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THE HARD CORE ISUE

On Tuesday, October 3 0 t h , peop le f i l l e d t h e Robson Square a u d i t o r i u m . . l i t e r a l l y . By 7:30 i t was ha rd t o f i n d a p l a c e t o s t a n d . Vancouver is- i n a c r i s i s s i t u a t i o n w i t h homeless f a m i l i e s , s i n g l e mothers & c h i l d r e n and s i n g l e p e r s o n s " l i v i n g " i n p a r k s and a l l e y s and under b r i d g e s . The reason f o r g a t h e r i n g was t o h e a r bo th J I M GREEN, t h e COPE/Civic NDP candi- d a t e f o r Mayor, and Gord Campbell, who h a s been p l a y i n g Mayor f o r f o u r y e a r s a s head of t h e NPA - t h e No P r i n c i p l e s A t a l l p a r t y .

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defend t h e r e c o r d of C i t y Counc i l ' s performance and f a i l e d on every p o i n t . Now b e f o r e you g e t t h e impress ion of t h i s b e i n g b i a s e d o r one-s ided. . any pe r son a t t e n d i n g could on ly come t o t h e s a m e c o n c l u s i o n . Every answer h e gave f e l l f a r s h o r t of even b e i n g a n e x p l a n a t i o n . H e kep t r e f e r r i n g t o t h e " r e a l i t i e s " and when t h a t d i d n ' t s a t i s f y anyone h e c o n s t a n t l y passed t h e buck t o " s e n i o r l e v e l s of government". He d i d come o u t s t r o n g l y i n undying f a v o u r of "p roper ty r i g h t s " ; which d e s c r i b e s t h e NPA's ph i losophy on j u s t about e v e r y t h i n g - money.

THE HARD CORE

A s a s t a r k c o n t r a s t Jim Green won a p p l a u s e and s u p p o r t on p r a c t i c a l l y a l l p o i n t s . He even gave Gordie a t i p on how t o n e g o t i a t e w i t h t h e boogieman Campbell k e p t r e f e r r i n g t o . . t h e " s e n i o r l e v e l s of government". Then J i m c i t e d s e v e r a l examples where h i s s t r a t e g y had worked and hous ing was t h e d i r e c t r e s u l t . Campbell c o u l d n ' t even back up h i s numbers when t h e C i v i c NDP t o r e i n t o h i s s "Facts on Housing" - p r i n t e d i n news- papers a l l o v e r t h e p l a c e . Each f a c t was p r e f a c e d w i t h 'Under t h e N P A ~ T T T - new d e m o l i t i o n r e g u l a t i o n s were i n -

t roduced on A p r i l 4 , 1990. S i n c e t h a t t ime no new demol i t ion p e r m i t s f o r apar tment b l d g s . have been approved. - d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a g a i n s t c h i l d r e n i n -

r e n t a l hous ing was e l i m i n a t e d . - Vancouver had more hous ing s t a r t s

i n t h e l a s t y e a r than any c i t y i n Canada. - t h e l a r g e s t l a n d bank f o r low c o s t

hous ing was c r e a t e d i n t h e c i t y ' s h i s t o r y . - t h e S h e l t e r Allowance For E l d e r l y

Ren te r s (SAFER) was i n c r e a s e d by 15% o r more. - $300 m i l l i o n worth of a m e n i t i e s f o r

Vancouver i n t h e form of p a r k s , day- c a r e c e n t r e s , and s c h o o l s were nego- t i a t e d w i t h major d e v e l o p e r s . A l l a t no c o s t t o t h e t a x p a y e r . - a l l in-law s u i t e s were l e g a l i z e d

throughout t h e c i t y . - t e n a n t r i g h t s and p r o t e c t i o n s were

expanded i n c l u d i n g t h e t r i p l i n g of n o t i c e p r o v i s i o n s and r e q u i r i n g t h a t d e v e l o p e r s pay t e n a n t r e l o c a t i o n a l - lowances. - Vancouver won t h e P lann ing I n s t i -

t u t e of B . C . ' s 1990 Award f o r Plan- n i n g E x c e l l e n c e f o r t h e s u c c e s s f u l l y concluded F a l s e Creek development p l a n

To which COPE/Civic Nb1 responded:

* Under t h e NPA- 285 d e m o l i t i o n p e r m i t s i n v o l v i n g 1345 hous ing u n i t s were is-

sued between J a n . & Sep. ' 90 . I n ' 8 9 , o v e r 500 p e r m i t s i n v o l v i n g 1500+ u n i t s ' were i s s u e d . Housing l o s s c o n t i n u e s . 9: The P r o v i n c i a l government, a f t e r NDP 1

MLA Emery Barnes l o b b i e d f o r y e a r s , e l i m i n a t e d d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a g a i n s t c h i l - d ren i n r e n t a l hous ing . * Toronto had more hous ing s t a r t s t h a n I

Vancouver ; a l s o S u r r e y . P e r c a p i t a , s o d i d Burnaby, Coquit lam & Richmond. , I-

:; During t h e P t . Grey b y - e l e c t i o n NDP c a n d i d a t e Tom P e r r y proposed i n c r e a - M, I

s i n g SAFER r a t e s . Sic s o c r e d c a n d i d a t e C, agreed and f i n a l l y t h e g o v t . consen ted .140

t r o l s , t o p r o t e c t t e n a n t s .

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m i t s f o r permanent (secondary) s u i t e s Df have been a p p l i e d f o r . There a r e 305 s t a n d i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s t o phase o u t cc

To q u o t e somebody, "When t h e c r e d i - b i l i t y of an e x a g g e r a t i o n s m e l l s l i k e s h i t , i t ' s a l i e . " The NPA s l o g a n of "HARD WORK 6 DECENCY" is a j o k e .

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a t e d a t 26,000. Cost of t h e program t o d a t e is $1,261,872 o r $ 1 7 , 5 2 6 / u n i t . I * Improvements t o t e n a n t p r o t e c t i o n s

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zoned apar tment a r e a s . The m a j o r i t y of gl t e n a n t s a r e n o t p r o t e c t e d and t h e NPA , C i t y Counci l h a s r e j e c t e d zoning and by-law measures , such a s demol i t i o n con-

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When che UBC boys s e n t n o t i c e s around t o t h e women of UBC. ..

The l e c t e r s were rude , degrad ing and downright c h i l d i s h . For them t o t h i n k t h a t a p u b l i c apology a n d l o r a bouquet of f l o w e r s would undo c h e i r wrongs... Well I want t h o s e boys t o know what t h e y d i d i s unforg iveab le .

I t ' s hard enough t o l i v e i n t h i s world wi thou t his kind of h a t r e d .

I t ' s a shame K O know t h a t one day t h e s e boys w i l l represent o u r coun t ry as e i t h e r a lawyer , d o c t o r , s c i e n c i s ~ o r a ceacher K O o u r c h i l d r e n .

They have a l l p laced t h e u n i v e r s i t y i n a n awkward position, because t h e d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i o n s have n o t y e t pu t a denc i n che boys ' l i v e s . For some reason t h e u n i v e r s i t y a u t h o r i t i e s a r e f i n d i n g i t hard t o punish che boys.

Margaret Prevosc

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s i d e a r e opposed t o t h e GST b u t a l i t c l e c a l c u l a t i o n t e l l s me I w i l l be ahead f i n a n c i a l l y i f t h a t t a x becomes r e a l i t y i n 1990, p rov ided che S o c i a l S e r v i c e s and Housing M i n i s t r y does n o t glomp onEo any p a r t of i t . Whether chey w i l l o r w i l l n o t w i l l be dec ided i n V i c c o r i a when and i f t h e GST becomes F e d e r a l l a w .

The GST w i l l NOT app ly co r e s i d e n - t i a l r e n c a l s n o r t o b a s i c g r o c e r i e s . ( I t w i l l noc app ly t o ch ichen a t t h e meat marker b u t i c w i l l a p p l y t o ch icken i n a r e s t a u r a n t . )

Since che GST won't app ly t o r e n t , we need concern o u r s e l v e s o n l y w i t h t h e Support and t e l ephone of my G A I N cheque. These t o g e t h e r t o t a l $263.60 p e r month. I t h i n k I probably spend abou t $100.00 p e r month on non-GST- t a x a b l e g r o c e r i e s which means I w i l l have $163.60 t o spend on GST t a x a b l e goods and s e r v i c e s . Seven p e r c e n t of t h a t amounc is $11.45. Over cwelve months t h i s t o t a l s $137.40.

Revenue Canada s e n t me a n o t i c e s a y i n g I w i l l g e t a $95.00 refund- in- advance i n December and a f u r c h e r $95 re fund i n 1991 f o r a t o t a l of $190.00. Sub t racc whac I am paying i n GST, ap- proximately $137.40, I w i l l come o u t ahead about $52.60 a y e a r .

The 13% Federa l S a l e s Tax w i l l be a b o l i s h e d when and i f t h e GST goes i n c o e f f e c t and businessmen w i l l b e r e q u i r e d t o reduce t h e i r p r i c e s i n o r d e r t o pass on che s a v i n g s t o consumers. Th i s w i l l mean a f u r t h e r b e n e f i t co pe r sons such as myse l f . I f t h e businessmen do p a s s on che s a v i n g , tobacco, c l o t h i n g , f u r n i t u r e , a l c o h o l i c beverages and many o t h e r l i n e s of goods should go down i n c o s t .

The $190.00 I w i l l g e t i s t h e b a s i c GST re fund f o r a s i n g l e person. The amount of t h e re fund i n c r e a s e s w i t h income u n c i l t h e $24,000 Annual In-

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come p o i n t is reached when i t d e c l i n e s sharp1 y K O ze ro .

It i s easy t o s e e t h a t t h e f a t - c a t Middle C l a s s is go ing co be t h e l e v e l o f s o c i e t y h i e h a r d e s t by t h e GST. T h a t ' s your t y p i c a l S o c i a l C r e d i t e r

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w i t h a house , two c a r s i n t h e d r i v e w a y , and an income from $25,000 t o $100,000 a year . It is t h a t c l a s s t h a t buys 1 most of t h e h igh-pr iced i t e m s and t h a t demands t h e overwhelming m a j o r i t y o f s e r v i c e s . The poor o f t e n d o n ' t own t c a r s and houses and b o a t s and revenue f b u i l d i n g s t h a t demand upkeep. The t Middle Class do and, i f t h e GST be- t comes r e a l i t y , c o s t s of t h a t upkeep 5 w i l l become t a x a b l e . No wonder t h e I

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The r i c h a r e n o t a g a i n s c t h e GST because t h e i r f i n a n c i a l wel l -being i s , t i e d i n w i t h major i n d u s t r y and manu- f a c t u r e r s a r e happy t o s e e a coming r e d u c t i o n i n t h e i r p r i c e s w i t h t h e end of t h e 13% F e d e r a l S a l e s Tax - 1 w i t h o u t a cor respond ing r e d u c t i o n i n t h e i r p r o f i c s .

It is worth n o t i n g t h a t w h i l e t h e GST r e f u n d s w i l l b e pa id i n advance, a c c o r d i n g t o p l a n , t h e F e d e r a l S a l e s Tax C r e d i t s a r e pa id a f c e r - t h e - f a c t , s o t o speak. T h e r e f o r e , even i f t h e GST becomes r e a l , we a l l s t i l l have a re fund coming when we f i l e Income Tax p a p e r s i n January .

