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Howth shure News,” ‘founded i in 1968 ag an
independent suburban newspaper and qualified
ie, under Schedule 411," Peragraph INL of the .:;

“> Bxetse Tax Act, is published exch Wednesday,

Friday and Sunday by North Shore Free Press

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“© 1995 North Shore hoe

ey Bill: 32, the new “Human Rights :

government:

aye,

Y Why xe Hey big shat rate: bo 8. 2

Because only. radar can see the Cars

through —

YOUR - RIGHTS © ‘of: ~ free’
“<speech and free expression ; ‘are

under attack by: the ‘Provincial 4

- NDP government.

“That vatiack “comes uiider the
guise of. oS
oe Bill 28, the Election Ket, “which
restricts the amount of money indi-*
viduals““or  groups:can spend .on

supporting or opposing candidates .”

- during : provincial. elections ‘and-
restricts. the ability, Of: news ‘media’

"to publish opinion poll results.’ -.:
f a. Bill 33,'the 1993 Human Rights .

“Act, which restricts’ the publication

s of open discussion Of-material that

‘indicates -discrimination” OF is

“ ~ “likely to expose a person or group

“of. persons to hatred ‘or contempt.”

~The: vaguely: worded legislation is.
policed by an unelected ' Human ;
+ Rights. Council empowered ‘: t
. apply; hefty penalties upon ‘those,
~{fuled'to have: violated the legisla- :

Amendment: Act, which’ empowers
nS odious ».° Human: * Rights |

*Cominission to. harass: the’ press ©

_- and: other: media: by ‘seeking: out
~ alleged Human Rights viofations or
: complaints: about discrimination,
. be. they real or perceived, without al
“complainant.” '
Investigations can: be. launched .
py. “the.” Commissioner "| of
“Investigation sand ¢ . Mediation
‘ against a newspaper without rea.’ .
sonable. and probable cause” and~
news inedia can be required to tum

: investigation

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HI of this Pollution :

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IF OUR homes and streets
are ever to. be safe again, |
the sentensing rules for:
convicted criminals’ will:

have to be radicalt y rewrit :
* ten, ;

Pray perniit your faithfu ;

a scribe-to explain.

NDF P is eroding your:
of free speech

over all documents ‘relating to any .
launched .: by. athe.

unelected commissioner.

The bill provides: for.no trial by

impartial judge or jury.. All three

members of the) Human’ Rights’

Commission ‘will be’ partisan poli

“ical appointments by: the provincial
: Cabinets... :
‘The. list goes ‘on. ‘Democracy ”

and freedom of expression’ won't

unless. public: demand to overturn:
. of -non- -violent wrongdoers also |

such anti-democratic legislation i
registered loud and clear.

North
NDP MLA David Schreck’
140B Lonsdale Avenue |!" -

“North Vancouver, B. C..

-V7M 2E8 ae

-Phone: 986- 2254; Fax: 775. 1034,
- North °
Liberal MLA Deniel Jarvis -

- Vancouver-Seymour

4-1501 Lynn Valley Kond
North Vancouver, B. Cc. i

-V7J 2B1. :
* Phone! 984- 2692: Fax: 715- 1061.

° West Vanceuver-Capilanc!
Liberal MLA Jeremy Dalton

'’ 306-1497 .Marine Drive

West Vancouver, B. Cc.

Phone: 925- 1611: Fax: 925- 9658. °
West. . -Vancouver-Garibaldi.
independent ' MUA
Mitchell: : :
219-2438 Marine Drive ©

‘West Vancouver, B.C.

V7V 1L2 a .
Phone: 922-7430; Fax: 115. 1449.

news viewpoint

NUCKLES: NEED severe ' rap-
. ping, in Victoria.’ And’ they: will
be, courtesy of Canada’ s best
-watchdog”,. group: q the.
: National Citizens’ Coalition (NCC).
The NDP has embarked on an’ irre-.
~ sponsible ramble through the courts via
“its. Bill 28 Election Act amendments,
_. which will restrict the amount of money |
individual citizens or groups can invest
vin supporting or‘spposing candidates in
_a provincial election. The: act. will also
— interfere with how the media report poll .

‘results. :

“The NCC rightly views the NDP’s bill &
; as: another” “unwelcome government at

Write or. phone your local MLA: :

“Vancouver-Lonsdale .

