RPTL SS ROY EL OST EB ELL DYNES ES I OL Dear Editor: Re: Doug Collins — Get a grip on gay rights, April 3. You commented that homosexuals want the right to make exhibitions of themselves in public. You made me burst out laughing Doug! What a state- ment coming from a man who, in my opinion, exerts his “right” to make an exhibition of himself on a weekly basis in Our newspaper. Whether others find you offensive doesn't count in your case, it seems, thanks to freedom of speech. And of course we can choose whether or not to read your column, just like we can The gay ifestyle AYE ELS Tin CAEL dt te SINE EEN RST Tee AINE PREITY OW EOD to get a grip choose to walk in and out of bowling “alleys, It is too bad that some pcople, which includes some heterosexuals, demonstrate a blatant disregard for others who share their space. it’s too bad that some people behave unbeliev- ably inappropriately in public. How does it work though, that when some homosexuals behave offensively it means they all do? Every single one of them on the planet. I don’t get it. Some teens vent their anger on soci- ety and get into trouble dcing it. So that means every teen is a juvenile delinquent? Is that how the logic goes? So what should we do with all the homosexuals? Hospitalize them, of course. That's it! That’s the answer! Too bad, don’t you think, that sick-minded, out-of-control Leonardo da Vinci was- n't locked up so that the real men and women of the world wouldn't have had to be exposed to his genius. On second thought, maybe locking them ail up isn't the answer. Oh well, if that’s not going to work | guess we can just keep calling them names. You said it Doug, get a grip. Sally Scott North Vancouver is perverse Dear Editor: Before all the negative let- ters starts coming in (and we're sure they will) regard- ing Doug Collins column “Get a grip on gay rights” (April 3) we'd just like to say that the situation he describes at Park Royal Lanes bowling is indeed accurate. “We were there to bowl’ recently. with a group of friends and witnessed similar | acts of gross indecency and’ off-color language — this in full view and hearing range of other patrons, some of whom were very small children. People will surely scream ‘that similar examples abound with straight groups, but is it any wonder that things are getting more blatant, as Doug surmises, in the gay. commu- nity? _ Two major motion pic- tures out currently, both The Birdcage and It’s My Party, demonstrate the value-free and twisted lifestyle homo- sexuals Jead, the latter movie celebrating a gay life that has led to AIDS, with a “suicide party” for the stricken indi- vidual. Neither movie, both of which reach a wide audience of all age groups, questions the morality of homosexuali- ty, something we have seem- ingly gotten away from in this age of political correctness and limited “free” speech. Incidents such as the one that occurred at the bowling alley, coupled with the movies mentioned (which are fully endorsed by the gay community), serve to show the rest of us what the gay lifestyle really is about ... per- verse behavior! John Schleimer Jr. North Vancouver Rob Rannard North Vancouver Get involved Dear Editor: Re: Young “racist” advised (March 20 Doug Collins). The nameless young lady should be aware of the dictum of Edmund Burke (1729- 1797): “All that is neces- sary for the forces of evil to win the world is for enough good men to do nothing.” If the young lady is as fed up as I think she is about the way our federal and provincial “represen- tatives” of the major par- ties have been ruining the country, she would find a lot of kindred: spirits: in both the federal . and provincial Reform parties. She says, “I know lots of people who are as angry as fam, although no one is doing anything about it.” _ Preston Manning has said: “Democracy is not a spectator sport.” If she and her friends want to get involved and also do something about it, | they should call me at $85- 2700, : Robert Brown . North Vancouver Kiwanis spirit celebrated ; Dear Editor: As ,the . North Vancouver Kiwanis celebrate | their 75th . anniversary, may this one body say thanks. . ‘Their real history is in the hearts of the:men through 75 ; years and today who: wear the:"“K.” { hope young fellas will ° Seatch their spirit” so their success will forever continue. “Lin Ardington = : North Vancouver “Save | up to 50” bofore _at-your neighbourhood club "personalized ; programs co-ed & ladies only area new cardio centre excellent aerobic. squash & racquetba saunas - steam room whirlpool childcare indoor suntanning ram _ advertorial, et 1786 THE TAXPAYER PROTECT iON ACT On Maich 4, 1996 Harb Grubel, the MP for Capilano. Howe Sound, introduced to | Parliament a Private Member's Bill entitled i the Cons:‘tution Act 