j U.S. imperialist offensive against Canada By W. KASHTAN There is growing concern among wide sections of the Canadian people — and de- servedly so — regarding the in- creasing pressures of U.S. imperialism on Canadian sover- eignty. and independence. This increasing pressure is to be seen in many ways. _ The U.S. government has challenged Canada’s right to assert its sovereignty over the Canadian Arctic under the false claim that the Arctic waters are open seas. It is exerting maximum pres- sure on the Canadian govern- ment to “integrate and share” Canada’s energy resources. Canadian culture and _ the universities are also under heavy attack. There is the real danger of Canadian universities becoming Americanized. How far this has gone can be seen in the fact that while in 1962, 75 percent of the professors and lecturers in Canadian universi- ties were Canadian citizens, by 1968 the figure had fallen to 49 percent. This stepped up U.S. offen- sive takes place on the back- ground of growing U.S. domina- tion of the Canadian economy. One aspect of it can be seen in U.S. investments in Canada, which rose by 500 percent from the period of 1945 to 1966, i-e., from. $5 billion to $25 billion dollars, most of it going into plants and equipment. _ The more recent period has Seen an acceleration of this process as the multi-national corporations and conglomerates bought out more and more Canadian-owned companies. In- deed in the last few years 606 such companies have been taken over and the process is continuing as U.S. imperialism tries to penetrate the banking and communications system. Increasing control of the Canadian economy through U.S. subsidiaries has enabled U‘S. imperialism to decide whom Canada will trade with and Canadian officials stop U.S. youths By WILLIAM ALLAN Of late, reporteks are getting tips that Canadian immigration and customs officials are holding U.S. youth whom titey suspect of coming into Canad& to avoid the draft, and turning these youth over to the FBI. A Detroit reporter yyew a three-day beard, bought h\mself a “cool” outfit and headed for the U.S.-Canadian border to find out. The reporter sat in the Grey- hound bus, with his guitar on his lap, looked at his purple, flowered vest, his string of love beads gotten from the Salva tion Army and wondered if hi would make it. The Canadian Customs office, as he passed each passenge looked at the identification card, birth certificate, driver’s license, or draft cards. He eventually reached the De- troit reporter, who held up an expired YMCA gym card. The oustoms man, stared at him. In, > , RACIFIG TRIBUNE—MARCH 6,'19707Page 4 with whom it won’t, and what should be the nature of Cana- da’s internal and foreign poli- cies. The U.S. imperialist offensive in the recent period has con- centrated on Canada’s Arctic and natural resources, _ parti- cularly its energy resources such as water, natural gas, oil, hydro-electric power and uran- ium. This offensive has been covered by the high sounding phrase of “jointly sharing the North American energy mar- ket? NERO FIDDLES WHILE ROME BURNS What position has the Tru- deau Government taken on these vital matters? In typical’ Madison Avenue fashion it tries to create the public impression that it is defending Canada’s sovereignty, while in practice undermining it. The Canadian Arctic is a case in point. Ouside of Parliament, Mr. Sharp was compelled to say that the Arctic is Canadian. In Parliament, however, Prime Minister Trudeau has opposed any forthright declaration of sovereignty over the Canadian Arctic. Instead he has talked about pollution control with the oblique suggestion that this is the way sovereignty will be established. This approach how- ever is meant to mislead the Canadian people. Pollution con- trol is neither a substitute for sovereignty nor a guarantee of it. What may well occur is that Canadian taxpayers will be called upon to pay for the privilege of keeping U.S. ships clean while the resources of the Arctic will be under U.S. owner- ship, to the profit of U.S. mono- poly. The Trudeau Government pur- sues a similar course with re- spect to the “joint sharing of the North American’ energy market”. Mr. Greene created the impression, and so did Prime Minister Trudeau, that Canada’s water is not for sale. However, on a TV _ program the bus, for a moment, there was complete silence. “Where are you going?” he asked. - “Toronto.” “One. way?” “That’s right.” The customs man studied the beads, the guitar, the flower- covered trousers, slightly stain- ed. “How much money do you have?” he asked. “Ah, ten dollars. No, nine dol- lars.” - His eyebrows lifted. “Put your coat on,” he said. ‘“‘You’re com- ing off the bus.” They headed for the immigra- tion office. Inside another officer took the Detroit reporter into a side room and asked him to withdraw his application. “But I haven’t made any ap- plication,” exclaimed the repor- ter, “I just want to go to Can- ada.” : The reporter then said, “I odin OSE this. is all about. You. “Under Attack”, the Prime Minister asked, ““Why shouldn’t Canada’s waters as well as other of its resources, be sold?” Who is to be believed — the Prime Minister or Mr. Greene? Or is this another of McKenzie King’s techniques — sell water if necessary but not necessarily water”. Moreover, when one speaks of a “joint sharing” of the North American market, it covers up the fact that what is involved is not a joint sharing of that market, but U.S. control and ownership of Canada’s energy resources. These energy re- sources are not. replaceable. Once they go to the U.S.A. they are used for U.S. industrial de- velopment at the expense of Canada’s independent industrial development and the jobs of countless Canadians. Canadian monopoly and _ its government are presently lick- ing their chops in anticipation of the fast buck they can make by stepping up the sale