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niy old kitchen comrade Danny Korica. It's not my usual fare, hrt how else can I mark the passl n C of one of the most infuriating, lovable, insufferable and compasslonate so-and-so's who ever stalked Main and Hastings?

week in his room on East Hastings

shpped Danny 8100 out of his own pocket a few months ago for one of Ihnny's pet causes, told him, "you

loed the line. To the end, he loudly opposed one of Carnegie's most politically correct achievements - the food policy of serving only whole grains and maximum veggie dishes. ATter all, Danny had raised thou. sands of dollars for the street youtl and single moms of the neighborhood by selling a nitrite-loaded species of hot dog called a smokey. "Health food good, but not every day, it clog system," he told one television interviewer as the kitchen staff squirmed. Danny baked cookies by the thousands for community projects. Anyone could apprentice with him. I learned the correct sequence of the cheeses in lasagna on the day before welfare cheques were issue

army. "'Ne beat Nazis because we all together," he told me one day while shoving his 10th pizza in a row into the oven. "same for (Downtown Eastside) community. We got to work together." 1 don't deny Danny had warts. He could be a hard guy to get alon with. More than once, he told me where I could go.

But the kitchen managkwh0 was the main target of his junkfood attacks broke down and sobbed beside the new convection oven when she heard the news of

I t h a s been o n l y a few s h o r t y e a r s t h a t I have known Dan A s a f r i e n d t o myself A f r i e n d t o Carnegie C e n t r e A f r i e n d t o many

grieving for months over the bloody splintering of his homeland. Just before he hit the street for the last time, he stepped up on the stage of Carnegie and sang two ballads that Croatian lovers croon to their sweethearts under the stars. "1 can't see point in fighting," he sadly told his audience. We have two chances Thursday to swap Danny stories. First, at the funeral service at 1 p.m. at First United Church, and then at 2 p.m. at Carnegie at the bang-up goingaway party for all of Danny's friends and fellow-travellers. Yes, there will be whole-wheat,

In t h e t h e a t r e where he s o l d Fresh c o f f e e In t h e h a l l where He worked A s a volunteer For many y e a r s He w i l l be missed By many Friends Close o r otherwise H i s memory I s now a p a r t of u s

we're laying on a serving of smokeys, too, so we can dine in style

Good-Bye DAN

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Danny Korica i s no l o n g e r w i t h u s ; a t l e a s t h e ' s n o t i n t h e body he was using. When Carnegie a c t i v i t i e s f i r s t g o t my a t t e n t i o n i n ' 8 2 o r '83, t h e f i r s t meeting I went t o was t h e Volunteer Committee. Danny was t h e chairman E kept t h e p e o p l e from s h o o t i n g o f f on something o t h e r t h a n what was b e i n g d i s c u s s e d . He always seemed t o know when someone was j u s t running t h e i r mouth E when t h e y had something t o say t h a t m a t t e r e d . H i s humour almost always came through.

Over t h e y e a r s , Danny was t h e guy who would do h h a t few o t h e r s h e r e do h e ' d commit h i m s e l f from s t a r t t o f i n i s h o f a n y t h i n g , knowing how t o do t h e job t o give q u a l i t y r e s u l t s . Ile'd go o u t o f h i s way t o h e l p i f he b e l i e v e d i n what was being done. I f i t was o r g a n i z i n g dances, Danny would be t h e person who answered f o r any problems, and would t a k e complaint a f t e r complaint i n s t r i d e , o f t e n maki n g s e v e r a l o f h i s own. He was n e v e r s a t i s f i e d t o l e a v e something i n a bad s t a t e b u t would t a l k t o everybody who

