BERT OGDEN : DEBORAH MACDONALD GEORGE HEWISON
(VANCOUVER QUADRA) (NANAIMO-COWICHAN) (CP general secretary)

Welcomed to Vancouver by locals, including
members of the Canada-USSR Friendship
Society, members of the Peace Train, includ-
ing Dr. Gregory Dmitriyev (r), disembark at
CN station July 6. Peace Train, the brainchild
of Montreal psychotherapist Frans Manouv-
rier — a member of the International Physi-
cians for the Prevention of Nuclear War —
travelled on the VIA Rail Canadian for 15
days, beginning at Quebec City June 24. It
bore its young cargo — 12 Soviet youths ,
ranging in age from 11-18, and 10 young
Canadians, accompanied by adults from both
countries — to enthusiastic receptions in 11
centres. While in Vancouver the young
Soviets and Canadians planted a tree in Stan-
ley Park (photo at right), were met by Deputy
Mayor Don Bellamy, and treated to concerts.
Manouvrier, who is founder of the sponsoring
organization Centre for Peace Endeavours in
Canada, had been in the Soviet Union attend-
ing peace education seminar. He noted in
interviews that youth are fearful because of
the nuclear war danger. ‘’Peace signifies not
only an absence of war and conflict, but also
more assurance that everyone has a place and
arole to play on the planet. We can no longer
exist in a closed world.”

July 13, 1988
50°

Vol. 51, No. 27

Pledging that the Communist Party of
Canada will contest the next federal election
with an ambitious campaign and a program
of action, CP general secretary George
Hewison has been visiting British Columbia
centres announcing the party’s candidates
in the province.

Kim Zander, former co-ordinator of the
Vancouver and District Labour Council’s
unemployed action centre will contest the
riding of Vancouver East, while fishermen’s
union officer and peace activist Bert Ogden
will run in Vancouver Quadra, Hewison
announced at a press conference Monday.

Hewison also swung into the riding of
Kamloops to announce the candidacy of
library technician and peace activist Val
Carey, which received prominent write-ups
in the local media. And at a press confer-
ence Tuesday in Victoria the CP general
secretary, flanked by the candidates,
announced the party’s participation in sev-
eral Vancouver Island ridings.

The Communist Party leader said B.C.
will field 12 candidates. Nominated so far
are Zander (Vancouver East), Ogden,
(Vancouver Quadra), Carey (Kamloops),
forestry researcher Gary Swann (Comox-
Alberni), retired International Woodwork-
ers and labour council officer Nick
Chernoff (North Island-Powell River),
former woodworker and free-trade critic
Ernie Knott (Saanich and the Islands), and
bookstore proprietor and women’s rights
activist Deborah MacDonald (Nanaimo-
Cowichan).

Hewison called the federal election,
expected as early as this fall, the most
important in Canadian history.

‘What will be determined in this election
will be the future of Canada,” he declared.

“(It will determine) whether we’re going
to get four more years of Tory rule (with)
four more years of leading Canada into
total and complete integration with the Uni-
ted States and Fortress USA, four more
years of the Meech Lake Accord and the
balkanization and the disunity of Canada,
of deregulation and privatization that is
going to change the social fabric of Canada
beyond recognition.

“Whether we’re going to get four more
years of the type of white paper on defence
that will lead Canada closer into integration
with the military-industrial complex — or
whether Canada is going to light out in a
new direction,” Hewison said.

He said the party nationally will field at
least 50 candidates, “all leaders in their own
right with a proven track record” in com-
munity, peace, labour and other organiza-
tions.

see CP page 2

Hewison, Weir
on CPSU meet

Communist Party of Canada gen-
eral secretary George Hewison told a
packed meeting at the Centre for
Socialist Education on Monday that
socialism is undergoing deep changes
in the Soviet Union.

An account of Hewison’s talk on
the recently concluded historic 19th
Conference of the Communist Party
of the Soviet Union will be carried in
next week’s issue.

Additionally, Tribune Moscow
correspondent Fred Weir will feature
the conference in his column next
week.