L e t me s a y a g a i n , i n my op in ion , t h e poor who campaign a g a i n s t t h e GST might w e l l t h i n k a g a i n . . They might f i n d they a r e campaigning i n s u p p o r t of t h e Fa t C a t s wich t h e i r b i g c a r s and houses and a g a i n s c t h e i r own i n t e r e s t s .

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The GST a f f i r m s what v e r y wea l thy peop le t h i n k - t h a t t a x e s and t h e p r i c e o f s o c i e t y shou ld be born by everyone b u t them. "Fat c a t s " w i t h a c a r and a house , t h e "middle c l a s s " a r e a l r e a d y b e i n g squashed w i t h a n e - e r - i n c r e a s i n g t a x burden w h i l e t h e v e r y r i c h g e t away f r e e .

What I c a n ' t unders tand i s how you f i n d i t e a s i e r t o c h o r t l e o v e r che gouging of someone who h a s money i n t h e bank r a t h e r than a c c e p t t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s whole t a x d i s a s t e r is b e i n g rammed down everybody 's t h r o a t by t h e peop le who - own banks. The same peop le who make $500 m i l l i o n i n p r o f i t s A YEAR and g e t t a x r e b a t e s a r e widening t h e gap between them- s e l v e s and t h e m a j o r i t y o f peop le I n t h e ' 5 0 s , c o r p o r a t i o n s and i n d i v i - d u a l s each p a i d abou t h a l f of t h e income t a x e s . I n 1989, c o r p o r a t i o n s pa id l l . g % . . i n d i v i d u a l s p a i d 88.1%. Banks made $7.64 b i l l i o n p r o f i t and p a i d t a x e s of 2.48%. As t h e d e f i c i t s o a r e d between '86 & '89, c o r p o r a t e caxes f e l l by 22%. L e v e l s of corpor- a t e c o n c e n t r a t i o n i n Canada a r e among t h e h i g h e s t i n t h e world. I n 1987, 25 e n t e r p r i s e s c o n t r o l l e d 1,116 corpor- a t i o n s and owned 41% o f a l l a s s e t s . The t o p 1% of a l l e n t e r p r i s e s c o n t r o l - l e d 86% o f a l l a s s e t s and made 75% of a l l p r o f i t s .

You've c a l l e d t h e peop le who back t h i s o b s c e n i t y and b e l i e v e what t h e y want you t o b e l i e v e . I ' m s o r r y , b u t t h e l o g i c of your l e t t e r i s a k i n t o b e i n g d i s t r a c t e d w i t h a two-penny t o y w h i l e a t h i e f p i c k s your pocket .

The same peop le who s a t u r a t e d t h e media (which t h e y own, t o o ) w i t h l i e s about t h e " f ree" t r a d e d e a l a r e con- n i n g you a g a i n wich a l l t h e sweet t a l k of how good t h i s GST is. 87% of Canadians want FATR t a x e s b u t you say y o u ' r e okay . . secure i n subs id - i zed housing wich a pension. People

5. by t h e thousands a r e be ing f o r c e d on w e l - f a r e as j o b s v a n i s h , r e n t s s k y r o c k e t , soc- i a l programs are c u t , medical a i d becomes pay-as-you-go and no one g e t s an educa- t i o n w i t h o u t paying e x o r b i t a n t f e e s . Maybe I ' m mis taken bu t I thought advanc- i n g age impar ted some wisdom.

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Beer p r i c e s a r e decermined by t h e s u p p l i e r s , who s e t t h e c o s t p r i c e .

Taxes on a l l a l c o h o l p r o d u c t s are h i g h because government b e l i e v e s some of t h e s o c i a l c o s t s of a l c o h o l abuse shou ld be p a i d from s a l e s o f t h e same p r o d u c t s . These s o c i a l c o s t s (ICBC, WCB, p o l i c e , med ica l p l a n , e t c . ) last y e a r amounted t o o v e r $1 b i l l i o n , w h i l e Liquor D i s t r i b u t i o n B r a n c h n e t r evenues were about $420 m i l l i o n .

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1 MSII i s a l s o p u t t i n g p r e s s u r e on MSSll , Rel~ab w o r k e r s t o f i n d employe r s t o r e g i -

s t e r f t ) r t h e Employment P l u s Program. I MSSII g i v e s employe r s a wage supp lemen t , f o r employ ing peop le . Even w i t h t h e wage , supp lemen t t i le wages a r e v e r y low.

"iat a b o u t l a b o u r s t a n d a r d s ? , F1,AIJs h e a r c a s e s o f n o c o f f e e b r e a k s ,

no l u n c h b r e a k s , work ing i n u n s a f e cond i - ~ i o ~ ~ s w i t h o u t s a f e t y g e a r , and h a v i n g t o

, do work t h a t w i l l e x a c e r b a t e ill h e a l t h , i . e . l ~ e a v y l i f t i n g f o r bad b a c k s , etc.

Wl~at s c r e e n i n g is done of p o t e n t i a l em- )layers f o r t h e Employment P l u s Program?

1 "NOL a whole l o t . T h e r e i s supposed t o b e a " s u p p o r t i v e envi ronment" f o r p e o p l e wllo I laven ' t worked f o r a l o n g t i m e and

! f u l l - t i m e work o f 30-40 h r s . p e r week a t a minimum o f minimum wage f o r 6 months," s a y s Iiuogene J a c k s o n of Community Rela- t i o n s f o r MSSH i n Vancouver.

"Employers phone i n r e f e r r a l s and we p o s t t h e r e f e r r a l s and t h a t ' s i t , " s a y s l ' a ~ P l r c t r i c k , Rehab O f f i c e r (RO) i n New Wes tmins t e r and p romote r o f t h e program.

s a y s Freda . Accord ing t o MSSH'S own c r i t e r i a , i f

t h e r e i s a n "un reso lved" ( l a b o u r ) com- p l a i n t , t h e employer s h o u l d b e o p t e d o u t o f t h e program. BUT, is MSSB d o i n g t h i s ?

" I f t h e c o m p l a i n t is r e a l l y h o r r e n d o u s , I ' 1 1 go LO t h e Area Ma~iager a b o u t i t . 1 g e u e r a l l y won ' t r e f e r c l i e n t s t o en~p loy - e r s t h a t we've h e a r d problems a b o u t , l i k e a b o s s who i s i m p o s s i b l e t o work f o r . "

I n o t h e r words , t h e r e i s no f o r m a l f o l - low up of employe r s . I t ' s up t o t h e t irne and whims o f t h e RO i n a t h o r o u g h l y un- d e r s t a f f e d m i n i s t r y . No human c o u l d poss- i b l y do i t e f f e c t i v e l y a l o n e . T h e r e f o r e , even i f a l a b o u r c o m p l a i n t is made, peo- p l e c o u l d s t i l l be r e f e r r e d t o bad b o s s e s .

The problem i s s i m p l e . W e l f a r e i s f o r b u s i n e s s , n o t p e o p l e , i n B.C. These programs p r o v i d e a cheap l a b o u r f o r c e w i t 1 1 l i t t l e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y t o t h e worker .

I n e f f e c t , PLANS and p e o p l e on w e l f a r e a r e p u t i n t h e p o s i t i o n o f m o n i t o r i n g tile

program f o r MSSH! Meanwhile, MSSH is p l a y - i n g t h e r o l e o f hob r e f e r r a l agency. T l ~ e i r commiss ion is t h e p r i d e o f " c l o s i n g wel- f a r e f i l e s . " "we're proud o f t h i s program," s a y s P a t

M e t t r i c k . "I t 's a r e a l t o o l f o r indepen- dence ." I n r e a l i t y , t h e wages i n t h i s program d o n o t b r i n g p e o p l e above t h e p o v e r t y l i n e , even i f t h e y a r e s i n g l e s withour. d e p e n d e n t s . Second ly , t h e program, b e i n g o n l y 6 months l o n g , s h i f t s p e o p l e from t h e w e l f a r e d o l e l i n e t o t h e U I d o l e l i n e .

" I n e f f e c t , Employment P l u s p r o v i d e s em- p l o y e r s w i t h s l a v e l a b o u r and makes t h e government l o o k good w h i l e e x p l o i t i n g p e o p l e , " s a y s J e a n Swanson of E.L.P.

Who's r e s p o n s i b l e f o r c h e c k i n g up on bad - --- - -- - .

working c o n d i t i o n s and s l e a z y employe r s? " ' r l~e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a l w a y s l i e s w i t h t h e

employee and c l i e n t . " R e a l l y ? What a b o u t - MSH c r i t e r i a f o r t h i s program?

From a b r o c h u r e abouc t h e program: "Fmployment I n c e n t i v e w i l l n o t b e impro- ved i f t h e r e a r e any u n r e s o l v e d com- p l a i n t s abouc employe r s a t t h e Employment S t a n d a r d s Branch, M i n i s t r y o f Labour and Consumer A f f a i r s . "

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I n December 1989 t h e government ap- p o i n t e d P r o v i n c i a l L i c e r a c y Advisory Committee p r e s e n t e d i c s f i n a l r e p o r t t o t h e M i n i s t e r of Advanced Educat ion, T r a i n i n g and Technology. a

I n March 1990 t h e PLAC r e p o r t r e - a c e i v e d unanimous a p p r o v a l i n V i c t o r i a .

There a r e 34 recommendations i n n t h e PLAC r e p o r r w i t h a major emphasis on deve lop ing communicy programs c which would g i v e t h e communities cap- a b i l i t y f o r a c t i o n . There is no fund- fng d e s p i t e t h e s e recommendations. 1

There a r e o n l y 22 new s p a c e s i n t h e . I . . e n t i r e p rov ince i n post -secondary in - I ( s c i t u t i o n s f o r peop le co p a r t i c i p a c e , (

i n l i t e r a c y programs. I Funding f o r Adulc B a s i c Educat ion I

h a s dec reased . Communities through- o u t BC a r e ready eo beg in l i t e r a c y programs b u t funds a r e n ' t a v a i l a b l e .

The s o c r e d government 's p o s i c i o n I

s c a c e s o n l y t h a t no funds w i l l be for thcoming; and o n l y promises t o review t h e need i n 1991/92.

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s t a t e c h a t t h e government ' s pos i - c i o n on PLAC i s n ' t a c c e p t a b l e . * Ask your MLA what h e r o r h i s pos i -

c i o n i s on l i c e r a c y i s s u e s and what they w i l l f i g h t f o r i f e l e c t e d .

Ra i se t h e i s s u e of l i t e r a c y a t a l l p r e - e l e c t i o n p o l i t i c a l g a t h e r i n g s .

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A r e g u l a r f e a t u r e is t h e GED, a course where s t u d e n t s can g e t t h e i r Grade 12 equ iva lency diploma. Many jobs a r e o n l y a v a i l a b l e t o peop le who have t h e i r Grade 12, and many t r a i n - i n g c o u r s e s a t t h e l o c a l Community Col leges , l i k e King Edward and C i t y Cen t re , have been geared t o h e l p a s many people as p o s s i b l e g e t an edu- c a t i o n . I n t h e last 2 y e a r s , V.C.C (Vancouver Community Col lege) h a s exper ienced s t r i k e a c t i o n by b o t h

( t e a c h e r s and b u i l d i n g s t a f f o v e r many i s s u e s , t h e l e a s t o f which was

I wages & b e n e f i t s . For s e v e r a l y e a r s p u b l i c e d u c a t i o n h a s been g e t t i n g

1 l e s s and l e s s i n t h e way of fund ing from b o t h f e d e r a l and p r o v i n c i a l governments. The move i s on t o p r i - v a t i s e . . t o l e t employers s e t up t r a i n i n g and upgrading courses .

