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“Canadians have got to start

thinking in terms of two federal
Sovernments in this country—one
Mm Ottawa, one in Quebec. It
Could very well happen,” Dr.
John Saywell, associate dean of
York University, Toronto, warned
last week.
; “Quebec produces its own work-
Ing class, its own ruling class,”
he said. “If it were cut off from
the rest of Canada, it would oper-
ate on its own.”

If it is not already too late to
Stop the march of separatism in
Quebec, then ‘the whole fabric
of our socio-political life will have

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Indian co-ops

Founding of co-operatives could
make the Indians and Metis of
the Great Slave Lake area self-
Supporting, says a report of the
Co-operative Union of Canada to
= Northwest Territories Coun-
cil.

Fish, fur, lumber and_handi-
Craft co-ops, combined with a
Community development scheme,
Could develop the area’s natural
tesources and give an economic
boost to the inhabitants, most of
whom are now on welfare.

It urges a pilot project at Fort
Resolution, on the eastern shore

- ACROSS

- NATION

Prof urges changed thinking

THE

to be discussed,”’ said Dr. Say-
well. “Not just bi-culturalism, but
economics, transport, immigra-
tion.”

English Canada, which has of-
ten tried to assimilate the French,
paradoxically forgets the deep-
rootedness of the Finelish com-
queror idea and “that a nation
in embryo was cut off.”

The French-Canadian revolu-
tion has been brewing since the
4920’s and cannot be satisfied
with the naming of a building
after a French-Canadian hero, or
adding French-Canadians to the
civil service, he said.

recommended

of the lake, which would be
launched with grants or loans,
and technical assistance in or-
ganization and management.

It recommends a _ study of
housing and community services
co-ops, as well as those for pro-
ducing and marketing.

It suggested, however, that
people ‘‘who are emerging from
a hunting and gathering economy
and have suddenly found them-
selves in a highly industrialized
economy,” need more experience
before they’ll be ready for co-op
stores.

‘Work for relief’ plan hit

At the request of United Elect-

‘tical Workers locals in Hamilton,.

Ontario, Mayor Vic Copps has
Clarified his stand. on a scheme
to require welfare recipients to
Work for their payments.

(A resolution to this effect was
Passed at the last convention of
the Federation of Mayors and
Municipalities).

The Mayor said he would favor
2 change in regulations permitt-
Ing the city to employ people on
Welfare when there is ‘‘a surplus

of employment.

He said at present municipali-
ties are forbidden to hire people
on relief.

“However, I am opposed to a
system whereby those receiving
welfare must earn their pay-
ments by doing odd jobs at in-
tervals.”

Relieved that the mayor did
not uphold the questionable res-
olution, the UE emphasized that
it “strongly rejects a return to
the forced labor in the work
camps of the thirties.”

MORRIS

Cont’d from pg 2
Only morally and spiritually, but the physical impact of a

dying social system.

When the Establishment in Canada (that institutionalized
Network of morals, ideas and practices which exists to main-

tain things as they are) is pilloried

by Prof. Ethier-Blais of

the University of Montreal, who told the Couchiching Con-

ference that capitalism is dying and

abor movement, composed of the victims of capitalist ex-
bloitation, should be the first to welcome his words and debate

them.

Wouldn’t NDP members, Communists, and in fact the

Members of all political parties, do well

to discuss the pro-

fessor’s remark that, “any attempt to revitalize capitalism is,

by its nature, a temporary stop-gap;
tactical retreat which — it is hoped instinct

it is nothing more than a
ively by orthodox

Capitalists — will be overcome’?

*

As for us Communists, we have never taken the
that all who disagree with us are anti-Communists.

*
position
Anti-

Communism is the point-blank refusal to debate; the use of

terror, misrepresentation, intimidation,
all manners of hidden weapons to stop
honest, open discussion of communism

Munists are heard.
Just as little as a Chris

€xplain Christianity, so a Marxist would

What he thinks Marxism is.

If this were done, it would not be the
Marxism (which most people have in their minds) bu

the state, hysteria and
debate, to prevent
in which the Com-

tian would want a Marxist to

prefer to explain

caricature of
t te

truth about Marxism that could be debated.

_ The clergy and the professo
into the world-wide debate, the battle of

Capitalism and socialism.

While all men of good will, regardless

rs have helped to bring Canada

ideas, between

of their philosophical!

9r political views, should and must unite for peace and peace-

ful co-existence, as Pope John and the Arc
bury have called them to do, it would not do th
any harm at all, but would strengthen it,

arxists and non-Marxists a battle of
debate, whatever you wish to call it, were to

hibishop of Canter-
e cause of peace
if between the
ideas, a dialogue, a
flourish and

'
Spread into every corner of our country.

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That. would be democracy in
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cannot be saved, the

NOMINATE SIX FOR SEPT. 30 VOTE

‘Stronger labor voice in Ontario
aim of Communists in election

The Communist Party will field
six candidates in the coming On-
tario election — four in Metro
Toronto ridings, and one each in
Hamilton’ and Port Arthur—says
a statement issued by the prov-
incial office of the party follow-
ing a meeting of its Ontario com-
mittee last weekend.

