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Students can’t cope,

ad hoc committee By Jennlfer Lyall

Areport drafted by the Alma Mater Society ad hoc committee says students cannot cope with another 10 per cent tuition fee increase.

The report argues that tui- tion fees, which have more than tripled in the past thirteen years, threaten equality of access to education in BC and that in- creases should be limited by the rate of inflation or by the Con- sumer Price Index.

“The cost of an education needs to be limited in order to keep the education standards in British Columbia as high as they are and to keep access to higher education equal for all qualified students,” concludes the report, which will be presented to the Board of Governors after it is ratified by the AMs.

The committee is organising a petition and a letter writing campaign to protest the fee hike (see letter and editorial, page 6).

Although UBC’s fees are among the highest in Canada, they are not enough to solve the University’s crippling financial problems, said committee chair MarkBrown.“It’shardtoseethe benefits of these huge increases.”

Despite skyrocketing tui-

tion fees, said Brown, UBC is still having problems balancing the books. “There’s something wrong there.”

Arts undergraduate society president Mike Lee, another committee member, agreed that tuition increases are not the way to solve UBC‘s financial woes. “This is something that has to be looked at in its long-term con- text, not just year by year,” said Lee.

Brown and Lee agreed that more funding should come from government and from private sources.

But after last month’s BOG meeting, UBC president David Strangway said the University is already conducting an ener- getic fundraising drive: We’re going after money for every as- pect of the University-match- ingfunds, buildings, an increase in operating funds.”

Lee hopes students will stand up for quality in education and protest the proposed tuition hike.

We have to start asking what we get for our tuition fees,” said Lee. “If studentsdon’t stand up for an issue like tuition fees then what will they stand up for?”

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More power to CiTR 3y Jennlfer Cho

Slow equipment deliveries lave plagued CiTR’s push to boost 3ower. The UBC radio station nissed its Christmas deadline for Zoing high power last year.

The major delay came from an ?lectronics company’s failure to leliver the station’s new transmit- ;er. “The transmitter is being tested now in Ontario,” said CiTR stat ion manager Harry Hertscheg.

“The antenna has arrived and will be installed next week,” he said. The remainder of the 6000 pounds of equipment is sitting in

the AMs storeroom in the SUB building waiting to be installed on the roof of Gage towers.

Hertscheg expects the trans- mitter willbe deliverednext week. But listeners shouldn’t expect CiTR to go high power immedi- ately after. “It’s not like setting up E stereo,” Hertscheg said.

Professional engineers will be booked to test the equipment one last time. The availability ofthese engineers will determinehow long it will take to test and set up all the equipment.

The earliest target date for high power is now January 13th.

But Hertscheg warns this dead- line cannot be guaranteed.

“I raised everybody’s expecta- tions,” he said. “And now they’re disappointed. But I’d be surprised if CiTR isn’t high power by Febru- ary 1st.”

CiTR received approval to increase their broadcasting power last year from the Canadian Ra- dio-Television and Telecommuni- cations Commission (CRTC). When the new equipment is fi- nally installed, CiTR will boost power from 49 watts to 1,800 making it easier to tune into the station at 101.9 FM.

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UBC hopes alive for Endowment Lands By Kather ine Monk

Down but not out, the Univer- sity is planning to appeal Victo- ria’s decision to designate the Endowment Lands a regional park.

‘We could have generated millions per annum (by developing the UEL),” said Bob Lee, director of the UBC Real Estate Develop- ment Corporation and UBC gover- nor. Adding that he felt the Uni- versity had not made a good enough case for needing the land, and they were only interested in a small portion of a large piece of property.

We just wanted to develop ten or fifteen percent (of the UEL), to help the University support it- self. Surely there must be room for some compromise-we’re talking about a piece of land larger than Stanley Park.”

”TheUELwasabigpartofour plans for the University to help it become a better institution, by providing it with the money it needs to become a really great University-the money has to come from some source, and this was our attempt at generating the funds for ourselves, and getting the University out of debt,” he said.

We are always complaining that we don’t have enough money, and this was an opportunity to bring in revenue for the Univer- sity. I don’t think people realize

ment as it is still in the prelimi- nary stages, but said he has al- ready been talking to some MLAs.

