Studying the Work of The Internationalists as a Guide to Action
An interesting piece on the origins of the New Communist Movement in Canada.
March 13 marks the anniversary of the founding of The Internationalists at the University of British Columbia 54 years ago in 1963. On this occasion, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) sends revolutionary greetings to all Party members, supporters and long-time allies, especially those from the 1960s who continue to share weal and woe with the working people and their striving for empowerment.
This year, the Party is calling on its organizations to invigorate the program it set for all its basic organizations to engage in the systematic study of the work of The Internationalists and the writings of Hardial Bains as a guide to action. This study is crucial because the activity of The Internationalists during the period 1963 to 1969 set the thinking, political line, organizational principles and methods of work of CPC(M-L), which was founded on March 31, 1970.
Hardial Bains was not only the founder of The Internationalists but also the leader of CPC(M-L) from its formation to when he passed away in 1997. During this period the general line of the Party was established. It took up the Historic Initiative to deal with the anachronistic democratic institutions, forms and arrangements, and to modernize the country's constitution. Through the Historic Initiative, the Party is creating conditions to have the working class constitute the nation, vest sovereignty in the people and open society's path to progress.