was even r e m o t e l y c o n n e c t e d , always t r y i n g t o make t h i n g s s i m p l e enough t h a t t h e y w o u l d n ' t need f i x i n g t h e n e x t time. To some p e o p l e Danny was t h e c h r o n i c c o m p l a i n e r , and sometimes h i s r e a s o n s f o r complaining weren't thought o u t . Most t i m e s he spoke from d e e p c o n v i c - : t i o n - t h a t h e was r i g h t ( l i k e most of u s ) - and had an e t e r n a l s o f t s p o t f o r p e o p l e who'had l e s s t h a n h e d i d . Danny's committment t o community was m a n i f e s t e v e r y day. He'd do a l most a n y t h i n g t o h o n e s t l y r a i s e money and f e e l r e a l l y good t o h a v e h i s e f f o r t s r e c o g n i s e d . When l i t t l e k i d s would c a l l him W n c l e Dannyl1 i t made h i s day. Danny had no r e a l d i s l i k e o f anyone u n l e s s t h e y were always d i s r e s p e c t f u l o f o t h e r s . He had no u s e f o r p e o p l e who would l i e o r push t o t h e head o f t h e l i n e o r t a k e more t h a n t h e i r s h a r e o r treated seniors a s l e s s than equal. He would always make a d e f i n i t e t r y a t b e i n g f r i e n d l y w i t h anyone. . o r a t t h e very l e a s t c i v i l . . b u t h e ' d harden h i s a t t i t u d e r i g h t away i f h e t h o u g h t t h e o t h e r p e r s o n was t r e a t i n g h i m . l i k e a f o o l , l i k e he w a s n ' t worthy o f r e s pect. Everyone who knew Danny, e v e n t h o s e who had met him j u s t once, would have a s p e c i a l memory. When h e was t h e r e you'd know t h e d i f f e r e n c e . That's where I am now knowing t h e g r e a t d i f f e r e n c e o f him n o t d r o p p i n g i n a l m o s t d a i l y , stomping t h e l a s t few f e e t b e f o r e g e t t i n g t o t h e o f f i c e door and, s n a p p i n g t o a t t e n t i o n E s a l u t i n g , b e l l o w i n g o u t "GOOD DAY GENERAL SIR. SARGEANT D. K. REPORTING FOR DUTY. b e t t e r l a t e t h a n never!" By PAULR TAYLOR

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ABORIGINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORKSHOPS Robert Kiyoshk and Bruce Wood d e l i v e r workshops t o a b o r i g i n a l commynities and s o c i a l / f amily s e r v i c e providers. The workshops focus on d e a l i n g with fami l y violence with an emphasis on men's i s s u e s and r e l a t i o n s h i p dunamias. However, t h e information i s r e l e v a n t t o working with women's groups a s well. The workshops provide a good framework around which abo- ; "A r i g i n a l / f amlly violence programs can be structured. Background ---------Robert i s of Ojibway a n c e s t r y . He holds a Bachelor o f A r t s degree i n Native Stud+ ies/Law and J u s t i c e (double major) from Laurentian University. In June 1991, he obtained a c o u n s e l l i n g c e r t i f i c a t e a t Counsellor Training I n s t i t u t e i n Vancouver. Robert produced an a b o r i g i n a l family v i o l e n c e r e p o r t c a l l e d "Beyond Violence" f o r t h e Helping S p i r i t Lodge S o c i e t y i n l a t e 1990. Robert's philosophy i s based upon t r a d i t i o n a l a b o r i g i n a l h e a l i n g methods Ec!he advocabes involvement i n t h i s way! o f l i f e . Bruce holds a Masters dkgree i n Psychology from t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Manitoba. He has worked with s e v e r a l a b o r i g i n a l family viol e n c e i n i t i a t i v e s including: - Ma mawi-dhi-itata Centre i n Winnipeg - Dene Kwan S e l f Help Council i n LaLoche - Lac La Rouge i n Saskatchewan - Dakota Ojibway T r i b a l Council Manitoba - Sacred C i r c l e Program of t h e Ojibway T r i b a l S e r v i c e s i n Rat Portage, Ontario.

For f u r t h e r information c o n t a c t : ROBERT KIYOSHK o r BRUCE WOOD Changing Men - Counselling S e r v i c e 503 - 402 West Pender S t r e e t Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1T6 (604) 669-5875

I t ' s about time people wake up & r e a l i z e t h a t immigration t a k e s away jobs from Canadians. The magical word t o obscure t h e t r u t h i s "racism". I t i s not racism; i t i s a f a c t t h a t Canadian employers use i m m i g r a n t s i n low paying jobs. The employer comes out with B.S. s t a t e ments t h a t Canadians do not want t h e jobs t h a t immigrants w i l l t a k e . The t r u t h is the Canadian employer doesn't want Canadians; he p r e f e r s immigrants who t a k e low pay, poor wonklrig c o n d i t i o n s . : &no. pens3dn.j These phony Canadian employers f o r e v e r h i r e immigrants t o keep unions o u t & low pay i n . Immigrants tend t o h i r e o t h e r immigrants