A l b e r t a h a s been going through t h i s and Teachers ' n e w s l e t t e r s from t h e r e burn through t h e g l i ~ z y a d s and promises of "Get a S t e p Ahead" and he Career For YOU".

11 P u b l i c i n s t i t u t i o n s committed t o e x c e l l a n c e a r e now be ing r e p l a c e d by p r i v a t e s e c t o r a c t o r s committed t o s e l f - i n t e r e s t . " Governments and em- plo$xs are showing t h a t a d u l t edu- c a t i o n h a s a low p r i o r i t y . A s f e d e r a l

t r a n s f e r payments have been c u t back, p r o v i n c i a l money h a s been s p e n t e l s e - where, l e a v i n g c o l l e g e s w i t h h i g h e r numbers of s t u d e n t s p e r t e a c h e r and t h e c u t t i n g of programs. A l l t h i s i s happening a t t h e same t ime t h a t p r i v a c e s c h o o l s are u s i n g p u b l i c money, i n t h e form of s t u d e n t l o a n s , t o t u r n o u t more and more of a "d i s - p o s a b l e workforce. I '

I n s t e a d of a c q u i r i n g p o r t a b l e s k i l l s and a d a p t i h i l i t y , companies and t h e i r t r a i n i n g make a s tudenc good f o r j u s t one job , e s p e c i a l l y i f i c ' s l o w - s k i l l , and t h e worker(s) c a n ' t market i t i f they choose t o l e a v e .

It was p r e c i s e l y t h i s k ind of b u s i n e s s t h a t good p u b l i c educa t ion d e f e a t e d . Adult s t u d e n t s l e a r n as much as p o s s i b l e about a s much a s p o s s i b l e and have t h e power of choo- s i n g and adap t ing . Now, w i t h che B.C. government - t h e s o c r e d s - t h e whole i d e a of e d u c a t i o n is be ing "adapted" t o bus iness . They want a d u l t e d u c a t i o n run l i k e a b u s i n e s s where e d u c a t i o n is t h e commodity and a d u l t l e a r n e r s a r e t h e consumers.

Pau l Ga l lagher , P r e s i d e n t o f VCC, h a s j u s t announced h i s p l a n s t o "Reshape t h e Fu ture of VCC" , which i n c l u d e c u t t i n g over 300 p l a c e s i n r e g u l a r c o u r s e s and c a n c e l l i n g many programs. The fo l lowing l e t t e r s a r e by i n d i v i d u a l s extremely concerned w i t h t h i s socred d i s a s t e r .

To: VCC COLLEGE BOARD Re: RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF B . C .

The Carnegie Community Cencre A s s - o c i a t i o n i s extremely concerned abou t Paul ~ a l l a g h e r ' s r e p o r t , Reshaping t h e Fu tu re of VCC. Over t h e p a s t t e n y e a r s , t h e Carnegie Learning Cen t re h a s se rved l i t e r a c y and ESL s t u d e n t s i n ever - inc reas ing numbers. A t t h e p r e s e n t t ime, t h e r e a r e n o t enough p o s i t i o n s i n l i t e r a c y and ESL t o meet t h e overwhelming demand.

Paul G a l l a g h e r ' s p roposa l s would only i n c r e a s e t h e number of s t u d e n t s f i g h t i n g f o r t h e programs they need t o s u r v i v e i n a s o c i e t y t h a t demands h i g h e r and h igher l e v e l s of educa t ion . liis p r o p o s a l s would deny thousands of s t u d e n t s a c c e s s t o e s s e n t i a l programs.

Education a t a l l l e v e l s i n our pro- v i n c e i s f a s t becoming a luxury f o r t h e r i c h r a t h e r than a r i g h t t o which every c i t i z e n has f r e e and easy acc- ess . I n s t e a d of c u t t i n g those e x c e l - Lent programs t h a t you now o f f e r , wlly I I ~ L j o i n wi th trhe many o t h e r org- a n i s n ~ i o n s , such a s o u r s e l v e s , who a r e f ig l i t ing f o r fund ing l e v e l s t o a l low equa l a c c e s s t o educa t ion t o a l l ?

Br ian l le ther ington Member of t l l ~ h a r d .

Pau l Ga l l agher , P r e s i d e n t Vancouver Community Col lege 1155 Eas t Broadway Box 24700, S t a t i o n ' C ' Vancouver, V5T 4N4

It was w i t h shock and a la rm t h a t we of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e Res iden t s ' Assoc ia t ion l e a r n e d of your proposed ' r e s t r u c t u r i n g ' a t VCC and t h e plann- ed r e d u c t i o n of v o c a t i o n a l , upgrading, e n t r y l e v e l , and ESL programs wi thou t t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n of t h e s t u d e n t s , I

i n s t r u c t o r s , s t a f f , o r members of t h e community d i r e c t l y a f f e c t e d by t h e s e changes. !

I n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e we have many a d u l t s who a r e s c h o o l d ropou t s , ' new immigrants and d i s a b l e d . I n f a c t , accord ing t o o u r r e c e n t r e s i d e n t s ' su rvey , t h e r e i s a 47% chance t h a t . I

t h e t y p i c a l r e s i d e n t of t h e Downtown , E a s t s i d e h a s some form of d i s a b i l i t y . Also, o v e r 80% depend on some form of s o c i a l a s s i s t a n c e f o r t h e i r income. . Notwiths tanding t h e f a c t t h a t we a l s o s e e t h i s ' r e s t r u c t u r i n g ' a s an incur - ' s i o n i n t o t h e u n i v e r s a l i t y of educa- t i o n , a c c e s s t o a f f o r d a b l e educacion programs is e s s e n t i a l s o t h a t many of our r e s i d e n t s can become c o n t r i b u t i n g members of s o c i e t y and b reak t h e v ic - i o u s c y c l e of s o c i a l a s s i s t a n c e and pover ty s o p r e v a l e n t i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e .

On beha l f of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e Res iden t s ' Assoc ia t ion we s t r o n g l y u r g e you, t h e Board of Vancouver Community Col lege and t h e M i n i s t e r of Higher Education t o s e r i o u s l y recon- s i d e r t h e s e proposed changes.

Thank you f o r your t ime i n t h i s I

m a t t e r . I

Tom Durning - DERA I I

Gee Me Out Of Here i l .

Elizabeth

THE WHOLLY SPhERIT

when t h e s p h e r i r moves me and 1 ' m going home when a l l around is f e a r , t h e e s h a l l come t o t a k e me home

. when l i f e escapes my body and t h e r e ' s nowhere else t o go I ' l l l a y m e down and nod t o t h e e

, come, Lord, t a k e me home

when no-one e l s e w i l l h i g h e r me and f r i e n d s a r e hard t o f i n d I f i n d myself i n d i r e need You s h a l l l i f e my mind I when t i m e d e c i d e s t o l e t me go I ' l l run t o Thee wich joy I ' l l f i n d my energy i n f low l i k e a r i v e r home t o Roi

s t i c k s and s t o n e s may break my bones, names w i l l never h u r t m e . When I ' m s i c k , y e t s t i l l a l o n e , You ' l l s a y you p r e f e r me.

The people who a d o r e You s h a l l be my t r u s t e d f r i e n d s When I f e e l I need You more I ' l l know t h a t on you a l l depends

Heaven, l o v e l y a s i t i s , is n o t my f i n a l home. I n your f o o t p r i n t s on t h e Pa th I ' l l walk u n t i l 1 ' m home.

We a l l wane eo escape somerimes I Bur r h i s g i r l r e a l l y wanred t o escape I mean r e a l l y . I woke up one n i g h r and I heard c h i s g i r l say very f a s t : I "GETMEOUTOFHERE ! I '

I knew t h e f e e l i n g And I l a y c h e r e and I wondered I i f I had s a i d char y e a r s ago i n a p l a c e l i k e t h e p l a c e s h e was i n . And I

I goe co ch ink ing abour Karma and I wondered i f maybe I could h e l p c h i s g i r l .

But then I remembered I had c r i e d b e f o r e and maybe i c hadn 'c worked. And I choughrr a b o u ~ God and w h e ~ h e r he r e a l l y ca red o r w a s j u s c s i t c i n g up c h e r e i n heaven on a chrone and say ing

p a ~ i e n c e is a v i r c u e " & " jusc w a i t a l i c c l e l o n g e r (5 y e a r s o r s o ) and chen I " maybe I ' l l s a v e you."

But I ch ink now it's up co us and s o on and s o f o r t h and s o on and s o f o r c h and s o on and. . .

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F a l l i n g co P i e c e s

fragmencs, jagmencs of my s e l f f igments , s r igmencs of my s e l f I f e e l l o s t s h e s a i d r o him

"Break a leg."

E d i t o r ,

I wonder how many Carneg ie Newslet- t e r r e a d e r s know what Halkomelem i s ? No, i t i s n ' t Hawaiian f o r watermelon. Halkomelem is t h e n a c i v e language which was spoken throughout t h e Lower Mainland f o r many, many c e n c u r i e s . I n f a c t t h e r e a r e 31 d i f f e r e n t n a t i v e languages s t i l l spoken i n our Prov- i n c e h u t most a r e dying. Squamish h a s 24 recorded s p e a k e r s ; S e c h e l t h a s 15. There a r e l e s s ~ h a n 20 e l d e r s who s t i l l speak Halkomelem.

I n 1986 t h e p r o v i n c i a l governrnenc disbanded che n a c i v e l i n g u i s t i c s program and, d e s p i t e a c o n s i d e r a b l e num- b e r of promises , no replacernenc h a s y e t been announced. Th i s summer Na- t i v e i s s u e s were a t t h e f o r e f r o n t . P r e s e r v i n g a p a r t o f p a s t n a t i v e cu l - t u r e , which i s a p a r t of a l l Canadian c u l t u r e , should be a p r i o r i t y of governmenc. Wri te t o N a ~ i v e A f f a i r s m i n i s t e r Jack Weisgerber , P a r l i a m e n t B u i l d i n g s , V i c t o r i a , V 8 V 1x4 and u r g e him t o fund a n a t i v e language p r e s e r - v a t i o n programme.

To l o s e t h i s p a r t of B . C . ' s h i s t o r y would b e a t r u l y sad and t r a g i c l o s s .

"Yes, bur it's not exactly breakdancing, is it?"

H e l l o F r i e n d s ,

I want t o thank you a l l f o r t h e Get Well wishes , w h i l e I was i n t h e h o s p i t a l . I ' m on t h e road t o r ecovery .

Your f r i e n d , Margaret Prevos t

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L AST WEEK on this Ontario lawyer Karen Selick wrote about a few of her less

resourceful clients. She used them as starting points from which to generalize about the poor.

The poor have too many children they can't afford, she cona&ded, her indignation over an@ h&cdote implying a heedless, sweaty prom- iscuity among the lower classes.

The poor fritter away the lar- gesse we bestow, she believes. If the poor quit smoking they'd have money for their children.

Blame Canada's hungry children on stupid, spendthrifl parents, she implies - not her class, which never has children it can't afford and indulges only those vices it can.

This is the classic cant of the phi- losophical conservative identified by novelist E.L. Doctorow as "someone willing to pay the price of other people's suffering for his principles."

It's rooted in the idea of self-reliance as an absolute; but a gro- tesque self-reliance without reference to the broader community or the ancient and honorable concept of noblesse oblige 2 the belief that privilege entails respon- si bility.

