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We agree with the statement contained in the encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, written by Pope Leo XIII, that "anything which dominates the life of the community should be owned by the community." That is the basis upon which we believe there should be government ownership of monopolistic enterprises.

Tommy Douglas' remarks during a budget debate at the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, March 22, 1943.
We agree with the statement contained in the encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, written by Pope Leo XIII, that anything which dominates the life of the community should be owned by the community. That is the basis upon which