of some of these energy resources. These monopoly interests and the Trudeau Government create the illusion they can now bar- gain from strength with the “Yankee traders”, and on this basis achieve an “equal partner- ship” wih U.S. imperialism in a “joint sharing” program. How- ever to assume that there could be an “equal partnership” be- tween unequal partners is to believe the lamb and_ the: lion can lie down together. The sole beneficiaries in this gamble will be U.S. monopoly, while the vic- tims will be the Canadian people and the independent develop- ment of the country. The immediate source of the problem is the continentalist policy of the Trudeau govern- ment and of previous Liberal governments, a policy aimed not at Canadian all-sided develop- ment coupled with extensive trade with the world, but of integration with the U.S. How- ever, as history has already shown, integration and contin- entalism lead in one direction think I am an American draft dodger, don’t you?” The customs man leaped to attention. “That has absolutely nothing to do with it,’ he snapped. “Being a draft dodger—or a de- serter for that matter — doesn’t make the slightest difference to us. We base our immigration standards on other criteria.” The customs and immigration men then went on to outline the immigration criteria: money, lots of it, good ‘“‘character,” pro- per identification, a job—or the possibility of a job—in Canada. Finally the reporter said, “I'll withdraw the application, I just want to go back to Detroit.” He did. The Canadians had been firm. They didn’t want the reporter to go to Toronto even to visit anybody, with his “cool” suit, his guitar, his beads. —* The Canadian Civil] Liberties Association said, “We know they are turning. back young __People because they hate those 254 ome ee VWEe GF e2RDsaet” “We will . only — a further strengthening of U.S. control over all aspects of Canadian life and foreign policy, a further undermining and even complete loss of Cana- dian independence. The Trudeau Government is striving to weaken growing op- position to its policies of con- tinentalism by claiming there is no other alternative. In making this assertion the Prime Minister not only exposes his own bankruptcy but the bankruptcy of his class, of those sections of monopoly who place their profits above the true national interests of the country. But he also brings forth a truth, even though un- ~ wittingly, that if Canadian inde- pendence and sovereignty are to be upheld and _ strengthened, new policies and a new coalition are needed to ensure it. These policies ‘cannot be other than the assertion of sov- ereignty over the Canadian Arctic, its all-sided public de- velopment in the interests of the Arctic inhabitants and the Canadian people, the forthright declaration that it will be a nuclear-free zone. The Soviet Union has demonstrated how it is possible to develop its Arctic, its North,- its Siberia for the benefit of its people. Clearly the development of the Cana- dian Arctic and Canada’s North cannot be left to monopoly to exploit for its benefit. Public control, public development and ownership must be the basic policy here. Secondly, no one can dispute the possibility of the sale of some of Canada’s energy re- sources, but only after the needs of Canada are fully asses- sed and met for the long period ahead. In place of the horse trade approach taken by the Trudeau government, the first thing required is the adoption of an all-Canadian energy policy based on public ownership, which should begin with an un- equivocal rejection that Cana- da’s waters will be used for who seek refuge in Canada from the draft and going to Vietnam. They aren’t supposed to discri- minate.” Canadian Immigration - head- quarters agreed when reporters called them. “Draft dodgers and army deserters are supposed to be treated on the same basis as any other potential immigrant,” said an immigration spokesman. any other purpose than dian development. These measures, _ includ nationalization under dem ' cratic control of U.S.-0W subsidiaries in Canada, ° democratic reform of educall are the alternatives which PM Minister Trudeau claims 40® exist. é f The growing demand such policies is forcing Trudeau government t0 | eouvre, twist and turn, and speak from both sides of mouth at the same time. ue one side it speaks to the cat dian people, from the ot speaks to USS. imperial! The explanation for this i put not too badly by 4 G ~ and Mail writer in a y edition of that paper in,™ words: a “Ottawa’s own feelings al Nonti energy policy a continental energy P rest appear ambivalent. One is a growing sense of ‘ ti dian nationalism, highlighted public interest in the ques of Arctic sovereignty, indications that the whole tion of U.S. ownership ! oft Canadian economy is a ing a political issue.” fr This is quite true. But it taneous opposition will af change ‘the situation. : ait Canadian democratic allif, needs to be forged, neade a the working class — 4 : cratic alliance which~ inc! the trade unions, . far™ N youth organizations, ' the, and Communist: parties, all those opposed to: thé i tinentalist: policies of the =) deau ~ government. >. SU es, united movement can © Parliament to act and ef same time advance the 4 for genuine Canadian indeP', ence, a truly independenm eign policy, an equal voll partnership of the English in! French Canadian people “i United Canada based on 4 ji confederal pact, ‘combined active defense of the vital of the working peopl® farmers, women and your” op “That policy has been dle ‘ outlined by our departm®™ Except, don’t try to cree border into Canada if al dressed ‘‘cool”; if you or f guitar, wear beads, eve? sal buy them at the Detroit "a tion Army, you won't m4 But anytime, wear a CO” oi tive suit, shine your shOe> gl $100 and you'll get tO © today. 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