decision of a majority of the
electorate. I was appalled to
learn that Mr. Trudeau has
now appointed Mr. Shoyama
as his Chief Aide for Con-
stitutional Reform.

It seems most inap-

propiate to_me that elected .

representatives of both
federal and provincial
governments would take it
upon themselves to build a
new constitution for Canada
without showing the slightest
regard for the rights of the
citizenry. Instead, we are
treated to the sight of a
power grab that would make
Mac-Blo blanche.

It is imperative that a new

constitution insures the right.

of the people to select both.
the senate and the judiciary
by direct popular vote. As it
now stands, appointment t-
the senate is little more «= -:.:.
a way of rewarding the party
faithful, and does little to
serve the needs of the
people.

If the laws of this country
are to reflect the will of the
people, then the executicr
of those laws must also
reflect the will of the people.

That judges are presently
appointed as a matter of
political expediency is not a
healty state of affairs. The
potential for the creation of
a police state under the
present system is all too real
to those of us who remember
the October Crisis, and the
ongoing investigations into
R.C.M.P. wrong-doing.

As we currently house one
Canadian in ten in a Federal
or Provincial penitentiary, it
is also imperative that we, as
a people, re-examine not
only the role of the
judiciary, but the nature and
quality of our laws as well.

Canada’s much needed
Freedom of Information
Bill, pioneered by a Con-
servative M.P. Ged Baldwin,
is, oddly enough, not a
campaign issue even with the
Conservatives. Just as odd is
the fact that what was
essentially a good, well-
thought out bill, is being
redrafted into proposals that
would create one of the
largest, most expensive and
thoroughly useless
bureaucracies imaginable.

The public must be given
the power to petition.
Though we presently enjoy
the right to petition till hell
freezes over, the govern-
ment is under no obligation
whatsoever to respond.

I would like to suggest that
any petition that contains
the signatures of two thirds
of the registered voters in
any political arena, be it
municipal, provincial or
federal, be given the same
force in law within the area
of petition as any bill that
has passed third reading.

We must be given the
power of impeachment. We
must also be given the right
to remove from the public
payroll any civil servant
found to be acting in a
manner contrary to the
public interest.

Some of our problems lie
within the party system
itsclf. As long as those
wanting a career in politics
are faced with the necessity
of either tocing the party line
or further jeopardizing their

already shakey financial

_ security, their contributions

to our society must remain
minimal.

Democracy is based on
dialogue, and the media are

a crucial part of that -

dialogue. A government that
controls the media, controls
the people.

An alarming number of
our newspapers,  T.V.

‘stations and radio stations.

have become heavily reliant

on government advertising, ©

accounts. .Faced with the
potential loss of these
revenues, the voice of
protest must inevitably
become weaker. Again,
Skinner's techniques .2 are in
evidence. . -

- Page 75, April 4, 1979 - North Shore News

‘As our political system
becomes less and less

* responsive to the needs and

aspirations of the people, the
only viable protest left to the
individual may be violence.
It’s not in our nature to start

Tailoring people: to fit government —

FROM PAGE 68

to fight until we start to hurt,

but since our governments.

are now locking away one

individual in ten, it might be
’ safe to conclude that all is

In the past ten years there've been a lot
of new car concepts that have come and
gone. There's also been one that has come and
stayed — the Honda Civic. It not only came
to Canada and stayed, but it came and drove
to the top and stayed. In fact, for the past
three years Honda Civic has been the best
selling small car in Canada:

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUSH
WHEN YOU'VE GOT PULL.

Undoubtedly, one of the main reasons
for Civic's phenomenal success has been its
front wheel drive. (Honda was the first
to successfully popularize this concept in
Canada:) With Honda’s front wheel drive
system, the motor
and transmission
are mounted over
the drive wheels,
so the weight
helps the wheels
to bite into the -
snow or mud arid
pull the car

$4,695

Manele turers suse ted bat pricesder he faked ty

Ne han Pie chew

through it. And becaus«: |... wheels that
are pulling the car are the wheels that are
steering the car you also get much better
steering control.

A SPECIAL HONDA _
ANNIVERSARY DESERVES A

~ SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY HONDA.

SPECIAL TARTAN INSERTS

SPECIAL METALLIC
ON SEATS AND OOORS

BLUE. BLACK PAINT.

RADIAL TIRES AND SPECIAL een RSARY
SPECIAL WHEEL HUBS STRIPU

The spring of 1979 marksarather °
special time for Honda dealers, because it’s
the 10th Anniversary ofiCanadian Honda
Motor Ltd. So to help commemorate this
special time, we've de-
veloped a limited edition
of a very special car—-

* the Honda Special X.

\ The Special X
comes with special
metallic
Blue/Black

we
pres cenes ree wit

Se CLM OME) Td)

Kingsway Honda
445 Kingsway Avenue
VANCOUVER, B.C. V1R1M5

Clarke Simpkins Honda
2390 Burrard St
VANCOUVER,BC v6 31

~ our 10th Anniversary

paint. Special striping. Radial tires. Five -speed
transmission. A special tartan cloth insert

in the seats and doors. A wood grain steering
wheel. And many more Special X features.
It also comes with all the other features that
have helped make Honda the best selling
small car in Canada. Front wheel drive, of
course, is standard. As is rack and pinion
steering. Fully independent suspension on
all four wheels. Power assisted front disc
brakes. Reclining front bucket seats. Tinted
windows. Carpeting. And a reputation

that says it’s one of the most enjoyable cars

‘in the world to drive.

TEST DRIVE A HONDA.
WIN A HONDA.

To commemorate

and thank you for é
making us so phenom- ,
enally successful,
Honda dealers are
having a celebration.
And they're giving
Hondas away.
They're giving away
one Special X a week
for ten consecutive
weeks. Then they're giving away
a Honda Accord Hatchhack and a Honda
Accord Sedan. Theyre also giving away one
of the exciting new Honda Preludes,

the GT car re-thought. And, as if that wasn't
enough, they're also giving away 100 Z-50
Honda Mini-Bikes. And to top it all off, every-

», one who comes in fora test drive during

the celebration wets a Honda loth Anni-
versary cap.

How do vou enter? [ts a prece of
cake All vou hate todo is po to
vour Honda dealers and fllinanentry
form And don't forpeet to check
out (he complete tine of Hlondas

avitlable And take a lest

dirve You'll see that Honda didn't
wet tobe No bby being second
best Contest ends May ib 1074

wHt ie be

not well in the boondocks. .

TEST DRIVE TO WIN DURING HONDA'S | 10™ ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

Pacific Honda Automobiles Ltd
725 Marine Drive

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC V7M1H4

873-3676 736-2821 984-0331
Dealer Liagnce #01211A Dealer Licence #01419A Dealer Licence # 00967A
Majestic Motors Ltd Happy Honda Automobiles
6084 Kingsway 4606 E. Hastings Street
BURNABY,B.C. V5E 1E6 BURNABY,B.C. V6&C 2K9
‘626-4667 ' 294-2111
| Dealer Licence #00690A Dealer cence # 00211A.

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