If you're mired in poverty, it must be God's punishment or your own laziness. Therefore, it's up to you to repent of your poverty and haul yourself out by prayer and your own bootstraps.

Let's leave_dside the ethical questiba take$ by a profbuipnal who accepts fees for services dnd tbn displays cont&mp't Eor h& cli- en ts' whom slie uses ad plfblic examples Let's exabhe the argument that pins blame for poverty on the poor.

Selick's claim that child poverty

is increasing because the poor have too many children is at direct odds with the facts. Canada's birth rate hxs plummeted to half of its 1955 level. Our fertility rate, the mea- sure of a population's reproductive capacity, is now the third lowest in the world.

Canadians, poor and rich, are not producing enough children to replace themselves. Without immi- gration, Canada's population would quickly decline to the level of 60 years ago.

Simple reading of census tables refutes the claim that the poor have too many children. The majority of Canadians living below the poverty

he, it hms out, are childless indi- viduals - and60 per cent of this group is female.

Of family units Uving below the poverty line, 64 per cent are childless couples or couples with one child. This, contrary to Selick's steamy fantasies about poverty, is typical of Canada's population at large.

Canadian families, on average, consist of three people, two parents and a child. Only 12.7 per cent of families were single-parent in 1986 - but 85 per cent of lone parents were female and 64.6 per cent of children raised by single mothers were poor.

Since childbearing patterns among the poor do not differ signi- ficantly from higher income groups, if numbers of poor children increase we are compelled to look elsewhere for reasons. Try another common argument: the poor's inherent laziness.

While ~~nemploymep t is gen- cay higheQ Wong the poor, this reflects geography more than work habits. The poor become the labor pool for seasonal employers and

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cyclical industries - for example, the unemployed poor in Newfound- land outnumber their counterparts 1 in urbanized Ontario by a factor of three to one.

Yet in urban settings the poor P work hard. Half of all Canada's poor children live with a family I head who works. Hard work, unfor- 1: tunately, is not necessarily an - escape route kom poverty, particu- 1 larly for women.

Of lone-parent families living + , below the poverty line, 94.5 per cent are headed by women. Many of the working poor earn the minimum wage. At $5.40 per hour, annual income is $10,530. In 1987 the poverty tine for a family of four living in Vancouver was $22,612. Meanwhile, at Canada's six char- tered banks, for example, where female employees outnumber males by three to one, women earn only 57 per cent of what their male counterparts take home.

One key source of poor children, therefore, seems to be a male-do- minated society's attitudes toward the value of women.

Hod about the charge that poor children go hungry because their parents squander wages on booze and tobacco? False:

The census shows families earning the minimum wage spend 80 per cent of their income on food, shelter, the household, transportation, clothing and health care. On average, they spend $8.50 a week on tobam and alcohoL B.C. f ad - 1

lies earning the average income spend triple that amount on booze and cigarettes. These numbers show the poor as a rule to be thrifty, hard-working, frequently victimized by sex-based discrimi- nation.

Inept as it is, Selick's analysis suffeis from a more serious and pervasive flaw. It's that smug rejec- tion of social justice that Doctorow calls "the gangsterdom of the spirit." O

Stephen Hume writes for this page Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

THE "LAST WEDNESDAY"

There 's e l e c t r i c i t y and excitement i n t he a i r ,

A s couples t i g h t l y c l u t c h one another SO'S no t t o l o s e one another .

Rent t o be pa id , deb t s t o be s e t t l e d , b e t s t o be covered, boot leggers t o s e t t l e .

A quick count of t h e r o l l , my! how f a s t i t quickly dwindles. . .

Carefu l , i t ' s only t h e f i r s t n ight .

One two more n i g h t s g o t t a play he r t i g h t . 'Cause Uncle Willie won't be around f o r q u i t e a few more n igh t s .

Al Milton

-1 POVERTY 1-

Vicious slap at A single N OCT. 2 The Sun, in an article by lawyer Karen Selick, presented a ster-

eotype of the single mother on welfare. In its words and cartoon the article can only be described as vicious. It wasentitled "Down- right Irresponsible;" the cartoon showed a pregnant woman with three clinging chidren being pushed off a pedestal. , .

The sub-headline stated: "The reason we have so many poor children (in Canada) is because poor people keep having children." The article also said ". . . Middle-class people find it hard to blame the poor. for their poverty . . . The truth is that many poor people earn their poverty." Selick presented no facts to support these conclu-

ian Fact Book . CLARKSON on Poverty 1989.

1. Canadian single mothers, whether poor or non-poor, pro- duce very few children. In 1986. while 185,000 non-poor single mothers averaged 1.5 children, 240,000 poor single mothers averaged 1.7 children. Since more than 55 per cent of Canad- ian single mothers a t any one time in the last 15 years have been p r , and for most of them it is temporary (2-3 years), sin- 'gle-mother poverty has to be situational

2. Fewer than 10 per cent of poor single mothers receive child support from their children's fa thers , which the ar t ic le ignores.

3. If "poor people earn their poverty," why is it that besides 57 per cent of single mothers, 62 per cent of single elderly women and 40 per cent of single elderly men are poor?

If The Sun thinks poor single mothers deserve to be called "downright irresponsible" how would i t want poor elderly women to be described: Damna- bly irresponsible? Or lazy bitches?

As important as the facts about poverty are, the real question raised by the article is, did The Sun practise bigotry when it published Selick's article? Bigotry is the presentation of a blind, intolerant prejudice. The article presented clearly a ster- eotype of the single welfare mother, which elicited the expected responses.

From my interviews, qiddle- class conservative women thought the article was harsh but very true. Social justice-minded women and women's resource groups were shocked and dis- gusted. Populist women found it disturbing but more true than false,.Single welfare mothers

" found the article hateful; it humi- liated them,

Sun assoc~ate editor Alex Mac- Gillivray defended publishing the article by saying, "The article was written by a trained person (a lawyer), and the opinion page is meant to make people think." This sounds reasonable, but to appreciate the seriousness of The Sun's error i t is only necessary to consider the reac- tion to a similar article pres-

mothers By REG CLARKSON . . . retired social worker.

enting for debate such stereotypes as East Indians living 10 families to a house; or Jews as greedy and selfuhly controlling large amounts of money; or native Indians as lazy alcoholics. To publish these stereotypes for serious rebu t t a l would be bigotry.

The Vancouver Sun is an impcr- tant, essential and powerful institution in Greater Vancou- ver, and therefore has a respon- sibility to work for the good of the community. In addition to its activities which inform, educate, entertain, and represent all citizens, it must protect rights and promote justice. With the publi- cation of Selick's article The Sun didn't protect a group of helpless citizens; instead, it ridiculed them and wounded our community. Please heal this wound, give some pride back to welfare moth: ers, and increase the stature of The Sun; admit you made a mis- take. 0 .

I UbB.cd The rapist's I treatment of women is not qualitatively different than my own

JOIN THE F I G H T AGAINST POVERTY!!! ,

End Legislated Poverty wants governments)& to end poverty. We need your help to make this happen. We want poor people and others across B. C. to get involved.

OUR GOAL

We want welfare rates increased to the poverty line. This is about $1000 a month for a single person. We want minimum wage

- increased to at least $7.50 an hour. We want to stop forced employment of single parents on welfare.

OUR THEORY

It will be hard to win these goals. It won't be enough to write one letter to the - premier. It won't be enough to have one demonstration. It won't be enough to go on a talk show. We need to show governments and poor people and our allies are smart. Governments need to know that poor people are getting mad. Governments need to know that we'll vote. Governments need to know that we want them to end poverty.

TURN THE PAGE TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO>>>>>>>>

WHAT YOU CAN DO STEP 1: On the next page is a letter to the Premier and Leader of the Opposition (Bill Vander Zalm and Mike Harcourt). Write down your thoughts on having to live on ridiculously low wages or welfare. Don't send the letter to Vander Zalm or Harcourt. Send it to ELP or give it to your local advocate. ELP wants to collect a bunch of letters. Later in the winter we will organize an event to present them to the political parties. We also want to make a book of them. If you write your address cleprly, we'll send you the booklet when its done. If you know someone who feels uncomforta.ble writing, ask if you can help them write down their thoughts.

STEP 2: Sign the letters to Vander Zalm and Harcourt. Fold on the lines and tape or staple. Put a stamp in the corner. and mail to them.

STEP 3: Make sure you are registeredto vote in the provincial election. If you don't have a voters card, call 660-6848 to get on the list.

DEAR MR. PREMIER AND LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION,

HERE I S WHAT I THINK ABOUT HAVING TO LIVE ON RIDICULOUSLY LOW WELFARE RATES OR WAGES:

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THANKS FOR WRITING THIS LETTER.

You are now part of a broad movement of low income people. We are fighting to get governments to end poverty.

End Legislated Poverty plans to make a booklet out of all che stories we get. If you write a clear address on your message, we will send you a copy of the booklet when it is done.

We also plan to take all the messages to the Premier and Leader of the Opposition later in the Winter. We want to use the messages to get higher welfare rates and wagcs.

Please give the message to your local advo.cate or anti-poverty group. Or you can mail it to ELP. our address is #I04 2005 E. 43rd, Vancouver, B. C. V5P3W8.

DEAR MR. VANDER ZALM,

I am a person who tries to survive on low income. This is not easy. Decent jobs are not plentiful. Welfare rates are far below the poverty line.

I want you to raise the minimum wage to at least $7.50 an hour and to raise welfare rates to the poverty line.

I am registered to vote. In the next provincial election I will vote for the Party and candidate who is committed to ending poverty and shows this with their actions.

From :

BILL VANDER ZALM PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS VICTORIA, B. C. V8V 1x4

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DEAR MR. HARCOURT,

I am a person who tries to survive on low income. This is not easy. Decent jobs are not plentiful. Welfare rates are far below the poverty line.

I want you to raise the minimum wage to at least $7.50 an hour and to raise welfare rates to the poverty line.

I am registered to vote. In the next provincial election I will vote for the Party and candidate who is committed to ending poverty and shows this with their actions.

From :

MIKE HARCOURT PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS VICTORIA, B. C. V8V 1x4

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DATE S e n a t o r A l l a n J . MacEachen

S e n a t e o f Canada Ot tawa, O n t a r i o KIA 0A4

Dear S e n a t o r MacEachen:

RE: PROPOSED GOODS AND SERVICES TAX

As a c i t i z e n concerned about t h e h a r m f u l e f f e c t s o f t h e proposed Goods and S e r v i c e s Tax , t h e Prime ~ i n i s t e r ' s r e f u s a l t o l i s t e n t o Cana- d i a n s , and h i s " s t a c k i n g " o f t h e S e n a t e . I a m a s k i n g you and t h e e n t i r e S e n a t e t o do e v e r y t h i n g i n y o u r power t o d e f e a t t h e GST.

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Thank you.

S i g n a t u r e

OCT 03-''33 19:03 613 233 1459

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No! to the GST Yes! to Fair Taxes

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Senator Allan J. MacEachen Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario KIA 0A4

No GST!

The Pro-Canada Network says there are alternatives to an unfair Goodsand Savices Tax-alternatives that will improve funding fdirnportant sodal progams and make our tax system fairer. Why not

male the tax system mare, not k, progressive tax environmentally damaging activities increase corporate auditing to atch rur &eaters cancel entertainment deductions for bushes stop tax breaks for corporate mergers stop tax breaks for real estate speculators charge intercst on defexred corporate tams

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Who Killed Kate's Little Girl?