Darlene Marzari, the only active MLA for Point Grey follow- ing Kim Campbell’sresignation as a provincial politician, said she was happy about the creation of a park, but had not heard of any appeal to the government.

“I have heard of the Univer- sity investigatingthepossibility of some sort of trade, but not an appeal,” Marzari said.

Marzari also said she did not think the future of a financially healthy university rested on de- velopment of the UEL. “The Uni- versity should make money the same way other universities make money-we have to develop a na- tional plan for post-secondary education like they have in Que- bec.”

Bruce Gellatly, UBC vice- president of administration and finance, had not heard of an ap- peal to the government, but said the University will continue with its fundraising plan in the best way it can-through the govern- ment, and the accruition ofmatch- ing funds.

Gellatly also said the Univer- sity would still develop the land on the corner of Wesbrook and 16th, as the land is owned and run by UBC.

The formal transfer of power over the UEL from the govern-

Demonstrators protest against abortlons In front of the Vancouver General Hospltal. More protest In store that every Other university is ment to the bedone in for Everywoman’s Cllnlc. doing the same thing-Washing- the upcoming months, but the

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Anti - abor defies cou By Tlm McGrady

Despite threats of a B.C. Su- premeCourtinjunction, anAmeri- can-based anti-abortion group will stage another blockade of Every- woman’s Health Centre, a Centre spokesperson said yesterday.

‘We’ve been led to believe that Operation Rescue is planning some kind of action during (the week of January 12, 13 and 14) said Joy Thompson, press liason with the Everywoman’s abortion clinic.

Betty Green, president of Vancouver Right to Life Society, said “there are massive rescue operations planned across the U S . and(aTorontopr0-lifegroup) has indicated therewillberescues across Canada as well.”

On December 15, Operation Rescue organized a blockade of the newly-opened abortion clinic on East 44th avenue in which sixty- nine people were arrested. As a result of the blockade, the clinic filed a writ with the B.C. Supreme Court which paves the way for an injunction should another block- ade occur.

The injunction wasn’t sought after the more restrained pro-life demonstration on December 28, however the writ remains in effect.

The methods used by Opera- tion Rescue have come under close scrutiny after their December 15 demonstration.

The Ubyssey has learned that city police have collected a confi- dential file on the group. However a police department spokesperson denied any investigation of Opera- tion Rescue’s involvement in the blockade.

Walter Szetela, vice-presi- dent of the pro-life group Cam- paign Life said, “Operation Rescue operates somewhat secretly. If I did know anything about their activities or their presence in

‘t ion t w rit

Vancouver it would not be fair to reveal it.”

Clinic spokesperson Hilda Thomas said city police were in- vestigating Operation Rescue. “They have a very long record of aggressive and sometimes violent attacks on abortion clinics and they deliberately court arrests by harrassingstaff and patients,” she said.

An Operation member, named in the Supreme Court writ, James Demers, was contacted yesterday at h’is home in Nelson. He said his group is involved in “strictly passive resistance.”

“The philosophy is very much based on the Martin Luther King approach of passive non-violence. You can’t be violent to achieve a principle of non-violence,” he said.

Demers added the vandalism of the clinic building on December 15 was not caused by his group. “I can say categorically that that was not R e s c u e i t s not within the mandate of Rescue.”

The clinic had reported sev- eral acts of vandalism. The exte- rior of the building was spray painted, door locks were jammed with crazy glue, the gas supply was tampered with and, said Tho- mas, “the phone circuit went out.”

Szetela, of Campaign Life, an anti-abortion umbrella organiza- tion, denounced the vandalism. We do not condone this sort of thing,” and added, “there will be the occassional person for whom it’s conceivable that violence (will be an option).”

‘When you consider that there were 1.5 million abortions in the US. last year, the percentage of violence by pro-lifers is so insig- nificantly small,” he said.

Of Operation Resue, Szetela said ”if they were more open about what they were doing they would leave themselves open to scrutiny

doing it,” k ‘ s a i d .

ther on an appeal to the govern- was unavailbale for comment.

