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The fight to block the Socred giveaway of B.C.’s resources to the U.S. and to create new industries and tens of thousands of new jobs by pro- cessing raw materials in B.C., has emerged as the key issue in the closing days of the provincial election campaign as the September 30 voting deadline nears.

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it that this plan backfires on Neither Perrault’s Liberals nor

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1963 - YOL. 24, NO. 38

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ment to give away the vast re- sources of the Columbia River to the U.S. and to turn financing of the B.C. dams over to U.S. financial interests, emerges as the biggest betrayal in B.C.’s history. :

The short election campaign has already made it clear that Premier Bennett’s main aim in calling the election at this time was to gain a new mandate with which he could complete the sell- out of the Columbia and B. C.’s resources.

September 30 and that the Soc- reds and old line parties are turned out.

It has also become increasingly

clear that the NDP in B.C. pro- vides the only realistic govern- ment alternative.

The NDP’s stand against the Columbia giveaway, plus the ex- tensive social security program put forward, offers the workers, farmers and small business peo- ple the first real chance to elect a people’s government in Vic-

Big wheat deal can open vast expansion for B.C.

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gh pictures of the candidates, please turn to the centre spread on Pages 6 and 7 of this issue.

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Fulton’s Tories offer the people any real choice. Their big busi- ness policies,’ which differ little from the Socreds, stand discred- ited before the voters, who have had enough of the old line parties in B.C.

Premier Bennett and the Soc- reds have shown increasing con- cern over the prospects of de- feat in the last few days of the election campaign. That is why Bennett has gone all out to urge Tory and Liberal voters to unite , behind Social Credit to block the

election of an NDP government. —

Well he might worry too! In the 1960 provincial election the Soc- reds polled only 38.3 percent of. the vote compared to 32.7 per- cent for the NDP. This time the people of B.C. can elect an NDP government if they unife at the polis on September 30. Labor

especially has a big job to do in

mobilizing all-out support to tip

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The announcement a few days

ago.of the $500 million wheat deal —

with the Soviet Union, along with grain deals recently signed with China, opens vast possibilities for increased trade which could bring boom in its history.

Expanded trade with the soc- jialist countries not only strength- ens peace—it also opens up the need for expanding our water- front, building a merchant mar- ine, turning our raw materials to the manufacture of products

.which_can be sold around the

world. On the basis of this ex- panded trade B.C. can utilize its wood, minerals, natural gas, pet-

roleum and hydro resources to —

build vast new processing indust- ries.

-The Communist Party is the :

only party which consistently fought to bring forward the cent- ral issue of natural resources and industrial development. It is the. only party which exposed Ben- nett’s election manoeuvre and planned betrayal of the Columbia.

_ It is the only party calling for ~ abandonment of the U.S. nuclear

dump at Comox. It has also join- ed with all those who want to elect an NDP government, and worked sincerely to unite the Jabor-farmer vote.

The four Communist candidates deserve strong support from vot-

ers in their riding. The candidates _

are: William E. Stewart and Ronald Forkin in Vancouver Cenfre, Maurice Rush in North Vancouver and Ernie Knott in Victoria.

| Trek to Comox on Sat., Sept. 28

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