A news item in the Province, Sunday, oct. 7, describes the trial of Kate Fisher, a 30 year-old single mother from Victoria who strangled her 3 yr.- old daughter. The psychiatrists dis- agreed about her mental state but said she had "psychiatric problems" for 9 years. 3 years ago a "combina- tion of drugs'' was prescribed that seemed to keep her "hallucinations" .."under control" they said... but 6 days before she killed her daughter, a ate's family doctor suggested she stop taking the drugs until she got the results of a pregnancy test. This led to a situation in which she star- --,I & ^ 1 1 L ^ l 1 . . - 1 . - ---'I C G U C" I I a , . I U L ~ * I Q L T &g&ill. . . Kate Fisher's testimony in court was

that she saw the number 666 on the forehead of the family cat & then heard a voice saying her 3 year-old daughter was the child of Satan. She said she then drowned & strangled her own child! Now, everyone knows instinctively

the bond between mother & child runs deep ...why she did it is a very important question..so important in fact that some people don't want to know the answer. The court system is only interested in establishing guilt (which she has already admitted) & fitting her punishmen; to the crime. Courtroom testimony & psychiatrists'

reports shed no light on the real inner situation that seemed to cause this tragedy. Ultimately we are left with Kate Fisher's own words - "the cat...the number 666...a voice ..." "

At this point some people feel sad- dened - some think it's a "black joke" ... & everyone just assumes, one way or another, that Kate Fisher is crazy. We lock her up in an institution for awhile, re-prescribe drug therapy ,etc. That's the way society prefers to deal with embarrassing questions: sweep them under the rug. In fact,

society has a lot of rugs (& drugs) set aside for the purpose of covering up the sources of "incomprehensible" situations, like Kate Fisher's angu- ish... a mother who kills her own child - a delightful little firl, no doubt, as all 3 year-olds are... yes, it's an embarrassing question indeed. Who, or what, killed Kate Fisher's child? - and why? No doubt Kate Fisher will fit back

into society at some point - "recover' from her "breakdo&" - she will deal with her "trauma" somewhere down the line...but something important seems to have been overlooked, -If we want to find out more about lt, obviously .-- +r\ lrr \r \rr nr \mnth inr r n k n v r t t h l c w c r r c b u L V I\.II""" Y"II.-L...-*.~ ...I"-- -..-- number, 666...where it comes from, what it means, how it got into Kate Fisher's head, who put it there & why. We all know that in the Christian Bi- ble, Revelations describes "The Beast" (a symbol of evil to all Christians) as bearing the number 666... Most of us have encountered this strange phen- omenon somewhere in our lives - so let's go to the library & do some re- search - what else can we find out about 666? The Bible is a very old book - but

not the oldest - so our search starts in ancient times, with the study of symbolic number systems ("gematria" the academics call it), a study that was for some reason sacred to our an- i cestors. This takes us into pre-

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Christian history. It turns out that 666 first appears in the dimensions of pre-Chris t ian ("pagan") temples & med- icine wheels. These marked sacred locations where important religious cr magical ceremonys took place; on whic,h the safety & well-being of large communitys depended (at least, that's what the few surviving records of these tfmes indicate). Strangely enough, the number 666

turns up in many places - always acc-

/ ompanied by t h e number 1080. It t u r n s ! o u t t h a t t h e s e were, i n p r e - C h r i s t i a n ' t imes , t h e numbers o f he sun (666)

& t h e moon (1080) - & they were used a c c o r d i n g t o a n t h r o p o l o g i s t s i n some unknown way by o u r a n c e s t o r s t o "mag- i c a l l y ' ' ac tempt t o "harmonize" o r somehow b a l a n c e t h e i n f l u e n c e s of t h e sun & moon (symbol iz ing t h e l e f t & r i g h t s i d e s of t h e b r a i n ) on t h e menc- a 1 s t a t e of humans. (No kidding!)

What happened then? Well , today we have 666, t h e s a c r e d s o l a r number of t h e s e a n c i e n t people , o u r a n c e s t o r s , condemned a s a s i g n of e v i l by t h e most i n f l u e n c i a l r e l i g i o u s book of o u r t imes - t h e Bib le .

A c u r s e seems t o have been added t o Kate F i s h e r ' s mind, & t o t h e minds of many peop le ... s h e a c t u a l l y b e l i e v e s t h e i evil" made h e r do i t . . o r was i t God who spoke t o h e r , t o warn h e r abou t h e r " e v i l " c W l d ?

Th i s v e r y d e f i n i t e l y h a s something t o do w i t h t h e s u p r e s s e d & v i o l e n t madness of o u r t i m e s . . . & a c h i l d is dead. .an innocen t c h i l d .

Who w i l l be punished f o r t h i s c r ime? C e r t a i n l y n o t t h e C h r i s t i a n Church! - o n l y a madman would blame t h e church!

S o c i e t y t h i n k s I ' m c r a z y anyway, s o I r e a l l y d o n ' t have a n y t h i n g t o l o s e , b u t I do know some ch ings about t h i s s o c i e t y c h a t i t d o e s n ' t even know ab- o u t i t s e l f . . . & o b v i o u s l y , d o e s n ' t want t o know.

TORA

Gerunds, c l a u s e s i n t e r j e c t i o n s , p a r t i c i p l e s , v e r b i n f l e c t i o n s . nouns and. . . What ' s t h a t , M r . White?

Yes, i t ' s s a d t h a t k i d s c a n ' t w r i t e .

P i , p e r c e n t and numerator , d i v i d e n d , denominator, sub t rahend and... What's t h a t , B i l l y ?

Balance cheque books? Don't be s i l l y .

Fugue and rondo, t r e b l e c l e f , s c a l e , ch romat ic , key of F, chords and rhythm ... Q u e s t i o n , P a t ?

S ing? We d o n ' t have t ime f o r THAT!

Synonyms, s y l l a b i c a t i o n , r o o t s and b lends , p ronunc ia t ion , speed and phonics ... What now, Corey?

Well , we MIGHT soon read a s t o r y .

T e s t i n g : S t a n f o r d , d i a g n o s t i c , comprehensive, h e a r i n g , o p t i c v e r b a l , motor . . . M r s . McGuire?

Learning? No, c h a t ' s n o t r e q u i r e d .

Cheryl M i l l e r Thurs ton

The answer w i l l emerge th rough thought and a c c i o n . Perhaps a scudy o f a good cop- o g r a p h i c a l map might h e l p , un- d e r t a k e n by p e o p l e engaged i n Canada's p r o d u c c i v e l i f e . Map //900A (among o c h e r s ) , Thi rey- sevench E d i t i o n , 1987 - o r l a c e r , i f a v a i l a b l e - i s s u e d by Canada Depc. o f Energy, Mines & Resources , and c i c l e d P r i n c i p a l Minera l Areas o f Canada. can h e l p .

T h i s map i l l u s c r a c e s che l o c a c i o n n o t o n l y o f r e s o u r c e s buc a l s o che d e g r e e o f indux- t r i a l development and c h e i r l o c a c i o n , i n c l u d i n g chose i n f u l l p roducc ion and t h o s e i n e a r l i e r and p l a n n i n g s e a g e s . a s of 1987.

Looking o v e r c h i s map, one can v i s u a l i s e t h e s i g n i f i c a n c e o f che problems r a i s e d by t h e actempc t o s e e Canada's f u t u r e i n s c r o n g , m a t e r i a l and g r a p h i c cerms: che F i r s t N a t i o n s ' n e e d s and demands, che urgenc need f o r n a t i o n a l u n i c y i n d i v e r - s i c y , i n ba lance and accomoda- c ion of different o c c u p a t i o n s and i n c e r e s c s ; t h e need f o r n a c i o n a l un icy and i n c e r n a l peace ; f o r d e m o c r a t i c e l e g a l p r o c e d u r e s ; che e v i d e n c e a s i n che Globe 6 Mail a d on Sepc.6 stressing chac "solution a c che end o f a r i f l e i s n o s o l u - c ion a c a l l . ' ' Thac nacion-wide supporc on che p a r t o f s i g n i f - i c a n c o r g a n i s a c i o n s and i n d i v - i d u a l s a l r e a d y e x i s c s and is f i n d i n g p u b l i c e x p r e s s i o n (and chac a d , a s anyone w i l l noce , by no means c o v e r s a l l poten- c i a 1 h e l p f u l o r g a n i s a c i o n s and i n d i v i d u a l s ) i s a b h e r e n c co t h e s c r a i g h c m a c e r i a l i s c i c view. Yet a l l l i e a c hand, ready co respond co che c a l l co j o i n t o g e t h e r i n a p p l y i n g s t u d y and thought t o b u i l d i n g Canada's f u t u r e i n peace , and based on f u l l employment, and s o v e r e i g n c o n t r o l o f o u r c o u n t r y .

A l l chac is needed now is t h e w i l l co u n i c e and c o m u n i - c a r e t o a r r i v e a t a c o n s e n s u s p l a n f o r b u i l d i n g a g r e a c fu- t u r e f o r c h i s c o u n t r y o f econ-

omic s e c u r i c y f o r a l l , u s i n g a f v a n c e d cechnology co p r e s e r v e and e n r i c h t h e l a n d w h i l e mak- i n g s o c i a l f r u i c f u l n e s s more abundanc.

T h i s would r e q u i r e , i t seems. c a k i n g up i s s u e s l o c a l l y , re - g i o n a l l y and n a t i o n a l l y on a l l f r o n c s and i n a l l s p h e r e s and. working from t h e i m e d i a c e co t h e g e n e r a l and remoce i n t ime , s u b - d i v i d i n g che map i n c o sec- tors o f n e g o c i a c i o n and comm- u n i c a t i o n , embrac ing a l r e a d y community-conscious l o c a l org- a n i s a c i o n s and i n d i v i d u a l s from che v a r i o u s i n t e r - r e l a c i n g s p h e r e s - F i r s c Nacion, l a b o u r , environment, church , c u l c u r a l . e t c . The s c a r c c a n be made from l o c a l commissions o f s t u d y , in - v e s t i g a t i o n , a n a l y s i s and p lan- n i n g co r e s o l v e economic c r i s e s a c t h a t l e v e l i n cerms o f new a l l -Canada b a s e d , Canada con- trolled, Canada - s e r v i n g development wich a n open-door p o l i c y o f t r a d i n g i n c e r n a t i o n - a l l y on a m u t u a l l y b e n e f i c i a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g and agreement i n che i n t e r e s t o f m a i n t a i n i n g i n c e r n a l and international peace , good w i l l 6 p r o s p e r i t y .

As l o c a l problems r e a c h ouc f o r w i d e r involvemenc i n s e a r c h of s o l u t i o n s , t h e s e commissions can form new connections on a n ever -broadening s c a l e t o r e a l - i s e u l t i m a t e l y a nacion-wide achievement o f f r u i c f u l economic developmenc a r i s i n g ouc o f domescic n e e d s and d i r e c t e d coward a s s u r i n g s e c u r i t y o f acc- e s s t o t h e means of e a r n i n g a s t a b l e and c o m f o r c a b l e l i v e l i - hood t h r o u g h s o c i a l l y u s e f u l and e c o l o g i c a l l y sound a c t i v i t y e i t h e r a s employer o r employed.

