the cludeadisclaimeronfuturearti-
durationclause. benefitsfortheacademicstaffat sorofaccountancyinthefaculty pastdecadefordecreasesinroyalty clessayingthathisviewsarenot
NegotiationsinDecemberand Memorialplusfundstocoverthe ofbusiness at the Univetsityof ratesandforgenerousincentives. necessarilysharedbythefacultyof
earlyJanuarywereinlargepartun- costoftheirinsuredbenefitsanda Alberta.Heisafoundingedirorof (They estimate the Alberta managementattheUniversityof
productive.Thepartiesthenagreed loanof$750,000. the academic journal Critical Royalty Tax Credit alone was Calgary.
toacceleratedtalks.Theadminis- ImmediatelyaftertheJan.31 PerspectivesonAccounting,andauthor worrhabout$1.7billiontopro- "I'mcomfortablewiththat,"
tratio—n proposed a series ofmi- breakdown, there followedasus- andco-editotofsevenbooksand ducersbetween1987and1992.) hesays.
rages anolay-offscontractwith rained mediation by two gov- over40arriclesinhisfield. "Government policies have Well,that'sgood.Ithinkhe
theprovisionthatthegovernment ernmentmediators.TheExecutive The professors collaborated encouragedresourcecompaniesto hasreasontoobject.Disclaimers
allow an unspecified déficit and Director of CAUT joined these lastyearon acriticalanalysisof selloffmoreandmoreofouroil areunnecessaryandoffensiveinan
that60percentofthosefaculty mediation talks, and the parties theKleingovernment'saccounting and gas reserves while allowing open-mindeduniversity.
betweentheagesof55and65take reachedasettlementonFeb.6with methods, specifically the way it thesecompaniesrocontributeless I phoned Neu to ask him
theearlyretirementoffer.Thead- the help of the mediators in a calculatesdebtsanddeficits.They andlessfortheprivilegeofdoing whathethoughtabouttheKlein
ministration's offer had, in fact, marathonsessiononFeb.5and6. argued that the provincial so,"theyconcluded. government'sdecisiontocutroyal-
neverbeenputonthetableoroth- TheLabourDepartmentme- Conservativesinflateddeficitfig- You'dthinkthetwomenhad ryraresforoil-sandsprojecrsby
erwisemadepublic.Thetalkscol- diators congrarulated Professor uresbyabout30percenttojusti- committedtreason.Ninedaysaf- closeto$2billionovereightyears.
lapsedatthedeadlineonJan.31. BerniceSchrank,chiefnegoriator fydeepcutsinprogramspending; tertheypublishedanabridgedver- "I thinkit'squiteconsistent-
Shortly before midnight on forMUNFA,notingthiswasone andcertainvulnerableAlbertans sionoftheirfindingsintheCalgary withtheirpattern."hesaidbluntly.
Jan. 31, the administration pto- ofthebestcollectiveagreements hadmadeadisproportionatesac- Herald,theyreceivedaletterfrom Sorryboys.Yourmuzzledidn't
ducedaletterfromJusticeMinister negotiatedforemployeesinNew- rificeasaresult. Gerard Protri, president of the work.
EdRobertssayingthegovernment foundlandinthepastfiveyears.It NeuandCooperalsowaded Canadian Association of (LindaGoyelleisacolumnistJ'orthe
wouldapprovetheadministrarion's was,infact,allthemoreremarkable intothedangerousterritoryofoil PetroleumProducers. EdmontonJournal.)
early retirement scheme and the given the noisy support for the andgasrevenue.In "ThePolitics The major oil companies
temporarydeficir thatwentwith administrarion'spositionsatcriti- ofDebtandDeficitinAlberta,"a complainedaboutthe"poorand. Ri'pnnredwithpen
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MEDIA
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The Information Highway
From Public Thoroughfare to Private Road
BYKENNETHFIELD CongIrnesasdisEsxeenctuitnigvreepVoritceC-aPnraedsiidaenntLabJoeuarn theyFaerdeedriarlelcytlyfucnodmemdercrieaslelayrcdhricvaern.riedout sTohuercCesouwnicllilbenediigtihteirzeadddarnedssmeasdteheacicmespsliibclae-.
In 1994 Industry Minister John ClaudeParrotraisesavitalclementabouted- inuniversitiesisallbutleftoutofthediscus- tionsnorconsidersthepossiblecostofdigi-
Manley established the Information ucationan—demploymentintheinformation sion of information technology R&D tizedheritageproducts.
