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CANADA
Tories toppled in Ontario Forty-two years of Conservative rule in Ontario (Canada's most populous province) ended on June 19 as the Liberal and combined forces in the Legislature to pass a vote of no-confidence.
The ouster of the Progressive Conservative government was a consequence of the surprising results of the May 2 Ontario provincial election that reduced
52 seats, from 72 at dis-
The equally big business-dominated Liberal Party proved to be the major Tories, catapulting from 28 to 48 seats, and actually taking a larger share of the
The labour-based NDP climbed slightly to 25 seats (24% of the vote), up from 22
The deceptively dull and quiet election campaign took place against a backdrop of growing dissatisfaction with the Tory cutbacks, wage controls and poor environmental policies. The ascendency of a more-right-wing-than-usual Ontario Tory leader, Frank Miller, and the governfully fund the Catholic Separate School system, proved to be the undoing of the well-entrenched
The Liberal Party, still reeling from its stinging defeat at the federal level last September, ran an aggressive, issueoriented campaign that promised reform. moderate change, focussing its criticism Leader, and letting the Liberals off the
The Liberal-NDP move to dump the especially among working people.
But the pact signed by Ontario NDP Leader Bob Rae on May 28, with Liberal Leader David Peterson, is fraught with dangers from the standpoint of labour.
The NDP is pledged to maintain the Liberal minority government in power for the next two years what. In exchange, according to the negotiated agreement, there reform in such areas as: equal pay for women, job creation for end to extra-billing by doctors, contract' labour law, and tenants rights.
Unfortunately, most of the proposals future legislation. No details. No time-
In fact, the new government's only firm commitment, its "top priority" is the extension of funding to separate schools, despite the fact that a majority of Ontarians oppose it.
And all legislation is "to be implemented within the framework of fiscal responsibility" - codewords of cutbacks, wage controls, and concessions to big business.
When the new Ontario Liberal government implements such policies, as did the the NDP will take the flak from the labour movement, consolidate their electoral hold.
Perhaps in anticipation of this eventuality, there's now more and more discussion within the ONDP of a full-fledged coalition with the Liberal Party, complete with NDP Cabinet Ministers
Members of the NDP are deeply suspicious of both big business parties, and correctly cling to the idea of independent working class political action.
But the coalition promotion campaign is underway. Legislative caucus members have fanned out across the province to speak on this theme. The ONDP union leaders hope that the idea will the time the two year pact with the Liberals runs out.
In the meantime, rank and file, left wing NDP'ers are organizing to present an alternative view. BW.
BELGUM
International antrfascist meeting called
In September the AFF (Antwerp is planning *Projekt 1945-85, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Antwerp at the end of the Second
War. This demonstration will September 6 and 7 on the same date as the traditional festival organised in
AFF is hoping to be able to groups and individuals the BEC countries. On September 6 there will be a symposium on the struggle against racism and fascism in Wester Europe. The following day Will be given over to workshops on the following themes; education and fascism; racism and fascism; the media and fascism; union rights and fascism; lesbians, gays
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