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lona Campagnolo and Mrs. Agnes Sutton

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under the provisions of the National Health Act; ;
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This letter is to record @ personal very I think we a8 women can be proud of . -

warm thank you for your participation — that evening. I as the organizer, Agnes
as Guest of Honour on the occasion of -.is the star, you as the Guest of Honour
the “Water for Agnes Sutton Banquet” “whose presence was responsible for
at St. Paul's Church Army Banquet :‘ attracting a whole lot of people who
Hall, Kitwange, B.C., on the evening of “donated money to the cause, and ihe
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— ee : “sigh scrumptious food to feed an
_ If you will remember it was two days

. deimy with = lots ~—sleft =~ over!
before the election was called that you? ;
agreed tolend your support to any fund . So‘again thank you for sticking to a

-ralsing activity which I could dream up... promise even though it meant. taking -

to provide monéy to bring water into. Gme-out from your hectic pre-election
the home of this very deserving old Achedule. The people obviously loved
Indian lady who lives in Gedarvale. ~:Aaying you there and at the énd of the

. me ; when you partook of the

You said, ‘‘Nadine, I can't be helpful. :-“#eece Dance” with such aplomb, I

politically but I will certainly do what I -#dre'envied you. you looked as though
- can as a friend.” So I started the ball | you. h
- rolling and had invitations donated ‘all
. would the Guest of Honour at a dinner . Trying to be an unbiased’ journalist 1
set for April 25, at Kitwanga. Then the -naver divulge my political allegiance
date of the election was announced and so I won't promise you a vote in this
my heart sank...I could see my project | letter but I do wish you all the success

our life!

for water for Agnes going downt he in“the world. No matter what my

drain! Limmediately'phone your office personal politics I honestly believe tliat
expecting to be told, “‘Sorry but the no elected member could do more for
plans were made before the election their constituents that you have during
announcement and ‘will have to be your term of office. And I know for
postponed"’, but instead I was assured, instance that when the scheme seemed
“Tf Iona said she'll be there, she'll be doomed it was only through your
there, don’t worry, go ahead with your personal auspices that the Terrace
plans.” “Calendonia High School students are
going to participants in the student

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had been dancing “peace” dances

And Iona-was there! And as you now
the evening was a great success ralsing
$4000 which will not only obtain piped-
in water for Agnes but also buy her
some of the small comforts of life and
also build her a smoke house to replace

the one which burned down two years |

ago. When I told Agnes there would be
enough money for a smoke house she
said, “Indians always have a smoke
‘house, Indians do not always have a
bathroom’’. ;

exchange called Open House Canada.

My daughter is one of the students and is

Is looking forward with great an-
ticipation to her forthcoming Quebec
tip in a few weeks. So thank you for
your intervention in that matter.

Unfortunately itisn’t always publicized

but I think it is your compassion and
caring about the problems of the people
you were elected to serve which is your
finest attribute as a politician.

Iona Campagnolo personally delivers Canadian
passports to Arnold and Pam Edzerza of Atlin. Cutting
. Ted tape to help with problems such as the emergency
delivery of passports is one of the least-publicized —

but. very
-Parliament’s job.

‘abortions.

level of life have not. —

implement?”

Iam happy to tell you that work has
already started in Cedarvale toward
getting Agnes water. The Terrace Co-

. opis really proving its “Co-op-neas” by

providing much of the material for the
project and Ted Wells and the School
District are active participants in the
project planning and labour. Leonard
Bright of Kitwanga will have his

backhoe in Cedarvale this coming

week.
Sonext time you visit down the line and

drop in on Agnes yeu will drink tea,

important — parts ofa Member of

stand of the Alliance for Life, but unfortunately I cannot agree with ®
. them, because until our country places more emphasis on sexual
responsibility and contraception,
‘abortions, There have always been abortions, there are abortions now.
and I submit that until we perfect society we will continue to have

“One Honourable Member asked why the richest provinces had the }<¢ 88 °

highest abortion rates. The answer ia that the weal ory |
~ and the wealthy of the world have always had access to abortion, and

the poor, ill-educated, and thoee who are unfortunate not to share ou. é

“There must always be room for rational thought. Slidés of aborted
fetuses to sensationalize a particular philosophy serve no other
piitrpose than to bring to mind the revolting human degradation of *:
women who were driven by such desperation as most men cannot %:°
imagine toattempt to abort themselves, or to submit their bodies toan .*°
inept, illegal, back-street abortionist, Is the bloody and dismembered <-~
fetus any more or less repugnant to anyone here to view than, for © |
instance, a thirteen-year-old girl] crouched naked in death in her own
blood, after attempting to abort herself with a sharpened kitchen  ~

FROM A SPEECH GIVEN BY IONA CAMPAGNOLO
HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 29, 1975.

equired, and I respect thie:’;

ere. will continue to be too many:

of this coun

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made with water from an indoor tap
and can answer the call of nature on an.

‘indoor throne, I pray that Agnes. will

live for a few more years to enjoy the
unaccustomed luxuries which I for
take so much for granted. _—

‘Again thanks a million for your help. I -

hope you enjoyed the evening as much |
as I did, ,
Warm reards,

Nadine Asante