"Economic planning may mean … anything from a vague forecast of business activity to rigid government control of finance, industry and labour. While the idea got a mauling in Toronto last weekend, it also got clarification." Ronald Anderson, The Globe & Mail
"Dr. James Tobin of Yale, a member of President Kennedy's economic advisory council, spoke of a 'Self-fulfilling consensus,' ... He mentioned that the Kennedy administration has officially adopted a 41/2 % figure ... as the proper rate of growth for American GNP. He did not think dragooning industry into line with this objective would comport with the American belief in free enterprise." J.B. McGeachy, The Financial Post
"Economic planning: Does it spell economic desecration of our traditional free enterprise values -- or is it just the adrenalin we need to inject trust into our tripping, creaky economy?" Andrew Webster, Ottawa Citizen
"Economic planning, although it may have different meanings to different people, is unquestionably an issue of great interest particularly in labour and business circles." Russell Bell, Canadian Labour Congress
