October 23, 1989
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Vol. 52, No.38

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Decision by free trade panel
threatens jobs, conservation

Bomb survivors lead ‘Peace Wave’

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TRIBUNE PHOTO — DAN KEETON

Local peace activists greet Japanese delegation arriving at Vancouver international airport Wednesday to promote the
“‘peace wave,"’ an annual around-the-world event initiated by Japanese peace activists in which various activities are
launched, and signatures gathered on a petition calling for world disarmament on Oct. 24. The delegation, which includes
three survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, display structure consisting of 1,000 peace cranes, Japan’s
traditional anti-nuclear symbol, folded by previous Japanese delegation who attended last April’s peace walk in Van-
couver. Locals include Seanna Quressette (I) of Public Education for Peace, Kim Arnott of the United Nations Association,
Kinuko Laskey, survivor of the atom bombing of Hiroshima; delegation consists of leader Kosuke Yokoyama, Mitsuru
Minoguchi, Fusako Mamii, Takemi Ogawa, and Ken-ichiro Yano.

Thousands of shoreworkers jobs and one
of the province’s key industries will be
threatened by a ruling brought down this
week by a five-member panel set up under
the provisions of the Canada-U.S. Free
Trade Agreement.

The ruling, which stipulates that Canada
must give even more access to Canadian
salmon and herring for U.S. buyers, was the
latest chapter in a continuing chronicle of
Canadian capitulation to U.S. trade pres-
sure. Significantly, the ruling came despite a
3-2 Canadian majority on the trade panel.

“This is a bloody disaster,” United
Fishermen and Allied Workers Union pres-
ident Jack Nichol told the Tribune follow-
ing announcement of the ruling. “The job
losses could be enormous.”

Nichol said the union would be sending a
lobby to Ottawa Oct. 31 to demand that the

government not.implement the panel’s rul-

ing. “And if that means retaliation from the
U.S., then we’ll face that,” he said.

The union will also be meeting with the .

members of the fishermen’s union on the
east coast, the Canadian Auto Workers,
who earlier this year blockaded U.S.-bound
trucks in order to wrest an agreement from
National Sea Products not to send unpro-
cessed fish to the U.S.

“We'll be doing what ever we can to build
the political pressure — talking to politi-
cians in Ottawa, organizing demonstrations
and rallies,” said Nichol.

see JOBS page 11

Labour Forum opens

With this issue, the Tribune opens
Labour Forum, a new feature in the
paper’s labour coverage. In the weeks
to come, it will provide for union acti-
vists to offer opinions, comments and
analysis about the direction of the
labour movement in B.C. It appears
on page 12.

‘Demand for choice echoes across the country

and children marched through Vancouver Linda Ervin, told the rally at Sunset Beach
streets Oct. 14, and in several other B.C. park.
| centres and municipalities across Canada Vancouver’s was the largest event of
| thousands rallied for the national day of those taking place in 30 Canadian cities to
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into Our society andinto ourcommunities the Canadian Abortion Rights Action
| and organizations. And right-wing ideol- | League were a response to reports that the ~ Soa
ogy brings racism, sexism and violence,’ | Conservatives are ready to implement a aS Been 5,000 aah down Vancouver rents on aticael Tacs sm action for

action to demand there be no newlawon demand that the federal government,
abortion. which is considering new legislation, keep

that there is a link between the attack on Demonstrators chanted “No new law”
human and labour rights, and on the lib- —_as they moved from the rallying point in
erty of women to choose whether tocarry Queen Elizabeth Plaza for a march

Some 5,000 pro-choice women, men for B.C. Coalition for Abortion Clinics,

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In Vancouver, participants were told _ abortion out of the Criminal Code.

pregnancy to term. through the downtown core.
“Right-wing ideology is eating its way The rallies and marches sponsored by

| United Church minister and spokesperson see RALLIES page 3 choice on abortion, Oct. 14.

~ DAN KEETON

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