Dear Editor:

The article in the March 8th SUN and the continuing advertisementS'have completely and-treathor~ ously misrepresented Katimavik and the purpose for which it was created.

Katimavik is sponsored by the Defense Ministry, headed by Barney Danson, and is completely subsidized by The Treasury Board to the tune of $10 - $10.5 million a year. It was established to mobilize youth as a reacticnary g,

force against' 1 camera; ‘,

people and to use as

cannon fodder in imperialist wars, the preparations for which we see all around

us.

The method employed is almost an exact replica of the method used by Hitler in the 1930's in establish— ing work camps to mobilize the GermEn youth. In fact, because of the obvious similarities between it and the Na;i,youthwpro7 grammes, Katimavik has” ‘ ' been nicknamed "Barney's Brownshirts".

In Katimevik the youth are recruited for a period' of 10 mcnths during which they are subjected to intensive government propoganda to convince them to accept the current grave

crisis of the capitalist system and to make them defenders of this system.

The youth are divided up into 30 camps across the country and carry out tasks 'hraef _" to the crxnnunity. For this they receive only $1.00 a day under the ; pretext that they have no need for more since they

are housed and fed (actually they are obliged to live

under the worst Cbndﬂtions)..

These unpaid youth in fact simply serve as cheap

» manpower;to do workdwhich

local WorkerSErefuse to do under Such conditi0n543’9i

A "bonus" of $1000 is given to those who complete ‘ the ordeal , but the youth have no right to declare this mcney as inccne on which they are eligible to claim unemployment insurance .

But why is the Minister of Defense sponsoring such a project? The Kitamavik programme also contains a "militanyroptionP under‘ the direction of the

-Canadianahrmed'Eorces.

The youth who are seLecbed to participate in Katimevik are encouraged to choose this option.

In the course of 10 months the youths who choose this option are put through the same basic training as armed forces

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The government knows fUll well that, at present, the youth would oppose obligatory military servica Therefore, in its

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recruits, including the use of weapons and fascist military discipline. They also receive training in artillery or infantry. In the final stages of training, the participants in the "military option"

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