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Thanks f o r t h e h i s t o r y o f c o c k r o a c h e s in the l a s t issue. I received a lesson on r o a c h e s E t h e i r s t r a n g e e f f e c t on t h e human mind one n i g h t from a f r i e n d o f mine who s a i d s h e had one t h a t would come o u t E conduct music w i t h i t s a n t ennae whenever s h e p l a y e d t h e r a d i o . She s w i t c h e d i t on E s u r e enough a l o n g comes t h i s l i t t l e bug, c l i m b s up t h e t a b l e l e g , makes a B - l i n e f o r t h e r a d i o E s t o p s about 4 i n c h e s from t h e s p e a k e r . We b o t h l e a n e d f o r w a r d t o look a t i t . Obviously t h i s l i t t l e c r e a t u r e was h a v i n g a l o t o f f u n waving i t s l o n g g r a c e f u l a n t e n n a e i n t i m e t o t h e music .My f r i e n d s a i d "Lean down c l o s e r . . . look a t t h a t - i t ' s g o t w r i t i n 2 on i t . "

5. when they open new businesses. So you save Asians e x p l o i t i n g Asians o r Greeks h i r i n g Greeks. Racism i s a two-way s t r e e t , but it i s used a s an excuse t o e x p l o i t people whether they a r e black, yellow, brown, $ ? r e d o r white. The Ganadian emplnvers use t h e excuse t h a t t h e y cannot pay more than t h e minimum wage. These same employers would pay $2 an hour i f they could g e t away with i t . I t i s only n a t u r a l t h a t a b a r r i e r o f h a t r e d would e x i s t between unemployed Canadians & immigrants when t h e unemp'nved a r e t o l d they won't t a k e t h e jobs i m m i g r a n t s w i l l . The t r u t h i s t h a t many employ e r s want immigrants, not Canadians, so t h e y can keep jobs f o r e v e r locked i n a t t h e minimum wage. By BRIAN WAGGET

"What's g o t w r i t i n g on i t ? " "The cockroach - s e e : I f you look r e a l l y c l o s e , i t ' s g o t MADE IN JAPAN stamped r i g h t t h e r e u n d e r i t s wing!" Now, I ' m w i l l i n g t o admit a cockraoch can e n j o y c o n d u c t i n g mozart - b u t t h e r e a r e l i m i t s t o t h i s s o r t o f t h i n g . The r o a c h e s I know c o u l d n e v e r b e m i n i a t u r e h i - t e c h n i n j a r o b o t s . My f r i e n d was r i g h t i n t o i t though, E t o t h i s day' s h e ' l l swear on a s t a c k o f b i b l e s o r Bhagavad-Gitas t h a t c o c k r o a c h e s have 'blade i n J a p a n ' stamped on them. Maybe i t ' s j u s t h e r way o f s a y i n g God h a s a s e n s e o f humour. Then, on t h e o t h e r hand, some p e o p l e g e t s e r i o u s l y t i e d up i n such i d e a s E d o n ' t want t o t a k e t h e i r medication. TORA

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I f you a r e a musician who u s e s any of t h e equipment i n Carnegie - be it a g u i t a r o r t h e drums o r t h e sound system o r whatever.. . y o u ' v e p r o b a b l y < i come a c r o s s broken s t u f f from t i m e t o P t i n e t h a t , a few days l a t e r , h a s been f i x e d up f i n e . A l o t o f t h e r e p a i r s and ' f i x i n g s ' a r e due t o t h e good work of llarold Hyashi. Harold d o e s n ' t make h i s v o l u n t a r y c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o C a r n e g i e on a schedu l e d b a s i s ; whenever something comes t o h i s a t t e n t i o n t h a t he can h e l p w i t h

