A6 - The Terrace Standard / Wedhesday June 30, 2004

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Voting w way needs: to change

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cently by the .Citizens’. Assembly’ on: ‘Electoral, — .. Reform (The Terrace °°" Standard, June £6, 2004) : Ne I was quoted as (saying 052. z that “voting ‘should.’ be. made easier to: help —— combat. declining: voter -

~ lurnout.’? | In fact, 'T- said. thé éxacl opposite. Whai i f did say was that making it easier, for ‘people to: vole is not the way to get a better turnout...

_ ” Rather,-we heed 1 to. fundamentally change. the voting system (first-past-the- post} that discourages: people from:

bothering to vote because they think thiat their. vole will have little, if any,. effect: on ‘Betting: their interests, repre-. sented in governmént..

They know that with the: present: systein, tinless they:

vote’for ‘the party that: gets: the Most: voles, even. though! that- may bé'a minority: of ihe total Yotes, | their interests

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Dear. Sir: .

The recent rating by ihe juaiciary a as: reported by you, fe West Fraser Mills. vs. Tsimshian Nation,: and the cutting, 3

of modified trees, is & pure pizzlement.. The judge ‘cites West Fraser - employment: record (or lack thereof) as some. part of law. When did’ the: Taw, .in

a heritage case, begin citing economic ‘concerns ;as part

of law?

brightest of our citizens; ‘The. rées-in ‘question. are herit-. age features: We are not: talking about .current“use.-We tory is in direct conflict with current use,,

used for afew hundred years, but is now-a heritage site. _ Under: this: ‘judge’ S ‘ruling that: castle: would have been’

demolished “years = ago to make more grazing land. Aor a

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‘log? I have been’ informed that: they. sort, colt the good. “logs (do the modified trees. qualify?), . export ‘thém and thé. jobs connected with them, and ‘cut the crap left. over... ‘No wonder this- mill. makes rio money if all. they have , eet to-cut is garbage, : . The judge: also talks about “no cuirrent aboriginal use” we __ OF this: particular patch. of: forest. This'should-confuse’ the * “this: ‘Afterdawn: we realize: it-is the-softwood lumber. " nightmare, Logs cut into Jumber' here suffer ‘a'25 per cent ~ duty, on the lumber. Logs can‘enter: the U: S. ‘free. . ; are talking about history and ‘historic use: Preserving his- ” ie oar wholly. ‘within: ‘the ‘federal’ jutisdiction. But export taxes

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