the other press ontinued from page 12 lso sat on the Board of Imasco, Imperial’s former hold- ng company. In fact, Crawford simultaneously sat on cGill’s Board of Governors, and was president and EO of Imasco—a position he held for nearly ten years. Dona said Roy and Crawford could possibly have con- ributed to Imasco’s decisions to grant donations. “Crawford was involved in numerous charitable organ- tions across Canada,” she said. “The board would have ad input on donations approved...So the assumption is at [Roy and Crawford] had input in the donation deci- ions.” Drummond applauded Crawford’s philanthropic fforts. “Thank God people like Purdy Crawford donate their ime to institutions like ours,” Drummond said. “He aised over $100 million in the university's last capital mpaign.” But tobacco industry leaders should never have been lowed to hold positions of responsibility at McGill or oyal Victoria Hospital, according to Turcotte. “[Tobacco executives] shouldn't be seen anywhere close universities or to health-related institutions, whether Features http://otherpress.douglas.bc.ca or not they're linked to universities,” Turcotte argued. “The leaders of the industry ought to be stigmatized, just as we stigmatize the Hell’s Angels.” Drummond dismissed the possibility that Roy and Crawford’s multiple responsibilities could have presented a conflict of interest. “It has nothing to do with [Crawford’s] position at Imasco,” Drummond said. “He’s a great believer in high- er education.” DOES MCGILL NEED A POLICY? Turcotte believes that universities should institute blan- ket policies banning all tobacco money. “They should all get policies,” he said. “The policies should make it clear that no one in the university should enter into any kind of professional relationship with the tobacco industry, and not a penny [of tobacco funding] should be accepted by anyone connected to the adminis- tration of the university.” As of 2001, when the Laval study was conducted, no Canadian universities had policies regarding the accept- ance of tobacco donations. Readings by Barb Adamski Lori O’Quinn Desmond O’Brien Sarah Gignac Special Guest plays and written for television. Barhara Adamski » Selina Agbayani « Dione Ayivun » Rain Bone + Theresa Brodie « Catherine Bunce » Troy A. Caflerky ‘ Alena ypbell » Sean Cassidy « Osama El Masri « Patti Enloe « Kara Forentan » Rodrigo Fuentes Sarah Gignac » Cassandra Goldie « Christopher Green « Shawna Hall « David Hamilton « Michael Hejazi + jeffery Holland « Alicia Horner « Marie Horstead » Toni Ignacio « William inglis » Bryan johnson « EVENING OF ACA Join us for the launch of Pearls 2003, anthology of work by Douglas College Creative Writing students Friday, March 7, 2003 at 7:30pm Rain Bone Bill Gaston, Douglas College 2003 Writer in Residence _ Bill Gaston, nominated for the 2002 Giller Prize for his story collection, Appetite, is Douglas College’s 2003 Writer in Residence. After a dozen years in the Maritimes, he moved to Victoria in 1998 to teach writing at the University of Victoria. As well as teaching at various universities, he has worked as a logger, salmon fishing guide, group home worker and most exotically, hockey player in the south of France. He is married with four children. Gaston has published four novels, four story collections and a book of poetry, and has produced several glas College Music Department This is a free event and everyone is welcome to attend (no host bar). Douglas College New Westminster Campus Room 1200 (Douglas Room) 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC (one block from the New West SkyTrain station) Phone 604-527-5465 www.douglas.be.ca * Shelley Smith » Lynda Strukoff « Lisa Terepock! « jennifer Turnbull » Skyiar Vine + Travis Walker » Teresa Walters » Brian Wilson + Teresa Woolhether « Ericka Young Jennifer Aikman Look JNA WD » PORN ARNOT -UMEQ » PREUOCP WY Ulf * PIEUOCIIYY Uy + URYNADEW URRY * 2f007 URUnIY AAyWULa[ ¢ YoMeD] Unf ns Douglas College * uosdliuig esau, © cig YOON « puaydays jvuD + auutay ajuenfreyys uUINd,C) uO] » UOUE.C PuOUIsIG * LURYWON PIAEC) LLO-£0 20y10 Sune pur sucHeoninuAUO[ ain Aq Panag February 26, 2003 But Drummond says the creation of a policy is easier said than done. “It would be extremely difficult to create that policy,” he said. “What products, companies or people do you exclude?” Drummond added that there is little pressure from the McGill community to ban tobacco donations. “We're a huge community, so you're going to get let- ters,” he acknowledged. “But there’s been no great groundswell [pushing for a policy].” But Turcotte believes that the pressure to reform uni- versity donation policies will soon come from the federal government. “We're approaching the point where national granting organizations, such as the National Cancer Institute, will not support research done by any institution that accepts tobacco money. This is what is being done presently in the UK,” Turcotte said. “We hope that our study will help the acceleration of this movement. Universities will have to decide on what side their toast is buttered, if such a policy comes into effect.” 10 prizes of $500 20 Osters In2itive- Blender / Food Processors 80 Sunbeam Coffeemakers Fhe Ok: 8 Jp tees ay ot