THE following is a list of
recent Nesth Shore em-
crpency incidents:

poroe

ALERT

October 4
Nurnber of medical aid calls: 2
Number of false alarms: 5
Public service calls: 0
3400-blk, Church St,
Dumpster/container fire.
3900-bik Indian River Dr.
Miscellaneous fire.
October 5
Number of medical aid calls: 8
Number of false alarms: 0
Number of public service calls:

3600-blk. Fromme Rd.
Rubbish fire.

October 6
Number of medical aid calls: 2
Number of false alarms: 1
Public service calls: 0
3300-blk. Redfern Pl.
P Single-family residential

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EY NORTH.VA
Jl FIRE DEPT
October 4
Number of medical aid calls: 4
Number of fire calls: 7
Number of MVAs: 0
Number of other calls: 0
on -blk. vena St.
artment, rise fire.
100- bik. East ee St.
Commercial /industrial fire.
100-blk. East 19th St.
Car/truck fire.
200-blk. Mahon Ave.
Apar' tment /highr highrise fire.

_ Number of medical id calls: 4
Number of fire calls: 0
Number of MVAs: 1
Number of other calls: 0
West 16th St. & Hamilton
ve.
Car/truck fire.

October 6
Number of medical aid calls: 1
Number of fire calls: 1
Number .of MVAs: 0.

Braemar

Number of other calls: 1
1900-blk. Cedar Village
Cres,
Garden apartment. fire.
100-btk. East 13th St.
Ring removal.
October 7

‘Number of medical aid calls: 2
* Number of fire calls: 1

Number of MVAs: 0
Number of other calls: 0

400-bik. West 3rd St.

Police dog Chase located a
male in a residence after an
assault.
1800-blk. Lonsdale Ave.

Police dog Bobbi located
drugs during a vehicle check.
2900-bik. Thorncliff

Police dog Rude tracked
and located a male suspect in a
mischief complaint.

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” STRATEGIC MOVES

My report this week deals with two sep-
arate Issues which, at first glance, appear
to be unrelated — the Government choice of
appointments to the various committees of
Parliament, and the handling of Private
Members’ Bills. An interesting strategic
move by Reform MPs, however, has had
the effect of finking these two Issues in a

way which could significantly alter some

aspects of the Private Members’ Sill
Process.

In case you have not come across the term
betore, a Private Member's Bill is a piece of
legislation prepared by an individual MP, usu-
ally to bring public attention to an issue which
the Government has chosen to ignore, or to try
to correct real or perceived problems with

i existing legislation. Approximately every six

weeks or so, a random draw takes place in
order to select some Private Members’ Bills

§ for debate, but selection for debate does not
| automatically mean that a PMB will go to a

vote, This is because a Government dominat-

{ ed committee, meeting behind closed doors,

and keeping no minutes, has the power to

| decide which Private Members’ Bills will be

made votable. Ending up with a non-votable
Bill has always been a major source of irrita-
tion for MPs, but even those Bills which are
made votable, and which eventually pass in
the House, usually get shuffled off to a com-

} mittee somewhere, and never become law.

Increasing frustration with the process finally
came to a head during the first week of the
new session, when Reform MPs discovered a
way to force a revision of Private Members’ Bill
procedures.

HOW WE DID IT

It is customary, within a few days of the
resumption of Parliament, for the recognized
parties to give the Government Whip their lists
of nominees for membership of the various

} committees of Parliament. The Government

then tables the lists in the House, along with
its own, and asks for unanimous approval of
the names on those lists. It is normal for the
opposition parties to give that unanimous

f approval, so that the committees can be

quickly re-established and resume their delib-

erations.

In the week beginning September 16, 1996
however, when the Government planned to
table the lists of committee nominations, we
Reform MPs indicated that we would be refus-

I ing to give unanimous approval. This put the

Government side in an awkward position,
because some committees, in anticipation of
the usual approval, had made travel plans,
and had booked witnesses at various public
meetings towards the end of that week. In fact,

f one committee had already departed for

Quebec, and was faced with the embarrassing
prospect of having to close down the public

} meetings and return to Ottawa.

