stack up

the Dae.
to two lefenbaker government which divided Canada

al}; } bY . . . . .
ling ae in line with its continentalist policy of
uence - the USA irrespective of the negative con-
ee ho ‘ i country as a whole. The chickens have
dig ‘ © roost. Now Mr. Stanfield hopes that the
a1cotservern have a short memory, and will support
*iNterere LveS despte their miserable sell-out of the
« Sts Ofe Ca da.”

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meoth pen.
tives federatiy Lougheed of Alberta, and the Conser-

Te lti-nati Tepresent and defend the interests of
“ton a oil corporations,” despite the negative
“ well-being of Canadians.

CN
an Rover emocratic Party's aim should be to press
"? the = Ment to undertake effective measures to
ve The aed resources of Canada to the Canadian
been is eral Government like the Conservatives
Ing 2d ag mowing to the multi-national oil corpora-
dian, peo Ong as this continues, Canada and the
4 " Ple will suffer the consequences.
) t
‘4 fu BP group in Parliament shoud do, is press
A  Mocratic grated all-Canadian energy policy, based
inte Mtenance and public ownership, and call for
TOs Over So the price freeze, and institution of

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et tan Stressed the importance of working to

0 Renn: :
Ne that aie federal elections take place in “condi-
ecig ‘ae be most advantageous to the working
an, €d j che Cratic forces of our country, and lead to a
ent, ase in the number of progressives in Par-
The
'ch pomanist Party, which has consistently fought
Val eae as indicated, will unite,” he stated,
hy. Wi Gaatic and progressive forces in the coun-
ay, fare of th an all-Canadian energy policy, which is
Sl net Doli ‘e larger struggle for a new direction in
he « "dg ee — one that starts and ends with the
nd © country and the people, and strengthens
€nce of Canadat!’ 'ss"

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Program for dealing with energy problem

What are the practical proposals to deal with the situ-
ation? The Central Committee of the Communist Party

.of Canada has suggested a five-point program for con-

sideration of Government, political parties, labor move-
ment and the public. They are:

1. Firm Canadian control must be established over
Canada’s energy resources at every stage of their de-
velopment. This can only be done through public owner-
ship and democratic control. Without this safeguard the
Canadian people will lose priceless and irreplaceable
assets which are decisive for the further development
of the Canadian economy.

2. The inter-provincial pipeline to Montreal should be
built on an all Canadian route in order to ensure security
of supply to the eastern market. Public ownership and
democratic control of the pipeline could at the same time
make certain that prices will be uniform in all parts of
the country. As steps in that direction price controls
should be instituted now over fuels and a standard price

‘at the lowest possible level established for all parts of

Canada, with a government subsidy to make that effec-
tive.
3. A Canadian Petroleum and Energy Corporation

How they ‘sacrifice’

We are told to turn down thermostats, turn out lights,
keep our automobiles down to 50 miles and cut down
mileage, pay more for fuel and gasoline, accept lay-offs
— to sacrifice in order to overcome the energy crisis.

Let’s see how the oil monopolies in Canada, mostly
U.S. based, have been sacrificing:

e Imperial Oil, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon,
pumped out $288 million in profits for 1973,.an increase
of 69 per cent over the previous year’s loot.

e Texaco Canada Ltd. netted $12,928,000 more in 1973
than in 1972, for a tax-free total of $55,367,000.

And others the same.

Now that’s real sacrifice!

And we're told they must not be taxed or else they
will lose interest in continuing to make such “‘sacrifices’’.

Shouldn’t we rather increase taxes on these U.S. trusts

that are fattening like leeches off our resources and
labor?

°

should be established under public ownership’ to under-
take exploration, development, production and distribu-
tion of petroleum. Through consultation and agreement
with the provinces concerned, development of the Atha-
basca Tar Sands, the North and the Arctic should be
undertaken.

4. Only after the long-term needs of Canada are fully
satisfied shall surpluses of gas and oil be made avail-
able for export.

5. The aim of an all Canadian energy poiicy should be
not the sale of raw material resources, including energy,
but the sale of the products of these resources. Petro-
chemical industries should be built wherever energy re-
sources are found in abundance. In this way additional
jobs will be created, living standards raised and Cana-
dian independence strengthened. The aim of an all Cana-
dian energy policy should be the transformation of Can-
ada into a great independent industrial state, .pursuing
an independent foreign policy and developing extensive
and mutually satisfactory trade with the socialist coun-
tries in the world.

