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This apparently is what Mr. Lewis advocates also. Is this te position of the NDP? Or’does it support a political settlement based on the UN Security Coun- cil resolution?

The Soviet Union’s position on the Middle East crisis is well known. .It is directed to achieve a political settlement anda just and durable peace in thD part of the world. The Soviet Union has never hidden the fact that its fight for peaceful coexistance is coupled with support of the liberation movement of the peo- ples against imperialism. Nor has it hidden the fact that it supports and works for the im- plementation of Resolution 242 and supports the just liberation struggle of the Arab peoples.

The tragedy is that instead of doing likewise, Mr. Lewis has chosen the path of political op- portunism by joining the camp of the Israeli hawks.

It is high time this issue was argued out in the broad demo- cratic and labor movement, which must come out fully, clearly and unequivocally for the implementation of UN Se- curity Council Resolution 242.

The need for an independent

foreign policy position by Can- ada is particularly urgent in light of Nixon’s artificially created crisis last week.

After pledging negotiations and an end to confrontation and the non-use of nuclear weapons in his meetings with Brezhnev in Moscow and Washington, President Nixon replaced nego- tiations by confrontation and re- verted back to the Dulles style of atomic brinkmanship, ordered an alert, equipped planes and other weapons of war with nu- clear arms. All the signs pointed to a nuclear confrontation with the USSR and World War III.

“This desperate action based on a proposal of the Sadat Gov- ernment for the USA and the USSR to send troops to the ceasefire line to ensure its im- plementation, suggests that Nixon is a highly irrational, un- stable personality who seems hell bent on taking the world to the brink of destruction.

An official Tass statement on the subject dismissed Washing-

ton’s explanations for the U.S..

alert as “absurd, since the ac- tions of the Soviet Union are aimed at promoting implementa- tion of the decisions of the: UN Security Council on a ceasefire

Why energy sales to

By WILLIAM STEWART

Ontario Hydro’s proposal to increase electrical energy ex- ports to the U.S. is not only harmful to the province where pollution standards are concern- ed, but is also downright uneco- nomical. :

Last June the people of On- tario were told by Premier Davis that they faced a 50% increase in Hydro rates over the next five years, and that the govern- ment would have to spend $3.8 billion over the next decade to meet rising energy demands in Ontario (which, he stated, would increase at more than 7% an- nually).

Now we are being told that existing facilities are running at

nsiderably less than peak and that we should increase our soft coal imports from the U.S. to provide for an $8.5 million an- nual increase of power exports to the U.S. for at least the next two years. :

Ecology experts have produc- ed weighty arguments to show that the social costs of such a proposal would amount to at least the $8.5 million figure which the government would pocket.

ms, is I said, | want to know why my

employees don't like me!.... Clean out your ears, stupid!”

More cogent however is the

* question why, when we face

such a sharp demand on our power sources that domestic us- ers are being threatened with a 50% increase over the next five years to provide new facilities, are we proposing to ship large blocks of power to the U.S.?

One cannot escape the suspi- cion that while Energy Minister McKeough speaks out of one side of his mouth about a Cana- dian energy ‘policy, he is at the same time moving in the direc- tion of a continental energy policy being demanded by the US.

Mr. McKeough’s, recurring theme is the need for federal- provincal talks to arrive at a Canadian energy policy. In one speech he speaks of Canada as a federated state in which pow- er is shared between. the pro- vinces and Ottawa, with natural resources owned and operated by the provinces. In every other speech he has made since his appointment as Minister of Energy, he has harped on the partnership theme.

On this matter the provincial government is on sound ground. Any Canadian energy policy, in- cluding a Canadian power grid, oil and gas pipeline, requires the closest possible cooperation be- tween Ottawa and the provinces. However the question which needs to be answered is an energy policy for whom?

Is this to be a policy to bene- fit the people of Canada.as a whole, or for monopoly interests both U.S. and Canadian, with energy to be used as a pawn in the effort to secure the best possible deal for Canadian monopoly?

In spite of Mr. McKeough’s protestations to the contrary, this latest proposal for a one- third increase in our electrical energy export to the USS. Strengthens the suspicion that Ontario Tories are trying to use their weight to swing a Cana- dian energy policy which -will be useful to the big Ontario-based monopolies, providing them at once with cheap energy sub-

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and the restoration of peace.” And it added; the U.S. action did not “promote. international detente” and was “taken ob- viously in an attempt to intimid- ate the Soviet Union.”