1996,.also known as the 4 Taxpayer Protection Act. Debate in not per- 1 mitted at the time of introduction of a Private Member's Bill, but a short staternent is allowed. The official Hansard record of Herb's statement ieads as follows: "The Parliament of Canida is limited in its freedom to pass legislation by the Charter of Rights end Freedoms. The Private Member's Bill. I am. introducing HW today is designed to ilmit parliamen- f tarlans iv their ability to run budget deficits, which in effect provide benefits for voters today at the expense of unborn gen- erations who have no vote and no represen- tation In today's Parliament. - The record shows that. Parliament has been totally irresponsible in Its disregard of the interests of future generations, My Bill will. make it responsible by prohibiting | deficits, limiting the growth of spending and imposing fines on MPs who vote for deficit | budgets and excessive spending growth." PENALTIES FOR MPS Herb's Bill, C-213, requires the Government to balance its budget every year, j and to include a contingency spending reserve in the planned expenditures. The J spending reserve may be used to cover unexpected expenses, but penalties. are imposed upon MPs of the governing party (or coalition), if the spending reserve is fully con- sumed and a deficit occurs. ‘ The penalties are calculated by multtiply- A ing by five the percentage by which the deficit exceeds spending. The pay of MPs and Ministers is then reduced by that percentage. For example, if the deficit was $10 billion fon e $200 billion budget, MPs and j Ministers would suffer a 25% reduction In pay. ($10 billion divided by $200 billion and J expressed as a percentage is 5%. Multiply by 5 = 25% pay reduction penalty.) Penalties are suspended if the deficit was j due to special circumstances beyond the | contro! of the government, but the suspen- | sion of penalties must be approved by a 75% majority vote in Parliament. Unused portions of the contingency spending reserve each year must be used to. ! reduce the federal debt, which, as of today, is astimated to be $582,426,195,486.78. ($582 dillion), and growing by $1,029.43 per sec- fl ond. LIRSITS ON AVOIDANCE | Bill C-213 anticipates: that future ‘governs ments might try to circumvent the prohibition on running deficits simply by increasing taxa- tion so that more money can be spent. Fer this reason, the Bill resiricts total program | spending to the dollar value it was in the year the Act was proclaimed, plus-.any annual: increases which retlect. inflation and popula- : tion growth. Some ilexibility in total spending is permit ted over a three year cycle to cope with sps- cla!- circumstances and unexpected. require- ments, ‘but. pay cuts, in addition’.to those described in the previous paragraph, . will apply if the targets are exceeded during the three year cycle. Penaltles would be calcutat- et at a rate ten times the percentage of | which the actual spending exceeds permitted levels, and are a major incentive for. the Government to keep spending under control. In addition, Herb made sure that a Government could not use "creative account- ing’ to defeat the purpose of the Bill. Changes in accounting conventions, contin- | gent loan programs, and mandated spending by other levels of government, individuals or business, are not permitted. Private Member's Bilis are hardly ever enacted by the Government, but when the Bill comes up for debate later this session, we will have the opportunity to once again ham- mer home the message that government deficits and high taxes rob people of their spending power, discourage investment, and kill jobs. The past two decades of deficit spending have left us with a legacy of 10% to 15% levels of unemployment, and no prospects for improvement. We now owe It to our children and our grandchildren to try to reverse the process which allowed past politi- cians to mortgage their future and erode their employment prospects. . To find out. when Herb’s: Bill will be debated, call his office at 666-1229, ye Obtain SportsAid Certification The Kinesiology and Human Kinetics department of Capilano College is offering a provincial certification program to assist athletes in sport situations. Their two-day workshop includes Sport First Aid ! on- Saturday, May 25, for _ $55, and Taping I on Sunday, May 26, for $70 ($115 for both). The courses will be held in the Library’: » building, room 309, from, 9 a.m. ta 5 p.m. Call Ajay at 822-3049, or Sally ac’ 984-7571, to register. b Are You - Interested in Working with Seniors? If the answer. is yes: Puc you should know: abou the Resident _ Care Attendant. to work with . residents i in ca os Fir buiiding; roo! ae 204, 0 or call _ and student ». 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