Urgenc i n d e e d is che need now f o r a c t i v e c o o p e r a t i o n a c che l o c a l l e v e l among working peo- p l e o f hand and b r a i n , i n t h e f i e l d s b o t h o f p roducc ion and s e r v i c e / p r o f e s s i o n a l popula- c i o n s , co s t r e n g c h e n soundly based h i s t o r i c a l knowledge o f t h e potential i n people and re - s o u r c e s o f che a r e a , and t h e need and r e a d i n e s s f o r deve lop- menc t o overcome and b r i n g co a n end p l a n e c l o s u r e s w i t h o u t a l t e r n a t i v e s o u r c e s o f l i v e l i -

hood b e i n g i n p l a c e ; e c o l o g y damage a c che e x p e n s e o f t h e damagers, n o t t h e g e n e r a l pub- l i c ; c o m u n i c a c i o n s and c r a n s - p o r c a c i o n n e g l e c c and a b u s e , p a i d f o r by c h o s e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r che n e g l e c c ; and a n a n a l y - tical esc imace f o r economic deve lopment , b e a r i n g i n mind b a l a n c e d r e l a c i o n s h i p s wich che r e s t o f Canada and che world. We s c a r c wich whac l i e s most h e d i a c e l y a c hand.

Urgenc is t h e need co l o o k ahead r e a l i s c i c a l l y and be pre- p a r e d f o r continued s c r u g g l e , a d e q u a t e d e f e n s e a g a i n s c coun- c e r a c t i o n , and c l e a r , s c r o n g buc f l e x i b l e and a d a p t i v e p l a n n i n g f o r r i s i n g domescic economy and c h e march coward f u l l employment, p r e s e r v a c i o n o f t h e f r u i c f u l n e s s o f che e a r t h and s e a and a i r , and of s o c l a l i s e d l a b o u r power which, work ing c o o p e r a c i v e l y , c a n min imise co che p o i n c o f ex- t i n c c i o n a l l pollution, i n c l u - d i n g p o l i t i c a l corruption.

Lec u s move f o r w a r d a s a u n i t e d c r e a c i v e p e o p l e i n a f r u i c f u l wor ld a c peace . Uni ty i n dynamic d i v e r s i c y : A t e n t a t i v e program o f a c t i o n mighc i n c t u d e -

1) S c r e n g t h e n che s t r u g g l e o f a b o r i g i n a l p e o p l e h e r e i n

Canada and a round che wor ld f o r p e a c e f u l , n e g o t i a t e d s o l - u t i o n o f l a n d c l a i m s , and t h e r i g h t c o s o v e r e i g n s e l f - d e t e r - m i n a t i o n i n f r i e n d l y a s s o c i a - t i o n and j u s t i c e .

2) B u i l d and u n i f y t h e t r a d e u n i o n movemenc ( r u r a l and

u r b a n ) . . i n c l u d i n g women workers on t h e b a s i s o f e q u a l i t y o f o p p o r t u n i t y and pay f o r work o f e q u a l v a l u e , wich r e c - o g n i t i o n o f t h e i r s p e c i f i c n e e d s as che r e p r o d u c e r s o f che e s s e n t i a l e l e m e n t i n a l l p r o d u c c i o n and s e r v i c e work - l a b o u r power - t o meet and chrow back c h e d r i v e from t h e e x t r e m e r i g h t co d e s c r o y chem, o r t o f o r c e chem i n c o i n t e g r a - t i o n w i t h a n c i - d e m o c r a t i c . m u l t i n a t i o n a l and monopoly c o r p o r a t e b o d i e s s p o n s o r i n g m i l i t a r y / p o l i c e domina t ion o f o u r economy and p o l i t i c s . We

The n e c e s s i t y is f o r a c c e n t on t h e p o s i t i v e .

The F i r s t N a t i o n s i n Canada t h i s summer have a l l Canadians an o u t s t a n d i n g example of what we i n Canada and a l l g e n u i n e human b e i n g s a rounc t h e world r e q u i r e f o r o u r c o l l e c t i v e s u r - v i v a l and t h e s u r v i v a l o f t h e p l a n e t i t s e l f .

Recogni t ion o f t h e e a r t h a s t h e i n d i s p e n s a b l e homeland and r i g h t f u l h e r i t a g e o f e a c h and e v e r y one o f u s as o u r comnon h e r i t a g e w i t h o u t which t o p r e s s o u r f e e c upon and c u l c i - v a t e wich l o v i n g , c h e r i s h i n g hands and t h o u g h t s none of u s can move i n t o t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y w i t h any hope o f a l i f e wor th l i v i n g .

Peace. f u l l employment and l a n d t o t h e p e o p l e is t h e e s s - ence a s I u n d e r s t a n d i t , o f what t h e Mohawk s t r u g g l e a t Oka and e l s e w h e r e t h i s s u m e r was a l l a b o u t . It is t h e c a l l o f t h e F i r s t N a t i o n s a l l ac- c r o s s t h i s c o u n t r y .

Peace, f u l l employment and l a n d t o t h e p e o p l e a p p e a r s t o me t o be emerging a s t h e u n i - v e r s a l a p p e a l o f t h e l a b o u r and democrac ic p e o p l e o f a l l Canada o f n a t i v e 6 non-na t ive o r i g i n a l i k e , o r , r a t h e r o f n a t i v e o r i g i n n o t o n l y d a t i n g back t o t h e f i r s t on f o o t h e r e b u t t o t h o s e f i r s t a r r i v a l s h e r e from Europe and Asia.

Peace, f u l l employment and l a n d t o che p e o p l e a r e i n h e r - e n t i n t h e s l o g a n o f t h e l e a d - i n g peace f o r c e s o f t h i s whole c o u n t r y which a r e coming co- g e t h e r i n Conference t h i s com- i n g November 2-4 h e r e i n Van- couver a t t h e c a l l o f che org- a n i z i n g group, END THE ARMS RACE, t h e s l o g a n o f which is: "End t h e Arms Race. Fund Human Need" and which t h i s y e a r a d d s "Save Our Ear th" , a s i t j o i n e d w i t h E a r t h Day i n t h e a n n u a l A p r i l 'Walk f o r Peace . '

With t h e t a k i n g i n c o c u s t o d y a t Oka of o v e r 40 p e o p l e who came o u t o f t h e t r e a t m e n t cen- t r e unarmed t o be s e i z e d by t h e Canadian armed f o r c e s a t

Farnham, Quebec, o r f e l l i n t o t h e hands o f t h e S u r e c e Quebec, t h e s t r u g g l e f o r n a t i v e and a l l human r i g h t s i n Canada en- t e r e d a new phase demanding even g r e a t e r and much wider p a r t - i c i p a t i o n o f che whole of t h e Canadian people , u n i t e d and to- g e t h e r pledged t o win and hold i n s e c u r i t y f o r a l l : - peace, f u l l employment and t h i s o u r homeland, Canada.

To p r e s e r v e Canada from a m i l i t a r y / p o l i c e take-over ( a s a p p e a r s t o be t h e Mulroney gov- e rnment ' s i n t e n t from i ts ac- t i o n s t h i s sumner h e r e and i n I r a q ) i t is u r g e n t t h a t a nat ion-wide d e f e n c e o r g a n i z a - t i o n and p e o p l e ' s watch be e s t - a b l i s h e d t o e n s u r e p u b l i c and f a i r t r i a l s f o r a l l now i n cus- tody , o r f u r t h e r a r r e s t e d i n c o n n e c t i o n wich t h e F i r s t Na- t i o n s s t r u g g l e , and h e l d by t h e Canadian armed f o r c e s o r t h e SQ. S a f e c u s t o d y , a c c e s s a t a l l t i m e s t o t h e i r chosen l e g a l c o u n s e l , and t h e comfor t o f re- c e i v i n g messages o f s u p p o r t from o u t s i d e must be guaran teed t o them.

Forces a r e p r e s e n t and ready co p r o v i d e such s u p e r v i s i o n on b e h a l f o f humanity and j u s t i c e a s t h e country-wide d i s p l a y o f s u p p o r t i n d i c a t e d , and which comes f o r c e f u l l y t o p u b l i c a t t - e n t i o n i n t h e Globe 6 Mail . . a f u l l - p a g e ad on S e p t . 6 headed: "A SOLUTION AT THE END OF A RIFLE I S NO SOLUTION AT ALL". Addressed t o t h e Prime M i n i s t e r i t concluded: "WE WILL NEVER FORGET OKA" .

T h i s ad was s i g n e d by 49 maj- o r o r g a n i z a t i o n s concerned w i t h peace and j u s t i c e , i n c l u d i n g church , l a b o u r and community groups , and 150 l e a d i n g i n d i v f - d u a l s i n v a r i o u s f i e l d s o f pro- f e s s i o n , and was sponsored by t h e N a t i o n a l Counci l on t h e S t a t u s of Women, Greenpeace Ca- nada and t h e Canada Peace A l l i - ance . Here is s t r i k i n g ev idence o f Canadians ' d e s i r e f o r peace , democracy and j u s t i c e under t h e r u l e of law, and freedom from f e a r , want and o p p r e s s i o n .

I t is u r g e n t t h a t t h e Defence and P e o p l e ' s Watch he e s t a h -

l i s h e d Canada-vide w i t h o u t de- l a y . a s t h e s t r u g g l e c o n t i n u e s i n t h e c o u r t s and on e v e r y re- s e r v e th roughout Canada. Arr- e s t s have n o t been c o n f i n e d K O

Quebec and f a i r and j u s t t r i a l s i n t h e f u l l r e s p e c t o f persons and a l l l e g a l r i g h t s rbust be a s s u r e d t o everyone i n cus tody .

T h i s u r g e n t , n o t s o l e l y on b e h a l f of t h o s e a r r e s t e d t h i s summer i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e s t r u g g l e o f t h e F i r s t Nat ions f o r human r i g h t s and s o v e r e i g n - t y a s n a t i o n s ; i t is v i t a l f o r t h e d e m o c r a t i c freedom of e v e r y Canadian, and o u r s e c u r i t y a s a s o v e r e i g n s t a t e .

Peace, f u l l employment and l a n d t o t h e p e o p l e now and i n t h e f u t u r e r e q u i r e t h i s .

A s of today , t h e concept of an a l t e r n a t i v e p a t h i n t o t h e f u t u r e needs t o be i n t h e making.

A s of today , c o n s i d e r a t i o n of che o r g a n i s a t i o n of t h e economy o f Canada a s a whole, a s a n in - dependent and s o v e r e i g n p e o p l e s ' democracy needs t o be on che t a b l e f o r s t u d y and s o l u t i o n s .

What a r e t h e r e s o u r c e s of t h i s l a n d now under o u r f e e t ? What is its s t a c u s , i t s l e v e l of development, i t s r e s o u r c e s p o t e n t i a l - b o t h a l r e a d y i n p r o d u c t i o n and contepplaced f o r p roduct ion? How is produc- t i o n b e i n g o r g a n i s e d and man- aged and t o whose b e n e f i t , and how j u s t l y f o r b o t h people and t h e land i t s e l f ? How w e l l a r e t h e s e r e s o u r c e s b e i n g adminis- t e r e d and t h e f r u i t of l abour s h a r e d ? What is t h e emerging economy of t h i s c o u n t r y go ing t o l o o k l i k e and f u n c t i o n ? To answer t h e s e q u e s t i o n s . t h e c o l l e c t i v e , ben ign c o o p e r a t i o n and mutua l ogod w i l l o f a l l w i l l be r e q u i r e d - F i r s t Na- t i o n , French and E n g l i s h , l a - bour and church , and a l l t h e m u l t i p l e immigrant p o p u l a t i o n s t h a t t o g e t h e r make up t h i s l i t - t l e m i n i a t u r e of t h e w o r l d ' s peoples .