The reason for nominating a
strictly limited number of candi-
dates in selected constituencies
grows out of the party’s overall
electoral policy, the statement
explains.

“The aim of this policy is to

strengthen the voice of labor at
Queen’s Park,’’ says the state-
ment. ‘‘This must of necessity
include Communists — the most
advanced thinking section of the
Canadian labor movement and
the most determined opponents
of monopoly and United States
economic control.”
OPPORTUNITY

The statement continues:

“At the same time, present
circumstances and_ conditions
provide labor with an opportun-
ity to challenge the domination
of the two old capitalist parties
on a much broader front through

Freedom marchers mourn
death of pioneer leader

The passing of pioneer
Negro leader W. ©, BS Du
Bois was mourned last Weda-
nesday by a huge throng of
Washington marchers. As the

crowd assembled at the
‘Washington Monument at
11:30. am. the chairman

asked for a minute’s silence
in tribute to the “father and
great inspirer of the mod-
ern freedom movement.”

Du Bois, who passed away
in Ghana, at the age of 95
joined the Communist Party
of the U.S. two years ago.
At the time of his death he
was directing the writing of
an Encyclopedia African
which was sponsored by the
government of Ghana.

In his letter to ™.S. Com-
munist leader Gus Hall on

Oct. 1, 1961, when he ap-
plied for membership, Du
Bois recalled the political

and economic beliefs he had
developed over a lifetime.
Then he said:

“Capitalism cannot reform
itself, it is doomed to self-
destruction. :

“Communism — the effort
to give all men what they
need and to ask of each the
best they can contribute —
this is the only way of hu-
man life In the end
Communism will triumph. T
want to help bring that day.”

Du Bois became .a found-
ing member of the National
Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People in
1909, and was the first Negro
in the U.S. to be elected to
the National Institute of Arts
and Letters.

"Ww. E. B. Du BOIS

confidence vote on the issue.

tributory pension. scheme.

$75 a month.

Pensions now or defeat,
Knowles warns Pearson

New.Democratic Party whip Stanley Knowles has stat-
ed the minority Pearson government could be toppled on
the question of a $10 boost in ola age pensions. Unless it
acts quickly to implement its election promise to pensioners,
"The government would stand a great chance to lose” a non-

Knowles, his party's spokesman on pensions, said un-
less the government soon proposes the increase, the NDP
will introduce the non-confidence motion when Parliament
reconvenes on September 30.

He said the increase should come as soon as possible —
and be retroactive to April 8, as was the $8,000 salary in-
crease for MPs approved a month ago.

The NDP will ‘vote for the proposed Liberal pension
plan, he indicated, even though it is tied up as part of a con-

The proposed boost would bring old age pensions up to

such a political movement for
democratic reforms as the New
Democratic Party,.comprising as
it does a merger of the old CCF
and the trade union movement.

“The concrete proposals for
democratic reforms put forward
by the NDP deserve the support
of labor. Regrettably, however,
its program of action does not

-go to the heart of the problems

confronting our province, which
include the need for a basic re-
orientation of our economic and
social life to protect people from
increasing exploitation by mon-
opoly interests, most of them
United States corporate financial
interests.

ATTACK ON LABOR

“The Ontario economic scene
today reflects the contradiction
between the giant monopolies
and the working people. Labor is
faced with an attack on its fun-
damental rights as well as its
hard-won economic gains.

‘On the political scene this
calls for the kind of fighting
pro-labor, pro-Canadian, anti-
monopoly program that will
really challenge the domination
of the two old capitalist parties.

‘Tt is regrettable that the lead-
ers of the NDP have so far.
failed to rise to the occasion and
the opportunity for political ad-
vance that this represents for
the working people.

“The problems of overcoming
this weakness is the responsibil-
ity of all sections of the labor
movement, including Commun-
ists, who have no interest sep-
arate and apart from that of the
working people as a whole.

SUPPORT NDP

“This is why we call upon
labor to strengthen its independ-
ent role by getting behind can-
didates of the NDP, in the ma-
jority of constituencies where we
shall refrain’ from nominating
candidates.

“We do this because the NDP,
despite its shortcomings, does in
the present circumstances cons-
titute that independent political
force in the province which
could win enough seats to break
the strangehold of the two old
parties, strengthen the voice of
labor and bring about a new
relationship of forces at Queen's
Park.

“In constituencies where Com-
munist candidates are running,
the party wil campaign on ‘The
Communist Plan for New Jobs in

Ontario’ and ‘The Communist
Charter for Better Living in
Ontario.’

JOB SECURITY

“The main problems, as seen.
by our party in this election, are
jebs, job security and better
living for working people. To
achieve these aims it is neces-
sary to curb monopoly and
strengthen labor’s voice at
Queen’s Park.

“At the same time we cannot
afford the threat to our survival
and the added mortgage on our
resources that will ensue from
the acquisition of nuclear weap-
ons dumps in addition to the
Bomarc missile base at North
Bay.

“Ontario does not need atomic
death bases. What Ontario needs
is more schools, hespitals, new
industry and a better and more
secure future for our youth.
Candidates in this election must
be judged by their stand on this
vital issue. Saskatchewan and
British Columbia legislatures
have spoken out for peace and
disarmament. Ontamo must do

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