Curb
monopoly
- power
Expand Labour’s
rights

on We are Striving for, is not directed
“inst the NDP, that it indeed must in-
wt the NDP or at least left and centre
ments in the NDP.
oN least there is need to restate the
S around which such left-centre
eg could be achieved. It should
de the following: a united fightback
Ust the crisis policies of monopoly;
oe for the right to national self-
donation and the adoption ofa
Reet e nada Constitution; public
- Tship of natural resources and
ae as first steps toward Canadian
Tol over the economy; détente, dis-
eee and trade, and against pro-
ti On of the neutron, bomb; organi-
1 of the unorganized; unity and sol-

“pendent trade uni
ee on movement.
poe

_ MOOD FOR CHANGE
___ IS GROWING

The mood for change is growing. In-

es struggle unfolding, of which the

atic change and reactionary change.
< Parties of monopoly speculate on
‘Idea that the mass of working people
r pocome conservative and passive,
td y are prepared to bear the main
“n of the crisis. This is expressed in
sectoral positions of the Liberal and
i €vative parties. The NDP right-
z also plays with this idea, in fact

ulates it as a rationale for not under-

28 an effective and united fightback.

mie Is the position of the right wing
Und ade union movement.

Eye this retreat before the
ght wen ot Monopoly is the effort by the.
: . Ving to accommodate itself to the

i Si . . .
ns and to help resolve it in the in-

rests of
we

a Not true to say that the working
Cans working people have gone con-
ohouve: What is true to say is the

the working class and working

ne an effective fightback.

oy ats Point to a rising curve of oppos-
© the crisis policies of monopoly.
hero Wing fight back of the working

pnts. and widened the anti-monopoly

iT :
\ a Can be seen in the Ontario-wide ~

mein launched by university stu-
| ench faculties against cutbacks and
Vern ment policies of the Davis
Tofane nt. This has taken the charac-
niv Virtual province-wide close down
duld sities for a day of protest, which
ke one | spread to other provinces and
thtba She character of a country-wide
Dliciag ap Cealnst the retrenchment
The poy provincial governments.

owin ghtback is also to be seen in the
_ 8 Movement of farmers for parity

|

‘ a main policy document
ae Communist Party of
''Ch 24, 25, 26, 1978.

ty based on a sovereign, united and

On is but a part, is between dem-

S of capitalism and not in the in-_

“Wing leadership has stood in the

ASS ; ; E
vy. 125 Stimulated the anti-monopoly

prices, particularly in the Prairie prov-
inces. This movement takes place out-
side the framework of the existing farm
movements and organizations, reflects

the growing determination of working

farmers to overcome the gap between
declining incomes and rising costs of
production. A feature of the militant up-
surge is that it embraces young farmers
who are least protected from the effects
of monopoly domination.

The demand for parity which this
movement has advanced is an old de-
mand of the farmers in their never ceas-
ing struggle against monopoly and the
multi-nationals, and should be supported

by the working class and. democratic
movement.
To be effective the battle for parity

must be linked with the demand for .

government subsidies. on foodstuffs so
that the people are not made the victims
of rising food prices, and with the de-

mand for nationalization under dem- -

ocratic control of the multi-nationals
which mercilessly grind the working
farmers into the ground.

The growing attacks on working-class
standards coupled with declining in-
comes of working farmers creates better
conditions for achieving labor-farmer
cooperation in the common struggle
against monopoly.

accentuated the crisis of Confedera-
tion. Unemployment of 10% and
more in Quebec underscores this. It is
being further aggravated by a policy of
destabilization pursued by monopoly in-
terests in Quebec.
It is worth noting that in the 14 months
to Dec. 31, 1977, there was an accelera-
tion of the number of head offices moving

T= ‘continued economic crisis has

out of Quebec. With each move, un-_

employment mounts. Each move is di-
rected to destabilize the economy in
Quebec and build up opposition to the
Levesque government. In this way it is
hoped that the people of French Canada
will lose sight of the fact that the
economic crisis and mass unemployment
arise from the policies of monopoly and
the multi-national corporations, aggra-
vated in turn by the failure of the Leves-
que government to tackle monopoly and

multi-national control through public —

ownership. :

The coming election will take place in
conditions of a further sharpening of the
crisis of confederation.

NEW STAGE IN THE CRISIS

Nov. 15, 1976, the day the Levesque
government was elected, marked a new
stage of that crisis. It led the Trudeau
government to rush to the USA to ensure
support for its policies. In return for such

support from the Carter administration, .

the Trudeau government opened the
doors of Canada to U.S. investments, to
an Alcan Pipeline which is not in Cana-
da’s interests, to a stepping up of the
arms race and increased support for the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and
the North American Air Defence
Agreement, all of them measures which

_ weaken Canada’s independence. It illus-

trates the fact that a democratic solution
to the crisis of confederation is essential

to the strengthening of Canadian

independence.