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Musqueamiand claim to the pirk Lee refused to comment fur- lands. AMusqueam spokesperson

such as surveillance and phone taps by the police. They would be considered as serious and poten- tial offenders.”

“If you’re looking for a terror- ist network you won’t find them here,” Rescue’s Demers said.

But Hilda Thomas disagrees, “chasing patients two and a half blocks down the street and shout- ing’murderer’ is terrorism against women who’ve come for a legal medical procedure.”

According to clinic staff, some patients who arrived at the clinic on December 15 were physically and emotionally harrassed.

“People were chasing them down lanes, touching them, har- rassing them,” said Thomas.

Asked about the harrassment of patients, Betty Green of Right to Life explained the widespread tactic of “sidewalk counselling“ pursued by demonstrators. “It is simply approaching someone and asking them-“do you understand that abortion is taking human life?- that this is aprocedure that is going to kill someone?’”

She said the counsellors “usually have pictures that show fetal development so that the girl will know.”

Green predicted that “there are a growing number of people who when they recognize an un- just law are prepared to go to jail to

Indeed, Jim Demers said that the threat of jail did not concern him. “Its immaterial to me. The goal is to build respect for human life and human people.”

Thompson sees it differently. ”I would clearly define (their methods) as terrorising and har- rassment in the extreme.”

Should Operation Rescue go ahead with a blockade in the com- ing weeks, the B.C. Supreme Court may be the final arbiter. Trees or Real Estate?

’ fight that law.”

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TORONTO (CUP)-Engineering back," according to Pierre Be- papers across the country are langer, McGill's Dean of Engineer- under fire from university 0%- ing. cials. "There have been scurrilous

Ryerson, McGill and Concor- issues in the past and we go over i t dia are the latest to face opposition with the editors. They say i t won't from their administration. In re- happen again, but i t happened cent weeks there have been inci- again," he said. dents at U of T and Carleton. Belanger said he is worried

The second issue of Ryerson's about the engineering faculty's new Engineering paper The reputation. Golden Ram had one of its pages "Our faculty is trying to at- censored by i ts editorial board last tract women in greater numbers week. and this obviously doesn't help.

Teny O'Connor, the admini- It's a problem in engineering fac- stration representative on the ulties throughout the country and board, demanded the back cover of the profession is worried about it," the paper be covered with a "cen- he said. sored" sign. He said the page- Meanwhile, The Rebogge, which featured a hidden comment Concordia University's engineer- about women that became clearer ing and computer science newspa- as the paper was held farther per, has caused controversy. away-was "sexist, dehumanizing The November issue con- and treats women like a piece of tained personal attacks on two meat." women who wrote a letter to the

"In my opinion (the board's) student newspaper complaining actions are too strong," said Peter about an Engineering and Corn- Vert, engineering student council puter Science (ECA) students' president at Ryerson. "They've association poster. started to censor things that aren't libel," he said.

The two women said they will lodgeaformalcomplaint toadmin-

"They are imposing a lot of istrators based on the university's restrictions and that goes against code of conduct, which states that our editorial purpose, which is the members of the university must freedom of expression for engi- respect others "freedom from &s- neering students," he said. crimination on such grounds as

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At McGill, the administration rida students, are also considering banned the engineering paper the sueing the editors of Rebogge for Plumber's Pot until next May at libel and bringing the ECA before least. December's issue was "the the Quebec Human Rights Com- straw that broke the camel's mission.

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U of T drafts Aids policy TORONTO (CUP)-The Univer- sity of Toronto's Human Re- sources Department has drafted a policy prohibiting discrimination against students, faculty and staff who have AIDS or test positive for the virus.

Under the proposed policy, students who carry the AIDS virus (diagnosed HIV positive) will be permitted to continue their stud- ies. Infected staff and faculty can continue regular job duties if the illness doesn't interfere with their performance. Health records will be strictly confidential. The policy also advises students to minimize their risk of contracting AIDS and act "responsibly" if they do.

"The University of Toronto should be able to write a docu- ment that the university shouldn't be embarrassed to show," he said. "I feel it is a tiny bit confusing. What we need to say is something simple, clear, and informative.

