the opening of the 41st parliament of canada on september 19th 2011

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TheOpeningofParliamentonSeptember19th

2011

YestoPeaceandJobsNotoNATOWar,EnergySellOut

andIMFAusterity

DonCurrie,EditorFocusOnSocialism,ChairCPS

September4,2011

www.FocusOnSocialism.ca


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www.FocusOnSocialism.ca TheOpeningofParliamentonSeptember19th2011 Page2of13

ElectionsareImportant!

Classstrugglepoliticsaredecisive!

OnSeptember19ththe1stSessionofthe41stParliamentwillformallybegin. Theopeningof

Parliament precedes two important provincial elections inManitoba onOctober 4th and

OntarioonOctober6th. Thesethreeeventswillmomentarilyshiftthestruggleofworkers

andfarmersbacktothelegislativearena. Organizedlabourandfarmerscannotaffordtobe

indifferent as to which parties run government. If the grip of corporate power over

governmentcanbeweakened thatoutcome shouldbesupportedsince itwillstrengthen

thecauseofworkersandfarmersandtheirongoingstruggleforfullemploymentandstable

marketsandfarmincome.

That iswhy it is importanttoagreeonwhat is fundamental to thecorporateagendaand

howtodefeatit. Todefeatcorporatepowerlabourfarmerunitymustbeorganizedaround

its own political and economic program and fought for by united independent political

action. Unitedmasspoliticalactionisthepathtorealpoliticalpowerforworkerswhomust

selltheirlabourpowertoliveandfarmerswhoworkthelandandmusthavestablemarkets

andadequatereturnstocontinuefarming.

Three Fundamentals of Prime Minister Harpers Rightwing Conservative

Parliamentary Agenda and the Role of the NDP, Liberal, Bloc and GreenOpposition

ThePrimeMinisterHarper FinanceMinisterFlaherty legislativeagenda isbasedon three

corporateprofit fundamentals:protectionofCanadianbankprofits1,2,3 increasedmilitary

spending 4,5,6 and placing reliance on resources, mainly energy exports to keep the

economyafloat.7 Relianceontheseprofitfundamentalsaretherootcauseofgovernment

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deficits,classbasedtaxation,cutbacksandprivatization,NAFTAmarketdependency,costly

NATOwarsandthelossofenergyandfoodselfsufficiencyforCanadians.

SufficiencyandSecurityareNottheSameThing

The right wing conservative Stephen Harper government promotes NAFTA market

dependency to protect the dominance of monopoly profiteering in energy and food

production all overNorthAmerica. Government propagandists deliberately obscure the

differencebetweenenergyand foodsecurityandenergyand foodselfsufficiency. These

termshaveaclassessenceandarenotthesame.

TheCanadianCouncilofChiefExecutives(CCCE)advocatesenergysecuritynotenergyself

sufficiency. JohnManley CEO of the CCCE a couple ofmonths ago at a governmentsponsoredenergyconference laidouthisvisionofCanadianenergydevelopmentanditwas

allaboutNorthAmericanenergysecurity,notCanadianenergyselfsufficiency.8

Thesamethingappliestothetermsfoodselfsufficiencyandfoodsecurity. Farmershave

twomarketsfortheirproduction,globalanddomestic. WithouttheCanadianWheatBoard,

privatemarketerswill drive down the price paid to farmers and drive up the profits for

corporatemarketersintheglobalmarketplace. Atthesametime,inthedomesticmarket,

corporate marketers are opposed to independent farmers producing for local markets

becausethatcompeteswiththedominanceofbiggrocerychainsintegratedwithcorporate

suppliers. Whencorporateshillsspeakof the freemarketwhat theymean is freedomof

corporatedominanceinthecapitalistmarket.

There isnosolutiontofarmersbeingslavestothemarketundercapitalism. Thatdoesnot

andwillnotstopthemfromfightingforabetterdealinabadsystem.