Save Canada :

Adopt a Canadian
~~ Constitution

Two equal nations in
a bi-national state

The constitutional crisis has made it
clear that the policy of bilingualism and
status quo pursued by the Trudeau
government is not the solution. This has
compelled monopoly to seek new solu-
tions to the crisis. :

Onan all-Canadian scale there are new
maneuvers being undertaken aimed at
getting around the recognition of the
French Canadian nation in Quebec. This
is seen in proposals for recognizing five
regions in place of two nations, in prop-
osals to give more power to the prov-
inces, all of which will weaken the fed-
eral authority without solving the crisis
of confederation.

In Quebec itself the issue of national
culture. is now coming to the fore. Our
Party is not indifferent to questions
which deepen national antagonisms such
as infringement of culture and language
discrimination. The survival and
development of national culture is an es-
sential part of the defence of the national
rights and aspirations of the French
Canadian people.

There is now an effort in English-
speaking Canada to attack efforts to as-
sure the culture of the French Canadian
people. In supporting the National, cul-
tural and language rights: of the French
Canadian people we must nevertheless
point out that language and culture can-
not alone resolve the problem. What is
called for are structural reforms designed
to curb the power of monopoly and the
multi-national corporations without
which the economic difficulties of the
French Canadian people will mount. The.
link between the social and national
struggle must never be forgotten.

Of particular importance is the need to
win the trade union movement in support
of the right to national self-deter-

- mination. Two erroneous views have
been advanced on this question — the

first is that the mght to national self-
determination should be denied the
French Canadian people.

There is another view that the right to
self-determination should be distorted
into support for separation. Involved
here is a tendency to equate sovereignty
with separation. Sovereignty of course
must include not only the right to sepa-
rate, but also the right to choose to be
part of Canada on an equal basis.

WORKING CLASS WILL
LOSE BY SEPARATION

The working class of English and
French Canada has much to lose through
separation. The workers’ interests lie in
cementing their unity and in working for
a truly united and independent Canada
based on full guarantees for the national
rights and aspirations of the French
Canadian people, for public ownership.
democratic rights for all Canadians, and

‘ defence of the mghts of the Native

people, including their just land claims.
The Parti Communiste du Quebec has
been advancing its position through the

distribution of half a million copies ofa ~
statement acquainting working people |
with our position. One may expect a
sharpening of attitudes including provo-
cations as the date of the referendum gets
closer.

It is important that the democratic
movement in English-speaking Canada
comes out sharply and clearly in support
of the right to national self-deter-
mination, thereby strengthening the i
unity of the working class and dem- tl
ocratic movement of English and French
Canada in its struggle against monopoly
and the multi-nationals.

ee eres

Native |
land claims
a major
issue

“necessity must include holding up any

‘ seeable future.

Demands of the Inuit, Indian and
Métis people, numbering close to one
million, for a solution to their land
claims, are inspiring a struggle of increas-
ing importance to Canada. This issue will ©
become a major question of political life.

The Native people, stimulated by the

worldwide struggle of the oppressed
people against imperialism, racism and
colonial rule, are growing increasingly
aware of the tremendous advances made
by the Soviet northern peoples under a
socialist system. They see the flourishing
national culture, the constantly rising — |
material well-being and growing partici-
pation in all levels of government, by
these formerly oppressed nationalities of
tzarist Russia, and contrast it with their
extreme poverty and lack of rights.
These in turn stimulate the thinking and
action of the Native people.
- The settlement of their land claims is
presently at the centre of attention of the
Native peoples. Most of Canada’s un-
tapped energy resources are in areas oc-
cupied by them.

U.S. imperialism, with the agreement
of Canadian governments, is pushing for
the export of these invaluable resources
of oil, gas and electric power to the USA
in complete disregard for the rights and
demands of the Native people. It is also
being pushed in complete disregard for
the future needs of Canada as a whole.
This is why the land claims of the Native
peoples coincide and merge with the
general Canadian anti-monopoly move-
ment for a truly. independent Canada, -
free of U.S. domination, and must re-
ceive the support of the working class
and democratic movement. This of

wesc nee ne
vv

agreements around the Alcan line until a
complete settlement of land claims is
achieved and until the energy needs of
Canada are fully assured over the fore-

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—April 15, 1978—Paae 7