So RT 7 eS ey RET Fm FEL Be a et ee ee tmete - aap ta wee ee eee ee ee VOLUME 14 NUMBER 5 FEBRUARY 23, 1983 OTHER PRESS DOUGLAS COLLEGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER Svend Robinson, meet Douglas by Glen Nazaruk “Three majot issues I am facing as a member of parl- iament at the time are; unem- ployment, the removal of soc- ial programs in Canada and Canada’s role in disarmam- ent,’’ said Burnaby MLA Svend Robinson in a speech held on Thursday February 18. Robinson, who was invited to speak at the college by the Humanities Department elab- orated upon his role as a mem- ber of Parliament before appr- oximately one hundred stu- dents in the lecture theatre. In his one hour speech Robinson went on to discuss the current economic slump. ‘The pursuit of greed is mor- ally wrong,”’ stated Robinson. ‘‘We are. wedded to a system where we must squeeze as much as possible to survive. The people of Canada must own the means of production if there is any hope for re- covery.’’ Robinson further sta- ted that he felt the Canadian banking sein has failed ‘“‘exorbiantly’’ and that is should be placed tinder public ownership so that its’ profits may be tightly regulated. Robinson placed himself in a controversial position most re- cently when he made some comments regarding the read- justment of prostitution and narcotics laws on the Webster show. Robinson stated that some laws are antiquated and should be altered to better meet the changing needs of society. Robinson was sub- sequently replaced as justice critic by party leader Ed Broadbent. Upon the subject of perse- cution of homosexuals in the army Robinson stated ‘“‘It is unacceptable to think that what people do in the privacy of their own bedrooms should decide eligibility in the Canad- ian army or affect their lives in any other way.”’ “The allowance - of.Cruise missile testing in Cold Lake, Alberta 1s merely a step to- wards furthering American ‘nuclear weapon technology,’’ Robinson said. He felt that by allowing the U.S. to use our soil to test their Cruise Missile it might be a step towards allowing the testing of the new “Stealth’’ technology on our soil. When asked how the U.S. % ‘Svend Robinson Gazing Left may be manipulating Canada into allowing the testing to take place, Robinson ans- wered that he wasn’t sure but that he knew that during a meeting between the Amer- ican Ambassador to Canada, Paul Robinson, and some Parl- iamentary interns the Ambas- Demonstration Draws 300 by Nancy Powell “‘People are sick and fucking tired of having governments toying with the future of the entire fucking human race!”’ This was the reaction of one demonstrator during the rally against the cruise missile at Robson Square last Saturday. More than 300 people sang anti-cruise songs, watched anti-cruise skits, and called for a ban on nuclear weapons testing. “there was lots of enthus- iasm’’ said one wet women. “‘The rain didn’t slow things down as much as one would. expect.’’ Organizer Cindy Shore said the rally would have gone on much longer if it, hadn’t rained. But the demonstration was still a success. There was lots of spirit and the people there were interested in getting some results. 2 Unfortunately nobody from the government showed up, only concerned world citizens. sador said the ‘‘We have ways of helping you to change your _ mind.” Governments in Canada in the past, Robinson felt have had an absence of vision con- cerning Canada’s possibilities and have been somewhat nar- row minded in their attempts Sean Valentini . S 'S high wage earners do not pay “wincome tax.”’ to broaden a Canadian pers- pective. We are not being cha- Uenged by our political leaders and thus we are losing our ability to see a purpose in iety. ‘ Regarding Canada’s recov- ery from its’ current economic slump, Robinson said that the development of secondary manufacturing in Canada would keep our resources at home and provide new emp- loyment possibilities. In supporting a very progres- sive income tax system in Canada Robinson said that “‘We should restructure tax- ation so as to provide a more equitable income tax system in this country. Wealthy pe? = ople should pay a fair share of income tax. Far too many Concerning education cut- backs Robinson said that by limiting the enrollment of stu- dents through the removal of programs or by raising tuition fees, post secondary institut- ions would become ‘‘bastions of elitism’’. Robinson said that we should be challenged to accept moral- ity. ‘“We can change the world today.’’ Womens Centre Hit VANCOUVER (CUP) A sec- ond campus women’s centre has been vandalized but this time on the West Coast. The University of B.C. women’s centre is the most recent victim, as unknown vandals broke into it Feb. 12 and did minor damage to the interior. Police say they will not investigate. A similar incident occured at the University of Saskatch- ewan women’s centre last month. Damage included ant- female graffiti on the walls, urine on the tables and mutil- ated photos on the floor. “Fuck me, I love it,’’ was scrawled on the chest of a day- care doll left lying on the floor, and a copy of the Engineering student’s newspaper the Red Eye was left on the couch. At UBC, a jar of coffee and leaflets were spread all over the floor, and the telephone handle was torn off. ‘The (Student Union Buil- ding) proctor said it wasn’t serious enough to call the RCMP,”’ said Mary Anne Lee, the member of the women’s centre collective who dis- covered the damage. “I was really angry,’’ she said. ‘‘I felt like somebody had vandalized my place.”’ She said the centre main- tains the policy of keeping the door unlocked as often as pos- sible. SS General On Feb.24, the Student So- ciety will be having its’ annual general meeting. Any quest- ions students may have re- garding the operation olf the Meeting Student Society will be ans- wered at this time. The Stu- dent Society will be ammend- ing its’ constitution at this years’ meeting. _.