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Pearson plans

water sellout
if re-elected

if the Liberal government is returned to office it will proceed with plans
to giveaway Canada’s vital water resources to the U.S. This was made clear
in a nationally-televised speech by Prime Minister Pearson last Friday in
which he said his government plans to discuss with the U.S. arrangements to
export water south. Although he and. other Liberal cabinet members rushed to
qualify his statement, Pearson left no doubt he favored export of Canada’s

ON THE

FEDERAL ELECTION

water to the U.S.

SEE PAGES 5 TO 8 cast that the U.S,

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Pearson said in his TV broad-
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ments to get Canadian water, He,
compared the export of water
with that of exporting wheat or
oil and said the U.S, is finding
water is one of its most valu-
able and becoming one of its
scarcest resources,

Despite his attempt Monday to
backtrack on his Friday state-
ment and say it was something
for the future, Pearson’s standin
favor of a “continental” approach
to water resources is on record,
The “continental” approach, for
which the U.S, is pressing, pro-
vides that the U.S, and Canada
jointly share the water resources
of the continent as a common re-
source,

In an interview published in a
national weekly newspaper sup-
plement a few months ago, Pear-
son said he favored a deal be-
tween Canada and the U.S, on
water, He gave the Columbia
River treaty as an example of
the kind of joint arrangements
between our two countries he
favored,

It has also been noted that
his parliamentary secretary Jack
Davis, Liberal candidate in
Coast-Capilano, has been making
speeches across Canada for
months urging that Canada enter
into a deal with the U,S, to sell

‘our water,

The U.S, Senate has before it
a resolution asking President
Johnson to make representation
to Canada for joint action on the
water diversion plan, Early ac-
tion was expected from the U,S,
but because of the Canadian elec-
tion the U,S, is withholding action
so as to avoid making it an issue
in the election,

Pearson’s statement Monday,
that water diversion to the south
is something “for the future”
does not jibe with his Friday
statement that the U.S, is “very
anxious” to get the water, It
is certain that if re-elected Pear-
son will go to Washington for talks
which could be disastrous for
Canada, -

Speaking in Edmonton Sunday,
William Kashtan, national leader
of the Communist Party, said
“Canada’s Parliament, not Wash-
ington is the place for discussion
on our water resources, Let
Parliament first adopt a gen-
uinely Canadian national water
policy and if the Prime Minister
then wishes to go to Washington
Canadians will be sure the stable
is closed and the horse is not
stolen,”

Kashtan also said that Alvin
Hamilton’s proposal that “we sell
our water to the U.S, in return

See WATER, pg. 3