“David:

‘let's &

‘intrusion into public’ debate and the: fr e
exchange. of ideas. In short another gag .

"The NCC is ‘therefore backing: char-
‘tered accountant ‘Robert Foret.in’ his
challenge of Bill 28 in court. The coali-:
. tion has already successfully challenged |
‘similar. federal. government “Jegislation !
“snuck through’ Parliament. it
‘the three major federal political. parties.
_» Federal - government ‘lawyers: are. of”
“course appealing that decision. And why.
not? The fiscal pockets :of the federal
government are’ ‘bottomless, right? Dee,
-At-is'a shameless waste of taxpayers’
money: fi ighting . to: reduce: ‘Canadian ”

First, however, the odd thing i is

"that Canada ‘already keeps more *

baddies behind bars than most

other Western’ nations. Yet Sess
than 9% of all crime here‘is vio-
lent. The vast majority of convic-

“tions are for crimes against prop-

erty, violations of statutes or i

bylaws, or crimes ‘without victims”

— such as prostitution..drug::

- abuse; etc. Give or take, total con-.
“ victions' this .year will be |

approaching four million — only
about: 340,000 (8. 2%) of them for.”
violent crimes ranging from mur-.
der.to abduction, assault, sexual”
offences and armed robbery. .

:. Meanwhile the average daily.
prison population, growing at 3-

- 4% per. year, will be around”.
- 36,000. So you don’t need to be'a ..

math professor to figure out that,
on any given. day, at mostionly
‘about one in.every 10 murderers,
“muggers and hald- “up artists is’
safely locked up..3) 2
In fact, the’ figure is clearly:
lower. Under present rules plenty‘

wind up in the’slammer. a

: So where are all those’ other.
violent types? Presumably: out, Of
parole after serving one-third of. -
. their. sentence. Or out on mand
toy release. after serving-two-

‘duc to thon rotten parents that SS
they, beat’ up and rob, total =

The reason for keeping the lid
“on the jail popuiation is purely -.
financial,’of course.;If only we

still had 18th- -century-type jails,:

we could afford many, more

inmates.

But now, the annual tab for:

i. ; keeping: each prisoner in free digs. °

with three. square meals a day,’
medicare! TV, exercise, and a nice
little pocket-money job is at least

* $50,000.'A total in the billions.”

‘OK. If we can't begin to afford '

" to-cage all the vicious human ani-’

‘mals who SHOULD be inside,:;
t least ensure Priority, for, as

993 by:

motto.’

“many “of them as posible i in our: 7

‘limited supply of cells-.

.That obviously means prison
" sentences must be kept EXCLU-
SIVELY for violent criminals.
Any crook who poses no physical
» danger to the public should never
be allowed anywher

» tentiary,

Instead, for non- -violent crimes,
“impose every. penalty | EXCEPT:.
allt fines, community. work;:~"

? financial and physical restitu te)
to victims; electronically moni

- tored house arrest and. healthy:

public’ humiliation: What's wrong
for example,"about punishing:
repeated iatgret pimping and

pore The, heat" S:got poor, nae

you say. sakine. your] head sadl

living in. mete. ate
streets and even; in “their. own

Constance Evans; in "good shape
_at home with her,North Van' fami-
“ly... And congrats Tuesday; July
25; to Woodcroft’s Bob and”

. Barbara Miller, celebrating their
- Sit anniversary. a

WRIGHT oR WRONG: The :

- trouble with self-made men: Ss that
they. worship their creator.

‘freedom of expression : ‘with } :Canadi ian:
‘taxpayers’ money.:The Harcourt Social ;
ists ‘are’ guilty of the same. ‘sha
boondoggle. bon

uo NDP MLAs ° conceded
became law that Bill 28 would probably. oe
be challenged in the courts.’ And’ even.
though ‘nobody asked for legislation to
reduce: their. Tights: of: free. ‘expression
during election campaigns,’ the, NDP.
‘Socialists: couldn’t- care; less.’ ‘The more’...
: government. intrusion the better: i is their

1eless

before

va Proceeding with. Bill 38 underlines 7
-the. NDP’s disturbing lack of regard for
‘the public purse and the public itself.