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Dear Editor:

] wish ‘to respond 10 my dear
friend Neil. Thompson... who
responded on July 7 to the article |

“wrote to North Shore News called
“Join the Queen, Doug."

Canada’s deficit has nothing to
do- with: immigrants: fron India,
Iran, or Hong Kong, Our deficit has
grown because of the federal tov-
erument’s huge expenditures, -in

recent years, on ‘social programs |
that make Canada the nation that tt i

is.

. Mast Sof the immigrants that;
come’ to “Canada have, enough ©

money to send their children at their
own expense. Thompson says that
British immigrants: cost. us.-less
“because they have alre dy acquired,
“the “language” before coming to:
» Canada.
One could reply. that British:
.inunigrants are costing us equally, if
> nol more,” because they. ares asa
_ whole, not as educated ' as: _the
“other™ immigrants.’
Yau say why? © ca :
Well, just take a look tt the tini-
, Versities and colleges in the Lower
“Mainland. One ‘could ‘see, that. the -
‘minorities have the majority of seats
Sine Sours.- top. :. universities,
» Proportionately British Canadian:
_, Students are not as well represented. .
‘Thompson - also. stated”. that
“Asian immigrants have no cultural ,

tradition embracing, any democratic:

‘raditions."’ ‘This clearly ‘shows the
‘ignorant and’ uneducated view of
Thompson: When we, ihe, so Ci led:

“real. Canadians,” visit the East we’
talk ‘about- their: rich. cudture and
“exotic traditions, When wel see these.

sme people in the “West we look
down on them, ©

Thompson's inaccurate descrip-
don of Muslim populace is a reflec-
tion of the weaknesses of his own
religion, Thompson must read some

books on Islam that are dated 1900.

and upwards, not pre- 1900.

_ Finally, why do we see rape and
murder’ common-place in Western,
Christian . societies?. (f Canada's
laws ‘are so. “democratic and just"
what about the failure of the “sys-

tem” to deter and prevent criminal -

activities?
Maybe Islamic laws are ‘not

“acceptable by western standards,

butal least they are effective in pre-

: venting rapists and murderers from

raping and killing innocent victims,
These aspects of the Islamic kiw

should he embraced in our violent

society,

jonathan Harts |

West Vancouver

” Goin’ south

“Dear £ editor: :
AS. E predicted on July tH, “the

only Westview project signs arc. on

the south (NV-Lonsduale) side of the :

" highway.

~ David Schreck (North Vancouver:

Lonsdale MLA) told me that he was
”- disappointed | thet the’. information ‘

Office had to. be located on the orth

: (Wv- Capilano) side, a
Thankfully, the project is, wider .
‘way: Tam not so thankful (or the g Bags

and non-gags in the election act

*,, Jeremy Datton

: ‘West Vancouver-Capilano MLA

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