i n t h e water and o i l o f swe t h e ashen t h o u g h t s of b u r n t mind have d i s s o l v e d and e r s in general There a r e o v e r 400 names u n d e r t h e heading "Carnegie V o l u n t e e r s t ' and a t l e a s t 200 o f u s a r e a c t i v e i n any g i v e n month. A t i b a 6 N a t h a n i e l E Donna do t h e i r damnedest t o make v o l u n t e e r ing h e r e an e x p e r i e n c e i n i t s e l f , and t h e r e i s a V o l u n t e e r Support Group ( c a l l e d a "committee") t h a t meets once a month t o t a l k about t r i p s , s p e c i a l e v e n t s and t o g i v e people a p l a c e t o t a l k a b o u t problems. A s u g g e s t i o n made a t t h e l a s t meeting was t o w r i t e t h i s p i e c e , l e t t i n g a l l V o l u n t e e r s know of ~ ~ ask t h a t i t b e used t h e " ~ o m m i t t e e and

grateful for a i r that moves me p i c k i n g f r u i t of universal labour but t h e b e r r i e s a r e f r a i l young h e l d sand s l i p s away l i k e t i m e says cheers before drink but depression pervades b u t s u n b a t h i n g i s n o t work t h e r e i:; no t i m e b u t whztt i s i n mind days a r e movement t h e sun c a t c h e r s a r e called leaves but they a r e still here

b i r d s n e s t soup t a s t e s bad and d e p r i v e s b i r d s of t h e i r homes I f I was a t r e e I ' d c a l l you a s a p f o r c u t t i n g and t h e r e ' d be me down egg on your f a c e

t h e f a l l i s s e a s o n i n g us

t r a i n keeps sounding horn a s i f t o s a y Canada i s s t i l l t o g e t h e r b u t be c a r e f u l toothpicks pique i n t e r e s t i n food t h e c a t s and I b a t h i n g i n t h e l o n g ago h a r m l e s s sun l i g h t through t h e window

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an e n d l e s s c y c l e of food t o excrement t o food

t h e y s a y t o e a t God gives e a t e r ecstacy which i s why some p e o p l e p r e f e r t o e a t sugar

t h e n t h e y c u t down t h e t r e e o f l i f e and p r i n t e d up money

and t h e commoners p o s s e s s much common s e n s e and no d o l l a r s c o n c e n t r i c c i r c l e s dropped from t h e e y e s of sad ones i n t o t h e c o n c e n t r i c e y e s of sad c i r c l e s Sing it Lennon, You know it a i n ' t easy Sphinx t h e sound of t h e p a s t f u t u r e heard now in stereo!

playing with k i t t e n s i n backyard g r a s s - t h e r e was no h o p e l e s s n e s s f o r them a r e we doomed t o r e p e a t h i s t o r y whether we remember it o r n o t ? I f I a t e o n l y v e g e t a b l e food would you c a l l me a v e g e t a b l e ? I could u n d e r s t a n d it I f you saw me a p p a r e n t l y unconscious. But t h e r e would be no need t o c a l l me s t u p i d - c l e v e r n e s s i s n o t an i n d i c a t i o n of g r e a t achievement. And s i m p l i c i t i s n o t contemptable. I would l i k e my e p i t a p h t o s a y "You might t h i n k so." They s a y " I t ' s a l i v i n g . " ~ u tth i s world, i t ' s a-dying B U ~I doubt t h a t a n y t h i n g w i l l b e understood u n t i l t h e r e i s no more punishment be it o f f i c i a l o r unofficial Crime i s punishment i s crime

Have you seen o u r p o s t e r s ? Tl~eya r e o r a t l e a s t we would l i k e everywhere them everywhere. We a r e a group of f i v e French-speaking v o l u n t e e r s and wc a r e conducting r e s e a r c h i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e . A l o t h e r s u r v e y you might t h i n k ? Well, you a r e r i g h t . But, a s you know, s u r v e y s a r e a v e r y good t o o l t o f i n d o u t what p e o p l e 6 communities want and need. Our group c a l l s i t s e l f Research Group on t h e Needs o f Francophones o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e . That i s what. o u r r e s e a r c h is a l l about; we want t o know what t h e French-speaking community needs t o b e t t e r i t s e l f . Health-related services, l e g a l i n f o r m a t i o n and advocacy, a d u l t edu c a t i o n ( a l l i n French) and a p l a c e t o go t o f o r assistance a r e t h e kinds of t h i n g s we a r e looking a t . We have been g e t t i n g tremendous s u p p o r t from t h e d i f f e r e n t s e r v i c e s o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e and t h a t ' s t e r y encouraging. DEW i s always h e l p f u l ; t h e Carnegie A s s o c i a t i o n g r a c i o u s l y p r i n t e d t h e French v e r s i o n o f "Help i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e and t h e y have a l s o given u s p e r m i s s i o n t o have o u r i n t e r v i e w e r s m e e t ' w i t h p e o p l e a t Carnegiz ( t a b l e o u t s i d e L i b r a r y - 1st f l ) The Evelyne S a l l e r Centre h a s a l s o g i v en u s p m n i s s i o n t o have o u r i n t e r v i e w e r s on t h e i r premises and t o o c c a s i o n a l l y u s e t h e c a f e t e r i a f o r meetings. We w i l l keep you informed o f o u r progr e s s ; i n t h e meantime, i f you'd l i k e t o know more, g e t some 'of o u r p o s t e r s o r j u s t meet u s , g i v e u s a c a l l a t 736-9806 o r drop i n t o t h e Evelyne S a l l e r Centre ( t h e ' 4 4 ' ) 6 ask f o r Marcus o r Jaques.