Dr. David Smith, Director of Student Health Services, said the policy needs to be shortened from its two-and-a-half page length to make i t easier to understand.

""he University of Toronto should be able to write a document that the university shouldn't be embarrassed to show," he said. "I feel i t is 21 tiny bit confusing. What we need to say is something simple, clear, and informative. "I'd like to have i t on one little sheet until i t says basically the same thing as i t does here," he

said. David Gorman, environ-

mental health and safety director, helped draft the AIDS policy and agreed with Smith's criticism.

"I'm agreeing that a shorter policy is a good idea," said Gor- man. "The policy is out at this time for further comment."

AIDS education will be con- ducted by the University Health Service for students and by the Occupational Health Service for faculty and staff, thereport states.

Students are reluctant to at- tend talks about AIDS, according to Margaret Galamb, nurse-edu- cator for the Health Service. "I tend to get a lot of fear that if they ask me about AIDS they'll be branded promiscuous, or gay, or an intravenous drug user," she said.

Smith said staff shortage at the Health Service is also a prob- lem.

"Maybe we should look at where we should be putting our money," he said. ?Maybe we should let one doctor go and get another health nurse educator."

The University of Toronto cannot afford AIDS edcuation programs that other universities have sponsored, according to Smith.

Western mailed out a letter to every student about AIDS, but we backed out of doing it here because of the money," he said.

He added that a campus-wide educational policy on AIDS is not feasible yet. "We don't have enough money, time, or people."

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polite The 80s’ baby-boom generation has been

criticized as yuppie, as overly concerned with material gain, image and comfort. But student reaction to proposed tuition fee hikes at UBC reveal a new, potentially more pernicious vice: a deadly dose of politeness.

When all that students can come up with in response to a proposal that would mean tripling UBC’s tuition fees in slightly over a decade is a letter-writing campaign, then politeness has gone too far.

Letter writing is a quiet, established, safe route of protest, a pressure technique that works within the status quo. Letter writing shows an extraordinary respect for the structures set up by the authorities-the same authorities who have increased tuition fees by 312 per cent since 1975. Are students such trusting chumps that they think they can make an earnest request to these au- thorities and have it granted?

Have the 80s bred a generation with so much respect for society’s power structures that they never dare to raise their voice in protest? Is UBC full of don’t-rock-the-boat- ers who have, quite simply, too much respect for authority?

If we want to stop tuition fee increases, we’re going to have to fight authority, we have to be loud and disrespectful and impo- lite. We have to demonstrate, unhip as that may seem these days. We have to grab the attention of the mass media. We have to make strong statements. We have to make angry placards and posters that can’t be filed away in a trash can like a letter.

AMs president Tim Bird’s letter writing campaign is fine, as far as it goes. But why should students wait for their president, who is essentially an administrator, to speak for them on such an important issue? Per- haps students think responsibility is some- thing that comes with a title and a position. Students, with their over-developed respect for authority, seem to think only officially sanctioned people can take control. How damned polite of them.

THEUBYSSEY January 4,1989

The Ubyssey is published Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the academic year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and not necessarily those of the university administration, or of the sponsor. The Ubys- sey is published with the proud support of the Alumni Association. The Ubyssey is a member of Canadian University Press. The editorial office is Rm. 241k of the Student Union Building. Editorial Department, phone 228-2301; advertising, 2283977.

Busheikin, half-sister of the scarlet haired and fair complexionised “Where the hell are all the people?’ screamed Laura

Ellen, in disbelief an she stumbled into the Ubyssey office with

collectable manner. “It’s far too impolite.’ A beleaguered and micky in hand. “No swearing,’ replied sister Ellen in a cool and

pressured Katherine Monk, who saw no lcgic in Laura’s lcgic, wrassled with her conscience and contemplated mightily using the ‘F” word in print and on the front page at that. Katherine’s true conscience, the handsome yet rugged Robert Groberman, advised against’Happy FuckingNew Year“ on the front page; but nosooner had Robert spoken his words than did Mike Laanela stand on his head andbegin spinningconvincing theotherwise stable Katherine ofthe error in Robert’slogic. Jennifer Lyall, no relation to Jennifer Cho, really didn’t understand what the big deal was about the ‘F” word. Afterall she reasoned, %ck’ was entered in the Ubyssey’s handy dandy dictionary and Jennifer (Lyall) had used the ‘F” word many a time - as in fuckin’ Svet Kontic, fuckin’ Tim McCrady,