Energyselfsufficiencyandfoodselfsufficiencyarefocalpointsofmassstrugglesbecause

theyaffectthestandardsoflivingofmillions. Corporatemediahackstellusthatenergyand

foodsecurityofsupply isallthatmatters,notaffordableenergyandfood. Thatmeans in

practice ifworkershave themoney, theycanbuy foodandpay forenergycosts. If they

donthavethemoneytheycangotothefoodbankandwalk.

Securityofsupply isbafflegab forcorporateappropriationandownershipofcommodities

producedbyworkersand farmersanddominanceover the saleof thoseproducts in the

marketplace. Self sufficiencymeans theopposite,ownershipand controlby thepeople

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overproductionanddevelopmentbasedonneed. Theformer iscorporatesemanticsthe

latterisclassstrugglepolitics.

The other issues confronting parliamentarians on September 19th are important but

derivative. That includes the conservative governments antilabour, antiWheat Board

legislation,thedeliberategradualerosionoftheuniversalityprinciplesoftheCanadaHealth

Actinevitablytobefollowedbyattacksontheuniversalityprincipleofgovernmentfunded

pensions. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has provided ample and

convincing warnings about the Harper governments attacks on workers pensions and

successfully promoted a resolution at the CLC Convention calling upon the NDP to

vigorouslydefendpensionentitlementsinparliament.9

MoreonSecurity

CanadaUS relations continue to be predicated on the provisions of theNorthAmerican

SecurityPerimeter. GlobalResearchandothershave thoroughlyanalyzed thedangersof

thescheme forCanadian,USandMexicanpeoples.10 Itremainsthecoreofcurrentright

wingconservativepolicydeterminingCanadaUS integrationand forms thebasisofPrime

MinisterHarpersstanceontheArcticwhichservesthegeopoliticalaimsofUSCanadianbig

oilandgas.

AtthesametimeitwouldbeanerrortoignoretheambitionandreachofCanadianfinance

capitalanditsquestforabiggerroleattheimperialtablesofpoweratNATO,theIMFandin

the EU. That is why the Harper government is certain to aggressively promote the

provisions of a CanadaEU Trade Agreement (CETA) in the House of Commons and the

Conservative controlledSenate. The social allianceof forcesopposing theCETA, include

PeterJulianNDPMP, theCouncilofCanadians, theCLC,and theNFUcitingamongother

threats,thepotentialforincreasingdrugcostsby50%.11,12

ManyIssues OneStruggle MergerTalksDiversionary

On

the

eve

of

the

opening

of

Parliament

where

for

the

first

time

the

NDP

is

the

official

opposition,mergertalkswiththeLiberalsarequestionable.

9http://cupe.ca/pensions/ndppassesresolutionprotecting10

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=2237511

http://healthcoalition.ca/wpcontent/uploads/2011/03/CETAandHealthCareReservations.pdf12

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KenLewenza,PresidentoftheCanadianAutoWorkersisthelatesttopromotetheideaofa

LiberalNDPmergeraddinghisvoicetoPatMartinNDPMPfromWinnipeg. Nodoubtthe

October 4th

Manitoba election and the October 6th

Ontario provincial elections have

factored into theLewenzaMartin statement. Thedefeatof theNDPand theelectionof

Conservativegovernmentsof theMikeHarristype ineitheroftheseelectionswouldbea

setbackfororganized labourandfarmersofOntarioandManitoba. Howeveratemporary

electoralalliancetodefeattheconservativesisnotwhatLewenzaandMartinarediscussing.

Martin and Lewenza are musing about a long term election strategy for federal

Parliamentarypolitics. Mergerdenotespermanenceover the longhaul. That isnot the

sameasatacticaltemporaryformofelectoralunity. It iscarelesstomixupthetwo. The

talk of LiberalNDP merger will be seized upon by the privately owned and corporate

controlledmassmedia todivertpublicattention fromtheurgent issuesaffectingworkers

andfarmers.

