WUE ar “End of a political era’ By CAMILLE DIONNE The above title was borrow- | ed from the Montreal news- paper, Le Devoir, on the morn- / provincial | ins. after the elections in Quebec. I hope that I may be excused | for using it .... The fact is, however, reflects _ the vast majority of the Quebec electorate. In spite of the fact that the | difference between the two old-line parties is often diffi- cult to recognize, it is unques- tionable that the people can have a degree of influence on their policies. The Liberal party vote re- flects the popular and demo- cratic sentiment. Above all it reflects the disgust of the or- dinary people with the fascist that it undoubtedly | thinking of the | | methods coupied from McCar- thyism in the United States | which have characterized the policies of the Union Nationale party since 1944. Thus the switch in their pol- icy was much more an expres- sion of the people’s disgust with the Union Nationale rath- |er than any great confidence in |the Liberal Party or its leader, | Jean Lesage. In the course of the election |the leadership of the trade |union movement did absolute- |ly nothing about the participa- | tion of the 300,000 trade union- lists in the campaign. On the | contrary, Provost-Laberge & |Company, to the extent in | which they could, did every- |thing possible to boost the | Union Nationale. | While pretending to be neu- Edwards named Communist candidate for Burrard “We stand for unity—but it|ing provincial election, at an must be genuine unity” said|enthusiastic nominating con- Lionel Edwards, when he was nominated to contest Burrard constituency in the forthcom- ROOFING & SHEET METAL REPAIRS Duroid, Tar and Gravel Reasonable Gutters and Downpipes NICK BITZ BR 7-6722 GAS HEATING SALES AND INSTALLATIONS ® COMMERCIAL e@ INDUSTRIAL @ RESIDENTIAL Harry C. Weinstein GAS CONTRACTOR 3823 West 12th Ave. CA 4-7304 |ferce, Thursday, June 30. | Speaking on a number of | questions which he felt he and jhis supporters may be faced | with in the campaign—such as |the wrecking of the Summit |Conference which failed be- |cause the U.S. did not negoti- ate in good faith; and why communists are running in this election and that they may be accused of splitting the vote, Mr. Edwards said that at no time had the Communist Party rejected any proposal for gen- |uine unity of labor forces in an effort to oust old-line party candidates. The conference was presided over by Roy Samuel- |}son, running-mate with Mr. | Edwards in Burrard Constitu- ency. Lionel Edwards, a veteran | of the Spanish Civil War, is a {well-known chess player in |local circles. He is married, }and has one daughter. 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The CCF (known in Quebec as the Social-Democratic Par- ty) created apathy among the workers of the province. by taking another road leading to the position of the Quebec Fed- eration of Labor, whose presi- dent is none other than the CCFer, Roger Provost, and who is also one of the guiding lights in the so-called New Party. By telling the electors to vote for the two old-line par- ties, Michel Chartrand, provin- cial leader of the CCF, not only helped the Union Nation- ale, but caused great harm to his own party. What is more, Chartrand and his CCF party fooled the electors, who would have liked to vote for something other than the old-line parties. The CCF, knowing well in advance that they would not present any candidates,. waited until nomination day to make their Airport sale fought bj Communists in Van. With Mayor Alsbury unable to make up his mint] City Council voted 7-2 to authorize the mayor to agall open negotiations with the Vancouver’s thriving International Airport. The: majority “action came from NPA councillors after an intensive pressure campaign led by the Sun and Province newspapers, speaking for the the CPR and large real estate interests who want to sell the airport. With an estimated profit of $2.47 million dollars by 1980, the Federal government seeks decision public. It was then too late for other opposition forces to present candidates. The Communists, victimized by the conspiracy of silence on the part of the capitalist press, were the only active force of the working class to partici- pate in the election campaign. The capitalist press not only refused to comment On our program, but refused paid ads in connection with . election meetings where our candidates discussed their program. Yet, in spite of this conspir- acy on the part of finance cap- ital and the ridiculous state- ments of the CCF, the Com- munist candidate in Maison- neuve, Camille Dionne, more than doubled his 1956 vote re- ceiving 381, against 176. federal government to st! at to obtain contro] of one #0 Canada’s finest Internatiom t Airports for a song. “If the results of the Mp plebiscite submited to Vane? is ver citizens in 1954 are 4 indication, then it is expect! st that the proposed new plebia cite will be rejected,” Harold Pritchett, city secret of the Communist Patt whose organization submit a brief to council, stron’) urging Vancouver City Coun, to reject any proposal t0 "pc the International Airport. wm The brief demanded thes Federal government mas! available funds on a longtety low interest rate, to const¥es needed administrative bUP ings to meet jet age red ments. To Keep Healthy — Visi HASTINGS STEAM BATHS 166 E. Hastings - MU 4-06! | Expert Masseurs in attendan Bill Litwin, Proprietor CLASSIFIED ADVERTISI : iy Open Day and Night My a ea eS ( “sh NG * L _ aa NOTICES COMING EVENTS BUSINESS PERSONAL® a DEADLINE FOR COMING EVENTS COLUMN — All copy must be in the Pacific Tribune office not later than Monday, 2 p.m. COMING EVENTS J U LY gFilm showng ‘SALT OF THE EARTH’ will be held on SAT., JULY 9, at. 8:30 p.m. in the Yugoslav Hall, 767 Keefer St. Dancing and refreshments after the film. In support of Betty Greenwell for Miss BC Labor. Everyone. welcome. J U LY 1 Otst ANNUAL FRC English Speaking Branch PICNIC at 4322 Fitz- gerald (off Gd’vw Highway) in North Burnaby, from 12 p.m. on. Games, sports, barbecued lamb and shashlik. In case of rain, picnic will be held at 600 Campbell Ave. Everyone welcome. : JULY 16 CHINESE DIN- NER (6:30 to 9:30) & SOCIAL evening at the APPS, 4865 Triumph St. in North Burnaby—Sat., July 16. Fun & refreshments after din- ner. Support Hattie Dove for Miss North Burnaby. 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