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[Week 4: How We Stand |

Illegal break-ins ‘shocking’

A-G urged to probe RCMP

B.C. Communist Party leader Maurice Rush, in a letter to at- torney-general Garde Gardom this week, called for a full public inquiry into the activities of the RCMP in B.C.

Rush pointed to press reports on the McDonald Royal Commission on RCMP activities which in- dicated that of 419 illegal break-ins in Canada between 1972 and 1976, 402 of them were in the province of B.C.

“That has shocked B.C. citizens concerned with protection of their

civil liberties,’ he said. ‘“‘And the

matter is all the more serious since the RCMP operates under contract with the provincial government as the provincial police force.

“The disclosure of the wholesale violation of citizens’ rights and the sanctity of their homes by these illegal break-ins puts in question the future of such an arrangement with the RCMP, who obviously have violated the law with im- punity for many years,” Rush said.

Deputy attorney-general Dick Vogel did indicate this week that further details would be sought on the RCMP break-ins but made no

indication that action would be taken.

“That simply doesn’t go far enough,’’ Rush said. ‘‘Nor will it satisfy the public in this province to await the final results of the Mc- Donald Commission report which is not expected down until 1980 or 1981.”

Stressing that ‘nothing short of a full public inquiry would be ade- quate,” the CP called on Gardom to ‘‘set up a _ representative citizens’ body to conduct a public probe into RCMP activities in the province.”

Jobs program ‘a joke,’ says YCL

TORONTO — “If the govern- ment were serious about job creation, it would move decisively into the economy to nationalize the major resource industries, develop secondary industry and broaden Canada’s industrial base as well as ban the export of capital to protect what jobs still remain here,” said Mike Gidora,’ general secretary of the Young Communist League and the Communist Party’s candidate in the Toronto riding of Broadview- Greenwood.

In: a letter to Employment Minister Bud Cullen, April 14, Gidora described the minister as “either the last of the eternal optimists or a hypocrite of the worst order’’ following Cullen’s announcement of the creation of the $12-million Summer Jobs Corps.

“Tf it wasn’t for the fact that the

_ government announces several of

these so-called job creation schemes each year, this latest one could be dismissed as a mere election ploy,’’ Gidora said. ‘‘But, as it is, this is the latest in a long

line of hare-brained and ineffective schemes which started more than 10 years ago with the Company of Young Canadians and has included some notable failures like the Opportunities for Youth. The only effect on unemployment over this period of time has been a steady climb in the unemployment rate.”’

The YCL general secretary

- accused the Liberal government of:

having “‘absolutely no intention of coming to grips with unem- ployment.” He said that despite all their efforts to present a positive picture of the unemployment situation they were unable to hide “one important figure, and that is the 1,045,000 ‘officially’ unem- ployed Canadians.

“Unless the government is prepared to undertake needed job creation programs, the more than one-half million Canadians under

25 years old who do not:have jobs”

are left with no conclusion other than the inescapable one that the government of Canada doesn’t give a damn about them or their problems.”

MIKE GIDORA .. . Cullen an “optimist or hypocrite”.

‘MAY DAY GREETINGS

to my comrades and friends from George Gidora

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COMING EVENTS

APRIL 30 — After the May Day Meeting relax with friends at the Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender. Enjoy supper and/or refresh- ments on the lawn, (indoors if rain). Good food and en- tertainment. Proceeds Van- couver East Tribune Drive. Supper $4.

APRIL 29 — Film showing — Los Canadienses, the story of the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion in Spain, at 832 Calverhall St., North Vancouver, 8 p.m., re- freshments, admission $2, pro- ceeds to Tribune drive.

work day. Auspices Vernon Club, CPC

MAY 6 — African National Congress social. South African food, music, 8 p.m. 7130 Curtis, Burnaby. Admission $5. RSVP -298-9778.

MAY 6 — The upper hall seating

SEE ALEX THE BARBER at 611 Smithe St. on Saturdays and help the Tribune Press Drive.

