: & PRE IT RASA. ’ DOES OUR damn-fool gov- ernment in Ottawa know what it is doing to this coun- try? Does it know — or care — that it is turning Toronto into a strife-torn Los Angeles ‘of the North and that the same thing can be expected in Vancouver and other cities? The’ Globe and Mail recently did a feature on what immigration is doing to what used to be called the Queen City of English Canada, _ although it didn’t put it that baldly, “Nor did it follow up with an edi- torial condemning today’s immigra- tion madness. That would be . “racist.” Far better,to march down ‘ the Gadarene path quietly. Really i Canadian, that. Still, it gave us the information, ;, Complete with pictures. The police estimate that there are ''140 youth gangs in the Toronto area and they come from what the reporter called “a wide variety of | ethnic backgrounds.” Latinos led the parade. There are also Asian gangs and Caribbean gangs and frequent race wars between them. . ' Some of these young toughs.. “have actually been tossed out of the ‘U.S. Others are “refugees.” And’ some have simply floated in from |: ‘ gang-life in other countries. Come ; “) one, come all. “Many parts of Toronto could ._ easily be mistaken for the seedier parts of Los Angeles and Chicago, - With abandoned warchouses and ~ > Rhee underpasses crowded with « - gang-style graffi ti,” it was stated in “the story. . A police officer who specializes : in youth gangs, said: “2 "This city is at the leading cdge o “of gang existence and gang initia- tives. IF we don't deal with this prob- “lem now, we're going to become — more like our southern neighbors. OFF / cee cs os ems com oor sass ems oem om amen a 10 MINUTE — OW CHANGE on the 1 other hand How to deal with it? Putting a stop to universal immigration would be one way. Do we need to import the Latin American sub-cultures, - complete with their violence? One. would think we did. Our way of “dealing” with the’ problem is to throw money at it. When blacks in Toronto went on the rampage in sympathy with the riots in Los Angeles, government threw millions of dollars at them for “job-creation.” Our nice-guy prime minister, Jean Chretien, made a nut-guy statement. He said the Toronto riot. was a “wake-up” call, meaning we should do more for such low-lifes, But he’s the one who needs to wake Up.» a ; A young thug quoted in the Globe story said, “The Latin race is naturally rebellious and when we get angry we fight.” True, With guns, knives and any other weapon, : Fists were never in fashion with them. Fred Mathews, described as one of this country’s foremost experts on youth violence, stated: “We've already hud drive-by shootings, we've diready had guns in the schools’... We now have all). the components for this’ to become a really serious problem.” ” Winnipeg has been shocked by CENTRE’ [KEN BAXTER “LAWYER 24Years °... ~ Experience ™LONSDALE QUAY NORTH VANCOUVER | 988-6321 SRAPERIES BY S. LAURS EN “CUSTOM | DRAPERIES, . TRACKS AND. VALANGES. Labour $8.50 per: <: panel unlined, $9.50 lined. CUSTOM BEDSPREADS & At low, low prices. For FREE Estimates: call 987-2966. (Ask about Seniors’ Discounts) © Serving the North Shore for 24 years, oa wan