Capilano. ‘MP: Ron

- sing’ Aim |

“that! ‘a: ‘Commons committee

Huntington said he.

: being sued for statements he _
_ repeated” about the. union’s: .
7 leadership: on ‘two © radio.
- programs in. May 1977 after.
- making ‘the same statements —
.. to'a Commons committee. —

"Statements made by. MPs _

~ ‘Hunt-"

a ington claimed in the House’
--of Commons last week that -
wo the. Canadian. Union of Postal _—

So 0 previ ent him from
— ‘revealing union abuses i in the e. ~

These Moodyville Merchants are doing t thelr

in. the”

‘House. “itself. are

7 privileged and cannot be the
: ‘subject of: libel action.

_ Following the repetition of

‘the statements on™ radio, ©
Peter Whitaker, president of. -
-'-the Vancouver. CUPW local,

e : eae -and the local sued him for :
‘He told the House that the .

ye Vancouver ‘CUPW..- local is: -

_ trying to - intimidate - him. —
. because “ he....criticized ihe _
~ union leadership; and asked

slander and defamation. i

“Huntington noted that it ;

iook am unusuaiiy jong tim

‘did not take action in the
‘matter until last. month, 11
. ‘months after the incident, he MS
it. violates his ‘privileges: as: an _

said.

7 “y ‘believe: that Yr ‘am the

$ - victim. Of ‘harassment and
attempted ‘intimidation by
the union,’’ Huntington de- |
~ clared. ‘*By the inexplicable
length of time which it has _
- taken them to pursue their |
__ case they are obstructing me _

_ in n my parliamentary duties.”

“motion:

for the writ to: be served. on :
: him. Whitaker and the local
look at a libel suit launched

against him. by the local and
(os its: ‘president to see ‘whether. °

share towards. ‘Pitch In’

ee A tie. vote. at North, Van.
a District council Monday. :
| night - meant defeat - ‘for: Be: S
: “requesting: . the
. Federal ‘government. to. re- ae i
eo Store the: Death Penalty.

— “The. - motion caused’ ‘the |
hottest ‘and. longest discus-
on of the evening.

Commons ‘Speaker James. ie
. Jerome reserved decision on — .f|
whether the matter consti-_ =
tutes a question of privilege. an |
He said he would have to. f
decide whether it is proper |

~ “and dording ‘of the motion

"MPs fiave a right ‘to be :
protected from such obstruc- .
tion, he contended -- claim-
jing also:that his statements —
on the radio shows. could be gsamnonemmntsatamnane : a a —_
considered ‘an extension of — #

his parliamentary: duties and’ § ;
could be: protected, there-"
fore, by privilege.”

for Parliament to act on a

‘week. across the

- province. Doing their bit, from the left, are Shirley Wimbles, Bill Incram, Jo Dean,

John Harbrink, Nolan Patricot and Connie Barber. The clean up week Is taking Place from a

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