~ The issue is survival
-- Put Canada First

Following is the text of an election appeal that will be
distributed by the Communist Party to the people in all con-

stituencies across Canada.

This election is the most
important in the history of
our country.

One issue stands above all
others: the issue of national
survival.

e Can our people survive
a thermonuclear war?

e Can our country survive
as a nation if the United
States is allowed to extend
its control and ownership of
our interests, our trade, our
foreign policy?

e Can our people’s health
and well-being survive econ-
omic crisis and stagnation?

The answer is, No!

Is there a way out?
Communists say, Yes!
PHYSICAL SURVIVAL—
THROUGH PEACE

Here are the Communist
proposals for peace:

We must take Canada out
of the military alliance with
the USA, take it out of the
aggressive North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, take it
out of the American-Cana-
dian air agreement which per-
mits U.S. war planes to ‘fly
over Canada loaded with H-
bombs, never allow U.S. H-
bombs on Canadian territory,
bring our soldiers home from
Germany, cut the military
budget.

We must tell the world:
Canada is neutral, it belongs
to no military alliances, it
demands the destruction of
all H-bombs, it demands
peaceful co-existence and
complete and general world
disarmament — a world
without weapons, “a world
without war!

The

This is the policy of life:
the present foreign policy of
Canada leads only to death.
NATIONAL SURVIVAL—
THROUGH CANADIAN
INDEPENDENCE

Canada must stand up to
the United States.

If we continue the way we
are going, American Big Bus-
iness will completely absorb
Canada and_slash our living
standards.

The biggest Canadian cap-
italists, led by the Tories and
Liberals, follow a policy of
Buy Dear from the USA and
Sell Cheap to the USA.

They are selling our raw
materials at low prices to the
Americans, and forcing us to
buy American goods at high
prices.

WE ARE EXPORTING
THOUSANDS OF
JOBS TO THE USA

Our dollar is cheapened, our,
industries decline, unemploy-
ment increases so that there
are close to:a million Can-,
adians out of work or on short
time — while a golden stream
of profits flow to the USA,
drawn from Canadian labor.

The probable entry of Bri-
tain into the European Com-
mon Market will put an end
to the traditional pattern of
Canadian trade. Unless steps
are taken at once to develop
new markets on the basis of
peaceful relations with all
countries, Canada will be
plunged into ever greater de-
pendence on the USA.

The time has come to say:
this betrayal of Canada has
got to stop!

Vote against the
old -line parties

(The Communist Party will distribute the following state-
ment in those constituencies where there are no Communist

candidates):

You have an opportunity on June 18 to cast your vote
against the old-line parties and to break their long-held mon-
opoly of the Parliament of Canada.

We of the Communist Party, as our contribution to this
objective, are running candidates in a limited number of con-
stituencies. Elsewhere we are working to elect the candidates

of the new Democratic Party.

We do not minimize the differences between our party

and the NDP.

The Communist Party is the party of socialism in Canada.
The NDP is not a party of socialism.

The Communist Party advocates labor-farmer unity to
win a clear majority in the House of Commons to end the
U.S. domination of Canada. The NDP ignores this central

question.

We stand for a new Canadian constitution which will
establish the voluntary union of the two nations in Canada,
the French and the English, on the basis of complete national
equality, and self determination for French Canada. The

NDP does not.

We advocate that Canada leaves NATO, and declares its
neutrality. The NDP leaders do not make a clean break with
the cold war and hedge on this vital issue of Canadian inde-

pendence and peace.

But — the NDP is the creation of thousands of trade
unionists, farmers, businessmen, professionals and others, who
see in it a democratic alternative, to the parties of monopoly.
They want peace. They want economic security. They want
complete and general disarmament. They want to make the
NDP the government of Canada — a labor-farmer govern-

ment.

That is why the Communist Party says: In this election.
mark your ballot to help put an end to the parliamentary mon-
opoly of the Tory and Liberal parties! Vote against the Tories,

Liberals and Social Creditors!

Vote for the New Democratic Party candidate — to break

up the rule of the old-line parties, and to move Canada ahead!

The national survival of

Canada is at stake in this
election.

What do the Communists
say?

We are not helpless in the
face of this threat. An aroused
people can win back our inde-
pendence.

