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Saskatchewan Laborites Demand End to Canada's Complicity in Vietnam War

World Outlook Vol. 6, No. 3, 26 January 1968 · p 76 · 269 words

Vietnam and Indochina Canada and Quebec

SASKATCHEWAN

LABORITES DEMAND END TO CANADA'S COMPLICITY IN VIETNAM WAR

Toronto matic, moral and material support,

The largest single component of "And whereas the danger of thermo- Canada's labor party, the Saskatchewan nuclear war grows imminent; section of the New Democratic party, is demanding the complete withdrawal of U.S. "Therefore be it resolved that the troops and an immediate end to Ottawa's New Democratic Party demand an immediate complicity in the war. end to Canadian complicity in the Vietnam

war, an immediate cessation of sales of

. ial to the U.S. and, more impor-

The Saskatchewan section has 33,500 War materia . > members. The 535 delegates, who passed tant», chat the Canadian government speak the motion at their annual convention in out clearly to disassociate itself from December, directed the federal leadership American policy in Vietnam. to advance this peace policy. Up to now "And be it further resolved that Vier neve been scandalously silent on the New Democratic Party call for immedi-

. ate and unconditional cessation of bomb-

ing and use of napalm and white phospho-

rous, followed by complete withdrawal of

American forces from Vietnam and a settle-

ment based upon the principle of self-

determination for all the Vietnamese peo-

The resolution reads as follows:

“And whereas the presence of 500,000 American soldiers in South Vietnam constitutes the major obstacle to the Vietnamese attaining these rights, ple.

"And be it further resolved that

“And whereas the Canadian govern- we direct our National Executive and our ment supports and aids this totally un- federal M.P.'s to actively advance this just American intervention with diplo- policy."

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