"I believe that the inquisition was not Christianity. In our epoch the bureaucrats have degraded the hope and sullied the most beautiful of human endeavors, but I believe that socialism is not Stalinism. It is necessary to begin again. Step by step; our ins shield hat provided by our own bod: 19 ies." *
International Viewpoint #192 • October 15, 1990 tenured and powerful mandarins, ernment to bring it about.
New openings for left
THE stunning victory of the New bureaucrats, jurists and police chiefs will apply the brakes and pull every lever to stymie and smother every attempt at minor reform.
How did the NDP victory come about, and what does it mean for labour, the social movements and left in Ontario? The NDP victory was not the result of a mass radicalization. But it does reflect the deep dissatisfaction of the work-
On the far right, too, forces are gathering for the struggle ahead. In fact the NDP was only able to capture many constituencies because parties like the anti-French Confederation of Regions Party, the anti-abortion Family Coalition Party and the fanatically free enterprise Libertarian party took tens of thousands of votes away from the Conservatives. The Green Party took far fewer votes away from the NDP, and generally trailed the far right parties. But the total vote of the minor parties sur-
Democratic Party in the September 6, 1990 elections in Ontario heightens the crisis of Canadian imperialism. Ontario is the largest and richest province in the Canadian state with over 40% of the population and the bulk of its industry.