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Defeat this legislation

ILL WOULD
(TI-WAR CANADIANS

The La-Croix Bill, defeated in three previous sessions of parliament under the united attacks of democratic

OTTAWA
elements

throughout Canada, has once more reared its ugly head as part of the government’s attempts to. eliminate all opposition to its

drive to war.

This infamous piece of legislation is similar to Bills passed recently in Australia and South Africa.

According

to LaCroix, it is intended to outlaw communism, yet the word ‘‘communism’’ does not appear once in the entire Bill.
It provides for a fine of ten thousand dollars or ten years imprisonment or both tor any person who attempts to estab-

lish a “totalitarian dictatorship’? in Cana da.

dians. We brand as subver-
sive, as unpatriotic, as op-
posed to the best interests
of Canada, any attack upon
or violation of human rights
and fundamental freedoms.”

The government, in an ob-
vious attempt to head off

The two-pronged assault
on Canadian civil liberties,
one heralded in the govern-
ment’s speech from _ the
Throne, the other in the re-
introduction of the LaCroix
Bill, was met last week by’
this pledge from the national

executive of the League for growing opposition to its
Democratic Rights: “We war program, gave notice In
shall continue to fight the Speech from the Throne,

that it plans to amend the
Citizenship Act to deny citi-
zenship to anyone it con-

against any attempts to de-
stroy any of the traditional
democratic rights of Cana-

Citizenship Act
clauses move
to police state

TORONTO

The following statement was issued here this week by
the national committee of the Labor-Progessive party of
Canada in the name of its national leader, Tim Buck, on the
federal government’s projected amendments to the Citizen-
ship Act.

Fellow Canadians:

The, Liberal government threatens to take away your
citizenship if you disagree with its policies.

The Speech from the Throne to the present session of
Parliament forecasts an amendment to the Citizenship Act
“To prevent the retention of Canadian citizenship by per-
sons who have renounced their allegiance or have shown
by their conduct that they are not loyal to Canada.”

Citizenship is an inalienable right—not to be bestowed
at the whim of a political party! But the Liberals are ready
to pass legislation which takes away citizenship solely be-

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Roberts presses for

Bill of Rights

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siders “disloyal.” The La-
Croix Bill, similar to those
he has thrice introduced —
and which have been three
times defeated — calls for
amendments to the Criminal
Code making it unlawful for
any person to attempt to
set up, advocate, supervise,
direct, or facilitate in any
way, “a totalitarian dictator-
ship the direction and control
of which is to be vested in,

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Sce RIGHTS

The Bill does not define ‘‘totalitarian dictatorship’? and could therefore be used

against any organization or individual who opposes the
government’s war plans.

An amendment has been added to the bill since it was
defeated last year. This is even broader in scope and makes
it illegal to publish, mail, broadcast or distribute “subver-
sive propaganda.”

In previous years the government has not supported Wa-
Croix’s Bill but has used it as a trial balloon to test public
reaction. The storm of protest which has greeted attempts
to pass this fascist legislation has in the past convinced
them that the Canadian people would not stand for such an
attack on their democratic liberties,

LaCroix and the reactionaries who support him had high
hopes of using this bill to outlaw all progressive organiza-
tions in this country. That was until last week when the
Speech from the Throne indicated that the government
itself intends to bring in a

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bill of its own.

@ The utter deceit and cynicism
of the U.S. claim that it is
fighting fer “democracy” in
Korea is illustrated by this
photo. The body of a Korean
womat, raped and killed by
U.S. soldiers lies on the frozen
road while U.S. army trucks
roll by.

An indication of the type
of legislation the government
intends to introduce can be
gathered from the fact that
LaCroix is prepared to with-

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