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nepont for the next conference. The concern that T feel and the concern
that T hear is that many many of owr muniecpakdtdes tn Brctish. Columbia
do net wish to be members of the FCM and we could see ourselves losing a
good deal of the. members of our Provincial association of whieh we are
100%. membershéy <§ such a change for the FCM should come about. The
Aeporting we reeetved at the conference uns that there had been in the
area 06.170 of the municipalities across Canada had duepped out. in the
Last year som the FCM. To me this indicates very clearly that. the FCM
tA unable to present a pregnam of the type that assists the murictpalcties.
We must remember that all through constitution discussions the Provineial
government has made dt very plain to the Federal government that. the
municipalities. were thet. creation and the muricetpatities should not

have the power to deat directly with the Federal government.

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Mayor G.R. Laking 37%