say ‘fuckin’ Ernie Stelzer,” because, afterall, it was Ernie’s first fuckin’ Rick Hiebert, fuckin’ Mandal Ngan. She saw no reason to

and she fractured her left clavicle and yes even Alex is succeptible night. Victor Chew Wongpushed Alex Johnson from the chandelier

to pain. Ted Aussem heard her say ‘Aw fuck.’ Laura smiled in approval.

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Letters can stop increase

I am sending out a plea ;o all UBC students. In the 4MS struggle with increas- ng tuition I am asking for four assistance in the form If a letter campaign.

A ten per cent increase :n tuition was introduced for discussion at the last UBC Board of Governors meet- ing. If the provincial govern- ment and the university can not readjust their financial priorities within the next three to four weeks, in an effort to alleviate this in- crease, UBC students will be faced with an increase which is out of line with the rest of Canadian universi- ties and with the rate of in- flation.

I am requesting all stu- dents who share my concern to write letters to the Re- mier and to the Minister of Advanced Education and Job Training. Ideally, these letters should outline your financial pressures and limitations, as well as other reasons why you believe a 10% increase is unwar- ranted.

Envelopes with Mr. Vander Zalm’s and Mr. Hagen’s addresses can be obtained at the AMs busi- ness office, on the second floor of the Student Union Building or at the Speak-

easy Ofice on the main con- course of the Student Union Building.

In order for these let- ters to have the most im- pact, they should be: to the point;courteousandreason- able; and mailed within five days.

This letter campaign is essential. The recent AMs effort, to discourage the ten per cent increase, needs your follow through. One hundred letters could cause the right decision to be made; and one of those let- ters could be yours or mine. But we’ve got to get them in the mail immediately.

Lets send a message to Victoria that Point Grey is watching their next move.

Tim Bird AMs President

SAC says Referendum

fair As the elections com-

missioner on the Student Administrative Commis- sioner (SAC), I wanted to clarify a few of the state- ments made by Keith Davidson who has accused the AMs of running an un- fair referendum.

Although the students of UBC votedin favour of the proposed Recreation Facil- ity Mr. Davidson says that,

“the yes vote [doesn’t] repre- sent student opinion.” Mr. Davidson also contends that “there was no organized campaign for [no voters] to give their support to,“ “this too is completely false. In the referendum there were two registered campaign committees, the “no” and the ”yes” campaigns. Both were duly registered as per the AMs code and bylaws (section iv, article 12.3). The “no” committee was led and registered by Chris Holmes and Robert Beynon, both members of the Graduate Student Society. The “yes” committee was registered by Nils Clarke, a represen- tative of Intramurals.

As I told The Ubyssey (November 9), there were campaign irregularities on both sides of the referen- dum, however in my opinion the referendum outcome still stands. If Mr. Davidson felt thathisreferendum was unfair he should have in- formed SAC (the impartial governing body of all AMs elections) “within five school days after the last day of voting“ (section iv article 14.4) instead of wait- ing nearly a month to state his grievances on the front page of The Ubyssey. I can assure Mr. Davidson that the AMs acted within its mandate and that the om- budsofice and the AMs lawyers will support my

statements. The recreation facility

referendum was averyhotly contested issue a t UBC. It provoked strong sentiment on both sides, but as in any democratic environment the majority must rule.

Chr is topherBendl SAC Elections Commissioner

Cyclist wants axles

I wish to report an inci- dent which I believe would be of interest to the large number of UBC students who rely on their bicycles for transportation or anyone else planning to buy one. I recently visited West Point Cycles to replace a broken axle for a bike bought from this shop two years ago: I was told that they did not have any spare axles, did not know when to expect a new shipment and had no suggestions about alternate sources in Vancouver. This is service?

Consequently, stu- dents desiring after-sales service should consider shopping elsewhere. Re- member that once you’ve bought their product, you’ll be dependent on them for a long time.

