WIIITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1985, PAGE 3 Dryden tells chamber of commerce.... Government programs don't create jobs Government pro- grams may make young people more em- ployable but they don't create permanent jobs. That was the message brought to the Whitby Chamber of Commerce lIast Wednesday by On- tario Youtb Com- missioner Ken Dryden. Dryden, who is perhaps best known as a star goaltender with the Montreal Canadians of the National Hockey League during the there? " Dryden admitted that an employer needs a reason to keep someone on tbe payroll. "Witbout that reason, a job is money out of bis or her own pocket whicb can neyer fully be recovered,'"he said. A downward economy robs employers of tbe need to 'hire and pressure from tax- payers has forced the nation's largest em- ployer, the goverument, programs while en- couraging foreign in- vestment, developing export markets will not be enough. "Forecasters and economists - virtually everyone - is predicting that the jobless rate in Canada will remain at 10 per cent or higher un- tii tbe end of this decade, " Dryden said. Wile the future is bleak, Dryden said that the chamber and the newly established Youth people like you, like me, developing, implemen- ting a local plan to reduce the number of unemployed young people,"I Dryden said. It's a, coming together of business, labour, education, local gover- nment and social ser- vice agencies tbat reviews the resources already available, iden- tif ies gaps and overlays in services and heightens public awareness of the problem," Dryden said, "The sheer nuinhers can be overwhelming. Despite the best efforts of the Durham Region Youth Trust, unem- ployment rates may remain steady or even increase as a result of factors beyond your control. " But that doesn't mean tbey shouldn't keep trying. IlDon't think you aren't helping, because you are," Dryden said. "Every unemployed young person taking part in a training program or work ex- perience represents a step in the right direc- tion. I"Every unemployed person finding a per- manent job represents success for the in- dividual, for the Youth Trust and for the com- munity, " he said. Ontario Youtb Commissioner Ken Dryden and Whitby Chamber of Commerce Don Frise are seen here signing an agreement that wilI formally establish a Youth Trust for Durham Region. Frise, wbo will become the chairman of the local Youth Trust, said his committee's prîmary respon- sibiity is to determine the extent of youth unemployment in Durham Region and co-ordinate the ac- tivities of those service agencies that help to train and create employment for young people. Free Press Staff Photo 1g7 os, attended the meeting to formally sign an agreement that wil set up a Youth Trust in Durham Region. The Youth Trust will be an umbrella group tbat wiil study the ex- tent of youth unem- ployment in the region and co-ordinate tbe ac- tivities of local agencies wbo provide job training and placement for young people. He told the 98 people at the meeting that only business creates jobs. "'Government pro- grams don't create jobs," Dryden said. I'Youtb employment programs offer sbelter for those young em- ployees wbo need it. "«They offer coun- selling. They provide basic life training and llteracy skills for those not ready for a job," be added. Government offers wage subsidies and training allowances as incentives for em- ployers and bring together unemployed job people and an em- ployer. At most, government programs make the disadvantaged Young person more em- ployment, Dryden said. "They make em- ployers more interested in iring," be added, "'Tbey create tbe rigbt circunistances and the right environment for employment. But they do not create jobs. " The commissioner noted that after 20, 30 or 52 weeks, the program will end. "The safety net is removed and the basic question remains - is tbere really a job to reduce the nurnber of jobs it creates. Large corporations bave to become more produc- tive to compete inter- nationally and, therefore, turn to tecbnology. Wile many tbings can be done, Dryden told the cbamber, "in the end, it stili adds up to more people tban there is work." Improving tbe education system, en- couraging en- trepreneursbip and providing creation Trust must keep trying. "lWe must focus on wbat we can do and do it," be said. As Youtb Com- missioner, Dryden said tbat part of bis job is to encourage tbe debate on youtb unemployment and wbat can be done to combat it and to make youtb employment and training programs bet- ter. Tbe Youtb Trust,- be said, is not a program. It's more an approacb or a process. "Simply put. it's "Morever, it provides feedback on provincial youtb programs," he said. 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