8 - Friday, September 39, 1988 - North Shore News ao mize Se it Se FROM THE NORTH SHORE’S POLICE nnn THE FOLLOWING is a list of re- cent North Shore crimes. NORTH VANCOUVER CAPILANO Break and enter — 3000-bik. Sunset Blvd. Entry gained by removing bedroom window latch. Stolen: jewelry at an estimate of $500 Break and enter — 5000-bik. Clif- fridge. Entry unknown. Stolen: 18-speed mountain bike. Break and enter — 900-bik. Sonora Place. Entry gained by key that was placed under the mat. Stolen: two CD discs. Break and enter — 900-blk. Cle- ments. Entry gained by partially open window. Stolen: Pioneer stereo system, Sony CD player, Minolta video camera, Nikon camera, Olympus AFL camera, transformer for stereo system and jewelry. Break and enter — 3000-blk. Sunset Blvd. Entry gained by pry- ing rear door with screwdriver. Stolen: various pieces of jewelry, a bag containing pieces of gold and $20 cash. Capilano Road. Entry gained through kitchen window. Stolen: jewelry, Break and enter — 1000-bIk. Mon- troyal Blvd. Entry gained by unlocked shed. Stolen: homemade wine and GE portable extension telephone. Break and enter — 500-bik. W. St. James. Entry gained by kicking rear deck door. Stolen: $75 cash and jewelry. CITY NORTH Bresk and enter — 600-blk. E. 19th St. Entry gained by kicking open garage door. Stolen: two Woodward’s certificates, Canon AEIl camera, Canon zoom lens, and approximately $20 change. Break and enter — 100-blk. W. 19h St. Entry gained by prying open front door. Stolen: St. cep ae | Break and enter — 300-bIk. W. 20ih St. Entry gained by forcing sliding glass door by jimmying the slider off it’s track. Stolen: Radio Shack Realistic Pro 7B scanner, jewelry and cigarettes. CITY SOUTH Break and enter — 300-blk. W. 5th St. Entry gained by basement win- dow. Stolen: Sony compact disc player, Canon 35mm camera with 50mm lens and 30 compact discs. Break and enter — 300-blk. E. 3rd St. Entry gained by using screwdriver to pry doors on storage locker rooms. Stolen: two mountain bikes. Break and enter — 600-bik. E. Sth St. Entry gained by unlocked rear door while resident was gardening. Stolen: purse containing $40 cash, bus pass, Pharmacare card, and envelope containing $50. Break and enter — 100-blk. W. 6th St. Entry gained by using a screwdriver to force door. Stolen: jewelry. Break and entey — 900-bIk. Shav- ington. Entry unknown. Stolen: handgun. More Alert Break and enter -- 4000-blk. Christopher medal. Page 10 James Hatton Liberal Candidate Facts on Free Trade Dont tie Canada’s hands Too many of our opinion leaders are treating the Mulroney Trade Agreement as too complex for Canadians to unders- tand. They ill their debate with rhetoric about the benefits of tree trade as a concepi, and not the terms of the Agreement itselt Tam in favour of improving trade between Canada and the US, but] am nol in favour of this Agreement. in the coming election, each of us has an obligation to decide how this Agreement will affect the future of ourselves and our children. Isay the Agreement {s flawed, and it ties our hands We need a trade agreement! thal benetits Canada. With this Agree- ment, all Canadians lose, including the people of North Vancouver. I suggest that you read the Agreement. You can get a free copy by placing a toll-free telephone call to Free Trade Information at 1-800-387-0660. You should look carefully at these parts of the Agreement. L Elimination of Tartifs. The Agreement will eliminate tarlifs. over 10 years, on that 15% of Canada’s trade with the US. which is now subject to tariffs But the Agreement provides no protection of our access to U.S. markets AJl present and future US, trade remedy laws, including countervailing duty and anti-dumping measures, which can block our exports to the US. continue to apply to Canada. Exemption trom those laws was an unfulliied goal of the negotiations. (Aricies 401 and 1902). 2 Forest Industry. The 1986 Sofiwood Lumber Understanding becomes a permanent fixture of our trade relationship with the US. Instead of guaranteeing access to US. markets without tariffs ‘or one of BC's most important exports. Canada will always have to impose the equivalent of a 15% export tariff in stumpage fees The US. will have the right to ensure that we comply with ihe Understanding, as they did when American representatives came to Vancouver {n July to review the BC. govemment's changes to our stumpage rates (Article 2009). 