In this dangerous moment to the world not one word of op- position or condemnation ‘was raised against this mad act in Parliament either by the govern- ment or the opposition parties. Apparently Canada is so tied up with NORAD and NATO that it has lost its independent voice.

However if the government and the opposition parties have lost their voices and forgotten their responsibilities, this is no reason why the Canadian people should be silent.

The Middle East crisis in all its aspects, and the Chilean tra- gedy before it in which the Canadian government doesn’t come:forward with clean hands, emphasizes again the need fora truly independent foreign policy for Canada.

An important part of the fight for such an independent foreign policy is to see that Canada’s weight is thrown, fully behind the ceasefire and the practical implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 242.

U.S. now?

sidized by Ottawa_and the dom- estic user, and available at.the same time for an integrated continental energy policy.

It is in this light that one also must view the proposal to change the status of Ontario Hydro from a public utility, sub- ject to the Legislature, to a crown '-corporation under . the control of the Cabinet.

Ottawa should deny Ontario’s application for permission to expand export of electrical energy to the U.S.

At the same time pressure’

must be exerted to compel the Ontario government to choose an energy policy based on Cana- dian priorities, cheap domestic power, and democratic public control.

NEW FORD CONTRACT The United Automobile Work- ers Union reached an agreement on a new contract for the 185,- 000 workers in Ford plants throughout the United States. The new contract is along the same lines as the Chrysler pat- tern that was set last month. The UAW was able to get two main issues, early retirement for foundry workers and volun- tary overtime clauses similar to those won in the nine-day old Chrysler strike in September. No strike date has been set in the negotiations. for the 14,819 Ford workers in Canada.

Slovakian shipbuilding

BRATISLAVA — The Gabor Steiner Shipyards in Slovakia at Komarno (southern Slovakia) is the only ship-building enterprise in Slovakia and cne of the ten largest in the whole of Czecho- slovakia.

About 90% of its production is for export. The largest cus- tomer in the Soviet Union which imports all kinds of freight and passenger vessels. The Komar- no shipbuilders are also building. technical vessels and floating excavators for Hungary, Rom- ania and Poland.

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and actions that are aimed at undermining those good begin- nings is to engage in double dealing that not only is dis- graceful but dafgerous.

“The Communist Party of Ca- nada calls on the Federal, On- tario and Metro governments to dissociate themselves from this cold war “Congress” and not lend Canada’s name to such a hostile, war mongering affair.

“Instead, governments at all levels should make unmistak- ably clear that Canada’s best interests lie in strengthening

‘Free Ukraine’ meet

good neighborly’ relatio the USSR, on the basis ful coexistence, detente

interference in each others a ternal affairs, on the maxir re development of trade, se

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“This is where our-re adian interests. lie inclanes : independence as ag Souee our states.° = ereign

“We should sy who advance the cateeeee those and friendship between Rite and reject those who aq ‘ople hatred and war.” vocate

Ice Age congress

Also condemning the Con- gress, the National Executive of the Association of ‘United

Ukrainian Canadians called it

an “exercise in ‘cold war poli- tics and propaganda.”

“The Congress will surround itself with an elaborate facade of folk culture, arts¢eand: exhi- bits, but: its consuming purpose —like its reason for being, is to expand © the propaganda war against ‘the Soviet Union and Ukraine. There will be no plat- form at the Congress for friends of Ukraine, nor for the advo- cates of friendship, co-operation and peace. No such groups from

the Ukrainian communities will.

‘be present at this gathering,” said the AUUC.

“we felt that our fellow Can- adians had to be told that this Congress does not speak for “all the Ukrainians in the western world,” as its organizers claim in their publicity. Far from it

1974 CALENDAR

For the fifth year, the Afri- can National Congress, Toronto Committee, has produced its calendar which portrays through _ etchings, sketches, photos and paintings, the strug- gle of South Africa’s people against apartheid.

The idea behind producing the calendars is that art belongs to the people whose Teality is thus portrayed. In addition, they are an important source - of funds for the Committee in its work, and they are urging friends and supporters to pur- chase one for themselves as well as copies for their friends.

The previous four calendars have been rich and eye-catch- ing, and contained an unmistak-

able message of hope and strug-.

gle. This year’s is no exception.

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