Ready To Topple Diefenbaker Govt.

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29893, 6 August 1962, Page 9

Ready To Topple Diefenbaker Govt.

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VANCOUVER (British Colombia), August 4. Hie Canadian Social Credit Party was rea<h Io use its 30 House of Commons seats to topple the Progressive Conservative Covet nmenl of the Prime .Minister (Mr Diefenhakei). on its austerity measures, the Depulv Leader of the party (Mr Real Ooiielte) said last night, Canadian Press re|xirle<l.

He said tie would urge Social C'-edit membeis to vote against the Government’s austerity programme and .-uppnrt anv nnn-confldence ■notmn raised >n the issue “There's not a reason in 'h • world to have austerity n a countrv like ours" he --aid in an tn-e-'-iew with ’he Canadian press on arrival to attend a banquet c lebrating Social Credit's 10 veers in power n British Columbia

Mt Caouette said he would give the Premier of British Columbia 'Mr W. A. C. Bennett) as much assistance

a possible in his dispute with the Federal Government over the Columbia Rivei •reaty

Canadi. has not ratified the treaty w-ith the United States because of a dispute between the Federal and Provincia Governments over financing th multi • million - dollar u >,iro electric p-oject

Mr Caouette predicted there would be another Fed iral election in 12 to 18 months’ time but said Social Credit would not fight provincial elections in Quebec “because Social Credit won't work provincially.”