THE FOLLOWING peaple
appeared ino North and West
Vancouver courts recently to face
various charges: ;

Before Judge Reginald
Grandison in North Vancouver
provincial court on July 7:

Donald Brian Crowe, 24, of

North Vancouver, was fined $500
after he pleaded guilty to driving
near East 6th Street and Ridgeway
Avenue without insurance on Nov.
11, 1993 in North Vancouver City.

Before Judge Doug Moss tn
North Vancouver provincial court
on fuly 7:

Casey Dale McKay, 20, of North
Vancouver, received [2 months’
probation after he pleaded guilty to
the following North Vancouver City
charges:

& failing to attend court on May 24;
® breaching probation on Dec. 2,
1993 by failing to report to a proba-
tion officer.

McKay was required to perform
25 hours of community work ser-
vice, by Sept. 6,

Before Judge Doug Moss in
North Vancouver provincial court
on July 6:

Hubert Leitner, 68, of North
Vancouver, was fined $150 after
pleading guilty to driving without
due care and attention on Highway
97 near Falkland, B.C. on April 24.

Before Judge Doug Moss in
North Ysacouver provincial court
on July 5:

John Leslie Hooper, 23, no
address given, was fined $100 and
had his driver's licence suspended
for six months’ after he pleaded
-guilty to driving without a licence on

July 4 in North Vancouver.

Before Judge Doug Moss in
North Vancouver province! coart
on June 29:

Kenneth Deas. 22. of North
Vancouver, received 12 months’
probation after he pleaded guilty to
assaulting a woman on May 10 in
North Vancouver District.

Kevin Earl Barnett, 21 of North
Vancouver, receis cd £2 months’
probation after he pleaded guilty to
assaulting « person on dune TE in
North Vancouver City.

Scott Michael Madsen, 29, of
North Vancouver, received 12
months’ probation after he pleaded
guilty to breaching probation by fail-
ing to pay $150 restitution by April |
in North Vancouver City.

Madsen was, again, required to
pay $150 restitution,

Before Judge Jerome Paradis
in North Vancouver provincial
court on June 22;

Barbara Galligos, 34, of North
Vancouver, received six months’
probation after she pleaded guilty to
possessing marijuana on April 28 in
North Vancouver District.

David Peter Louis, 24,.of North
Vancouver, was fined a total of $300
after he pleaded guilty to the follow-
ing North Vancouver City charges:
B possessing marijuana on Oct. 31,
1993;

4 breaching a recognizence on June
14 by failing to attend court.

Kao Tsuei Chin Tseng, 35, of
West Vancouver, received six
months’ probation after he pleaded
guilty to stealing merchandise
belonging to Wal-Mart on April 29
in North Vancouver City.

A probation term order states that
Tseng is not to be found in any Wal-
Mart store. ©

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IMMIMGRATION POLL

The results of a national poll on
| immigration issues were recently
released by MP Art Hanger, Reform’s
| immigration critic. The poll was con-
# ducted in June by Forum Canada
Research of Toronto for the
{mmigration Association of Canada. A
J total of 1,003 adults were asked about
immigration numbers, the types and
age of immigrants, and the handling of
refugee claimants. (A complete list of
the questions and results is is avail-
aicle from Forum Canada Research at

y (416) 960-9600)

CRIMINAL RECORDS

Question 6 in the survey asked
s whether persons with criminal records
§ or with terrorist or anti-democratic
§ backgrounds stiould be permitted to
immigrate to Canada. The result was
f 95.9% against admission.
_ Unfortunately the immigrant
screening process seems to have let
us down in this respect. The Hon.
Sergio Marchi, Minister of Immigration,
announced in July that around 600
immigranis with serious criminat back-
F grounds were in Canada. This esti-
i mate is far too tow according to
# Canadian Police Association general
counsel Scott Newark..Ha says “Our
figures indicate that, depending on
exactly how you define a serious crimi-
inal, there are 1,500 to 2,500 in
i Toronto alone...” Ulrich Werneburg,
the immigration department's acting
Director of Control Intelligence says
that Mr. Marchi’s figure of 600 does
not include those still serving a sen-
B tence or involved in appeals and court
§ challenges.
J Mr. Marchi has stated that he
intends to get this problem under con-
trol. Let’s hope he can doit.

HOW MANY ?

When asked if the target of
250,000 immigrants for this year is too

many, about right or too few, 60.3%
said that it is too many while 31.5%
said it is about right. In addition, 66.3%
felt that restrictions should be placed
on immigration during periods of high
unemployment while 27.3% disap-
proved of such restrictions,

Currently the majority of immi-
grants are sponsored under the family
reunification classification by relatives
already living here. A significant por- §
tion of this class, an estimated 43,000,
is made up of parents or grandparents.
Wher asked “Would you approve or §
disapprove if sponsorship was restrict-
ed to immediate dependent family

members such as husbands, wives |-

and unmarried children?’, over 69%
said they would approve while 23.5%
said they would disapprove. i

A concern about the burden on our
medical system showed up in the
answer to a question about admitting j
elderly immigrants who did not have §
independent medical coverage valid in
Canada. Around 61% said that this
immigration should not be permitted
while 25.7% felt that it was acceptable. }
Over 77% felt that people with incur-
able diseases should not be admitted
to Canada.

CLEAR MESSAGES f

The Immigration Association of
Canada commissioned the poll so that §
the results could be included in Mr.
Marchi’s summer consullations with
Canadians about immigration policies.

There appear to be some very
clear messages in the answers to the
questions. The vast majority of
Canadians wart numbers reduced,
family reunification limited to immedi-
ate dependent family members, health
aspects dealt with at the application
stage and proper screening of immi-
grants and refugee claimants for past
criminal activity.

The question that remains is
whether the Minister will act in accar-
dance with the will of the majority.

Kerry Lynn Ewing, 32, of North
Vancouver. was fined $400 and
received nine months’ probation
afler she pleaded gully to stealing
groceries belonging to Save-On-
Foods on May 2 in Saanich.

Before Judge — Reginald
Grandison in West Vancouver
provincial court on June 22:

Daniel Nendick, 19, of North
Vancouver, was jailed one day after
he pleaded guilty to breaching probs
tion by failing to complete 44 hours
of community work service by Deo.
28, 1993,

Before Judge Reginald
Grandison in West Vancouver
provincial court on June 2!:

Pat MacKenzie, 50, of North
Vancouver, received six months’
probation after she pleaded guilty to
stealing merchandise belonging to
Super Valu on Oct. 27, 1993 in West
Vancouver,

Mackenzie was required to per-
form 40 hours of community work
service.

Before Judge Reginald
Grandison in West Vancouver
provincial court on June 20:

Gerald Wayne Baker, 47, of West
Vancouver, was jailed one day and
received 12 months’ probation after
he pleaded guilty to breaching proba-
tion by consuming alcohol between
June 17 and June 20.

Before Judge Reginald
Grandison in West Vancouver
provincial court on June 14:

Garry Marven MacDonald, 37, of
Vancouver, received six months’
probation after he was found guilty
of stealing merchandise belong to
Eston’s in West Vancouver between
Aug. 20, 1993, and Aug. 24, 1993.

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