READERS IN BURNABY AREA wishing to assist in the Tribune financial drive — donations, banquet tickets, ph. 526-5226.

for the AUUC Kobzar Dancers |

3rd Annual Hutzul Night has been sold out; tickets are available for lower hall dinner at $4 and for the dance at $3. For reservations phone 325-5760, 299-

8172 and 594-1786. No tickets sold °

at the door. MAY 14 — Annual Mother’s Day

FOR SALE_ FINISHED SOLID OAK garden and patio tubs, 15” deep and 24” wide $15.00. All proceeds to PT. Phone 936-7308 afternoons.

11th World Youth Festival Posters (50c), pins ($1.00), pennants

(Club targets in parentheses) ($2.00), calendars ($3.00)

available at 254-9797. All

breafast, pancakes, bacon, i proceeds to the Canadian Youth = 1

APRIL 29 —_ Visit Cuba. with sausages, coffee, refreshments

North Fraser Region Bert Ogden, Communist Party

Vancouver Region

Bill Bennett ($1,500) $ 30 Burnaby ($2,800) 527 Socerets and our annual horseshoe

Broadway ($2,000) 265 Coquitlam ($1,000) 446 pandidabe: i Se uth, .VAnCOUVER:: “onrnament at Gidora’s, 12715-66 Festival Delegation. : Ningsway ($2,200) 412 Fraser Ind. ($500) 202 Seen Cho beaks cnet Ave: (go along 128 St. to 66th | : ss ° ; * ° : . ; " Polginteao) 540. Richmond se00) 127] Knight at Sand ave). Pro: ip'Tribune drive, AS EOR RENT 1 : aa eS 636 South Fraser Region arive BUSINESS PERSONALS eR STS mrnmeaeein ee 4 |S. Vancouver ($1,350) 489 Delta ($700) 48 | APRIL30—MAY DAY CONCERT jrwWELLERY REPAIRS. meetings, etc. For rates: Ozzie, i, | Vancouver East ($4,000) 2,450 Langley ($600) 1 ie at the Russian People’s Home, = ;emodelling, appraisals at 3254171 or 685-5836. i

West End ($900) 146 Ae eee : 600 Campbell Ave., Sunday, yeasonable charge. For ap-

N. Vancouver ($2,500) 769 April 30 — 7 p.m. Variety pointment phone 254-7678. Will RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME —

program. Everyone welcomed.

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pick up anddeliver in Vancouver Available for rentals. For

East Fraser Region

tno extr, ions Fraser Valley ($500) - 220 fo air aoa APRIL 30 — Auction, rummage, aigno eae Dee ee sapiens ce Maple Ridge ($900) 6 Noten MI CARPENTER — aple Ridge ($250) bake and plant sale, April 30 at UKRAINIAN CANADIAN Mission ($800) = ~—436.-~- Penticton 1 Capitol Hi 874-1814 ; Vernon ($750) 190 p.m., Capitol Hill Hall, CULTURAL CENTRE — 805 | North Coast/Interior ‘andeRedian Hastings at Howard. Spons. by: Ron Sostad East Pender St., Vancouver. Correspondence ($600) 257 valreuver tone Waa oe the Burnaby Citizens . Writer — Researcher Available for banquets, wed- | Creston ($200) Campbell River ($850) Association, 922-6980 926-9602 dings, meetings. Ph. 254-3436. Powell River ($300) 54 Comox Valley ($650) 2 VERNON Call only during weekdays. eo: Prince Rupert ($300) Nanaimo ($1,200) 177 | APRIL 30 — May Day rally, 1 p.m. — FOR RENT Sointula ($100) 105 Port Alberni ($1,000) 4] AUUCLabor Hall, Vernon. Film, MOVING? CLEANUP — Wanted 2>cdroom bsmt. suite with large { Trail ($500) 2 Victoria ($1,100) 204: speakers, light refreshments. articles for resale. All proceeds kitchen, $175 mo. near SFU,

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