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Savez-vous q u i nous sommes? Avez-vous vu nos a f f i c h e s un peu p a r t o u t dans l e Downtown E a s t s i d e ? Nous sommes un groupe de 5 benevoles q u i menent une enquete. Nous nous appelons l e Groupe d i r e c h e r c h e s u r l e s b e s o i n s d e s francophones du Downtown E a s t s i d e e t c ' e s t justement c e que nous f a i s o n s . Nous voulons s a v o i r c e que l e s francophones a i m e r a i e n t c o m e s e r v i c e s en f r a n c a i s dans l e s s e c t e u r s s a n t e , educat i o n aux a d u l t e s , l o i e t d e f e n s e s d e s d r o i t s . Ce sondage e s t important pour savo i r ce que v o ~ svoulez, vous l e s f r a n c o phones du Downtown E a s t s i d e l E t p l u s hombreux nous sommes, p l u s on p e u t s ' a i d e r . Nous avons un l e s u p p o r t de p l u s i e u r s o r g a n i s a t i o n s dans l a comrnunaute. DEW nous donne un coup de main. Carnegie Assoc i a t i o n l a genereusement imprime l a v e r s i o n f r a n c a i s e du guide d e s S e r v i c e s dans l e Downtown E a s t s i d e e t l e C e n t r e Evelyne S a l l e r nous permet d l u t i l i s e r s a c a f e t e r i a pour d e s r e n c o n t r e s . S i vous n ' a v e z p a s e n c o r e r e m p l i n o t r e q u e s t i o n n a i r e venez-nous v o i r ! Nous avons d e s i n t e r v i e w e r s a Carnegie e t a Evelyne S a l l e r . Pour p l u s d ' i n f o r m a t i o n donneznous un coup de f i l , au 736-9806 ou au Centre Evelyne S a l l e r ( l e ' 4 4 ' ) demander pour J a c q u e s ou Marcus. Votre p a r t i c i p a t i o n e s t t r e s importante; joignez-vous a nous! L ' u n i t e f a i t l a f o r c e .

9. To t h e E d i t o r o f t h e N e w s l e t t e r

- We were f r i e n d s f o r y e a r s - We met on t h e f i r s t day - of t h e s c h o o l term We b o t h needed a f r i e n d We were b o t h a l o n e From t h a t f i r s t day We were always t o g e t h e r We c o n f i d e d i n each o t h e r We s h a r e d o u r f e a r s , d i s l i k e s , l o v e s and dreams. We l e t n o t h i n g s t a n d between U s and o u r f r i e n d s h i p . We p r o t e c t e d each o t h e r . Then I moved away. On t h a t l a s t day We h e l d each o t h e r , laughed E c r i e d Now o u r c l o s e f r i e n d s h i p has suddenly become long d i s t a n c e l e t t e r s . No r e a l communication We want t o u n d e r s t a n d What happened t o o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p Now we must s t a n d . . . alone. Vicki Musgrave -

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On b e h a l f o f The Research Group on t h e Needs o f t h e Francophones i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , we would l i k e t o thank you f o r your p r e c i o u s t i m e and c o - o p e r a t i o n i n p r i n t i n g and p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r t h e pamphlet i n French e n t i t l e d "Help i n t h e bowntown E a s t s i d e . " Hopefully t h i s a s s o c i a t i o n w i l l cont i n u e i n t h e f u t u r e . Merci Beaucoup. Norman Levesque, Brian(Marcus) Roy, J a c q u e s Masse, Claude Noel, Marie Dussault. I - --

