i cenepeenmeemens eens Save Petrocan’ drive begun Sw im oh ~S wy 4 1 os ‘ SS é em JA NMPROE # CHACTANBDE SUAVWEE BAR BLEX AETER FOR A SEACEFUL AND SECURE FUTURE FOR ALL CHN OPER POUR GN AVENER SACIFIQUE ET SUR POUR TOUS LES ENFANTS BOR UN FUTORG BADIFICD ¥ SECURE PARA TOOGS LOS NINOS FUR EINE FRIEGLE CLUCKUCRE 2URUMFT AL * & s rites : Moscow's palatial House of Columns was the scene for the opening ceremony as the world conference For a Peaceful and Secure Future for All Children” opened September 7. Some 600 delegates from 130 Countries attended the four-day conference, organized to mark International Year of the Child. Hannah olowy, director of early childhood education at the University of B.C., was one of several delegates from this country and will be addressing public meetings next month. —Tass photo CLC, CP back NDP petition A massive Canada-wide cam- paign to stop the federal Conser- vative government’s determined policy of dismantling Canada’s publicly owned oil corporation, Petrocan, will culminate in Ottawa when Parliament reconvenes Oc- tober 9 with motions Of non- confidence in the government, lob- bies and demonstrations. and the deliverance of a giant petition. New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent will present the petition to the government which is expected to draw more than one million signatures. “‘Canadians are currently facing an energy crisis which requires a publicly owned oil company to be the sole importer of oil, to explore for new sources, to refine and retail petroleum products and generally to engage in activities which are in the national interest,’’ the petition reads. ‘‘Save. Petrocan.. for ..the benefit of all Canadians.’’ - The Canadian Labor Congress has given its support to the NDP petition drive, and this week the central executive of the Communist Party delcared that the petition deserves the wide support of the labor movement. In B.C., NDP _ provincial secretary Yvonne Cocke confirmed that the petition has been See NATIONAL page 3 _ Ruling could mark turning point * eae Supreme Court Justice ia, McKay reserved judgment vel ay in the crucial court case in- ving the bid by the federal Ee uive Trade Practice Commis- nto force the United Fishermen a Allied Workers’ Union to ver.to the Combines branch as ~ tS collectiv ini - tivities. e bargaining ac is The World Peace Council _ Sued an urgent call Wednesday : ee action around the world to ~Ounter the renewed threat of an ag more than half a million Ops on the China-Vietnam Tder, et WPC.affiliated Canadian a te Congress called on denn Zations and individuals ea ss the country. to act im- €diately to send letters and Postcards to the Chinese Em- Tessive action. : the € massing of troops along Vi 750-mile-long border with i : : Mvasion of Vietnam as China’ assy protesting that country’s oe gh follows repeated border . UWsions by Chinese troops The decision — not expected for some two weeks — is expected to be a turning point in the Combines in- vestigation of the union, begun four years ago with a raid on union of- fices and seizure of hundreds of documents. UFAWU. president Jack Nichol told the Vancouver Labor Council last week that if Justice McKay (World alerted to threat | of new Chinese invasion and continued obstruction by China of the peace talks with Vietnam. The Vietnamese newspaper Nhan Dan said last week, “An explosive situation exists on the China-Vietnam border and warned ‘‘Chinese reactionaries, in collusion’ with the U.S. and other reactionary forces, are feverishly preparing a new at- tack Ve. 4 The B.C. Peace Council has called for letters and telegrams of protest to be sent to the Con- sulate of the People’s Republic of China, Plaza 500, 500 West | 12th Avenue, Vancouver or the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China, Ottawa. grants the Combines application for an enforcement order, hearings could re-open October 2 and 3. If union officers then refused to answer questions about the union’s internal affairs, they would be sub- ject to fines and/or jail sentences. If Justice McKay denies the Com- bines application, however, it could well mean the end of the Combines probe of the union. . The critical legal test stems from hearings which began in January of this year in which UFAWU presi- dent Jack Nichol, secretary George Hewison and past president Homer Stevens refused to answer questions relating to union activities. Together with union counsel lan . NICHOL, STEVENS, HEWISON AT COMBINES HEARINGS ... Decision reserved in Combines case Donald they argued that, under Section 4(1)a of the Combines In- vestigation Act, the branch was prohibited from probing into ‘combinations of activities of workmen or employees for their own reasonable protection.’’ The Combines branch has long rejected the union’s contention, however, claiming that fishermen . are not workmen and are therefore not entitled to the protection of the Act. Ron Holme, lawyer for the Restrictive Trade Practices Com- mission, echoed that argument and added that even if fishermen were workmen, the activities of their union which were not ‘‘for their See COMBINES page 12 \ \ waiting on crucial court decisions. x | | @ SPAIN, 1979: Last month, 30 veterans of the Mackenzie Papineau Bat- re-living the battles fought four decades ago and see- ing a new democracy emerge from the talion returned to Spain, | long- | struggle against Franco, | page 11. ; Tenet @ SALT II: Acceptance of | the historic arms limita- | tion agreement between | the U.S. and the USSR is | vital if there is to be pro- | gress towards disarma- | ment says U.S. historian | mmgat Aptheker, pages | |} @ TORONTO: Amidst the | } storm of protest over the | police killing of Albert | Johnson, Toronto city | council has voted no- | confidence in the police | commission and has call- | ed for a provincial civilian | board of review, page 10.