A. case of editorial anemia WHAT is the world coming to? In an extensive North Shore News poll on whether your man Doug should be hung or hanged by the NDP’s Thought Police. only 7% said Yes. And the day before the result of the survey was pub- lished. the Vancouver Sun finally got off its fat editorial ass and discovered the threat to free speech that is Bill 33. As civil rights lawyer Roger McConchie said, Bill 33 “is intended to stifle speech that is not criminal.” But the Sten didn’t want to go too far. Collins’ opinions are indecent, it suggests. However, the fellow is enti- ’ tled to a hearing. They only want me half hanged, but I say to hell with half measures. So your scribe penned a reply which at this writing had not been pub- lished. It read: _ “Thanks for your support on the NDP’s scandalous Bill 33. Sort of. “The legislation is bad, you say. However, Collins’ opinions ‘are often deeply repugnant, offensive and dis- gusting.” “It’s a funny thing, but that’s exactly. what I think about your opinions. “I find it offensive that you should have nothing crit- ical to say about an immigra- tion policy that is destroying what used to be known as English Canada and in a few years’ time will metamor- phize this country into anoth- er Lebanon, or worse. “| find it deeply repug- nant that you should support “ ne? eracyed Rea’ yc Coiumnist supported Dear Editor: 1 take great exception to Ralph Lake’s and Alex Davids’ letters to your May 19 paper suggesting that few North Shore residents sup- port Doug Collins’ views. Doug Collins has terrific support in and outside North Vancouves. and aut by “fel- low travellers.” racists and bigots. There is a large read- ership here that support him because they see through the hypocrisy and deceptions spread by various organiza- tions for consumption by the uninformed, apathetic gener- itl public. May [ ask Mr. Alex Davids why there has been no “nation-wide fuss” when similar views — regarding blacks and homosexuals have been expressed by liberal members in Oiawa? This situation was created by the Liberals for two rea- sons: 1.) to deflect public opin- ion from the GST debacle. 2.) to cast more aspersions on the Reform party. The media cooperated beautifully, The North Shore News provides a valuable service to its readers, and the most valu- able is its dedication to the Canadian democratic princi- ple of free speech. Mary Hewitt North Vancouver Dou Collins: - i on the “LEN other hand abortion on demand, bubble zones, and any phoney sub- story put oul by bogus refugees. “T find it disgusting that you should push homosexu- ality, homosexual ‘rights. and other aspects of such physical and moral perver- sion. “T find it offensive that you can be so hypocritical. You have supported the fed- eral ‘hate laws.’ Now. Janus- like. you condemn the NDP's Bill 33, which is a natural extension of those laws. “It was your politically correct views that helped to create an atmosphere in which the NDP thought it was safe enough to go after dissidents with legislation like Bili 33, plus those other clamps on freedom of BANK PREFE® # * Quarterly Income = ® © Tax Savings ° expression, Bills 28 and 32. “AS you know, those bills favor political parties in itdvertising and give the Hamas Rights Gestipe the right to invade business offices looking for “evi- dence.” ‘Phev also enable the Thought Police to make complaints on behall of peo- ple who have made no com- plaints. Big Brother. indeed! “Eused to write a column for the Sua. My opinions then were the same as they are now and the publisher of that day, Stu Keate, thought | was the greatest thing since sliced bread. But that was before the blight of political correctness descended on the land like the locusts of Ancient Egypt. “Disgustingly yours ...". If the Sun managers doubt what I say about the days before the place went wimp, it need only look up the hun- dreds of columns I wrote for it and consult the reports on the commie, loony and other demonstrations against me that took place outside the Pacific Press castle on Granville Street. Now it has itself joined the demonstrators because the castle has been captured by the New Puritanism, as have most of the main- Detieux-Saxelby Insurance Services Inc. | a etal eee 105-200 West Esplanade North Vancouver QGacated bencath Famous Players Theatre) Vien RED SHARES Safety of Capital Liquid Bank of Nova Scotia. PR.H as of May 17/1996 Minimum investment $25,000 subject to change without! prior notice “Interest equivalent, Based on current yield MIDLAND WALWYN THINKING™ BLUE CHIP Chris Carter Financial Advisor | Stagecoach | Bike Streum media. The Siat'y editorial pages are controlled by Patricia Grahams, i: dedicated feminist who was parachuted in from the Jegal profession. Southains beg keen to show they are nice guys. But as a friend of mine says. “Never send a woman te do a man’s job!” There now, sweetheart, ain't that really disgusting? Stuffed with syrup. the Sun became the “fisher™ paper, actresses became “actors.” and chairmen became a piece of furniture. The Sun is so pathetically eager to curry favor with the ethnics that on Mondays its editorial page is decorated with Chinese writing. | can’t wait for Punjabi, Farsi and Somali to make it. Abandon hope. all ye who read the Sun. You might as well expect Glen Clark to become a Reformer as to imagine that the largest newspaper in the West wil! change for the better. ft has tong suffered from incurable editorial anemia and is afraid to say anything that professors, pokenoses and parasites might object to. But if the survey on Collins is correct, such peo- ple total only 7% of the pop- ulation. DRAPERIES BY §, LAURSEN im, | &SON | , $18.56 lined. CUSTOM VALANCES & BLINDS At low, low prices. 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