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Winnipeg Declaration of Principles
http://www.connexions.org/CxLibrary/Docs/CX5374-Winnipeg.htmResource Type: Article Cx Number: CX5374 The principles of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Abstract: Excerpt: In the cooperative commonwealth there will be an important role for public, private and cooperative enterprise working together in the people's interest. The CCF has always recognized public ownership as the most effective means of breaking the stranglehold of private monopolies on the life of the nation and of facilitating the social planning necessary for economic security and advance. The CCF will, therefore, extend public ownership wherever it is necessary for the achievement of these objectives. At the same time, the CCF also recognizes that in many fields there will be need for private enterprise which can make a useful contribution to the development of our economy. The cooperative commonwealth will, therefore, provide appropriate opportunities for private business as well as publicly-owned industry. The CCF will protect and make more widespread the ownership of family farms by those who will till them, of homes by those who live in them, and of all personal possessions necessary for the well-being of the Canadian people. In many fields the best means of ensuring justice to producers and consumers is the cooperative form of ownership. In such fields, every assistance will be given to form cooperatives and credit unions and to strengthen those already in existence. Subject Headings |