Timeplaceandcircumstanceisimportantinmergertalk. ThisnotDecember2008! Thelastserious merger discussions arose out of a parliamentary crisis when the rightwing

conservativeswereaminoritygovernmentincrisisandthecombinedoppositioncouldhave

formedagovernmentandhadsignedanagreementtodoso. Therewasspontaneousmass

supportfortheidea.

It isnotDecember2006!Thenthe leftgot itsknickers inaknotwhenBuzzHargrovethenleaderoftheCAWcalledforLiberalNDPunityatthepollstobeatHarperwhenHarperwas

notyetinpowerandwhenitwasstillpossibleforNDPLiberalunityatthepollstodefeathis

rightwinggovernment. Theantimonopolyfightbackisstillhurtingfromthatblunder. That

wasthen. Thisisnow.

Todaythesituation iscompletelydifferent. Therightwingconservativesholdpowerasa

Parliamentarymajorityandwillcontinuetodosotothenextfederalelection. ALiberalNDP

mergernowwouldrescuetheliberalsfromtheirthirdpartystatusandrelegatethe105NDP

Parliamentaryoppositiontoacaptiveposition. ItwouldbeamergerofNDPstrengthwith

Liberal weakness to the benefit of the Liberals. Already the corporate media actively

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Whatarethecommonsenseworkingclassthingsthatneedtobesaidabout

unityinaction?

Theworkingclasshasboth temporaryand long termallies. TheLiberals,adefenderand

upholderoftheprofitsystemcanneverbethelongtermallyoforganizedlabour. Lifemay

present opportunities for temporary tactical advantage to the working class to march

togetherforashortdistancewiththosewedonottrust. Itwouldntbethefirsttime. That

isdistinctfrommergerinwhichtheworkingclasslosesitsindependenceofaction. Thatis

classcollaboration. Thenaturalalliesoforganizedlabourareorganizedfarmers,thepeace,

democratic,environmentalandpatrioticmovementsofthepeoplewithprovenrecordsof

struggle.

Is thereabasis forunityofaction inparliamentarypolitics?Ofcourse there isand that is

determined on a case by case basis and always on the principle that itmust serve the

interestsofworkersandfarmersandtheirfamilies.

Amerger over the long haul is different. It involves a united front around aminimum

programofclassstruggle. Itpresupposesmovementsoftheleftcommandingmasspopular

support. United front action represents ahigh levelofpolitical consciousness andmass

preparedness toorganizeand support sucha front. That takeswork. That takesa long

periodofstruggle. Withoutthosepreconditions,unityinactionisabarrenconcept. Thatis

theunderlyingweakness inproposalsforLiberalNDPmergeratthistime. Amerger isthe

resultofamovementthatpromotesit,andwhichisbasedonaminimumprogramofaction.

With105NDPMPselectedwiththesupportof4.5millionCanadiansthosewhoadvocate

mergernowmustbecompelledtoanswerthequestion:Whatwouldbetheprogramofa

mergedNDPLiberaloppositionatthistime?

WhatisthebasisforunityinactionwithBobRaeLiberalinterimleader? Raeisnofriendof

labour. For starters, Rae has it backwards.13 Prime Minister Harpers policy is not

ideologically driven its corporate profit driven. Economic reality determines political

ideology. Rightwing dogmatic bafflegab about balancing budgets, reducing corporate

taxestobecompetitiveanddownsizinggovernment, isthe familiar formofall rightwing

propaganda used by all G7 statemonopoly governments to uphold and promote the

fundamental lawofcapitalismglobaldomination formaximumprofit. Obama,Sarkozy,

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Cameron,Berlusconi,Merkel,Noda14andHarperallsingfromthesamehymnbookandBob

Raeispartofthechorus. InhislongpoliticalcareerRaehasneveropposedthefundamental

lawofcapitalism.