HCaingahdwiaaynAsdtvriasroergyy CfoournctihletIonfdoervmealtopiona itencdhunsotlroygicalthcehjaonbgeds.ispSltaucdeimesentabeofufetcttohef aepxpcleipctatiniotnhsedaenvdelonpavmiegnattioofnaclostt-oeoflfsectifvoer Copyright
Highway.The Council was composed of knowneffectsofnewtechnologiesonwork- the delivery of educational materials. In TheCouncilbelievescurrentprovisions
thirty-one members: seven affiliated with ersreinforceParrot'sargumentthatmarket addition,theCouncilrecommendsthatthe oftheCopyrightActareadequatetocover
universities,andeighteenoftheremaining driven development of the Information federallysupportedCanadianNetworkfor bothmulti-mediaworksanddigitizedmani-
twenty-fourfromtheprivatesector. Highwaywillnotaddresstheissueofstruc- the Advancement of Research Industry festationsofworks.Multi-mediaworksare
The Council focused on three pri- turalunemployment. andEducation(CANAR1E)becommercial- coveredundercompilations.Digitizationof
maryobjectives:creatingjobs throughin- TheCouncilrecognizesthevalueof izedoncephaseIIofitsprogram aworkdoesnotconstitutecreationofanew
novation and investment inCanada; rein- highlevelsofeducationtotheecono- hasbeencompleted. work,butisratheranexpressionofawork
forcingCanadiansovereigntyand cultural myandestimatesthatinthenext inadifferentmedium.TheCouncilseesthe
identity; and ensuring universal access at decade fifty percent of ne telecommunication of works covered by
reasonablecost. obswillrequireatleast16 Aseriousworry copyrightasjustanotherformoftransmis-
Initsfinalreport,rheAdvisoryCouncil years ofeducation.It siontothepublicandviewsbrowsingasa
addresseditsobjectivesthroughfiveguiding believes electrons isthat marketability form of reproduction, regardless of how
principles:aninterconnectedandinteropera- deliveryofcdu- will dictatewhatis transienttheimage:thecreatorisTherefore
blenetworkofncrworks;collaborativepub- taught, when, and prorectedbyrheCopyrightAct.
tliiconandinprifavcaitleitsieesc,torprdoedvuecltospmeanntd;csoemrvpiecteis-; bywhom, and what CopyTrhigehtCoAcutn:ciplrovriedceomtmheensdcsopethoatf ftahier
privacyprotectionandnetworksecurity;and research takes place dealingexceptions;andclarifythatfairdeal-
lifelonglearningasakeydesignelementof and where. ingapplies both to making an electronic
Canada'sInformarionHighway. copyofaworkandtostorageandelectronic
The primary theme thtoughout the transmissionofthework.Administrationof
reportistheprivatisationoftheInformation cational and rrainingmaterials wouldcut ScholarlyPublishing theActrequiresthedevelopmentofsome
Highway. The Council recommends that costsandimproveaccesstoopportunitiesfor TheCounciladvocatesashiftfromtra- formoftrackingdevicepermittingtheiden-
all governmentsencourage small andme- lifelonglearning. ditionalpaper-basedpublishingtoelectronic tificationofcopyrightownershiporunau-
diumsized businessesin thedevelopment Theprivatesectorwilldeveloptechnol- disseminationofscholarlywork,especially thorizeduseofprotectedmaterial.
andoperationoftheInformationHighway ogy-basedlearningandtrainingtoolswith scientificandtechnical(S&T)information.
and discourage the monopolistic ten- inputfromtraininginstitutionsandcom- Itadvisesthefederalgovernmenttoadopta Conclusion
dencies ofthe large telephone and cable mercialtrainers.Theultimategoalwillbeto strategytoencourageandfaciliratethistran- WillprivatizationoftheInformation
serviceproviders.Infact,theCouncilstates "createacriticalmassofusersfortechnolo- sition and urges the granting councils to Highwayensureservicesandproduceswhich
explicitly that the "private sector should gy-based learning and training tools." adoptpoliciesandprocedurestorecognize arebasedonquality,orwillnationalandin-
buildand operate the Information High- Governmentswillassisttheprivatesectorin andencouragethedisseminationofresearch ternationalmarketsforceasacrificeofquali-
way....'' addingthat "those who make the gainingafootholdinthe educational and resultsbyelectronicmeans. tyforbottomlineprofits?
investmentshouldbeartheriskandreapa trainingsoftwaremarketsthroughprocure- To address the issues ofpeer review, ThedriveTowardcommercializationof
fairreward." mentandincentives. recognition of scholarly work, ownership educationalresourcesandR&Dwillsurely
TheCouncilseesgovernment'sroleas Achievinghomogeneityincoursecon- ofcopyright,andpreservationandsecurity, rakeawayfromtheautonomythatuniversi-
providingincentivestoprivateindustryinthe tentwillrequiresomeformofcoordination theCouncilcalls fortheestablishmentof tiesnowenjoy.Withprivateenterpriseset-
formoftaxbreaksforthepurposesofre- andcontrolofthematerialsandtoolsavail- agrouprepresentingpublishers(academic tingtheagendaforthisnewcommunication
searchanddevelopment,deregularingtore- able. A national strategy is proposed for and commercial), government, university infrastructure,aseriousworryisthatmar-
movebarrierstogreatercompetition,andre- stimulatinguseoftheInformationHighway presidentsand/oracademicvice-presidents, ketabilitywilldictatewhatistaught,when,
laxing foreign ownership limits to enable forlearningandfordevelopingperformance theCAN-LINKEDconsortiumandrelevant andbywhom,andwhatresearchtakesplace
bcttetaccesstoforeigncapital.Thesewould indicatorstoprovideprivatesectordevelop- R&D areas and technologies.This group andwhere.
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termineswhatservicesandproductsarepro- quiredtobe"proficientintheuseoftech- ElectronicLibraries tionmayplacesubstantiallimitationsonthe
vided. Reasonablypricedhighqualityser- nologiesfordeliveringlearningandtraining Avitalsteptowardensuringthepreser- usefulnessoftheInformationHighwayina
vices and products are seldom widely services."One might well ask ifthe term vationofCanadianculturalsovereigntyisthe democraticsociety.
available:onepaysforwhatonegetsandusu- "teachers"includesuniversityfaculty,andif digitizationofCanadianheritagematerial, (KenmlhFieldisChairofCAUT'sLibrarians
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ortheservice. Thismovetowardsamarket-driven,dis- InformationHighway.
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