World change
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views about

human rights
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HOMEOWNER WOES:

The Tory povermnen claims that
resale homes face no

GST. But that’s not strictly true,
and purchasers of new homes
really face a whammy.

Ald. Harry Rankin, page 2

FILMS OF DISSENT:

Former “underground” movies
from Eastern Europe are on the
bill in this year’s Vancouver
international film festival. Painful,
but Bee necessary, viewing.

September 17,1990
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Social movements crucial
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: Ccradien Union Of Postal Workars? national president Jean-Claude Parrot joie local CUPW member agli poleek at
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Rural residents facing post office
closures, anti-poverty activists and the

forces Sept, 12 in Vancouver to
demonstrate against
__ privatization of Canada Post.

capped a strike vote by members of
_ CUPW’s Vancouver local, attended by na-
tional president Jean-Claude Parrot.

Parrot, who spoke at the rally, said in

an interview that the union is making the

"key issues at nation-wide protests — post

office closures and ending of home

delivery — part of their bargaining
demands.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers joined.

‘the continuing

The protest at Canada Harbour Place :

“The post office says these issues are_

_ hot negotiable. But they did Sevotate on
such issues back in 1985,” Parrot said.
“They need the pressure of us having a
strike mandate,” he remarked.

CUPW calls for an end to post office
‘closures, re-opening those which have
been closed, an end to the “superbox”

system which cancels door to door

deliveries in new subdivisions, and an ex-
pansion of counter services by Canada
Pos.

_ Parrot said the Crown corporation
plans to leave only 30-40 post offices
across the country. “The rest will be run
out of drug stores and other businesses,
using people who make minimum
wages.”

Union, citizens rally against; postal cuts.

The son key issue resolved a 14
weeks of negotiations has been a method
of clearing up the huge backlog of
grievances, ‘Parrot reported. Postal
employees have been working under an
extension of the last collective agreement
since July 31, 1989.

Parrot told the demonstration of the
massive protests and petitions across the
country against postal cutbacks —includ-
ing a major rally on Parliament Hill — by
citizens groups like Rural Dignity. Addi-
tionally, municipal governments have
passed resolutions opposing superboxes
in their communities, he noted.

“And then we have seen the govern-
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By KERRY McCUAIG

Ontario Liberal Premier David Peterson
knew his troubles had begun the moment he
announced the election. The Queen’s Park
media room was packed, The Sept. 6 date
was set. Gord Perks of Greenpeace walked
up to the premier and placed-a briefcase on
the table in front of him. The case concealed
a tape recorded message which began listing
the governmment’s broken promises on the

environment.
“I_ooks like it will be an interesting elec-

News Analysis

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tion,” remarked Peterson. He’d use the same
line six weeks later when he conceded defeat
to Bob Rae of the NDP.

It was an amazing upset for the Liberals
who rode into office with such an over-
whelming majority only three years ago.
The party plummeted from 90 seats to 34.
Eight cabinet ministers plus the premier
himself were ousted. The Progressive Con-
servatives picked up two seats for a total of
21. The New Democratic Party made history
with 74 seats and a comfortable majority.

Hopes that a summer “issueless” election

would win a new majority to ride the Lib-
see COALITIONS page 3

B.C. Chiefs meet
over Oka crisis

Chiefs from First Nations across the pro-
vince were set to meet in Kamloops late last
week to map out new strategies in support
of the Mohawk nation at Oka and to counter
what it called the “government’s refusal to
change (its) policy.”

Representatives of several B.C. first na-
tions told a news conference in Vancouver
Sept. 10 that the federal government was
“bankrupt of vision,” and “refuses to face
the true facts of this dispute.

“Tt is abundantly clear from the state-

ments of Justice Minister Kim Campbell,
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