Bul 33 not written with anyone in mind Dear Editor: Your columnist who has declared that he hates the NDP and who has promised fo get rid of ‘those ratleplates’? (June 30) will probably publish, at the cur- rent fate, approximately 150 col- umns with some 3,000 column in- ches of opinion by the next pro- vincial election. 1 sincerely hope that we are both healthy and able encugh to face each other whenever the next election arrives. My declared opponent. seems to be full of self-importance when ‘attacking recent amendments to . the Human Rights Act. Contrary to his. assertions, Bill 33 was not written with any ‘particular hate monger in mind. 1 certainly hope that Collins 7 Would never consider himself to fall in that category. “It is one thing to be deliberately controver- sial, but it is quite another to willfully promote hate. The purpose . of human tights - legislation is. not to. punish. the -) perpetrators of discrimination, but to provide redress for victims. “The application of those princi- ples to hate literature calls for a careful balance between our rights to-freedom of expression and the . rights of others ; to be: ‘free from “harm... That:. ‘balance - “was: guaranteed | when. the ‘Charter : of Rights was “amended - t0-our Constitution .in "£982. and Lassured a _constitutional : Tight to freedom of expression: ‘Provincial law.: cannot override Constitutional * “and must .be ‘consistent “with the » Feasonable : limitations : _ permitted guarantees, | NORTH VANCOUVER: Lonsdale NDP FLA David Schreck. by the Charter. Fortunately, guidance is found in a 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision which dealt with the Alberta Human Rights Act. “In the legislative debate on the bill which became law on June 30, almost every speaker on both sides ‘of the House expressed concern for free speech, it is true that legislation cannot remove hatred from people's hearts and minds. It. is also true, as argued by Martin Luther. King, that legisla- tion can provide redress for the victims of the heartless. I ‘look forward to debating many issues over the next two or three years with my. newly declared opponent. 1 am sure that the North Shore News’ will con- tinue to provide:the forurn. David D. Schreck; MLA North Vancouver Lonsdale ‘Deport convicted refugees Dear Editor: This is in response to your arti- oele” “Refugee trafficking charges jump.’ In this. article’ you ‘describe how “a recent rash of drug trafficking » offences committed by Vietnamese “refugees has left lawyers and im- - migration officials nonplussed, It ‘outrages me to think that any refugee: that commits, and is mo found ‘guilty ° of, an offence such as cocaine or ‘heroin trafficking j is "likely, to serve'a sentence’ in'a Ca-, nadian jail.” “ s. Why: do i we ‘not. deport these foreign: criminals - -to. their "Homeland? ; a -Kathteen, Forgie, - who is. the - dian safety,” supervisor of the Lower Mainland refugee centre, goes on to say ‘‘...° it’s fairly sensitive to return somebody to where their lives may “be in danger.”* Does. it not matter that these refugee criminals are endangering the lives of thousands of Cana- dians to whom they are selling. their drugs (several of whom have died recently of heroin over- -doses)? - } just hope our immigration of- ficials, who ‘‘must weigh humani- tarian and compassionate concerns versus the need to ensure Cana- make the right deci- sion. R. Gibson North Vancouver pe on a ak A on a U4aG GN ANY GI itizens [rust f a g a | a a i a a a § 38 MONTH RATE | [BRING IN THES AD AND RECEIVE A : | § # i a y | q 5 a a = ONUS INVESTMENT PLUS? “ Enter the Prize Draw Cor: “¢ Phantom of the Opera tickets *Royal Hudson Scenie ‘Tour DRAW, DATE JULY 15, 1993, 1 *Suhject te chaste . North Vancouver Branch, near Lonsdale & {2th Ave.. 202-1217 Lonsdale, North Vane ouyer, 983-3773 a en eee Canada, A ‘Grade A Beef prime rib steak 8.55 kg Ib. 604480 bone- “in no name™ vanilla, chocolate, neapolitan, rainbow Foremost™ % 227074 Prices in effect until'closing § Saturday, July 10/93, while stocks last. '. . We reserve the tight to fimit t quantities.