Jan Palaty Graduate Studies

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Student speaks from experience

I would like to address the naive andor narrow-minded Bev Hutter about her recent letter to the Ubyssey (Native Culture Pre- cious, Dee. 2).

First of all Bev, it is painfully evident that you have never lived near an Indian reserve, and that all of your information about the current Indian situation has come from textbooks and the news media. Both my brother, Michael, and I have lived all of our lives deep in Indian territory in north- ern B.C. We have gone to schools with 70% Indian enrollment, and we have had to deal with the tribal animosity in school. The closest parallel I can draw for you, as a city-slicker, is street gangs. Vio- lence and alcoholism are painfully evident in my old high schools. What I describe is not pretty, but neither are my memories of high school.

Curious that you should bring up the topic of egalitarianism. If this were to be implemented, I (andmostofthepeoplefromhome, including Indians) would be ex- tremely happy. this would mean demoting the Natives to the status of Canadian Citizen. I t would mean paying taxes, obeying laws, and above all, living in harmony. The only people who would be of- fended would be some of the lazier Indians, and you holier-than-thou bookworms who have never looked

beyond the facades of the reserve. Regarding the Indian lan-

guages, they should not be recog- nized a t UBC because B.C. alone has over 100 languages, each with hundreds of dialects. It would be impossible to compile them all. More importantly, the Indian lan- guages in my region are directly outoftheOldStoneAge(i.e.farm- ing was not discovered). These languageslackconceptslikefarm- ing, politics and technology. Surely, you cannot exist in 99% of Canada without these conceptsin- corporated into your language.

Your opinion demonstrates a clear lack of reality. I challenge you to live on or beside an Indian reserve in northern B.C. for ten years, and see ifyour rose coloured glasses tarnish a bit.

Alex Doll Mining Engineering 2

TAs seek consensus

At our General Meeting of November 24th, the membership of the Teaching Assistants' Union voted to donate $100 to the B.C. Coalition for Abortion Clinics with this amount to be reduced by 8 cents for each T.A. who notifies the Union that they do not wish to participate. The 8 cents reflects the proportion of the donation taken from each individual T.A. through union dues.

Since the meeting we have received expressions of concern, regarding the donation from sev-

eral Teaching Assistants, includ- ing the letter from Stephanie Is- bell which was also published in the November 29th Ubyssey. We sympathize with the feelings of those T.A.s who hold sincere and deep convictions on this issue which are at odds with the position taken by themembership. We also regret that this issue has created some division within the Union, an organization which exists to represent the collective interests of its members. We cannot, how- ever, accept a point-of-view which would prohibit the Union from making any kind of donation to any outside group at any time.

The labour movement has long played a vital and important role in supporting progressive social movements. This has al- ways been as important an aspect of any union's work as simply negotiating the collective agree- ment. Difficulties arise when there is disagreement as to which causes we ought to be supporting, but for direction in this area we can only look to our membership. Our membership has spoken on this matter and has given its sup- port of the donation.

At our January General Meet- ing we will be reexamining our donations policy and any member who is concerned can attend and will be heard. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 26th at 12:30 pm in the Garden Room of the Graduate Student Centre.

John Dafoe Coordinator-T.A. Union

Going home to Montreal for the holidays, I was struck by a true Canadianism. Have you noticed the new logo for Canadian Air- lines? It reads "Canadian" to you and me, but through a cunning advertising move they have made it read "Canadien" to the french- speaking Canadians; the second- to-last letter is no letter a t all, but the airline's graphic log-an red arrow with a navy background and grey lines. An imaginative design, but it is symptomatic of a chronic Canadian illness: bilin- gual ambiguity-or let's-not- make-any-waves-and-hope-it- goes-away-so-we-can-avoid-the- problem-a-little-longer-and- maybe-people-will-forget-there- ever-was-a-problem.

English-speaking Canadians, Canadians with an"eh", areaafraid of confrontation-this is good, for the most part, since it has keptour nation relatively peaceful for the last century. But it has alsomade for secretive, and somewhat fur- tive politicians who wait for an issue to blow up in their face before trying to diffuse a mounting con- troversy.

