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dangerous free trade proposal. And, the
central executive committee of the Com-
munist Party of Canada points out in a
statement, the shuffle leaves in doubt the
future and nature of several pieces of pro-
posed legislation. The statement reads:

__ “The changes in cabinet announced by

‘Prime Minister Brian Mulroney are, more

than anything else, part of the preparations
for a federal election within the next two
years. By these changes the prime minister
hopes to reverse a political trend as seen in
the recent polls, which show the Tories
going downhill while Liberal and NDP
support rises.

“Indeed, the latest poll shows that the
Liberals have a three-point lead over the
Tories and in Quebec, the Tories face a
catastrophic downturn: they are now third
in the polls with the Liberals in first place
and the NDP in second place.

“That is quite a dramatic change in two
years, after winning a huge majority both in
the country as a whole as well as in Quebec.
It shows that the Canadian people are
beginning to turn away from the Tories and
their bankrupt policies. ee

“Instead of drawing appropriate conclu-
sions from this situation and changing its
policies, Prime Minister Mulroney and his
advisors have instead played a game of mus-
ical chairs by shifting cabinet posts around.
Nothing will be changed regarding the basic
policies of the government, which are the
cause of the downturn for the Tories. _

“To try to reverse the situation in
Quebec, four new cabinet members were
added and given important economic posts.
However, Prime Minister Mulroney has not
addressed the demands of the French-
Canadian people for full equality, the only
basis for Quebec’s support of the Canadian
constitution. ,

“The musical-chair operation includes
replacing James Kelleher.with Pat.Carney.

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in the post of international trade. Carney
was one of the executioners of the National
Energy Program, replacing it by the West-
ern Accord and Maritimes Accord which,
in the name of free enterprise, will ensure
multinational corporate control of Cana-
da’s energy resources. Will she now do the
same regarding free trade with the U.S. Will
Canada be sold out again?

“Other cabinet changes are related to the
same objective of preapring for, and hope-
fully winning, an election. In the meantime
what is to happen to the various pieces of
legislation which were to appear before Par-
liament?

“What about negotiations with the
Native peoples. on land claims? Former
Indian Affairs minister David Crombie,
who was in negotiations with leaders of the
Native peoples, has been trasnferred to mul-
ticulturalism. Bill McKnight is to replace
him. Does that mean that land claims will
be thrown out of the window?

“Marcel Masse, former communications
minister, initiated a bill set to come before
Parliament on the question of broadcasting.
He has been replaced by Flora McDonald.
Will she press for a broacasting bill which
ensures its Canadian character and content,
or will she give Canada away culturally,
piece by piece to the U.S.?

“It is interesting to note that these
changes in the cabinet have not evoked any
concern by the corporate elite in Canada.
Tom d’Aquino, president of the Business
Council on National Issues, has stated:
“There are no negatives in this shuffle.
Things will go on the same way as before,
except that there will be new faces in this or
that cabinet post.

“While the coporations can say, “There
are no negatives in this shuffle,” the Cana-
dian people have no reason to be happy.
The basic issues before the country which
the Tories. were unwilling and unable to deal
with remain as before. Unemployment will

continue. Wages will continue to lag behind ©

inflation. Economic and military integra-
tion with the U.S. will continue. Efforts to
curtail social programs will continue.
Instead of speaking out for peace, the
government will continue to echo U.S. poli-
cies with all its dangers.

“In total, the cabinet changes offer
nothing good for the Canadian people.
With the Tories preparing now for a federal
election, it is urgent that the forces for Can-
adian independence and progress likewise
prepare for it around a common program
centred on the fight for Canadian inde-
pendence and economic policies that will
assure jobs and an independent foreign pol-
icy to strengthen the cause of peace.”

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