23 DAYS GONE _ $9,426 IN , We Need It Now — More Than Ever GIVE GENEROUSLY | WHERE DO YOU STAND? VANCOUVER Quota In jf Bill Bennett 1350 «15 / Broadway 1400 186 | Kingsway 1500 210 i Niilo Makela’ 850 383 | Olgin 400 110 gj} Peter McGuire 1600 304 | Point Grey 500 75 Wl S.F.U. 350 30/ | South Vaneouver 850 291 | Vancouver East 2850 1267 if Victory Square 2000 396 | VAN. ISLAND 4] Campbell River 550 «8 fl Comox Valley 450 —— ii) Nanaimo 1000 34 dj Port Alberni 650 100 d Victoria 900 25 } 1 NORTH FRASER } 8urnaby 18 535 } Coquitlam “750 196 Fraser Ind. 450 45 New Westminster 750 291 j. “Richmond 400 50 TOTAL: SOUTH FRASER Quota [n> Delta 700 #475 Fort Langley 550 320 Surrey 1500 1067 White Rock 650 8 EAST RIVER Fraser Valey 450 258 Maple Ridge 650 80 Mission 800. —— OKANAGAN Kamloops 200 44 Notch Hill 100 —— . Penticton 150 —— Vernon 600 39 PROV. MISC. Correspondence 350 132 Creston 150 ~=60 Fernie 50 --— North Vancouver 2200 834 Powell River 300 -—-— Prince Rupert 300... —— Sointula 100 -—— Trail 500 -—-— Tom’s Column ~ 650 293 Misc. 1500 1667 $9426 Tne! Richards, Vancouver, an Bee the first two paragraphs in Du pril 9 story in the Vancouver } "reveal in a few words what the if li-inflation board is all about: tela he federal government should tivige controls over corporate f. ends and profits and en- rian capital investment, the id dian Chamber of Commerce | c today. f Bay oWever, the business group tr ‘8uides for wage rises must be aed observed.”’ th naked simplicity those es express the mores of alism. In. view of the fact the Bina industry .in Canada is Natio or controlled by miulti- eae U.S.-based corporations, _ is imperialism in naked pos Y: in Victoria, the NDP ee approved without a Ing vote,. Socred govern- . Participation in the anti- oa, Pro-business Anti-Inflation Meaty ‘Schemes. This captive amb; of groups such as the bac. et Of Commerce has the t ae of ‘‘people’s”” representa- i Wine the legislature? ede friends like those, R S enemies? Nclosed is a little money to help Te the drive. Please allocate it tig ™’s column in appreciation of .“alpel-sharp telling it the way who * * * n! Rankin, North Delta, writes: article by Doug Collins in the Goo FORUM Vancouver Sun, April 3: ‘Why is it imperialistic only when the Yanks do it?’ This “friend of labor,’’ has sold his shrivelled soul to the enemies of world peace. I remember Doug when he used to appear at IWA meetings and various other labor gatherings. Little did we know at that time what we were nourishing. Now he has won wide acclaim in the councils of the mighty for his ar- dent defence of the U.S. im- perialism. In fact it seems by his writing that he is more in favor of that great Rhodesian democrat Ian Smith. Oh, Doug, how could you have fallen so low? Collins’ vicious attack on Fidel Castro is in keeping with his demise as a good hard-hitting journalist. He has gone down quite a way, and while he gets even father in the service of his masters, the working people, whom he attacks so vehemently, can well get along without such “friends.”’ Was he ever a friend of ours? It is indeed a pity that the great talent of Collins should be wasted in writing such unmitigated gar- bage. When the big shots sing the praises of sucha once-great writer, it is time for the common people to beware. Collins and his kind will get no praise from us. Quebec Law 23 branded ‘modern-day slavery’ By SAM WALSH The Bourassa government has dropped a bomb — Law 23 — on the democratic rights not only of the teachers and workers in the public sector, but also on the rights of the whole population of Quebec. This law forbids a strike in any form by teachers or school maintenance workers for 80 days: that is, until the end of the school year, under pain of fines ranging from $50 to $250 per day for union members and from $5,000 to $50,000 per day for unions or for those who incite or encourage work stop- pages. Parents are forbidden to keep their children at home. Teachers are forbidden to resign without the consent of the school administration! That’s modern- day slavery! All this took place barely two days after the Teachers’ Central of Quebec, following 10 months of one-day ‘‘negotiations’’ (the government has not budged an inch from its insulting and degrading offer) sharply reduced their demands on work-load, a major concession affecting the number of teachers employed. According to Bourassa this con- stituted significant progress at the negotiating table, but he im- mediately used this concession to push the teachers and the parents who are sympathetic to them into a legal straitjacket. The next day the Orientation Council of the Common Front, composed of some 700 persons, decided to recommend to the 100,000 unionists in the field of education to defy Law 23 by giving their leaders a mandate