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-CAPIL ‘"ANO MP: Mary Collins has writtel n
: “Mazankowski-
passage

Minister: = Don
Parliament to” speed

urging- the | early recall
of proposed federal: yov-

“ernment amendments: 10 the immigration. Act.

Collins said Friday the ‘need for."

“the amendnients was tunderlined by,
cethe recent.furor raised over-the 174°
‘Asians who arrived ‘July’ 12) ona
Novi Seotia beach cli#iming 16 be
“ relugees, a
; People! ure really upset by
this. Collins saidvettAnd (1 don't:
think we should ‘wait until the fall.
We should jdeal with this now: ‘
Under. the + proposed amend-*
ments, which are contiined in Bill
C-55,° the current: cight-step:im-
migration -and. refugee ‘determina-
ion process would be reduced to
three'steps. Time-to process people
seeking refugee status. would,“ ac-
© ‘government. informa:
ion,: be cut from years to:montl
‘and! speed , the | removal * of :i
‘dividuals who do not qu lity.
Persons. arriving | in’ Canada:
© refugees © under: the“ proposed im-
_ Migration: «system -would “appear.
:before a two-person, panel madeup
ofan immigration adjudicator-and
a member: of. the Refugee: Bo ird,

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couver Julie Eckshmiedt marks up he

“for the: main draw of:32

“wament.-

nd -Rosebery
d M niday night to West
rict, Council”

‘ determitiation,
‘appeal -

avenues *

~ By TIMOTHY RENSHAW | :

S Mies Reporter ¢

“Arrivals: with valid fefugee
claims: Would then be ‘referred for.
an oral hearing before the Refugee
Board. Those judged to: have .n0

Yelaim, or who have refugee status .
elsewhere. or, have, arrived. froma,
safe Third .World: country would

be “returned to their “point of ore

‘ging’

. Those rejected have the right to:
appeal! the decision. even though

they are outside Canada.

Under ‘the: current system, ref-

“agee claimants go'through an ini-

tial inquiry to determine nationali-
ty, then through a/formal exami-
nation to see. if the claimant. com-

“plies with + Canadian immigration
law, then: on to an inquiry: before

‘indepe dent adjudicator, ,

Jf the

ugee status! advisory. committee

the} decision «: before

ignments.

‘to Deputy Prime:
of;

“CAPILANO

: this,-.We

‘arson is rejected after a:
‘declaration’, underoath and a:ref-

he has :15"days-to"
the!

The tournament begins | Sunday

MP2 Marys: €ol-
lins...“‘Peaple ace’ really: upset by.
should, dei al with this
now." oo a : ;

immigration Appel Bodird.
Decisions. by the ‘Immigration

Appeal Board ‘can be appealed to.

the Federal Court,
incher letter;Collins’ st#tes that:

her: constituents ‘are “angry and :

frustrated : by what appears. to be. -
‘the inability of government:to act

swiftly to determine whether or not
ecent arrivals have a: legitimate:
Jaim to refugee status :

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4 Canada wil meet the. Netherlands i in the first round. of the tour: ;

M.S. “Cameron, Al
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keep windows dean: hating
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“industrial

“pretty well dug’ in”

“by a contract,"? Foley: said;

“said,

‘the unions hé

~ because’ of safety., concerns;

Weather:

- Sunday ‘through’ Tuesday,
cloudy with chance. of ©
showers. Highs near 22°C.

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WAGES, BREAKS AGREED D UPON

| deadlocked niae
contracting issue

BC RAIL and the council representing: the. seven unions

working “at the North

Vancouver-based | company

have

» reached tentative agreement on two ofthe three” outstanding

issues” in. their’ current contract negotiations,

but: -remain

deadlocked over the, main issue of contracting out.”

The iwo.:sides. met in round.

. the-clock meetings. with mediator;
Fred Geddes Monday and Tuesday:

and ‘agreed: on’ solutions to ;man-

“‘datory, rest breaks for train. crews

and wage increase calculations.” * |

But-BC. Rail’s vice-president :of
relations Brian’ Foley
said Thursday. the two sides’ remain
on cither ‘side
of the contracting out issue.

The: unions!" want:
from. the ‘company: that. no. jobs

© will be Jost to!contracting out over,
: the three- year term of the contract.”

Foley ‘said ‘the company: will give:
ssurances that it doesnot foresee

any loss of jobs to contracting out.

-But'he said ‘a host of marketpl-

‘ace’ factors including | deregulation a
“and: free trade made “it impossible
‘10 give any long-term” guarantees.) a

nae
guarantees.

“We do not want? to .be bound:

ffects our ability to compete.”!

He ddded‘that'no-union jobs:ate 20

BC Rail have beer tost.to contrac-
‘ting out in the past: andthe com-
union. .workforce. has °F

‘mained ‘constant since: 1982.
: ‘secretary: 7
: treasurer of-the council of: unions

But Clyde. Muthall,

-eniployed by. BC: Rail, «said the

‘company. has. given ‘no. assurances

hat jobs. “will not be - lost: to col

“willing ‘10 give
assurances, then allswe are: saying
is {et’s- put it in writing," §

ae :

that 8

On the issue of ‘mandatory rest :

the. provincia

disaster apply. to fe os a i:

“train crews.”

‘pa are
rly: when BC Rail. “regularly

‘for.train crews, the company and: a
'¢ agreed to write to :
: {Ministry ‘of, Trans- :
“portation and Highways for, input
“on how recommendations from the ©
‘Foisy’ Report into the Hinton rail

transports

By TIMOTHY RENSHAW
News Reporter.

dangerous goods
through. such ‘areas. as West Van-
couver,’

“The company has algo agreed to
address the: unions’ concern over
wage increases. :

“We do. not: want to.
be bound bya:
‘contract that affects:
“Our ability to
compete. Pas

2 = Brian. Fe roley
BC. Rail vice-president
of industrial relations.

Ray. Callard,*: vice-president of
the council of. unions employed by y
BC -Rail,® has: said. the unions~ are:
“not opposed to the three-year con-.,

etract’s offer of no wage increase in’

the.first year and: four per cent in-”
‘ereases’ in-; the: subsequent two
years, but" want...the inicreases,

calculated so. that" ‘gaps would not:
2 widen .

“between! the bottom:
and top of the union wage scale:*..-,
= Under. the current: BC Rail con-,.
* tract; which. expired July “I, union
‘wages range from $13.62: per. hour
for, company laborers to $22.04 per.’
hour for: BC Rail train engineers:

i The two, sides in‘the dispute will
meet again Wednesday with Ged. :
dessa “

The | unions,. Awhich represent: ap:

1,800" BCL Rail

to ‘municipal §
a) solution | ¢