The 23rd Convention of the

Communist Party of Canada will

__ take place in Toronto Oct. 9-11 of
this year. The Draft Policy Reso-
lution for the Convention, pre-
sented by William Kashtan,
leader of the CP of Canada, was
unanimously adopted by the
Central Committee of the Party at
its May 28-30 meeting.

The following is a continuation
from the Tribune, June 14, of ex-
cerpts from the Draft Policy Reso-
lution. The full text is to be pub-
lished this month by the Com-
munist Party of Canada in the

_ first issue of the Party's pre-
Convention discussion bulletin,
Convention’76. Copies of the bul-

__ letin may be obtained from the.

_Central Committee of the CP of

Canada, 24 Cecil St., Toronto.

The battle to enlarge collective bar-
gaining must go side by side with the fight

tic coalition government which will im-

a plement such a program and open the

_ door to a fundamental reorganiztion of

society on a socialist basis.

What stands in the way of such an
_ alternative is the position of the

ight wing in the NDP and in the trade

stacle to working class and democratic

unity.
__ The roots of the position of the NDP
* have to do with its basic position of not
challenging capitalist policies. It is still
oriented to seeking solutions along
_ Capitalist lines rather than solutions
which attack monopoly power with the
aim of curbing and eventually eliminating
_ it. This leads the NDP to support con-
_ trols over the trade union movement and
the working class. Its sole criticism of
: these restraints is that they are not fair.

_ ports the demand for repeal of Bill C-73.
_ It stands foursquare with the workers in
the struggle to win substantial wage in-
_ creases and other necessary gains to pro-
- tect the interests and standards of the
: — It stands foursquare with.
~ the rs in their battle forthe right toa
job and job security. It joins hands with
_ all democratic forces in opposition to the
_ austerity program of provincial govern-
_ ments and calls for extending, not re-
Stricting social security measures.
_ BREAK MONOPOLY POWER

To win these objectives requires de-

' termined and united economic and polit-

_ ical action by the working class and its
democratic allies.

crisis policies of monopoly and govern-
ments; what is equally required is united
struggle against the causes of the crisis.
To get at the crisis of capitalism requires
deep-going reform measures, measures
- which at the same time strengthen the
_ independence of Canada, weaken the
positions of the multi-national corpora-
tions and of monopoly over the Canadian
economy.

multi-national: corporations, the ’ main
enemy of the Canadian people, is broken
- by an alliance of the working class and all
those democratic and patriotic forces
which want Canadian independence, un-
til Canadian sovereignty is asserted in

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_ for democratic nationalization and ©
_ democratic planning, and for a democra-

The Communist Party of Canada sup-

What is required today is not only.
- united struggle against the effects of the .

- Until the power of monopoly and the

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democratic alternative and a new

direction for Canada, these are. vital
tasks today.

The U.S. imperialist drive on Canada

increases day by day. Pressure is mount-
ing to compel agreement by Canada of
policies of continentalism and integra-
tion including the takeover of Canada’s
natural resources and energy...

In theory and practice continentalism

and integration are the road to national
betrayal for Canada.

There is another road, the road to in-

dependent Canadian economic de-
velopment and building of secondary in-
dustry based on public ownership of
natural resources and energy. Only such
a policy can wrest control from the
multi-national
monopoly and open the door to indepen-
dent development based on extending .
trade with all countries including the —
socialist and newly liberated countries.

‘corporations and

Only a powerful people’s movement

‘led by the working class can lead that
struggle for genuine independence and
fora new direction in Canadian policy.

The task today is not patriation of the

BNA Act but the adoption of a new~
made-in-Canada constitution. It must be
a constitution based on an equal volun-
tary partnership of the two nations, Eng-
lish and French, which clearly spells out
the constitutional rights of the French-
Canadian nation to self-determination,
including the right to secede if her people
should decide to do so. The struggle for
Canadian independence, for a new
-made-in-Canada constitution and for na-
tional equality for French-Canada, and
recognition of its rights to -self-
determination, are today all linked
together.

Independent economic development,

a truly Canadian culture with a democra-
tic content, a foreign policy of peace,
trade and disarmament, an indpendent,
sovereign and united trade union move-
ment, a new made-in-Canada constitu-
tion, all these together, constitute the
building blocks. of some Canadian -
independence.

A Constituent NCEE based on

equality of representation from English-
and French-Canada should be held to

A Program for a Democratic Coalition

Government would Include an all-Cana-
dian energy policy.

TO CRISIS POLICI

all fields, until the ic economic and
‘social rights of Canadians are secured
there will be no progress for our country.
Canada will go into deeper crisis.

hammer out such a new Constitution.
-As against the crisis policies of
monopoly the Communist Party ad-
vances a democratic alternative — a
Program for a Democratic Coalition
Government whose main thrust would
be: an all Canadian development pro-
gram directed to expand the economy,

‘break the power of the monopolies and

multi-national corporations, strengthen

_Canadian independence, achieve jobs for

a growing labor force, raise living
standards, and win a Canadian foreign
policy of peace.

Such a program should include the fol-
lowing:

e Aa all Canadian energy policy based
on public ownerhsip of energy including
atwo price system for gas and oil. An end

to exports until all of Canada’s longterm _

needs are fully satisfied;
e Anall Canadian transportation poli-

cy. An end to railway line abandon-

ments. Nationalization of the CPR as
part of a fully integrated transportation
system on land, sea and air;

e Independent, economic develop-
ment based on longterm non-inflationary
growth;

e A capital investment program di-
rected to build secondary industry and
provide jobs for a growing labor force’

e Public ownerhsip of natural re-
sources;
~e Nationalization of the multi-
national corporations in Canada, the
banks and credit system; —_.

e Stable markets, guaranteed prices
and incomes for farmers, security of land
tenure, tax-free agricultural implements
and farm machinery on a federal and

_ provincial scale for small and medium

farmers;

: unopegnizes:

e Public ownership of land for u
development, recognition of housing
public utility. Large scale housing Pp
gram of 400,000 housing units ann
for low and medium incomes;

e Prices rolled back on foodstul
rents, clothing, energy. Bring the
food store chains under public cont

e Training and jobs for young peop

_@ Equal pay for work of equal v4
for working women;

e Reduced military expenditures.

Such a job creating program geared
strengthen the independence of Cani
and with Canada’s great resources §
industries used for the good of Canadi
should be combined with united ir
union action to win:

- @ 30-hour work week at 40-hours p
e Higher pensions, 75% of ave
industrial earnings, at 60 for men and
for womett;
e Improved unemployment ins
ance, 90% of earnings effective from ¢
of unemployment and to last for dure
of unemployment;
e Enlarge the scope of collective
gaining to include investment, tec’
logical change, health, safety, |
power, location of plants;
e An extension of social sec
measures including a guaranteed a
income, pharmacare and denticare;
e Substantial wage increases incl¥®
ing COLA agreements to protect wé
from inflation;
e Guaranteed employment;
e The achievement of an indef
dent, sovereign and united. trade
movement; 3 :
eA coordinated drive to organize