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I d o n ' t know what t o s a y . I found Wed. N o v . 1 3 ' ~ i s s u e o f t h e Sun on t h e Skyt r a i n E thought ' g r e a t , a f r e e p a p e r ! '' and c a r r i e d it c i t h me a l l o v e r town, not having even looked a t i t . A t 1 pm I s a t down t o do my job^' E t h e f i r s t t h i n g I s e e i s a p i c t u r e o f you a t Oppenheimer Park wondered 'what i s t h e son o f a gun up t o now?'..only t o r e a d on E l e a r n o f your d e a t h . I s a t i n awe, shock, and p i s s e d o f f because I h a d n ' t been around Carnegie much. I c a n ' t v i s i t l i k e I used t o E suddenly y o u ' r e gone. Like t h a t . To me you've always been a Carnegie T i t a n . . n e v e r a f r a i d t o lock h o r n s o r r a i s e s h i t o r express yourself. I ' l l a l ways wear t h e p i n you found t h a t sums up t h e T i t a n c h a r a c t e r you w i l l always b e : "30 I Look Like a Fucking Bank?"

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A s s h e s e t t l e d down b e s i d e me, A s t r a n g e compulsion s t r a i n e d h e r f a c e ; From t h a t g i r l i n w h i t e and crimson, T h e r e came a p a i n I c o u l d n o t p l a c e .

Through t h e glow o f t w i l i g h t ' s p a s s i n g , N i g h t ' s shadowed f i n g e r s s t r o k e t h e l a n d ; S h e e t s o f gleaming a s p h a l t g l i s t e n , R e f l e c t i n g where t h e s t r e e t l i g h t s s t a n d .

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Wandering t h e Autumn l a n d s c a p e , We soon a r r i v e d a t where s h e l i v e d , There r u n s a r o a d t h a t ' s l o n g and h a r d ; The icy rains still streaming down; A winding road where s p i r i t s walk, And w i t h a s i g h i n g wind t h a t c r i e d , There on C h a n c e l l o r Boulevard. Long,spectered shadows danced t h e ground. A narrow road w i t h t w i s t i n g t u r n s , -. - - Huge a n c i e n t maples l i n e i t s t r a c k ; A s o l i t a r y l i g h t was glowing, Like a g i n g s e n t i n e l s , t h e y s t a n d , I t shone upon one s i n g l e d o o r ; A g a i n s t a n i g h t t h a t ' s always b l a c k . J u s t as s h e was about t o l e a v e , My keys s l i p p e d down upon t h e f l o o r . I was d r i v i n g t h r o u g h t h e d a r k n e s s Along i t s r o u t e , I had t o p a s s ; F i n d i n g them t o o k o n l y seconds, A moaning wind t h r e s h e d t h r o u g h t h e t r e e s , But in the darkness,she was gone; H a r d ~ ~ e l t i nrga i n s t r e a k e d on t h e g l a s s To s e e her s a f e , I f e l t compelled, Because t h a t l o n e l y l i g h t s t i l l shone, From o u t o f nowhere,she a p p e a r e d , I caught h e r i n my h e a d l i g h t ' s beam; I g e n t l y knocked,then knocked a g a i n , She was s t a n d i n g by t h e r o a d s i d e , On which t h e d o o r swung open wide; A g i r l n o t more t h a n s e v e n t e e n . A man who s t o o d t h e r e f o r a moment, A b r i g h t w h i t e d r e s s s p l a s h e d w i t h crimson, Then motioned me t o s t e p i n s i d e . Clung. t i g h t a g a i n s t h e r drenched i n r a i n ; Her h a i r f e l l down about a f a c e , A l l h i s f a c e was t r a c e d i n s a d n e s s , That h e l d a n x i e t y and p a i n . Deep p o o l s o f g r i e v i n g f i l l e d h i s e y e s ; W h i l e t h e wind swirled hard around her, Through h i s v o i c e Were mournful w h i s p e r s , A s a n g e l s wept w i t h q u i e t s i g h s . There came a q u e s t i o n i n my e y e s ; Wondering why s h e was w a i t i n g , He s a i d , t h e r e a s o n f o r y o u r coming, I s t o p p e d t h e c a r w i t h some s u r p r i s e . And why you knocked upon my d o o r ; On t h i s n i g h t , y o u h e l p e d my d a u g h t e r , Not one t h o u g h t c o u l d s h e remember, I ' v e s e e n t h i s many t i m e s b e f o r e . Her mind was f l o a t i n g i n a d a z e ; Thoughts and memories k e p t s h i f t i n g , With a p a u s e , h e t h e n c o n t i n u e d , Kept d r i f t i n g t h r o u g h a m i t y haze. A b i t t e r t a l e he would r e l a t e ; Of t h e g i r l who was h i s d a u g h t e r , Her v o i c e was b u t an u r g e n t w h i s p e r , And how s h e came t o meet h e r f a t e . I n s i d e t h e s t i l l n e s s o f my c a r ; She asked i f I would d r i v e h e r home, She s a i d i t was n o t v e r y f a r .