At this stage and at this time, it is important for organized labour to enunciate its own

independentpoliticalpositionandfightfor it ineveryextraparliamentaryway itcan. First

ofall,thatmeansacriticalevaluationofthepoliticalplatformsofallparties.

ThoughtfullabouractivistswillreflectonthefactthatthereisntasinglepartyintheHouse

of Commons that has an independent alternative program to the Conservative

governmentscorporateprogramofNATOwars,IMFausterityandenergyresourcesellout.

The Conservatives, the Liberals, the NDP, the Bloc and the Greens either agree or are

unwilling to breakwith theHarperGovernments big business agenda. To do sowould

meantheoppositionwouldhavetoopenlyconfrontthedominationoffinancecapitalover

Canadianeconomicandpoliticaldecisionmaking.

Theorganized labour,peace,patrioticanddemocraticmovementsoftheCanadianpeople

mustsaywhatnoneoftheelectedpoliticianshavethecouragetosay,thattheonlypathfor

progressive peaceful economic and social development for Canadians is to confront the

dominationoffinancecapitaloversociety.

EndCanadianParticipationinNATOWars

Thefirststep inconfrontingfinancecapitalistcontrolofCanada istochallenge itssupport

for NATO wars. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will return from the 60 nation Paris

conference boasting to parliament that after his government helpedNATO to destroy a

memberstateoftheUnitedNationsitnowstandsreadytoprofitfromitsrebuilding. Those

who derive private profit from war industries and supplying the Canadian military for

handsome profit15will be happy to hearHarpers commitment that Canadian forceswill

remaininLibyainanotherlongandcostlyoccupyingrole.16

Prime Minister Harper will stand in Parliament and boast of Canadian fighter jets

participatingin1000NATObombingraidsdropping550bombsthatkilledmanyLibyanson

14http://online.wsj.com/article/BTCO20110902706786.html

15http://www.ploughshares.ca/content/canadiancommercialcorporationcrowncompanyarmsmiddleman

16http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadawillstickwithlibyamissionuntilitsdoneharper

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allsidesoftheconflictanddestroyedthesocialachievementsoftheLibyanpeopleandvital

and essential civil infrastructure. The PrimeMinisterwill thenmagnanimously give to a

motley,artificiallycontrivedandquarrellingsocalledTransitionalCouncil,someofthestate

fundsthatCanadaandotherG7statesappropriatedandfrozeasNATObombersdestroyed

the country. Reuters estimates that theHarper government froze $2.4 billion in Libyan

governmentfunds.17

The small countryof sixmillion, itseconomic and social achievements as a resultofG7

NATO interventionnow inruins,rifewithbloodyfactionalfighting,revengekillings,water,

food, medical and power shortages and confronting foreign occupation has been

liberatedaccordingtoPrimeMinisterHarper. TheresistanceoftheQaddafigovernment

to foreign invasion ispitchedbytheHarpergovernmentasdefianceof theinternational

community.

The Prime Minister will insist that such NATO inflicted carnage was necessary to save

civiliansandhadnothingtodowiththefactthatLibyahasthesixth largestoilreserves in

theworldthatCanadianoilcompaniesaregearinguptogobacktoexploitonbehalfofrich

privateinvestors.18,19

The Canadian People are Not Required to Support Unjust Wars UN

SanctionedorNot!

The Prime Minister seeks to mute the opposition and convince Canadians that his

governmentisfreetoparticipateinNATOdestructionofanycountryandtokillitspeopleso

longastheaggressionisUNsanctioned. AweakkneedoppositionLiberal,NDPandBloc

MPsshare thatview. Thedutytoprotecthasbecomethepretext forG7NATOstates

usingoverwhelmingmilitarypowerto imposeregimechangeonanycountrytheychoose.

