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Paid local calls hurt many

OPEN LETTER TO THE
CANADIAN RADIO-
TELEVISION ANP
TELECOMMUNIC 3-
TIONS COMMISSION .

It is with profound dismay
we learned there was a pos-
sibility that unhmuited local
phone calls enjoyed by Ca-
nadian citizens for many de-
cades might soon become a
thing of the past.

It is stated that the
deprival of the monopoly
over the higly profitable long
distance calls which the tele-

Protection
is for ALL
creatures

Dear Ednttor:

Re Mailbox, Sept.23rd,
“Pro Life involves choice’’
by Ginny Jaques.

It behooves me at this
tume to take issue with the
writer who is a proponent of
‘‘human’’ life. Compassion
will not prevail until we have
accepted the fact that ALL
life, regardless of species,
are creatures of God and
must be protected.

We cannot accept a phi-
losophy that promotes
speciesism, as dehumaniza-
tion does manifest itself in
many ways. Till the writer
can fully comprehend the
impact of why abortion is
condoned, | cannot’ em-
phasize with her stand on
‘*human’”’ rights only.

Fisie Kozak
North Vancouver

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phone companies have used
to subsidize the cost of un-
limited loca! calls means they
must charge the local callers
the full amount.

It is said that businesses
with a large volume of jong
distance calls will benefit
from lower rates. Since such
businesses are mainly big
corporations which pass on
all business costs, including
payment for phone calls, to
consumers, such a -change
will not affect their profits.

With regard to local calls,
to charge each user for the
call and its length in minutes
seems at first fair, but this
has many adverse effects.

Small businesses, which
sult in Canada provide jobs
for a large fraction of those

sull employed, will be hard
hit by the increased cost of
local calls. Does the Cana-
dian government want to
implement a policy causing
more poeple to go on
welfare and into food bank
queues?

The monthly telephone
bill will become a source of
family dissension, careless
members being accused of
running up the bill. A flat
rate 18 more humane,
creating no arguments.

In our sprawling cities
friends are often scattered
and relatives do not live near
one another. The elderly,
often living alone, the sick,
the house-bound depend on
the phone to keep in daily
touch with human beings so

necessary for their health
and comfort.

All voluntary, non-
governmental organizations
depend on local phoning to
keep their groups in ex-
istence. Even international

world” organizations such as
the Red Cross might find it
hard to survive in Canada.

The work of voluntary
members of. su organiza-
tions, getting no financial
reward and little recognition,
helps to assuage the
fering of overburdened citi-
zens in our harsh, regimen-
ted industrial societies.

Freda Handford
B.C. Voice of Women
West Vancouver

Mayor acted unfairly
on rezoning question

Dear Editor:

North Vancouver City
Mayor Jack Loucks used his
authority as mayor unfairly
to get his own way ina rezon-
ing matter at last Monday
night’s council meeting.

Council received a
189-signature petiuion against
changing City Block 220
from the present public park
use to housing. And only one
speaker among several
members of the public
favored the rezoning

The mayor cast his YES
vote last, to make it a 3-3 te.
Under provincial law, the
mouon failed. Mayor Louck®
then ordered the matter toe

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placed on the agenda when
all aldermen are present. .’

When Ald. Rod Clark,
who was abgent, shows up to
vote in the hot heat as swing
voter he won't have the
benefit of hearing submis-
sions by the public and ques-
uioning them.

! have attended countless
meetings, from the United
Nations, to parliaments, to
councils, some dealing with
terribly crucial matters. But |
can’t recall a stunt like this,
except in Chicago City Coun-
cil finance committee

The legal quorum tor
North Vancouver City coun
euboas tour, there were six

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council members present.

If having all council
members was so vital to such
a rezoning, Mayor Loucks
should have — to appear to
be fair — postponed the vote
until the whole council was
present

1 don't beleve he would
have called for a new vote,
with all council members pre-
sent, if the rezoning he
wanted had passed.

Alan Merridew
North Vancouver

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