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Upon t h e s t r e e t s , t h e wind blew hard; She was t o meet a f r i e n d t h a t n i g h t , There on C h a n c e l l o r Boulevard. When she l e f t , she k i s s e d me g e n t l y , Wearing a d r e s s o f gleaming white; Even t h e n , I was t o worry, I t was a wet and windy n i g h t . F r e t t i n g through t h o s e l o n e l y h o u r s , I thought o f t h i n g s t h a t might have been Thoughts o f worry f o r a d a u g h t e r , A daughter o n l y s e v e n t e e n . Twisted screams o f t o r t u r e d m e t a l , Covered t h e ground w i t h s h a r d s o f g l a s s ; Random l i t t e r o f t h e wreckage, Where crimson b l o o d s t a i n s smeared t h e g r

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Against a t r e e , h e r c a r c o l l i d e d , And i n t h a t c r a s h s h e s t r u c k s o h a r d ; Upon t h a t r o a d s h e b r e a t h e d h e r l a s t , There on C h a n c e l l o r Boulevard.

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By TOM LEWIS Through my l i f e , t h e y e a r s a r e p a s s i n g Chains o f m i s e r y b i n d my h e a r t ; For my d a u g h t e r , who must wander, Where n o t a s i n g l e sound was h e a r d ; Who walks a world she c a n ' t d e p a r t . Out t h e r e upon t h a t winding r o a d , Her f a t h e r was t o keep h i s word. Each d a y , I t r y t o u n d e r s t a n d , The r e a s o n s why s h e h a s t o roam; In my sorrow, I must wonder, Why s h e keeps t r y i n g t o come home.

Two s o f t shadows i n t h e t w i l i g h t , Dusky s i l h o u e t t e s i n t h e mists; There a f a t h e r h e l d h i s d a u g h t e r , And from h e r e y e s , h e r t e a r s , h e k i s s e d .

Then he thanked me f o r my k i n d n e s s , And i n a o o i c e where t e a r s r a n h a r d ; He s a i d , p e r h a p s w e ' l l meet a g a i n , There on C h a n c e l l o r Boulevard. Mists o f Time c o n t i n u e d d r i f t i n g , I s l i p p e d i n t o my t w i l i g h t y e a r s ; Thoughts were dim b u t I remembered, For t h a t young g i r 1 , I h e l d some t e a r s

One l a t e evening i n October, I was t o d r i v e t h a t winding p l a i n ; I t was t h e r e , t h a t I would s e e them, They were t o g e t h e r once a g a i n .

A s t h e d a r k n e s s s l o w l y deepened, There came a l o v e t h a t touched h e r f a c e ; For t h e man,who was h e r f a t h e r , A l o v e t h a t Death c o u l d n o t e r a s e .

Descending down from P a r a d i s e , There flowed a beam t h a t b r i g h t l y shone, Melting through t h e m i s t y d a r k n e s s , And i n t h a t i n s t a n t , t h e y were gone. A l e g e n d s a y s t h a t i n t h e Autumn, When i c y winds and r a i n s d r i v e h a r d , There upon t h a t r o a d , t h e y wander, There on C h a n c e l l o r Boulevard.