After urgent discussions between the party

whips, Reform MPs agreed to approve the

lists in return for the Government agreeing to
set up a special committee to find ways to

make all, or at the very least, more,
Private Members’ Bills votable. That }

committee has now been struck, and while it

will probably try to avoid making ALL PMEs |
votable, we are confident that, in future, many j
more will go to a vote, and that the stalling of §

those Bills in committee will be greatly

reduced, or even eliminated altogether. | will |

keep you posted on progress.

BILL C-333

In last week's report | mentioned that | had
introduced a Private Member's Sill of my own J]

which, if passed, would give Provincial
Judges the power to deport criminal
refugees and criminal landed immi-

grants, in lieu of sentence. Those affect- |

ed would not be eligible for bail, and could not
re-apply for entry to Canada for at least three

years. Those provisions would not only avoid |

the cost of incarceration, but would also avoid
the problems associated with having the

offender out on parole as part of the sentence. §

The way our laws stand at present, parcle is

‘considered to be part of the sentence, so

immigration officials are unable to act on
deportation orders during periods. of parole,

even if the offender nas a long list of prior

offences.

As luck would have it, although | only intro-
duced the Bill to Parliament on October 4,
1996, my name was drawn in the PMB ballot
on October 8, 1996. This means that Bill C-
333 will now go ta the “closed door” committee
to determine whether it will be made votable. |
am keeping my fingers crossed that my
chances have been improved by the delibera-
tions now going on with regard to making
more PMBs votable, but it will be a few waeks
before | know for sure. Again, | will keep you

posted, and will advise the day of debate so }

that you can, if you wish, watch it on the
Parliamentary Channel.

The idea behind C-333 was tirst brought §

to me by a Nerth Vancouver lawyer more
than a year ago, and was based on his

actual court experience handiing criminal |
refugee cases. Preparation of the Bill was |

interrupted by the prorogation | of
Partlament late last year, and was further
delayed by the legal process of preparing
and translating the Bill, but it now looks as
if it is finally going to recelve some public
attenVon. | have sent a copy of the Bill to
the Immigration Minister to ask for her
input, and | am hoping that she will recog-
nize it as practical and workable legisiation
which she can support. If you would like to
give her some encouragement in this
regard, please write to Hon. Lucienne
Robillard, Minister of Immigration, House
of Coramons, Ottawa, Cntarlo, K1A 0A6.
Please ask her to suppert Bill C-333, in the
interests of public safety, cost savings,and

to achleve greater efficiency and certainty |

for immigration officiais who have to carry
out the deportation process.

"fed White MP. 4302-1200 Lynn Valley Rd, North Vancouver, B.C. V2) 242, Tel: 666-0585 Fax! 666-0509 "|

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of Asia and South
America

A free lecture at
Capilano College on
Thursday, October 24,
will cover the social
and cultural issues of
the Philippines,
Indonesia, Thailand,
Vietnam, China and
Colombia. Short
presentation of cultural
co's und don'ts will be
provided by business
managers who are
currently attending the
Capilano College
CANASEAN program.
They will also discuss
the impact of western
influence on the
cultures of their home
countries. The lecture
will cake place at 7
p.m. in the Cedar
building, room 148. For
more information,

call Ed Wong at
984-1706. -

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Do yau need a career
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Counselling and
Testing. A professional
counsellor will assist”
you in exploring your -
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and an individual ..“'
follow-up interview.
Call Extension
Programs at 984-4901
for more information or
to register.

, information
Meetings

” Meet instructors,
students and graduates _

_of the Business os
Administration |
Department at an
information meeting
on Tuesday, October 29
from 7 co 9 pam. in the .
Cedar building, room
148. Information
meetings will be held
for che Accounting
Support/Business
Fundamentals program,
every Tuesday from
October 22 to
December 17 at
12:30 p.m. in Fir
building, room 502. An
evening meeting will
also be held on
Wedaesday,
October 23 in Fir
building, room 509. If
you are interested in
the Legal Secretarial
program, please attend
an information meeting
on October 23 from
6:30 to IO p.m. in Fir
building, room 210.

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