Pierre Bourassa, the premier of Quebec, is a prime example of this typical Canadian political wimpiness. In his Bill 101 ruling, he elected for the non-letter in Ca- nadiadcanadien-he chose to not choose at all. In doing so, he pissed off not only the Anglophones, but french Quebecers as well. Not only didhemakeawimpycompromise, heconfused the issue for theentire nation as well.

Bill 101 is not about how many English words appear on a price tag; it is about culture and emotion. Whether or not French- Canadian culture is at risk is not the issue. The important thing is that French Canada feels a threat of English domination. Emotion dictates politics, especially in Canada, as we witnessed in the

last federal election. It is also emotion which elicits violence.

In the West, we hear about the sufferingAnglos Anglophones are neither underprivileged nor op- pressed. The only way in which their constitutional rights are being violated is through lan- guage-learn the language and there is no oppression.

But, the argument goes, human rights should never be sacrificed, regardless of the end. And so Anglophones challenged Bill 101. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of the Westmount lawyers who brought it to trial, and english Quebecers thought they had proved their martyrdom totherest ofan Anglo- phobe country.

But the challenge, just as the original legislation, is now a ges- ture-a measure ofgood faith. Yet Anglo Quebec has now run to the apron strings of the Constitution, like the spoiled brat who was hit with a snowball and runs to his parents crying for justice. Anglo- phones have taken the token to heart

The change towards equality among french and english Quebe- cers had started to come under Bill 101, where it was legislated that peoplemustspeakfrench. Itisthis type of affirmative action which has resulted in more women than ever in top management positions at equal pay.

While Bill 101 was in effect, French Canada began to attract a power base underneath its revolu- tionary political structure. All of a sudden, French Canada began to acquire wealth-the real basis of power. And slowly, but surely, French Canadians were gaining the self-esteem which had been denied to them, as a culture, for the past two-hundred years.

Yet there were still a few dec- ades to catch up on before Quebec was once again diluted in a sea of

English. Attitudes outside Quebec have not changed at all. The Manitoban who I sat next to on the plane said Quebec was not finan- cially viable as a francophone en- tity, "after all, if you were the president of a multi-national cor- poration, how easy do you think it would be to get an anglophobe to take care of your office in Mon- treal?" I wanted to yell down his throat "If I were the president of a multi-national corporation, you'd think I'd have enough brains to either find the right Quebecer for the job, or else find someone who spoke french."

Quebec does not hate the English, but they do resent the subjugation which they experi- enced. And anyone who thinks Anglos are suffering the same humiliation now-let it suffice to say it is not the same thing. Any Anglocan watch english t.v, listen to english radio, and read english papers and magazines.

French Quebec feels it will lose everything which the last fif- teen years have spawned: respect for french among Anglophones, a political power base, and more importantly, a financial power base. This fear, a potent emotion and motivator, was sluffed off by Bourassa. Amove which may cost him the respect ofFrench Canada, and hopefully, his political career.

Bourassa should have left Bill 101 in effect, until Quebecers, and not the Supreme Court of Canada, decided it should be removed. Af- ter all, in a democracy a law is useless without the support of the people.

It is unfortunate that this ruling had to come down now, instead of in ten years time, when Quebec would have more interest in rolling over profits than con- templating rolling over in the grave.

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i t all ... and he lost it. heart and emotion than skill, The former 70’s N.H.L. grinding out a 10 year career

hockey star had worked his way with the Toronto Maple Leafs, from Fort St. John to fame and Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh prosperity, only to see his Penguins. He has two failed dreams fade away as he went on trial for murder in Florida after the 1982 death of realtor Michael Dalfo.

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unhappy marriages and drifts down to Florida to start a new life as a mechanic after his hockey career ends.

after Dalfo, a client of one of Spencer’s former girlfriends, a prostitute, mysteriously dies. He is acquitted, but just as i t seems he’s going to turn his life around, Brian Spencer is shot by a thief and dies.

easily be a very mauldlin account and uses it to look at hockey players as human beings. Instead of dwelling on scandal he seeks to understand Spencer and the stresses and strains under- gone by professional atheletes attempting to adjust to life after the cheering stops.

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