Dear Editor, -
Lam in the unusual situation of
defending Doug Collins’ right of
free expression following his picce
“about the “Apparition” wearing the
Grunge look.
What his: young. and noj-so-
_ young, critics do not seem to under-
stand is that.Mr. Collins has: the
same right to dislike’ their look,
Clothing “attitude sand behavior as
they are entitled to distike his polit-
ical opinions and writings.
‘What's even’ more amazing is

; their faclure to realize how much

their attitude mirrors that of Doug's,

“ The same distrust of iuthorities, -
the same challenge of the establish.”

ment, the same desire to'shock and
shake the rules, and, somehow, the
same vexplanation of their own
unhappiness being the, Fault of oth-
rr

AS a relative neweather tothe»
a of Lotushand may J ‘tell all!
those grunges, young and old alike, . :

that the worlds and especially our
parvol the world, was never a better
place to live,

Never before, in any other tines
or forms of society, has the care and
concern for the! sick, the: old. the
poor or “down on tack”. and nature
or the environment: been “more
prevalent. and. with ~ Jintited
resources, been avs titable and hene-

ficial.

Ifthey still do not believe me, let
them try, for a change, living for a
while in’ Somalia, © Rwanda,

‘Moscow, Bucharest, Sarajevo or.

‘Soweto and then Kart Cobain fans
or even dear Mr. Collins wilf stop
complaining and bitching.

Until such a time, however, or
even afterwards. both the grunge
kids and Mr, Collins have a protect-
ed right to beas unreasonable, mis-
erable and foolish as they wish to
be.

Jack Chivo

. West Vancouver °

2 careful with words of iove

: Dear Editor: . Ps 2
“TD take exception to the headlines
‘of your April. 16 paper where on the,
one hand a “killer sentenced” and’
immediately beneath. “lover guilty”
is displayed, ‘

“Are we to believe. that a killer j iS =,
also.a lover?.Seems tome’ a gross
misappropriation. of the, vord love

ment and one gives the other the key
10-2 FOOM to Use’ as they ‘see fit, the
one could be a hotelier and the other

a.guest, When one person is.in a,
-roont and another holds the key, that

person is a jailer and that ather per-
son's right to freedom is questioned.
Please let's. discriminate when

using every word relating to love,

when. extended ‘to the ‘word ‘lover,:*"since such, language as portrayed

-that being a person who offers love,
“understanding, non-judgment and
acceptance -of that’ other person’
tights and boundaries. :

When:two people

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re.in agree-

: here merely hastardizes the entire
concept and leaves the door open
“for further abuse.”

. Trevor Warrington ©

North Vancouver ©

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Internet News looks good

Dear Editor:

Just a positive word of
encouragement an your experi:
mental page op the Internet. It is
very good, and | will be passing
along the “address” to ny uncle
in Winnipeg who takes great
pleasure in reading Doug Collins

Heois an aged veteran
umnped onto the net with

articles,
whol

enthusiasa aad he certainly will

be a constant viewer of your page
each week, .

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In the past sighteen .months
Libera! MPs have been on. at least
34 taxpayer Junded trips, commonly:
known as “travel junkels”.: Bloc
members went on 23 of these while
the two PCs joined 13 of the junkets.
Included ‘was travel to: Europe, -
South Amarica, Australia, . Atrica,
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Prior. 10 ‘going on any of these.

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and. “What: will be the .return - for’ :

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it should’ be noted ‘that when ©
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‘identity any. tangible benefits for:
Ganada in the trips taken to date.

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‘with the ideals of the IPU should be’

permitted to sit on the Executive and

that John Williams . should” be’

removed as a member. The mations
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- Annual! General Meeting ‘and alec:
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scheduled for December:,1,.1995.

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“MP_’ who subsequently stood : for.

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“Me, Warren Almand, who castigated

"Jolin far trying to destroy.the organi-

* zation..More Liberal MPs joined the:

“Liberal Government’ usually fills the «. debate and a motion was passed to
_ rescind the election result. A second a

‘motion. to allow ‘only supporters of:

the IPU'to sit on the Executive was ,

dropped after. John denounced this
as cansdrship and the curtailing of
fee speech. | :

“In’ March ‘of this year, ig ler the.

~restimption of Parliament, the, iPU.:

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‘asking for the name ofa Fieform MP

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forward for. the now vacant position

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resubmitted’ the ‘name -of “John.

Williams as our representative,
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_ dates representation for Reform on:

the Executive,” but” despite this

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accepted John. and: continues to”
“operate : without. a constitutionally

ing John put forward a motion that “a” valid Board. Reform is preparing to

“set of long-term, targets and .objec-

tives” should be established for the
IPU> and that failure ‘to establish‘
those targets ‘and objectives should
resuit in the closing down ot f the IPU

-OUTRAGE > we

‘challenge the right of the IPU to con- =

tinue to function in contravention of ,

its constitution but it could bea long :
fight and is ust’ ane’ mare example ”
‘of the difficulties. we face in trying to-

overturn the trough in Otfawa. In the.

Liberal MPs. reacted” angrily to. “meantime, the 1995/96 budget for

John's motion;: calling it fash, and:

_briticising his “attitude. The vitriatic

. travel junkets .remains. as, (large: as.
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