Energy measures crucial for Canadian independence

Excerpt from resolution adopted by Central Committee, Communist Party of Canada, December 16, 1973

Detente creates more favorable
possibilities for widening the strug-
gle for Canadian control over the
economy and for Canadian inde-
pendence.

The struggle has reached a cru-
cial stage, exemplified in the step-
ped-up pressures of U.S. imperial-
ism, in connivance with sections of
monopoly in Canada, and some
provincial governments, to compel
agreement on a continental energy
and resources policy, that is, to
share Canada’s resources in the in-
terests of U.S. imperialism. Sec-
tions of monopoly, as do govern-
ments, see these resources, includ-
ing energy, not as a basis for inde-
pendent economic development of
the country, but as bargaining
points in a horse trade with U.S.
imperialism.

This demand for a continental
energy and resources policy which
will grow in intensity, has been
stepped up by the role of U.S. im-
perialism in the Middle East crisis.
In one form or another U.S. im-
perialism is striving to solve its
energy crisis at the expense of the
vital needs of the Canadian people,
including economic development in
Canada.

Continentalism in the realm of
natural resources and of energy,
coupled with existing U.S. owner-
ship in Canada, would give U.S.
imperialism control of virtually all
the commanding heights of the
Canadian economy.

Energy — coal, oil, gas, hydro
power, uranium, water — this is
the-decisive sector of the economy
which turns the wheels of industry
and of the economy. These re-
sources together with other natural
resources | constitute a firm basis

for the expansion and growth of
the economy.

Under cover of provincial rights
and with the support of the gov-
ernment of Alberta and of the Con-
servative Party, the multinational
corporations are out to achieve
control and ownership of the Atha-
basca tar sands and the tar sands
in Saskatchewan. .

The Canadian people, the Cana-
dian economy and Canadian inde-
pendence, all suffer as a conse-
quence of government failure to
slow down and put an end to U.S.
ownership of oil and gas in addi-
tion to other natural resources, all
of them irreplaceable resources
which are decisive for independent
Canadian economic development.

The overall needs of balanced
Canadian economic development
require a fully integrated all-Cana-
dian energy policy directed to con-
trol resource use and development.
The adoption of a fully integrated
all-Canadian energy policy should
be based on nationalization of ener-
gy and natural resources under de-
mocratic control, and their utiliza-
tion for the industrialization of
Canada, the development of the
North with due regard to ecology
and through consultation and agree-
ment of the Arctic peoples and pro-
tection of their interests, the build-
ing of West-East power grids and
oil and gas pipelines, for a balanc-
ed all-Canadian development . to
overcome regional under-develop-
ment, including the building of sec-
ondary industries, such as_ the
petro-chemical industry alongside
the sources of the energy and nat-
ural resources,

Through consultation with prov-

inces agreement must be arrived at
to establish a Canadian Petroleum
and Energy Corporation. Such a
Petroleum and Energy Corporation
should, in cooperation with Alberta
and Saskatchewan, develop the
Athabasca tar sands and those in
Saskatchewan on the basis of pub-
lic ownership under democratic
control. Among its aims should be
security of supply of gas and oil
to all parts of Canada at uniform
prices. To ensure security of sup-
ply West-East pipelines should be
built along all-Canadian routes. Any
effort at raising prices, thereby
assuring additional profits to the
multi-national corporations, must
be rejected. If necessary, similar
type Crown Corporations should be
established in the Provinces.

Oil or any other resource must
be considered a Canadian resource
and through federal - provincial
agreement developed in the inter-
ests of Canada and her people, and
not for the profits of the multi-
national corporations. The fight for
a fully integrated all-Canadian en-
ergy policy is a decisive link in the
battle to achieve genuine Canadian
independence.

While directing particular atten-
tion at this time to the need. of
nationalizing energy and natural re-
sources, the Communist Party does
not limit itself to these immediate
aims. It advocates public owner-
ship under democratic control of
big industry, banks and credit sys-
tem, insurance companies, trans-
portation and communications sys-
tems. This is a task a democratic
coalition government would under-
take and a socialist government
would complete.

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