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The hard-hitting editorial
reads:

When the present session was
opened a little more than six
months ago, the government
promised action on a host of
problems, Parliament’s first
major “achievement” was the
sellout of the Columbia River to
the United States. Since then it
peen largely bogged down in a
debate on the new flag.

Important as a new flag is,
what Canadians want to know is:
what about all the other import-
ant business of the nation?

Certainly there is no lack of
issues and problems; very urgent
ones in fact. One has but to list
a few of them to realize what a
crime Parliament, and most
particularly the government, is
committing in failing to act on

them:

THE CRISIS BETWEEN OUR
TWO NATIONS, This cannot be
left to one royal commission,
Our MP’s should take a lead and
set an example in seeking solu-
tions to this problem,

THE CRISIS IN OURECONOMY,
We are heading for disaster ifthe
present steady US. takeover of
our economy continues, Parlia-
ment should be considering what
can be done to repatriate our in-
dustries and resources,

UNEMPLOYMENT, This sum-
mer we still had 265,000 Cana-
dians out of work, What will the
winter pring? Should not Parlia-
ment be discussing this now in-
stead of waiting until January?

THE EFFECTS OF AUTOMA-
TION, Workers are rightly con-
cerned about the jobs already lost
and the many more that will be.
The problem must not be left to
the owners of industry to solve
as they please. Should not our
MP’s be devoting their time and:

attention to this all-important
problem?

OLD-AGE PENSIONS, The
government, with much fan-fare,
brought in a grandiose plan, Now,
it appears, this won’t be coming
into effect at least until the end
of 1966, Why the long delay? Why
aren’t the MP’s speaking up for
their constituents on this ques-
tion?

A NATIONAL LABOR CODE,
The Pearson government prom-
ised it wouldintroduce this at this
session, With the current boss
offensive against the workers and
their rights, a labor code is more
urgent than ever, Where do the:
MP’s stand on this matter?

NATIONAL MEDICARE, The
Hall royal commission has re-
commended an all-inclusive na-
tional medicare scheme, Why
isn’t Parliament putting it into
effect? Or will this too have to
wait until 1966 or 1967?

AN INDEPENDENT FOREIGN
POLICY, Events in Southeast
Asia and the Mediterranean this
summer showed how dangerous
it is for a country like ours to
be tied to Washington and how
much more effective our role in
the world would be if we followed
an independent course, This has’
become even more important with
the rise of Goldwater and his

on trial. Seldom have our elected representa-
nd shamelessly betrayed the trust of the people
’ This is the opening paragraph of a front page editorial
k in the Canadian Tribune in Toronto.

ultra-Right forces on the US,
political scene,

These are the big issues and
problems Parliament should at
this very moment be discussing,
Instead, our MP’s' continue to sit,
and to haggle ....

Meanwhile, the big monopolies
who own this land are having a
field day: prices on everything
keep going up, profits are boom-
ing as never before, workers are
being speeded up to produce more
yet are denied wage increases un-
less they goon strike to win them,

This is why the working people
are .angry, They’re fed up with
what they call—not without con-
siderable justification—the Gas
House Gang in Ottawa, They want
action from Parliament — but
quickly,

And Parliament had better pay
heed, The people’s patience can
be tried for just so long,

Fraserview residents urge
open hearings on housing

A one- legged veteran on
crutches carrying a sign which
poost will force vet-
onto the streets”
spotlighted the protest of nearly
100 men, women and children
pefore Liberal Party headquar-
ters in downtown Vancouver last

Saturday.

erans’ widows

The demonstration was staged
by the Fraserview Veterans,
Homeowners & Tenants Associa~
tion to protest the Federal gov-
ernment’s decision to boost rents
by 18 percent effective October

ist.

Other placards carried by
demonstrators lambasted Cen-
tral Mortgage & Housing and
federal government officials for
backing down on promises not to
boost rents, One placard carried
by an eight-year-old girl asked:
“How About Southern Affairs—

. Vancouver South That Is?” This

was a pointed reference to North-
ern Affairs Minister Arthur

Laing.

A delegation from the tenants
and homeowners expected to meet
with Provincial Liberal leader
Ray Perrault at the party’s head-

quarters Saturday but Perrault
failed to show up although he in-
dicated earlier in the week that
he would meet with a delegation,
Laing has also refused to meet
with them.

Meanwhile, the veterans are
pressing for an open. fearing.
This week they addressed wires to
Prime Minister Pearson, Con-
servative leader Diefenbaker and
Harold Winch of the NDP asking
support in their fight. Residents
are determined not to pay the
rent increase,

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