6 ~ North Shore News -— Wednesday, December 8, 1999

——VIEW POINT:

ETTING down to business is former need only rurn to the latest

getting more depressing in B.C. brainwave released by NDP leadership : YEP, SEZ. RIGHT

A recently: released province- hopeful Joy MacPhail: raise B.C.’s , Le
‘wide business survey for the Vancouver minimum wage. Again. Thistime from =f i? HERE: “Give ME YouR
Board of Trade has revealed that busi- $7.50 to a Her rationale: it’s an TIRED, YouR PLOR, YOUR
‘sues confidence in the B.C. economy is important step in fighting poverty. j HUDDLED MASHED YEARNING
' in the “danger” zone. That might be the case if anybody To BREATHE FREE, THES,
‘Small wonder with the economic , beyond politicians seeking votes thinks ar ee ecruse C4,
” Seain power currently holding office i in . business or anyone clse can afford that { if WRETCHED REFUSE 9,4,
Victoria. © ~ increase. A recent survey of the Retail 7 oa | OF Your TEEMING ‘
The § survey found the business com- Merchants Association of B.C. certain- ¢_; -) SORES youn: Sic
“munity’s overall. cconomic. confidence fy dossn’t. It found that 77% of inde- | | Poe , ON -
: rat a pendent = retailers’ surveyed hire. , CANADIANS os
unskilled entry-level workers, Half of a HOSPITAL. wear tentes
- that number say another minimum = ff | - :
"~ qwaige increase would ceduce the nurvi-
' ber of jobs available for those workers
- and for young people and students. -
.» Gyeat poverty fighter: price those at
the bottom end of the job pool out of

government rand lower taxation. . the market,
Anyone Goubtin the need for: the . Welcome to the danger zone.

IF you had any illusions that “She sent the Collins case against the. "

3 eens constitutionality of che Human Rights.
BC's NDP led (ass 5 likely) Tribunal decision back for consideration.

. by “moderate, oo . eo, 7 by ... the Human:
respected Ujjat -. Rights Tribunal itself

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again become an . > when we need you! as ‘When ‘you're ret

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se tha did would ‘sue the manufacturers. If compa- © \by the BC Supreme ‘ : oo plete. tort, first, to he
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‘example. By. being careless arid allow Collins? appead against
was forced to ; Human Rights 7 ‘Tribunal

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a multitude. of items; it ends up costir hatred or contempt — despite ‘an earlier:
2 “= Human Rights, Tribunal having dis- ‘fleheing as much
the same charges ag ‘one of" expression as for:
the said Collis columns.) '.7 oo Resisting NDP tyrariny stan
(short, a clear example‘of that judi-..« him many thousands and if, Guid like:to'
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