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Criminal bill

Campbell was correct in stating that the abortion issue will never be solved to everyone’s liking.

But both sides in the abortion debate were appalled when the Tories passed their flawed bill in the House of Com- mons this week.

Bill C-43, an amendment to the Crim- inal Code, would allow a woman to seek an abortion if her doctor decides that continuing to carry the fetus threatens her physical or psychological well-being.

If a woman lies about her condition, the legislation dictates that she could be jailed for two years. And the physician who performed the abortion could face similiar criminal prosecution.

Not only does the bill discriminate against women, it denies them fair access

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to abortion because significantly fewer doctors will be willing to perform the operation under the conditions created by the new bill.

Bill C-43 is also a slap in the face to those opposing abortion because it fails to deal adequately with fetus rights. The legisiation permits abortions at any stage of pregnancy, which anti-abortionists argue is tantamount to abortion on de- mand.

Foz most women, abortion is perhaps the most difficult decision they will ever make. A bill that would make criminals out of women facing such a decision is nothing short of ludicrous.

In drafting an abortion bill designed to satisfy everyone, the Tory government has instead come up with a bill that satisfies no one.

“T think the majority realize there are ethics in the Social Credit party and ethics in this riding.”

Environment Minister John Reynolds, after winning the Socred nomination in West Vancouver- Capilano.

“We are paying too high a price for mail, which is nothing but in- formation overload.”’

West Vancouver School Trustee Margot Furk, introducing her mo- tion to have the West Vancouver District 45 School Board withdraw from membership in the B.C. School Trustees’ Association.

“If our music is wide ranging maybe we should be a little more open with our hats — feznost, a new openness of head gear.”

Hijaz Mustapha of the world beat band 3 Mustaphas 3, on why its members like wearing fezes and other exotic hats.

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Noel Wright Advertising Director Linda Stewart

“If there's no fish, there’s no us.’’

Enviro-artist Holly Arntzen, on the importance of fish and our en- vironment.

“There are oversights and there are oversights, but that’s absolute- ly ridiculous. Nobody has been an- ticipating the real estate market to decline the way it has, but I think there has been an overall absence of planning from a capital stance.”’

North Vancouver District Ald. Craig Clark, commenting on the district's decision to spend millions on the Braemar-Dempsey link rather than first selling land in the area to pay for the road.

“Obviously we have someone wor- ried.””

West Vancouver-Capilano Socred nomination hopeful Dianne Hartwick, denying reports im- mediately prior to the nomination

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THERE IS a new menace afoot in New York City. Accord- ing to local press reports, these foreigners are taking over the Big Apple in a truly frightening manner.

They own more than 21.5 mil- lion square feet of Gotham office space, and their investments in the United States have multiplied by a factor of seven in the last decade alone.

They are insidious, moreover. According to the unhappy Ameri- cans, they are virtually impossible to distinguish from ordinary U.S. citizens, except, perhaps, that they are a bit more polite than the average inhabitant of New York City.

Who are these people anyway? Are they Japanese? No, they are Canadians, that’s who.

Particularly objectionable to the denizens of New York is the fact that these northern imperialists have taken an important position in the cultural life of the city. To wit, the Toronto-based Garth Drabinsky is the owner of the Cineplex Odeon movie chain. With 28 screens in Manhattan, it com- prises, along with Loews, the larg- est presence in the local industry.

But taking over is not enough. To add insult to injury, Cineplex Qdeon has raised its ticket prices to a hefty $7 U.S. Further, they have, in the words of a city council snember, imposed on their cus- tomers ‘‘the added degradation of having to sit through a paid com- mevcial,’’ usually a Diet Coke ad.

As a result, this Canadian firm has become wildly unpopular. It has been given a ‘“‘Scrooge Award’’ at numerous neighborhood protest meetings. The company, moreover, has been called ‘*Cine Bucks’? and “‘Cineplex Odious’’ in the popular press, and has been accused of try- ing to monopolize movie theatres

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meeting that she planned to pull out of the race.

‘“*] never argue with the media.”

West Vancouver-Howe Sound MLA John Reynolds, on the media.

“It was the greatest time of my life.”

Second World War veteran John Caine, commenting on his career in the Royal Canadian Air Force and his Second World War experi- ences.

“EF don’t support demolition moratoriums and I can’t support this ad hoc. To penalize developers a furtker 60 days is heinously in- correct.”’

North Vancouver City Ald. Rod Clark. opposing the city’s exten- sion of a moratorium on building demolition.

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Given the protectionist senti- ment now sweeping through the country to the south of us —

By WALTER BLOCK Guest Columnist

potential Democratic Party presidential candidates such as Richard Gephardt would appear to be running on a ‘‘bash foreigners’’ platform — it would be no big surprise to see these Canadian in- vestors in U.S. real estate tossed out on their ears if George Bush loses the next U.S. election.

Luckily, however, there is a bi- lateral free trade treaty in effect between the two continental neighbors. Not only will this tend to safeguard present investments made south of the border, it will continue to open up to us a gigan- tic market of over 250 million potentially avid consumers.

But the ‘‘Economic Na- tionalists’’ in Canada are still whining about the Free Trade Agreement. Mel Hurtig and many of his soul mates in the New Dem- ocratic and Liberal Parties would like nothing better than to “‘rip up’’ the agreement, and plunge us back into economic solipsism.

If there were any justice in the world, instead of whining about Americans ‘“‘having access to our resources,’’ we would be holding ticker tape parades in honor of the people who have brought us closer to economic integration with the Americans.

Without their heroic efforts, Canadian investors in American real estate and industry would risk being tossed out on their ears. And this is to say nothing of all the jobs and wealth created in our export industries — which depend upon the purchases of our neighbors to the south.

Dr. Walter Block is senior economist of the Fraser Institute, a Vancouver-based free enterprise research organization.

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CHARTWELL STUDENTS recently raised $3,100 for the West Van- couver Memorial Library. The students rose to the challenge to *‘read seven books over seven weeks and sign up seven sponsors.’’ The municipality matched the students’ donation, bringing the total

amount raised to $6,200.