We must nationalize U.S.-
owned industries, bring our
natural resources under Can-
adian ownership, make goods

here instead of ‘importing
them from the USA, trade
with. the world, recognize
China — stand on our own
feet as a country and declare
our sovereign independence
over our industries, mines

and rich resources!

This is the way to save

“Canada from destruction at

the hands of American mon-
opolists.

ECONOMIC SURVIVAL—
THROUGH NEW JOBS

One of five Canadian fami-
lies suffer from unemploy-
ment — they depend on un-
employment insurance, draw
scanty relief, have children
who cannot get jobs, or have
breadwinners on short time.

In this young and bountiful
country — not yet a century
old as a modern state—not a
single Canadian needs to be
out of work!

Why is there unemploy-
ment?

e Because our country’s
economy is at the mercy of
American Big Business.

e Because the Tories and
Liberals organize the cold
war, stop us trading with the
world, refuse to recognize
China, cut our trade with one-
third of humanity in the soc-
ialist countries to a trickle,
refuse to give credits to help
to industrialize the new Cuba,
the Latin-American countries,
the newly-free colonies.

e Because the standard of
living in Canada is too low,
and the working people can’t
buy all they need. ‘

e Because, while modern
industry makes the five-day,
30-hour week possible, the
employers demand greater
productivity at lower wages
and oppose the shorter work-
ing day. 4

e Because automation is
cutting out jobs and spread-
ing unemployment instead of
cutting the working day.

It is the great U.S.-Cana-
dian monopolies who are re-
sponsible for unemployment,
the delay in health insurance,
poor housing and the growing
economic difficulties of our
young people.

The power of the monopo-
lies can be curbed. The peo-
ple’s needs can be satisfied.
United, the great trade move-
ment and the farmers” organi-
zations can compel justice for
the working people—The Peo-
ple Before Profiis!

When Diefenbaker was elected he promised no one would
suffer from unemployment. This Windsor auto worker ®
asking a question millions of Canadians are asking in the
Federal election.

WHY YOU SHOULD
VOTE COMMUNIST

(The following statement is being distributed, in those
constituencies where the Communist Party is runuing cand?
dates).

Canada needs Communists in Parliament, to fight for new
national policies like these — policies that will put Canad@
first, ahead of the interests of American Big Business.

There is a chance in this election to break the monopoly
of the old capitalist parties, to defeat their candidates, to elec
men and women representing the working people, not
business interests. : 3

The Communists are a part of the people’s movemel!
for peace and progress. We are seeking the election of out
candidates in a number of constitutencies. Where we have ®
candidates we work for the election of New Democratic Pa
candidates as a means of helping to break the monopoly ‘
parliament held so long by the Tories and Liberals —
parties of Big Business and betrayal to the USA — and’ 50
that the working people can move ahead to electing a Labor
Farmer government.

To make sure that the Communist Party and its policie
are heard in parliament and to further the unity of all sec
tions of labor in one great political movement, we ask you
in this riding to elect a Communist as your M.P. ?

The Communist Party and its candidates. show the only way
to Canada’s survival. We are the party of the working clas
the party of socialism, and put forward a working-class poli :
in the movements of the people.: x

The working people need these qualities at their ser
vice in these critical times! ;

Vote Communist! Elect a Communist to Parliament 7
your contribution to the struggle of the Canadian people for
peace, independence, and economic justice.

——

Your $$ needed to back
- Communist Party fight

The Communist Party declares that in this election tb
real issue is the survival of our country and its people. We C
fighting to bring to the widest section of the Canadian pe?
an understanding of the need to unite to win new natiom
policies which will end U.S. domination and PUT CANAD
FIRST. We are working to elect our candidates to the Hot
of Commons, and to poll up the largest vote against the old-
parties ever recorded in history.

The election statement of the Communist Party will ”
distributed in every possible constituency. Our party co’
mittees are seeking to secure television time. Plans are peiP
made to take our message to the people through advert
ments in the daily newspapers. :

To wage the kind of election battle that is demanded p
the crisis in our country, funds are urgently needed bY
Communist Party.

We appeal to every member and supporter of our pat”
to every democratic Canadian who feels that our point of Vie
needs to be widely heard to contribute as generously as
can to our national election fund.

Your contribution may be sent to our provincial nea
quarters at 503 Ford Building, 193 East Hastings, Vancou
B.C. ;

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