to organize new one-day walkouts, a decision which opens them to fines ranging from $5,000 to $50,000. The vast majority of teachers throughout the province have re- sponded positively to this call. It is encouraging to see that the English-speaking teachers replied immediately that they were prepared to defy this intolerable law together with the big majority of the teachers who are French- speaking. This is a good reply to those who would like to dissociate themselves workers in the name of narrow nationalism, whichis very harmful to the solid unity absolutely necessary in order to face up to the unity of the government with the big monopolies. On Tuesday, April 13 a successful 24-hour general strike closed schools, hospitals and other institutions covered by the Common Front throughout the province. The Orientation Council further- more requested the three Centrals, the CNTU, the QFL and the CEQ to convene ‘in the next few days”’ their broadest decision-making bodies (Congresses, estates- general, etc.) to examine, together with the Common Front, ‘‘the concrete measures of solidarity with the struggle of the workers.”’ It is to be hoped that means will be found to make the government - feel the solidarity of the con- struction workers who are also in negotiations. The Canadian Labor Congress ought to follow its magnificent 11a1e march on Parliament Hill in Ot- tawa of March 22 by examining the concrete means of expressing the solidarity of the workers across Canada with the Quebec Common Front in their struggle against the Trudeau measures and their Quebec counterparts. At time of writing, everyone is awaiting the reply of Bourassa to the defiance of Law 23 by the Common Front. On April 12, he threatened all who would dare defy this. infamous law with severe penalties. In this case the three Centrals may decide on a general strike of Quebec organized workers. It is even possible that Bourassa will call a general election. This emphasizes the importance of transforming the discussion organized by the CNTU on in- dependent labor political action for May 1 and 2 into a demonstration for the creation of a mass federated party of the working people. The struggle itself demands ‘it! Quebec teachers wearing football helmets as protection against police brutality are shown demonstrating outside Quebec National Assembly the Dean’s, 3746 Cambridge. Refreshments. Admission $1.00. Proceeds to P.T. Spons.: Simon Fraser Club. APRIL 24 — ANNUAL OOLICHAN FEED, Saturday, April 24, at Person’s, 599 Chapman Ave., Coquitlam. 5 until ?. Proceeds to the Tribune. APRIL 24 — Come and enjoy a Social Evening of whist April 24, Saturday, at 8 p.m., 4825 Dumfries St. Refreshments. All welcome. Proceeds to Pacific Tribune. South Van Club, CPC. 1924 MecNicoll, Vancouver (near Planetarium). 6:00 p.m. Supper $5.00. 8:30 film and slides. Ausp.: Broadway Club C.P.C. Proceeds to Tribune Drive. MAY 2 — MAY DAY SOCIAL and BAZAAR — Sunday, May 2 at 8 p.m., Dorothy Lynas, Calverhall, North Vancouver. Films. Admission $1.50, children 75c. Proceeds to P.T. drive. MAY 22 — KEEP THIS DATE open. Saturday, May 22, Harry Rankin’s birthday party. Details to come. . : APRIL 30 — DANCE BENEFIT for Hastings-Sunrise Community Newspaper, Friday, April 30 at Swedish Hall, 1320 E. Hastings St. Call 298-0821 or 253-8381. MAY 1 — SOCIAL: Singing and Dancing, Saturday May 1 at 8 p.m., 4504 River Rd. West, Ladner. Food and Bar. Door Prizes. Delta PT Club. FOR SALE ‘ have something you need. Try _ us. Proceeds to P.T. Phone 526- 5226. 832- WE ONLY HAVE 4 Colorado Spruce trees.left — four to five feet high. Bargain price $7.50 each. Proceeds te Tribune Drive. Phone 585-2935. PACIFIC from the English-speaking April 8 to protest Bourassa.government actions. a catia sommes ae COMING EVENTS (MAS 2. oe MAN DAY CELEBRATION — Fresh Spring ——CUSINESSEERSONALS _ APRIL24—Saturday, April24at7 Salmon dinner, 1976 slides and HELPING HAND — Moving and p.m. First Annual ““Walk- films of Egypt, Greece, Spain light delivery — Antiques, in/Crawl out” Spring Party at and Portugal.Saturday,Maylat pianos, kitchen appliances, demolition and construction clean-up, also garden services. .. Phone 738-0251. RON SOSTAD, Writer-Researcher. -Ph, 922-6980. oe MOVING? CLEANUP — Wanted articles for resale. All proceeds to P.T. Phone 526-5226. “THE GOODIE BIN.” ~ HALLS FOR RENT RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME — Now available for rentals. For reservations phone 254-3430 * as ARTICLES for sale. We might ar sera ie CORNERS sta Available for banquets, meetings, etc. For rates; Ozzie, _ 325-4171 or 685-5836 GKRAINIAN CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE 805, East Pender St., Vancouver 4. Available for banquets, wed: dings, meetings, Ph. 254-3436 ~ YRIBUNE—APRIL 23, 1976—Page 11