To answer t h e s e q u e s t i o n s o n r must t a k e more than a p a s s i n g g l a n c e a t Canadian r e a l i c y ; one must s t u d y and examine and an- a l y s e i t , d e t a i l by d e t a i l .

need maximum o r g a n i s a t i o n o f t h e l a b o u r , p u b l i c advocacy and community s e r v i c e o r g a n i s a t i o n s ; we need t h e s e c u r i n g and advan- cement o f employment t o maximum c a p a c i t y now; we need t o l a y s c r e s s on t h e h i g h e r employment c a p a c i t y of peace-t ime produc- t i o n , and consequent p r e s s u r e f o r c o n v e r s i o n now from war- s u p p o r t i n g economic a c t i v i t y t o peace-suppor t ing economy. 3) Forward c o a l i c i o n s o f a l l

working p r o d u c t i v e and p u b l i c s e r i v c e f o r c e s i n t h e i r f i g h t f o r economic and e c o l o g i c a l s e c u r i t y and p r o g r e s s i n o u r s t r u g g l e f o r s u r v i v a l , who a r e now t h r e a t e n e d by t h e a l l - f r o n t s mass ive a g g r e s s i v e d r i v e from t h e r i g h c , headed by t h e mulroney government, f o r abso- l u t e m u l t i n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t e 1 m i l i t a r y / p o l i c e c o n t r o l o f Can- a d a , a s p a r t o f t h e i r d r i v e t o dominate t h e g l o b e .

4 ) Commence work now on d e v e l - o p i n g a l l - s i d e d c o o p e r a t i o n

o f socio-economic, c r e a t i v e o r - g a n i s a c i o n s t o r e s o l v e t h e needs o f c i v i l i s e d s o c i a l and e c o l o g i c a l s u r v i v a l and f u r t h e r development a t t h e l o c a l , reg- i o n a l , p r o v i n c i a l , n a t i o n a l l e v e l s i n f a v o u r o f a s t r o n g , growing, self-sustaining domes- t i c economv based on ~ e a c e f u l

SLOGANS :

Jim Green f o r bhyor . B r i n g t h e F o r e s c Back i n t o t h e C i t y , and F e r t i l i t y t o t h e F i e l d s . L e t t h e F o r e s t s F l o u r i s h , and t h e C l e a r - C u t t e r s Die. P e o p l e b e f o r e P r o f i t e e r s ' S u p e r p r o f i t s . F u l l Employment, Empty P r i s o n s . ;Jot Drug P u s h e r s ; Community B u i l d e r s . C o n s t r u c t i o n , n o t d e s t r u c t i o n . Re-housing, b e f o r e Demol i t ion . Make o u r C i t y a Happy Homeland, n o t a h o p e l e s s , homeless h e l l - h o l e . P i s s on p o l l u t e r s - b o t h economic and p o l i t i c a l . Uni ty i n D i v e r s i t y W i l l Win. Outlaw War, Promote Peace. A S o l u t i o n a t t h e End o f a R i f l e is No S o l u t i o n a t A l l . P r e v e n t i o n o f Crime i s c h e a p e r t h a n C o r r e c t i o n and R e c o n s t r u c t i o n . C o s t - b e n e f i t p o l i c y f o r whom? P r o f i t e e r s ? Or P e o p l e ? Big B u s i n e s s Swallows Smal l B u s i n e s s ; s t r e t c h e s b r e a d l i n e s ; m u l t i p l i e s homelessness : P u t It Under P e o p l e s ' Democra t ic C o n t r o l . C o o p e r a t i o n f o r Common Well-being, n o t k i l l e r c o r n p e t i t t o n f o r p r i v a t e advantage . The g l o b e : A l e v e l b u i l d i n g s i t e , n o t a l e v e l k i l l i n g ground. S i n k t h e money m a r k e t ; f l o a t t h e commodity marke t .

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FREE TRADE

What is Really Happening to Canada?

Speaker: DAVID ORCHARD

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HAVE A GOOD .. DAY! condensed from

Once upon a tittle, we knew comfortably little about this world, bur the marvels of scienriJic in ves f igation have changed all that

-1 HERE was a time when a man would get up in the morning, eat a hearty

breakfast, say good-by to the wife and kids and drive to work to make

, some money. But we learn new things every day, and they are mostly bad.

Let us begin at the beginning. Or- ange juice is bad - too much sugar, and the citric acid gnaws at the stomach lining. Eggs contain cholesterol, which clogs the pipe lead- ing to the heart. Bacon is even worse - animal fat1

Toast contains starch - very fat- tening. Butter has, cholesterol again, and marmalade contains sugar, which will rot the teeth right out' of your head.

Coffee can ruin your nerves and contribute to duodenal ulcers. The tannic acid in tea will convert your stomach into an old seal boot. Since water is full of chlorine and miilk contains traces of 'strontium 90, your best bet is to have a beer for breakfast. But be sure to eat the can1 Otherwise you contribute to pollution of the environment - and you need the roughage anyway.

You can take the car or bus to work, but not with an easy con- science. Remember air pollution and the cities strangled by free- ways? Better walk. But wear a hat. Sunshine can cause skin cancer.

The rules for breakfast apply to lunch with equal rigidity. Vegela- bles are sprayed with pesticides, fish contain mercury and fowl are full of lead pellets. It would be best to settle for a gin and tonic. The quinine in the tonic will protect you from malaria microbes in the gin.

When you get home in the evening try some exercise, but choose carefully. logging damages the discs in the spine, walking breaks

down the arches and swimrriing damages the ears. Push-ups strain the heart.

Since you can'r have any dirlrter, it's wise to take some Scotch whis- key aS the sun goes down. Then watch some TV, and if you have a color set be sure to sit up really close. Then the radiation will steril- ize you, and whateve: y ~ u r other troubles may be, your sex problenis will be solved forever.

Report from the Legislature Legislative Buildings, Victoria, B.C., V8V 1x4 (604) 387-5571

R e s t r a i n t

A monch ago i n t h e i r n i g h t l y "news u p d a t e s , " B i l l Vanderzalm and h i s So- c r e d governmenc proclaimed t h a t B.C., u n l i k e t h e rest of Canada, was "re- cess ion-proof . "

NOW, i n c h e i r q u e s t f o r a n e l e c t i o n i s s u e , t h e y ' v e changed t h e i r t u n e and s a y a r e c e s s i o n i s looming. They've a l s o tu rned t o a f a m i l i a r p o l i t i c a l c a c c i c - c u t p u b l i c s e r v i c e s w i t h '1 r e s t r a i n t . " Vanderzalm s a y s a reces - s i o n means l o s c j o b s , h u r t f a m i l i e s , and u n s t a b l e communities a c r o s s B .C . He says h i s government wants 5% c u t s i n government programs t o combat a " c h a o t i c s i t u a t ion . I '

I sc rong ly b e l i e v e i n government be ing f i s c a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e . But I ' v e goc s e r i o u s q u e s t i o n s about Vander- z a l m V s l a c e s t a t tempc t o win v o t e s .

firs^, whi le che Premier c a l k s c u t - backs , h i s f i n a n c e m i n i s t e r s a y s h e ' s ready LO "prime t h e pump" by spend ing $20 b i l l i o n more on c a p i t a l p r o j e c t s . These guys should t a l k t o e a c h o t h e r and g e t t h e i r s t o r i e s s t r a i g h t .

Second, do we r e a l l y want a r b i t r a r y c u t s i n v i t a l p u b l i c s e r v i c e s ? I d o n ' t want c u t s co environrnencal pro- t e c t i o n and f 0 r e . s ~ management, c u t s rhac w i l l j e o p a r d i z e t h e wel l -being o f B r i c i s h Columbians. L e t ' s gec o u r spending p r i o r i t i e s s t r a i g h t . Remem- b e r , l a s e y e a r Vanderzalm asked f o r across- the-board c u t s i n f e d e r a l pro- grains and Urian Mulroney took him up on h i s o f f e r . Look what we l o s t - che P o l a r 8 and much needed funds f o r h o s p i r a l s and u n i v e r s i t i e s .

T h i r d , i f c h i s government r e a l l y wants t o show r e s t r a i n t , they shou ld beg in by r e s t r a i n i n g themselves . There a r e a whole h o s t of ways t o c u t o u t t h e i r ex t ravagances : 1 1

k S t a r t w i t h t h e i r taxpayer-funded n i g h t l y t e l e v i s i o n ads . B r i t i s h

Columbians cou ld s a v e a t l e a s t 10 m i l l i o n t a x d o l l a r s by c a n c e l l i n g t h e s e "news updates" and o t h e r p o l i - -- t i c a l propaganda t h a c do n o t h i n g more1 chan promote S o c i a l C r e d i t f o r r e - e l e c t i o n . * Scop u s i n g governmenc jets as 2

political t a x i s e r v i c e and s t a r c u s i n g them a s chey were i n t e n d e d , a s a i r ambulances. We cou ld s a v e $1.2 m i l l i o n , t h e amount t h e Medical Ser- v i c e s Commission now musC pay t o c h a r t e r a i r c r a f t f o r ambulances be- c u a s e Socred ministers are abus ing t h e jets.

* Cut back t h e c u r r e n t government 's 22-member c a b i n e t , t h e b i g g e s t i n

B.C. h i s t o r y . We would s e e s i g n i f i - c a n t s a v i n g s i f , f o r example, p a r k s was merged w i t h environment , o r Crown Lands wich forestry.

I t ' s t ime we g o t B . C . ' s p r i o r i t i e s r i g h t . B r i t i s h Columbians a r e n ' t a s k i n g f o r more and more, y o u ' r e demanding b e t t e r and b e t t e r from your government.

A t a t ime when we need p o s i t i v e l e a d e r s h i p f o r t h e f u t u r e , Vanderzalm o f f e r s pessimism and a r e t u r n K O t h e f a i l u r e s of t h e pasc. I n t h e coming m o n ~ h s , we can expecc more f e a r f u l and extreme r h e t o r i c a s h i s governmenc c o n t i n u e s d e s p e r a t e l y s e a r c h i n g f o r an e l e c t i o n i s s u e .

By H I K E HARCOURT

Vancouver4 Environment: The Next Three Years

Public Forum on Environmental Issues in the Vancouver Civic Election

Sunday, November 4,7 PM Waste Management

HeritageHall. 3 102 Mainstreet. Vancouver Air Quality 'Transportation Alternatives for Vancouver

Topics of Discussion : dp

Panelists Bill Rees, School of Community &Regional Planning, UBC

Blair Redlin, Researcher, Canadian Union of Public Employees

Lenore Herb, Society for Promoting Environmental Conservation

Ann Hillier, West Coast Environmental Law Association

Hear the Environmental Platform of Vancouver's Civic Political Parties

Discussion to Follow -Questions tothe Candidates and Panelists

Decisions made during che nexc chree years by our municipal politicians will be cri~ical to sec~ing Vancouver on che path towards environmental proceccion. * Will the necessary steps be taken cowards ensuring a heal~hy fucure for our city?

* Will a responsible waste managemenE plan be puc in place, wich he pri- mary goal of reducing Vancouver's wasce stream?

* Will accion be taken to reduce dangerous automobile and indus~rial em- issions? Will effeccive transporcacion alcernacives be put in place?

* Will the recommendations found in the report of Vancouver's Task Force on Atmospheric Change be implemented?

Please attend the Forum, November 4, and don't r forget to vote on November 17

sponsored by:

CUPE MetropolitanVancouver District Council NDPGreen Caucus

Bring Your Own Mug!