NATOchooses todestroycountries thatseekapathofeconomicdevelopment thatdoes

nothavetheapprovalofG7USEUIMFauthorities. AllpartiesintheHouseofCommonsgo

tofancifulextremestoevadetheirculpabilityandresponsibilitybothmorallyandlegallyfor

supportingandcondoningthecriminalityofthatpurpose.

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Theoppositionparties intheHouseofCommonsacceptthe rightwingconservativeview

thatsovereignty,nationalindependencetherightofnationstoselfdeterminationincluding

choosing an economic system different from capitalism is no longer auniversal inherent

right of all countries but a conditional right determined by an amorphous international

communityacontrivanceoftheG7imperialiststates,ledbytheUSA.

Neverdefinedtheterminternationalcommunityisbandiedaboutassomeloftypresence,

akin to God, that arbitrarily accords to itself the exclusive right to determine what

sovereigntymeans forotherpeoples. A compliantprivatelyowned corporate controlled

massmediapresentsvictimasaggressorandaggressorasvictim. Itdoesthisbycreating

whatitbelieveisaninviolableterminternationalcommunity.

SolongastheoppositionacceptstheselfappointedroleoftheG7NATOstatesasthefinal

wordonwhichstateswillbeconsideredpartoftheinternationalcommunityandwhich

will not, the opposition parties are just as guilty and accountable as the USNATO

aggressors. Theoppositionpartiesareculpableforthecarnageinflictedresultingfromthe

NATOmilitaryaggressionthatresultsfromtheattempttosuppresspeoplesandstatesnot

willingtofallontheirkneesandacceptG7NATOdiktat.

There are innumerable options short ofwar that all states have at their disposable to

expresstheirdisapprovalofotherstates. Iftheoppositionpartieshaveno foreignpolicy

alternatives to thatof the conservatives, they inevitablybecomePrimeMinisterHarpers

majorsupport.

TheOppositionPartiesMustOpenlyBreakWithSupportforNATO

Without consulting the Canadian people, the right wing Conservative Stephen Harper

government actively promotes Canada as a NATO enforcer state. The launching of

undeclaredwaronmemberstatesoftheUNthatdonotposeanythreattoCanada,isnow

routine. InthecaseofLibya,ForeignMinisterJohnBairdishintingatanoccupationrolefor

theCanadainthewartorncountrybeyondtheSeptember27thCanadianwithdrawaldate.20

Already the parliamentary limitation placed on Canadian participation in UN sanctionedbombingsofLibyansbeyondSeptember27th isbeingdismantledbyPrimeMinisterHarper

andanewmandateofoccupationwillbeplacedbeforeparliament.

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The NDP is called upon to oppose any extension and oppose any occupation role for

Canadianarmed forces. Theconsequencesof the failureof theNDP toopposeCanadian

participationintheoccupationofLibyawillbedireforthepeopleofCanada.

ThecivilwarinLibyaisnotover. Itislikelytodescendintoalongdesultoryconflictbringing

great misery and suffering to the common people of Libya just as western imperialist

intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan inflicted death andmisery on the people of those

countries. Canadian participation in the occupation of Libya can also embroil Canadian

armedforcespersonnelinanotherAfghanistantypeengagementwithcasualtiesresulting.

The corruptingofCanadian foreign andmilitarypolicy in the interestsof a small coreof

investorclassesthatprofitfromwarmuststop. Itistimetorecognizeandspeakoutagainst

thepurposeofPrimeMinisterHarpers vision forCanada in theworld. It is a corporate

visionofprofit andmustbeopposed. Thatvision is toputCanadaonapermanentwar

footingandchoosemilitarismas the firstoptionofCanadian foreignpolicy inallmatters.

The rightwingConservativegovernmenthasnopeacepolicy itonlyhasawarpolicy. A

majorityofCanadiansdonotsupportUSstylemilitarisminourcountryandthatisnotwhy

theyelectedtheNDPastheofficialoppositionandpositioned ittotakefederalpower. If

theNDPhasnoforeignandmilitarypolicydifferentfromtheHarperGovernment itshould

explaintoitsvoterbasewhyitshouldcontinuetodeservetheirsupport.

