FIVE YEARS ago Canadians stormed to the polls in an
election that addcvssed the quesiion of free trade with the
United States. In 1988 approximately 60% of Canadians
voted against the Progressive Conservatives and therefore
against the free Trade Agreement, However, the Liberals
and the NDP split those votes and (approximately) 40%
of the popular vote was cnough for Brian Mulroney and
his party to claim a majority in Partinament and a man-
date to pursue free (rade with the Americans — but was

Are you in favor of renegotiating the Free Trade Agreement?

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it? Grumblings out of Washington D.C. these days are
getting louder because a growing number of politicians
are unhappy with the dispute-settling mechanism, Con-
gress is dragging its feet on passing the deal unless this
and other concerns are addressed. There are renewed
calls for a re-examination of the deal from both sides of
the border. Now that both countries have different gov-
ernments in plaice than the ones that actually negotiated

the deal....

Curtis Wanek

North Vancouver

I think we should: have a
referendum on free trace
because a Jot of people
are against it,

Cammy Elsener

North Vancouver

think it would be worth
taking another look at
the deal, dt was North
America’s knee-jerk
reaction to the formation
of the European Eco-
nomic Community.

North Vancouver
Perhaps ft should be
renegotiated to make sure
that we don't lose any
more jobs to the United
States and now Mexico.

Joc Ramsay

North Vancouver

I'm certainly in favor of
the basic agreement, but
1 would like to see the
renegotiation of aspects
to ensure environmental
concerns and Canadian
cultural sovereignty

Caroline Cerny

North Vancouver

Yes | am so everyone can
get their view in, So we
could hear the pros and
cons before deciding (by
referendum) if it’s bese
for our country.

aren't impacted.

VIRD sponsors trail hike of Lynn

WILD BERRIES AND SEEDS
NATURE PROGRAM... Explore
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squirrels and other wildlife that
depend on nature’s harvest, The
program fee is $4 per person. Ad-
vance registration is required. To
register with Visa/MasterCard,
call GVRD Parks at 432-6359
_ between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Wed-
_ hesday to Friday.

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