22nd COMMUNIST CONVENTION:
Elect progressive
a bloc to parliament

a By MARK SYDNEY

TORONTO — Delegates to the 22nd Convention
of the Communist Party of Canada meeting here
over the weekend of May 18 came out with a
strong set of demands to carry into the federal
election campaign, with a call for roll-back of food,
fuel and housing. costs to January 1973 levels.

The call came in a resolution passed by delegates
dealing with inflation urging abolition of
provincial sales taxes, a federal minimum wage of
$3 an hour and wage reopener, and cost-of-living
escalator clauses in union contracts.

The resolution also urged reduction of
interest rates on working peoples’ home mortgages
to a maximum of five percent.

Delegates welcomed creation of the federal
Canadian Petroleum Corporation but expressed fears
that “U.S. multi-national corporations and
Canadian monopoly interests will become its main
beneficiaries.” In a resolution they urged
) establishment of a national energy and petroleum
| ‘corporation as the cornerstone of an integrated
energy policy embracing all energy resources a
and based on public ownership. ae 1

Combined with the discussion on policy, delegates to . |
the convention from Vancouver Island to Nova Scotia,
Willcom _ eeu Aiesien ee as ceo ee Us questions aoaue Aoees a
"| Communice wntan: leader of the Communist Party speaking to delegates at the 2*n den the ‘in the period ahead—increasing Communist Farty ont
/ om Ist Pq . told the delegates: “We must help widen . : . Ve
I meng ment of ec he ae as ak ae in the creation of a strong solidarity moye- influence in the working class and democratic sve

ga y I with respect to all-out movement, leading the way to the building of a broad
| Ubpon op st CPartheid and colonialism in Southern Africa. We must do the same ith resper ‘Republic anti-monopoly alliance; buil ding and strengthening ’

| Oby: reek dem scant eed he heroic struggle of the ae ° L : . 4 ee |
/ ngh*ttam Beli Provising rs 3! fia a poe ef South Vietnam who are striving might and the Party in all areas of Canadian life, especially L |
| men ‘implement the Paris Peace Tre lee despite the sabotage of the Thiew regime and the U.S. 9ev- among the working class; and the immediate task |
pment. Th ‘aris Peace Treaties esp’ x le.” Kashtan added, “The Communist ai hefich s 1
pf hat same support must be given the Cambodian peop'¢ of leading the fight against monopoly’s assault |

ible be done to extend the movement of

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*elidarity Siders it of particular importance that everything poss Continued on page 9

with the democractic forces in Chile.”

VANCO :

The report of the commission

BS UVER — « active role
| ere What th I can tell gress to. play a more e evitution and_ structure
mys” aat Pe aaniile work- in the drive for autonomy. oR cand od a twofold step to-
ay ih aaah Don’t Tolerate Splits wards more autonomy:

Sessions on autono-
i cut fey vant something done
i E 1004 Dave Werlin of

“y challenge you, brother - » That where an international .

d : ag ey : : : to’ an_ inter-
irman,” Werlin said, “not t0 ynion is affiliated
potas plits in the ational trade secretariat, the

at 04 to ny further s es
(¢ cone’ Sted Gt Gelegates a an movement. I chal- Canadian section, of that union
| ing tutional a or Congress lenge you to do something about ould be affiliated separately to
S tn Onvention meet- 6 ers in this CoUN- ensure a Canadian presence and

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i With that Ouver last week. And What the wor aed cue

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landing Statement and the ‘y want.” voice at th

It the &: Ovati i ¥ level

» the lon tha ; speakers eight to try iano : ;

if Wait, tone was Ret Se puowed : ne he iat mike, there © That international unions
: One Stee P Lorne take whatever action is neces-

| Woy, © Cebate on th

PRS e autonomy were more challenges. | he Cana-

ft tat we * Robson, British, are ee ae ent ae

fl lin’ 8 a joc. 2© experiencing penter Local 452, tole © ~ di ‘tional require-

f Itigg » €sson in T : ng and nted by constitutional req

at : Trudeau po- gates: “There is a strong ve . voi from
erl po- gates. ‘ : licy decisions Ir

‘l "ise The lea told the dele» growing national consclousfiess+ ments 08 Poy he social, cul-

of

€sson is that i : ds to be answered. participating in t cle \
;NOugh h at if you and it needs’ wi nomic and political life
ion \o hell, a Royal Com- This resolution needs ™ buraleeon Te Lage

wilt 4 red
appoint » And he then answe nay .

ra Stud in auestion and ill # oe who threatened withdraw- The commission also nie
g, “Hoe a long as you keep al rom the Congress ILD 5, mended Phe standart
I to lution was passed. 40 compliance with th 8
, rates leaunderstand that the who threaten withdrawal, espe- put what was missing from th

awa €rship has | ‘ in the - building mmision’s report were many
) at thy that it ioexnior eae ene at an not put the i? the additional standards shat
ft) oSkeq | Worker. Ass tes : untry into @ \ere asked for by a large num

sien pela i in this co by a

is ‘i tem, mt Stine that the cosh pel Se of choosing between the per of local unions a the reso

M “tia os ar short of the international unions and the jytions submit ed from the ¢ me

5 eae soa ote wae no call for the

right of Canadian members to

f leave an international if one is

‘ the democratic wish of the Cana-
dian membership.

y e Did Nothing sf ake

My . @ r | V 452, Colin Snell, also felt that More than 2,400 delegates attended the Tenth Constitutional Le |
“the resolution didn’t go far Convention of the Canadian Labor Congress held in Vancouver last

| enough. The congress has tO week. It was the largest CLC meeting ever held.

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