Canada Jeunesse World Canada Youth Monde

Canada World Youth i s a development e d u c a t i o n program which o f f e r s young peop le aged 17 th rough 20 a unique e x p e r i e n c e i n l e a r n i n g about development th rouzh exchanges w i t h develop- i n g c o u n t r f e , . We a r e funded pr imar- i l y through t h e Canadian I n t e r n a t i o n - a l Development Agency (CIDA).

P a r t i c i p a n t s l i v e and work f o r 6-7 months w i t h o t h e r young peop le from a c r o s s Canada and from a deve lop ing coun t ry , doing v o l u n t e e r work i n f i e l d s such a s a g r i c u l t u r e , co-ops, and s o c i a l s e r v i c e s , w h i l e s t u d y i n g development i s s u e s and promoting c r o s s - c u l t u r a l unders tand ing . A l l c o s t s f o r t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s - f o o d , lodg ing and t r a n s p o r t - a r e covered by C . W . Y .

We o f f e r young peop le t h e opportun- i t y t o e x p e r i e n c e f i r s t hand t h e r e a l i t i e s of l i f e i n a deve lop ing na- t i o n , t o l e a r n about g l o b a l i s s u e s , and t o l e a r n more about t h e i r own coun t ry . P a r t i c i p a n t s have a chance t o l e a r n a second l anguage , u s u a l l y French o r Span i sh . They a l s o d e r i v e work e x p e r i e n c e and a chance t o dev- e l o p group s k i l l s & c r o s s - c u l t u r a l s k i l l s . They e x p e r i e n c e t h e c h a l l e n g e of l i v i n g and working i n a new and unusual environment , i n t h e company of p e e r s from a c r o s s Canada and t h e deve lop ing c o u n t r i e s .

Canada World Youth is now accep t - ing a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r o u r 20 th program y e a r , and I am w r i t i n g t o r e q u e s t your a s s i s t a n c e i n making t h i s opp- o r t u n i t y a v a i l a b l e t o young peop le . ( In fo rmat i o n & a p p l i c a t i o n forms a r e i n t h e N e w s l e t t e r o f f i c e and i n t h e Learning Cen t re .)

"When I give food

to the poor, they call me a saint.

When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a

communist." - Dom Helder Camaro

Margaret Jaszczewsk i A d m i n i s t r a t i v e S u p e r v i s o r

C o m m e m o r a t i o n

Wltenever I s e e a t r a v e l adver t i sement o r tiear peop le c h a t t i n g abou t t h e i r a r r - aagemencs, memories of our journey s t ream inco my mind. I t . had been i n t h e e a r l y pare of autumn t h a t boch our p l a n s and our baby had been conceived. I r e c a l l scudying cite ad over and o v e r , menta l ly c a l c u i a c i n g how much i c would c o s t us. I s ighed and j o t t e d down che f i g u r e . 'Only one of us w i l l be a b l e co g o , ' I mused. David h a s a b r i l l i a n t ahead of him, and b e s i d e s wich a baby on t h e way I d o n ' t s e e how I cou ld e v e r make t h e demanding journey t o S w i t z e r l a n d . '

An hour l a t e r David r e t u r n e d home from h i s p rayer s t u d i e s . A f t e r pour ing some t e a f o r us he s a t down a t t h e k i t c h e n t a b l e and, i n a g e n t l e v o i c e , asked m e , "Would you l i k e t o l i v e i n ~ w i t z e r l a n d ? "

"l,ove, I ' v e j u s t gone over our f i n a n c e s . I t would t a k e a l l of our l i f e s a v i n g s t o send even one of us."

"Not n e c e s s a r i l y . Rabbi S t e i n heard through t h e wel l -nour ished g r a p e v h e t h a t t h e r e ' s a vacancy i n a s m a l l v i l l a g e . H e has even o f f e r e d t o requesr: an advance on my s a l a r y i n o r d e r f o r us t o go t o g e t h e r . O n c e i c comes chrough i r s h o u l d n ' t t a k e long t o o b t a i n our v i s a s . "

'I'wo mont l~s l a t e r our documents were a t hand. We s c i l l c o u l d n ' t b e l i e v e o u r good f o r ~ u n e . Our s p i r i t s con t inued t o s o a r wirli t h e a r r i v a l of clie g i f t s from my Cat~adian pen f r i e n d , Hazel. She had s e n t us some hand-made baby woollen baby c lo - chirig and a well-worn s c h o o l c h i l d ' s copy of Phcbech, our f a v o r i t e Eng l i sh p lay . How w e l l I remember t h e many even ings we s p e n t r e a d i n g i t a loud w h i l e we r e l a x e d a f t e r our meal. I s t i l l r e c a l l w i t h a mixcure of fondness and empt iness t h e

enormous f e e l i n g David put i n t o h i s por- t r a y a l s of even such minor c h a r a c t e r s a s t h e p o r t e r :

" l i e re ' s a knocking indeed! I f a man were p o r t e r of h e l l g a t e , he should have o l d curn ing t h e key. Knock, knock, knock. Who's t h e r e i' t h e name of Beelzebub? I l e re ' s a farmer who hanged himself on t h ' expecta- t i o n of p len ty . "

'Tile keeper of t h e g a t e s of h e l l , indeed. Who would e v e r have known t h e fo re - boding of e v e n t s t h a t accompanied t h i s p lay a c t i n g ?

I n t h e f i rs t week of February t h e a r r - angements were completed. On March 15ch, a p a l e b l u e t r u c k w i t h yel low c u r t a i n s would t r a n s p o r t u s and two o t h e r young Jewish f a m i l i e s t o t h e Hotel Poland. The Andersons, our n e x t door ne ighbors , in- v i t e d us t o t h e i r home f o r a c e l e b r a t o r y d inner . For once t h e i t twin d a u g h t e r s , Anya and Vanya, were unusua l ly sombre. M r . Anderson j u s t laughed and put i t down co t h e ever-changing moods of t eenagers . He agreed t h a t upon a r r i v a l a t our d e s t - i n a t i o n we would send them a coded message a s t o o u r l o c a t i o n . A t midnight M r s . Anderson f i l l e d o u r g l a s s e s w i t h a p p l e c i d e r and we made a t o a s t t o e n l i g h t e n - ment and peace. Then they p resen ted u s wi th a f a r e w e l l g i f t , a s m a l l brassbound t runk . Onwards t o our f i n a l d e s t i n a t i o n - f reedom!

A t noon of March 3rd our da rk-ha i red daughte r was born prematurely . Due t o cornp1ic:ations I was s t r o n g l y adv i sed not t o t r a v e l f o r s e v e r a l months under any c i rcunts tances . A f t e r much p lead ing I f i n - a l l y persuaded David t o make t h e passage a l o n e a s Mrs. Anderson and t h e g i r l s had k i n d l y o f f e r e d t o c a r e f o r us. Twelve days l a t e r t h e r e was a knock a t our door . David showed h i s papers t o . t h e d r i v e r and was q u i c k l y whisked away. That was t h e l a s t t ime I e v e r saw my beloved.

A y e a r l a t e r Davida and I were c e l e b r a - t i n g h e r f i r s t b i r t h d a y wi th a smal l cake. There was a low rapp ing knock a t t h e d o o r , a s i f t h e newcomer d i d n ' c wish t o d i s t u r b t h o s e w i t h i n . Anya and Vanya each he ld o u t t h r e e b a t t e r e d y e t s t i l l e d i b l e p o t a t o e s . I i n v l t e d them i n and began t o thank them f o r t h e i r g i f t .

" P l e a s e , a u n t i e , we have o n l y a few min- u t e s . Don't t e l l anyone abou t t h i s , we beg of you," Vanya implored.

"We work f o r t h e r e s i s t a n c e . While comiilg back I~ome some l a r g e boys t r i e d t o t a k e che p o t a t o e s from us . We fough t and scream ed s o much we were a f r a i d one of a would come and s e e what was t h e m a t t e r . Theer a r c ve ry special p o t a t o e s , b u t o n e

even more so , " Anya whispered. Anya t h r u s t one of chem a t me. "Would

you l i k e u s t o f e t c h Mama?" Slowly I c u t i t open. I withdrew t h e

t i n y s c r a p of c l o t h and r e a d t h e one-word message. 1 gave o u t a s t r a n g l e d moan and h o a r s e l y mouched "yes". 'l'he f ragment f e l l t o lie f l o o r w i t h i t s message g l a r i n g up a t us : " ~ u s c h w i t z . "

--This f i c t i o n a l s t o r y , l o o s e l y based on f a c t , i s d e d i c a t e d t o my g r a n d p a r e n t s , t h e l a t e M r . and Mrs. G. Molir and M r . Wil l iam Morr ison, and i n Honour o f my grandrnocher, Mrs. Hazel Morr ison, who lias i n s r i l l e d i n h e r f ami ly t h e importance of Remembrance Day.

B. E. klorrison

:ome and plav

candidates meeting with

JIM GREEN GORDON CAMPBELL

and council candidates from COPE, NDP & NPA

A HELPING HAND

We gave a h e l p i n g hand t o g r a s s and i t tu rned i n t o corn. We gave a h e l p i n g hand LO f i r e and i t tu rned i n t o a r o c k e t . Hes i t a ~ i n g l y , C a u ~ i o u s l y , we g i v e a h e l p i n g hand t o people .

t o some people. .. --Miroslav Holub

Friday, Nov. 9th 10 AM Carnegie Centre

401 Main St.

busfare available For childcare, call 321-1202

Sponsored by Carnegie Cotnrnrrnity Centre Association & End Legislated Poverh~

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FOR POSSIBLE ANSWERS AND MORE, COME TO

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COMES ON YOUR WAY TO THE POLLING STATION FOR THE CIVIC

ELECTIONS, THEN THE NPA, THE NO PRINCIPLES ATALL PARTY,

WANTS YOU TO VOTE FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE. Art Van-Lane

~n all-candidates meeting was organized by the Friends'of Stanley Park for Sunday afternoon at the West End Community Centre. The main topic was the $40 million expansion of the zoo and the lie behind the question on ~ h e balloc asking for $500,000. Former NPA Park Comissionor Bennett spoke about how much of a con job this operation is. All speakers pleged themselves to asking people to vote "NO" on the zoo referendum. No NPA candidate spoke for he zoo for the simple reason that not one NPA candidate showed up. Some democracy!

MEETINGS : NOV. lsc: Both Jim Green and Gord Campbell will debate on the Rafe Mair Show

from llam - 12 noon on CKNW radio.

All-candidates meeting at the Biltmore Hotel, 12th & Kingsway, at 7:30pm. The topic for discussion is taxes.

NOV. 2nd: All-candidates meeting at Robson Square Media Centre, at 6:30pm. Urbanarian - planning development.

NOV. 4th: Public meeting at Heritage Hall, Main 6 15th, at 7:30pm. Open forum with the focus on Waste Management.

NOV. 6th: All-candidates meeting at the Hastings Community Centre, 3096 E. Hastings, 7:OOpp.

NOV. 7th: A meeting with members of ~ancouver's Arts community, at King Ed- ward Campus on 12th Ave., from 5pm - 6:30pm. All-candidates.

All-candidates meeting at King Edward Campus, organized by che Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House, at 7pm.

The NPA and Campbell will have to show up at at least one of these meetings. JIM GREEN is gaining support by leaps and bounds. Expect the NPA & Campbell KO swamp TV and radio with glitzy ads saying as little as possible about the realities of homelessness, lack of affordable housing, public process...

november 1, 1990, carnegie newsletter

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