[PEN-L:11243] Bringing The Conscious Factor Into Play (Canada)

["Shawgi A. Tell" <tell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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It has now been over one month since the Chretien Liberals won their
slim majority in the federal election. In the period since the
election, during which a Cabinet has been chosen, various statements
have been issued. Everything has confirmed the determination of the
Chretien Liberals to uphold the very nineteenth century values and
institutions which are the objective cause of the political and
constitutional crises Canada is experiencing at this time.

The four weeks that have passed since the election have also confirmed
that the bourgeoisie is in a deep political crisis, incapable of
producing a standard-bearer who could put forward a credible vision
for Canada on the eve of the twenty-first century, notwithstanding
Prime Minister Jean Chretien's repeated claims that he can do so.

The federal election campaign was a spectacle by the capitalist class
at a time its system is in deep, all-sided crisis. The capitalist
class is extremely frightened of anyone questioning the status quo,
and they conducted the election fully revealing their fear, virtually
banning the views of all but their representatives. In this regard,
one thing which the working class has learned from this election is
just how fiercely the bourgeoisie fights to ensure that the conscious
factor is suppressed. There should be no discussion, according to the
bourgeois political parties, except on the question of who is most
popular. The people should have no role except to cast a ballot for
one of the political parties sanctioned by the bourgeoisie. In other
words, in their incapacity to provide any solutions to the deep
crisis, the bourgeoisie and its political representatives are also
hell-bent to obstruct the working class and people from providing the
solutions.

It is the development of the human factor, the social consciousness
which is most crucial. In fact, one of the features of the current
situation is that only when the creative energies of all are
mobilized, will the problems facing the society find a solution. A
case for the immediate end to the anti-social offensive has been made
by CPC(M-L) and in this regard it has presented its program Stop
Paying the Rich Increase Funding for Social Programs. The conscious
factor can only be brought into play by mobilizing workers, women,
youth, students and the most vulnerable sections of society to engage
in thorough-going discussion of this program. These discussions will
elaborate and enrich the program and serve as a basis to develop
tactics to implement it. This is what it means to bring he conscious
factor into play. This is precisely what is needed at this time in
order to find solutions to the social, political and economic problems
plaguing society.

		CPC(M-L)

Shawgi Tell
Graduate School of Education
University at Buffalo
tell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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