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ment of c a p i t a l / ' s e r v i a e s / ~ a b o u r / g o o d s no p r o v i s i o n f o r c o l l e c t i v e r i g h t s i . e . r i g h t t o bargain, r i g h t t o s t r i k e - entrenchment o f p r o p e r t y r i g h t s , which i s not meant t o p r o t e c t t h e workers1 r i g h t t o own a hbme b u t r a t h e r i t could be used by c o r p o r a t i o n s t o o b j e c t t o workers' r i g h t t o s t r i k e & p i c k e t o r a g a i n s t t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of environmenta l c o n t r o l p r o v i s i o n s . I t would put propert:y r i g h t s . above t h e law. - no r e c o g n i t i o n of s o c i a l r i g h t s i . e . h e a l t h c a r e , education, housing, employment, h e a l t h y s u s t a i n a b l e environment - inadequate r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e r i g h t s o f a b o r i g i n a l peoples

Review o f Proposals In o r d e r t o allow " f r e e t r a d e " within Canada t h e proposed changes would prohibit l e g i s l a t i o n , p o l i c y , t a r i f f and nont a r i f f b a r r i e r s & s t a n d a r d s which r e g u l r a t e econ?mic a c t i v i t y , o f t e n i n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t communities, provinces 6 regions. Examples of what would be p r o h i b i t e d : - preference f o r local suppliers - h i r i n g p o l i c i e s which favour l o c a l s - d i f f e r e n t health & s a f e t y standards between provinces - d i f f e r e n t provincial trade standards - marketing boards - different financial regulatiolx The i n t e n t i o n i s " t h a t Canada. becomes a s i n g l e , i n t e g r a t e d i n t e r n a l market from c o a s t t o c o a s t .I1 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES The proposal i s t o change S e c t i o n 121 Th4 f e d e r a l government has r e l e a s e d proof t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n "to enhance t h e mobip o s a l s f o r changes t o t h e Canadim constl i t y o f persons, c a p i t a l , s e r v i c e s & goods i t u t i o n . While much o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n i n w i t h i n Canada by p r o h i b i t i n g any laws, t h e media has been about " d i s t i n c t i v e soprograms o r p r a c t i c e s of t h e f e d e r a l , proc i e t y " s t a t u s f o r Quebec, t h e r e a r e some v i n c i a l o r municipal g o v v t s t h a t c o n s t i v e r y n e g a t i v e changes being proposed f o r t u t e b a r r i e r s o r r e s t r i c t i o n s t o mobilityt1 The p r o p o s a l s allow friir laws t h a t f t m t h e r t h e econDmy of Canada. T h i s paper w i l l address t h e proposed economic changes. the p r i n c i p l e s of equalization & regional development b u t it i s u n c l e a r who would ' Summarv d e c i d e rr'lether t h e laws a r e alloked. Section 121 llwould empower p r i v a t e p a r t an economic proposal t h a t does not adi e s ( i n d i v i d u a l s a s well a s f i r m s ) t o d r e s s s o c i a l concerns - $ k e e l tradet1 p r i n c i p l e s would1,ke.:embed- challenge, through t h e c o u r t s , a c t i o n s of t h e g o v l t s t h a t a r e i n c o n s i s t e n t with t h e ed ir t h e Canadian c o n s t i t u t i o n - t h e proposals p r o h i b i t r e s t r i c t i o n s by p r i n c i p l e o f f r e e m o b i l i t y within t h e i n t e r n a l market f e d e r a l o r p r o v i n c i a l g o v ' t s 01: move-

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They could a g r e e t o w r i t e a The f e d e r a l g o v l t would u s e t h i s s e c t i o n social charter as part t o the constitution to s t o p any p r o v i n c i a l g o v l t from t r y i n g t h a t would s e t a purpose & s t a n d a r d s under to d i r e c t economic a c t i v i t y f o r l o c a l which t h i s " f r e e r t r a d e w would t a k e p l a c e . purposes. The i n t e n t i o n of t h e c h a r t e r would be t o b r i n g everyone up t o t h e h i g h e s t s t a n d a r d The p r o p o s a l p r o v i d e s t h a t p r o v i n c e s t h a t c u r r e n t l y e x i s t s . This i s s i m i l a r t o could "opt o u t v from t h e s e p r o v i s i o n s of what i s being n e g o t i a t e d i n t h e European the c o n s t i t u t i o n b u t o n l y f o r 3 y e a r s . Community a t t h e p r e s e n t time. 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