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countries, Union and other socialist
ism’s adv, tie Canada to U.S. imperial-
Venturist foreign policies.

What Workers Need

Th
Pees and the trade union
battle to need to go all out in the
Which ar dealt these reactionary aims
urden 4 directed to placing the full
shoulder a developing crisis on their
lace Bru ething which is taking
RS to ¢ in asizes the need for the work-
actions Mbine economic and political
their coat to. decisively strengthen
contro} ‘tions by curbing monopoly’s
‘ Parliament and the state.
ommunist pe which is that of the
Of these: st, Party, should be the defeat
ing 9 peractionary forces, the curb-
tion op CROPOly power and the elec-
arliament large progressive bloc to
TNunists pi including NDPers and Com-
Of ful) pe cdged to fight for policies
Canadian poyment, the right of every
Come ag eo a job or an adequate in-
ational j Tight, a redistribution of the
i peop] ncome in favor of the work-
to enable” the extension of democracy
'echnolo _Workers to have a say over
Mocratic a change, uphold their de-
ing the and trade union rights includ-
Rising (ueht to strike, their right to
fa pevmnes, defense of the family
= pent to national self-deter-
&con, 4 anadian control over the
Starting through public ownership
ergy arptt natural resources and
8S wel] Si industries based on them
tem, an S the banking and credit sys-
baseg an Independent foreign policy

Withdrawal from NORAD and

et € withdrawal of the U.S. from

eir 0)

Vietn,

Middle 4°, Political settlement in the

Counciy

sh paged on the U.S. Security
Olution of 1967, in support

of a European Security Conference and
for disarmament.

Elect Progressive Bloc

The election of a large progressive
bloc including NDPers and Communists
around such a program would be the
best outcome of the elections. It would
strengthen the working class and. trade
union movement and be an important
factor in beating back the offensive of
state monopoly capitalism.

The working class can be confident
that the Communist Party will stand
firm on such a policy, not capitulate to
the pressures of monopoly, nor pursue
policies directed to administering and
strengthening state monopoly capital-
ism.

Its aim, first, last and always will be
to strengthen the working class and its
leading role, help unite it and the de-
mocratic forces of our country so that
reaction can be defeated, monopoly
curbed, the movement to Canadian in-
dependence advanced and the pathway
kept open to the achievement’ of a
socialist Canada.

Whatever the date of the federal
election, it will be a crucial one for
the working class. State monopoly
capitalism has shown it cannot guaran-
tce job security, cannot end poverty,
inflation or unemployment, make pos-
sible the participation of the working
class in decision making, or bring about
economic stability. Tinkering with the
capitalist system as proposed by right-
wing elements in the labor movement
cannot solve the problems confronting
the Canadian people. ;

What the situation calls for is a radi-
cal transformation of society and the
election of those who will work for

that objective.

Norm,
the a Freed, lifelong resident of
Years .”,,°f Toronto and for seven
vite 4 Rivnto alderman, was nomi-
ay ih est the Trinity constitu-
REG Coming federal election for
Munist Party,

ac : :
Freeg lace oting the nomination, Mr.

there las
heip p shed out at big business and

Dolit
ne fGen henchmen in the Liberal
am AAG Party and accused
of dian w iberately imposing on the
~~. OUr 4; orking people the twin evils

time
tin inflation. unemployment and

the © evil
of ¢88¢red o unemployment denies

that OUsands vt to work to hundreds
mec, the fe of Canadians, more than
em tes ee of unemployment per-
unploved,” © Canadians who are still
ies - Said. “Our young people
te Urged 4 age group, who have
job that When acquire an education
ther, °PPortunir; they leave school no

m, Ities are available for

the (O2 g an unwanted gen-
he ‘pp (eclared Mr. Freed, and it is
t Tprise system” — big
€ old-line politicians —
wept responsibility for this
: race of affairs.
e yo inflation hits the older
an aPloyeg, eer generation, it hits the
: ee € old-age pensioners
livin ted. “Tp & On fixed incomes,” he
it ei bi, eer aces our standard of
Manveates ed purchasing power,
of v. anadi Nbearable problems for
Tinj naan families in this riding
Who Becake ends meet. The only
“enefit from the evil of in-

NORMAN FREED

flation are the profiteers and price
gougers, the heartless, greedy and sel-
fish big business interests.”
Mr. Freed singled out for special
attack Mr. Paul Hellyer and his right-
wing Action Canada Party.
“Every time Canada is in crisis some

right-wing demagogue comes to the

fore to exploit the people for selfish
politcal ambitions and divert them from
the real issues of the day,” he said.

“Mr. Hellyer had said that he broke
with the Liberal Party and declined to
join the Conservative Party because
they do not have the guts to get tough

- with General Motors. Mr. Hellyer said

that he will get tough with General
Motors, why?, because GE produces a
car which is unable to withstand a

_ five mile an hour impact. This is real

courage. He would not consider getting
tough with GM because it is one of
the great multi-national giants which
own and control Canada’s economic
lifelines. No, that kind of courage
would mean turning on his own kind,
on his big business brothers in crime.
“Mr. Hellyer also told us that he
would get tough with what he called
‘the monopoly of the street cleaners.’
You see, General Motors is a monopoly
and the street cleaners who are out on
strike. for better wages and working
conditons are also a monopoly in Mr.
Hellyer’s warped mind. And how would
he deal with the ‘monopoly of the street
cleaners, he would introduce wage
controls, not only against them but
against all people who work for wages
and salaries. Mr. Hellyer represents the
most reactionary, right-wing sections
of big business and is unfit to repre-
sent the working people of Trinity.”
Mr. Freed will in the course of the
campaign visit the people in Trinity
to consult and inform them about the
new policies and the new direction for
Canada, for economic development, for
the creation of job opportunties, to
assert Canada’s independence, as set

out in the election platform of the -

Communist Party of Canada.

Holding the Communist Party banner at the anti-Nixon Beincivadls in Ottawa
on April Bs Sr eee reece candidate Gordon Massie (left) end tideliion
organizer Don Stewart. Marching behind are Maggie Bizzell, Al

Bizzell and other Ontario candidates. epee serceabiine to

Ons, not monopoly’s lackeys

9 crucial election

Cliff Wahl
named at
Lakehead

THUNDER BAY — A nominating
convention of the Communist Party
heid over the weekend has fielded a
federal candidate in the Thunder Bay-
Port Arthur constituency the conven-
tion selected long-time resident Clif-
ford Wahl, 266 Powely Street as their
standardbearer joining a team of some
30 candidates to be entered in the
federal election across Canada by the
Communist Party.

Clifford Wahl was born at Carnduff.
Saskatchewan where he attended both
public and high school.-A trade union-
ist and former member of the News-
paper Guild, Mr. Wahl takes an active
part in the campaign against U.S. ag-

gression in Indochina.

He is a member of the Thunder Bay
Peace Council. Also he is serving on
the Social Planning Council and the
Anti-Pollution Committee.

Mr. Wahl said in accepting the nomi-
nation that he would work for the
unity of all democratic people and
movements for an anti-monopoly anti-
imperialist alliance.

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Jeanette Walsh (above), together :
Claire Demers and Claude ee
Communist candidates in Quebec.

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