The rightwingConservativegovernmentofPrimeMinisterHarper is spendingbillionson

preparingtheCanadianmilitary formoreNATOwars. Ontopofanunprecedentedcostly

expansion of the armed forces tomake itmore interoperablewithUSNATOEU forces,

Defence Minister Peter McKay on behalf of the government is seeking seven military

forwardbasesabroadfortheCanadianmilitary.21 TheHarperGovernmenthasputCanada

onapermanentwarfootingandtheoppositionparties inParliamentaregoingalongwith

theplan.

The opposition parties cannot indignantly oppose the antilabour domestic policy of the

HarperGovernmentand supporthisproimperialist foreignpolicy. TheHarper rightwing

Conservativesareconsistentlyreactionaryathomeandabroad.

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EconomicRecoveryforBankProfitsGovernmentAusterityforthePeople

Finance

Minister

Flaherty

will

come

before

parliament

and

boast

that

Canada

was

spared

the

worst of the global recession but the Canadian peoplewill have to pay for it anyway.

FlahertywillattendastringofG7G20meetings22tofinetuneplanstoimposehisparticular

brandofIMFausterity23ontheCanadianpeople.

FinanceMinisterFlahertywillmakemoreexaggeratedclaimsofhowhisgovernmentamong

theG7andG20statessavedCanadiansfromtheglobalrecession. WhenFinanceMinister

Flahertytalksofrecovery,itisnotabouttheeconomicrecoveryofwageandsalaryearners

andworkingfarmers,itisaboutbankprofitrecovery.

FinanceMinisterFlahertyisadeptatattributinghisclevernesstoanyeconomicsuccessandblaming theglobal recession forany failures. Closeobserversofwhathas sustained the

Canadianeconomysince2008hastodowiththedemandamongdevelopingcountriesfor

Canadianresourcecommodities.

AttributinggrowthintheCanadianeconomytorightwingConservativeeconomictheocracy

andneoconcorporatetaxreductionandgovernmentdownsizing isfraudulent. Theright

wing Conservative Stephen Harper Government has no allsided nationbuilding plan for

Canadaanditspeople. Balancingbudgetsispunitiveagainstworkingpeople.

TheInternationalizationandCentralizationofImperialistPower

TheoppositionpartiesinparticulartheNDPmustcriticallyreviewandchangeitsworldview.

Therehasbeenafundamentalchange intheglobal imperialistsystem. The21stcentury is

notbusinessasusual. Theinternationalizationandcentralizationofimperialismintheform

of G7NATOEU collusion against all peoples seeking an alternative to 21st century

imperialism,isnotyetgraspedorisopportunisticallyeffaced.

What has been ignored by social democracy is the aggressive drive of the Harper

GovernmenttoseizeamoreinfluentialplaceforCanadianfinancecapitalatNATO,theIMF

andtheWorldBank. TheinterestsrepresentedbytherightwingConservativegovernment

ofStephenHarperarededicated to reshapingCanada intoanaggressor imperialist state.

Harpersrapidmilitarizationoftheeconomyandparticipation inNATOwarscanonlytake

22http://www.g20.utoronto.ca/

23http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/08/12/harperausterity

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placeat theexpenseofuniversalpublichealthcareandpensions,and theneglectof the

rebuilding of vital public infrastructure such as public transit, schools, libraries and

recreationalfacilities.

Perpetualwar and progressive economic development is a contradiction. The political

reality is that none of the separate agendas of reformistmovements can achieve their

separate goals unless they integrate their separate struggles into a common struggle to

breaktheNATOEUIMFdominanceoverallcountries,includingCanada.

The rightwing Harper Conservative government is a type of rightwing reactionary

government reflecting the current stage of imperialist development. Similar type

governmentsare inpower inallG7states. Allhavesimilar reactionaryprograms. Allare

antilabour, prowar, and involved in dismantling state programs that are based on

universalityandproviderealbenefitstothemajorityofthepeople.

