12 - Sunday, February 8, 1987 - North Shore News

penalty in al least some instances. Nationally, support for
capital punishment remains af 71 per cent, mostly un-
changed since the early 1970s. The last execution in
Canada was Dec. 11, 1962, when two murderers were
hanged in Toronto’s Don Jail. This week, Inquiring
Reporter asks how people feel on the capital punishment
issue.

THE RECENT death of Vancouver policeman Set. Larry
Young has sparked renewed debate on the reinstatement
of the death penalty. Prime Minister Brian Muironey has
repeatedly promised the House of Commons will hold a
free vote on the issue sometime in the near future. Ac-
cording to newspaper reports of a recent Gallup poll, 77
per cent of British Columbia residents favor the death

Should we bring back the noose?

SEER CEA
inquiring
reporter

by

Stephen Barrington

Full Size Pick Up trom

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I’ve been in the police for
22 years and I always
agree that it should come
back.

Bob Mill

North Vancouver
Definitely. Not only for
murderers of police of-

Ida Patrick

North Vancouver

1 don't believe in death
Penalties, but I don’t

Janet Walker

North Vancouver

I think they should bring
back the death penalty

Steve Parkes

North Vancouver

1 don‘t think it'll make
any difference. i think

ficers, but any murder
without just cause.

know what's a good
alternative. I've thought
about it many times.

A REQUEST from the provincial Ministry of Finance and
Corporate Relations for North Vancouver District Council
input on a liquor pricing policy review was met with spirited

for certain crimes. | think
some things warrant it.

response Monday.

A leiter from the ministry dated
Jan. 15, asked for municipal sub-
missions by Feb. 7 addressing li-
quor retail pricing, Liquor
Distribution Branch mark-ups, and
relatcd issues. -

Ald. Joan Gadsby charged the
letter was ‘‘vague, confusing, and
innocuous.”’

“I feel the time frame is too
short to respond in a meaningful
way. | like the intent of consulta-

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By MICHAEL BECKER
News Reporter

tion, but there is too much missing
in the way of information,”
Gadsby said.

A motion by Gadsby to have the
district fire a letter back to Vic-
toria asking for clarification on ex-
isting liquor pricing policy was
shot down.

murder is the spur of the
moment most of the time.

A motion from Ald. Ernie (Crist,
calling for 50 per cent of the net
Ereceeds generated by liquor sales
within the district to remain in the
district, found nc seconder.

“There’s an opportunity here to
test Santa Claus and see if we can
get a piece of the pie,’’ Crist said.
“y was dead serious about my mo-
tion.’

Councit moved to ask the
ministry to include in its review a
look at alcoholic beverage pricing
policies in restaurants to ascertain
if prices are competitive with those
in neighboring jurisdictions.

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