eque’ For Coalition ty Can Force Reforms y NIGEL MORGAN, Provincial Leader, La bor-Progressive Party Sealition’s victory in last week’s Provincial Election in “B.C. has strengthened Bry hand not only in this Province, but. throughout the Dominion. Neverthe- ie tremendous opposition vote of Labor and progressive forces, amounting to | of the total ballot cast, indicates clearly that this Tory-dominated coalition has id any ‘“‘blank cheque’ from the citizens of British Columbia. The fact that hed opposition vote amounted to 43 percent, while the percentage of legislative Iwas less than 23 percent, indicates what happens when labor is prevented from id clearly demonstrates the responsibility the CCF leadership must now should- ‘sting in their adamant, anti-unity, *“‘go-it-alone’’ policy. 5n results fully sub- fs estimation of the fossive Party regard- Live strength of the hapinges of this Pro- ad that estimation fin marked contrast essponsible, “reckless, inf the CGF leaders, ' to protect them- -the growing popu- ‘or labor unity, pre- ‘until after the pools sey were going to-be ‘wer: : -Vineh’s pre-election LPP “defeatism,” oe able to correcily = strength of one’s nd to face facts ‘[shonestly is just iit to the formula- rect tactics for a ¢cty as it is for an 4 s fience, such as was ‘ the CCF leaders in ss, antagonistic at- ere proposals of the 1ent and the trade electoral. unity, is onsible for their de- the former 16 seats 'the last Legislature. Jusand people have _ during the -war, the y.of them to. work in ustries, but the total sis actually less than - in this connection it ind that the CCF ran ‘istituencies, in - 1945 £. According to the ; available, the CCF will_be smaller than in. 1941. won four new ridings erm and eastern in- n spite of this they - in the industrial total.xepresentation om 16 to ten..