3. BC, Fishing Industry and Ports. The Canadian government negotiated an exemption to the Agreement regarding limits on the export fom Canada of unprocessed fish to preserve Canadian jobs — but it only protects the fishing in- dustries of the Atlantic provinces and Quebec. British Columbia's fishing industry was jefl oul. and is unprotected sub- sidies on the transportation of grain bound for the US. from Canada by west coast ports only will be eliminated. Subsidies benefiting eustem ports remain in place (Article 7015) (Article 1203) 4 Technical Standards. Technical standards for food, additives. pesticides. inspection standards, veterinary drugs etc. are to be made Identical between the two countries Many Canadians worry that we wil! end up eating tood made in compliance with much lower US. standards for health, additives and dnig content. (Article 708) 5. Social Programs. A!) of our social programs are at risk. Any of ther may be cc. ‘sidered a subsidy subject lo US. retalia- tion. There is no agreement between our governments as to whal constitutes a subsidy, and unless the US. agrees in the future that our social programs are exempt — something they have so far refused to do — any of our social programs, including UIC and medicare, could result in sanctions trom the US. (Ailicle 1907) 6, Cultural Industries. Canadian actions protecting our cultural indusines were supposed to be exempt from ihe Agree- ment. Bui the Agreement eliminates the tariffs which protected some of our cultural industries and allows the US. to take tetaliatory actions “of equal commercial ettect’ if Canada acts to protect any cultural indusiry. lf we move to protect any cultural industry. other unrelated industries will be exposed io US. retaliation. How can it be said that our cultural industries have not been bargained away if the US. can retaliate in any way it chooses against any Canadian uction to protect them? (Article 2005) 7. Bnforced Supply of Energy and Water. We are obligated to continue to supply our energy. water and other goods to the US. even in times of Canadian or world shortages. Once we begin exporling water, we cannot slop simply because we choose fo, without violating the Agreemen!. The Conservalive government's water policy released on November 5, 1987 approves the expor of water by tanker or community transfer, and the government ot British Columbia has already issued five licences to export water in vast quantities (Articles 409 and 904) 8. Loss of Reviow of Foreign Investment. Our ability to review foreign investment is now to be limited to:direct takeovers in excess of SISO million. Only a few takeovers are direct and of such a size Most forsign takeovers of Canadian com- panies will now be made withoul any evaluation of their costs or benefits lo Canada. (Arficles 1602 and 1607) 9. Industrial Policy. The Agreement contains provistons which severely limil Canada’s ability to set its own industrial policy. We cannot take measures to foster emerging Canadian industries. and cannot provide for loca! content or preferential purchasing in government projects Many benefits of complex mega-projects and regional development subsidies such as the Westem Diversification Fund will now flow out of Canada instead of to the Canadians they were designed to help. (Articles 50L 502 and 2011) * Many North Vancouverltes are employees of the British Columbia companies which are dependent on continued ac- cess to the United States The Agreement dees not preserve our access to fhe US. market. Lower tariffs will not affect most BC. exporters. In exchange for lower taritis, we have tied our hands and risked our future The BC. fishing and forest in- dustries, and North Vancouver businesses like the grain terminals. are hurt by this Agreement. not helped. lt lhe Agreement were a free trade agreement that secured our access to US. markets and preserved our sovereignly, I would suppor it Untortunately for us all, this Agreement gives away a greai deal for very litle retum. When you decide how you wil! vote in the coming election, please weigh carefully the costs of the Mulroney Trade Agreement. 1 believe our future is with improved intemational trade, especially with the US. A Liberal govemment will negotiate with the US for a trade agreement which provides jobs without giving up our righ! to determine our own future James Hatton ts the Liberal candidate in North Vancouver. He can be reached at his campaign ottice at 12? 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