Such governments are consistently reactionary in both domestic and foreign policy and

exhibit autocratic tendencies hinting at fascism. All have applied state violence and

repressionagainstsocialprotest in theirowncountries. Thecurrentstageof imperialism

determines the types of governments that emerge. It is not random. It is historically

predictable.

Ifprogressiveswantadifferenttypeofgovernmentdedicatedtoalloftheworthygoalsof

allofthecombinedreformistmovementsofourtime,thereisnoalternativebuttobasethe

struggleforsuchagovernmentonopposingthesystemofstatemonopolycapitalism,21st

centuryimperialism.

TherightwingConservativeStephenHarpergovernmenthasdefiantlysetitselfagainstthe

majorityofCanadianswhowantourcountrytobeaforceforpeaceintheworldandtouse

thewealthofthecountrytoproviderealeconomicsecurityforfamilies. Canadianvotersin

the lastfederalelectionweresoconvincedthatneithertheConservativesnortheLiberals

canbetrustedtopromotepeaceandeconomicsecuritythattheywithheldmajoritysupport

for

the

Conservatives,

reduced

the

Liberals

to

a

third

rate

party

and

elected

the

NDP

as

the

officialopposition.

That is a significant change in Canadian electoral politics reflecting a hardening of the

resolveofmillionsofCanadianstoseeksomethingbetterthanwhatisofferedbytheparties

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Suchapoliticaldevelopmentisnotanendpoint,itisastartingpoint. Itrepresentsagrowth

oftheawarenessthatiftheeconomicandsocialwellbeingofCanadiansistochangeforthe

better,aqualitativechangeinlabourpoliticsmustalsooccur.

That change involves a struggle to compel government to work for the majority of

CanadianswhomustlabourtoliveandnotforaminorityofCanadianswholiveparasitically

onthelabourofothers.

PrimeMinisterHarperactsexclusivelyforelitesofwealthandprivilegeofferingnothingto

hardworkingCanadiansexceptmoremilitarismandwar,IMFeconomicausterityandselling

outCanadasvitalenergy reserves fora fastbuck. ThePrimeMinister leadsa rightwing

governmentofunprecedented autocratic societaldivision,nationaldisunity, foreignwars

andeconomicdecline.

The StephenHarper ConservativeGovernment imposes its regressive IMF economic and

socialpoliciesonCanadianswiththesameindifferenceastoitsconsequencesasheshowed

forhisdecisionorderingNATOCanadianarmed forces todropbombson thepeopleand

treasureofLibya. Thedifferenceisoneofdegreenotofsubstance.

Finance Minister Flahertys monetary, fiscal and budgetary policy, implemented on the

adviceofaninnercircleofunelectedprivatebankers,investorsandacademicsisdesignedto

remove all impediments to theprofitgoalsofprivatedomestic and international finance

capitalwhilesimultaneouslyimposingIMFausterityonthewages,salariesandfarmincome

ofthepeopleofCanadawhoactuallycreatetherealwealthofthecountry. Thetransferof

wealthfromtheworkingclassandworkingfarmersandsmallbusinessproducerstoprivate

banking, industrial investorappropriators,hasneverbeenmoreblatantandcrude. Sucha

systemistheantithesisofrealpeoplessovereignty.24

InsteadofdiversionarytalkofLiberalNDPmergers,tradeunionists,NFUmembers,allofthe

patrioticanddemocraticmovementsoftheCanadianpeoplecanuniteintheirdemandthat

theNDP, theGreens and socially aware Liberalsdefiantly confront the rightwingHarper

Conservatives.

Thatiswhattheleftprogressivemovementmustalsobesaying.

LeftTurnCanada!

24http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/25/nationalbankofcanadaidUSN1E77O06N20110825
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