a ¥ Bé CASTLEGAR NEWS, April 1, 198) This survey on capital punishment was submitted to all 279 federal Members of Parliament. One hundred and four or 37% of the sitting members ay exe re you in favor of capital punishment? YES NO if your answer to question number 1 is Yes, please disregard all further questions. If your answer is No, please a fontinue. ould you be in favor of capital ey if ita applied to murderers of lice officers an prison guards only? YES NO 3. Would you be in favor of capital punishment if it was implemented by, means other than hanging! ES NO 4. As an alternative to hi favor im lementing the deat ait Baty Shy means of the gas c ber? Re No 5, AS an alternative to hanging, do favor im lementing thedeath Bonatty by means of the electric chair? YES NO 6. As an alternative to hanging, do y favor. implementing the: the geath Gonalty) by means of a firing squad? YES NO Here are the results of the survey listed alphabetically. (Yes, in favor of capital punishment; No, not in favor of capital punishment; pines, Not a yes or a no, but other explanation given.) Name Constitnency . Allmand, Warren Notre-Dame-de-Grace Lachine pA Mississauga S, London-Middlesex on Valley W. Haldimand-Norfolk Davenport LaSalle fancouver Quat aenerland Caltesler PC re 1 e Ub, Dick, Paul rietor Dinsdale, Walter Braden: Souris Domm, Bill Duquet, Gerard aioe East Pr, Edward-Hastings Penibine Provencher Ottawa-Centre Jntario Parkdale-High Park Vancouver South Friesen, Benno Gamble, John urrey=W bite Rock-North Delta PC yaford witt Current-Maple Calgary West PC. SEpmont *3 y Lib, Lib. Cel Howie, Robert + Pe Hudecki, Stanley ite West Lib. Jarvis, Bill Fe mbert, Marcet Lapointe, Normand Lib. Lawrence, Allen re Lewis, Doug Simece North Pc MacDonald, Flora Pe ston and the ani MacGulgan, Mark Windsor-Walkerville | Lib. MacKay, Elmer Yentral Nova lone, ‘arnold rowfoot FE een chariote Fe McCain, eCuish, Lome r. George-! itt stove alley ‘Dermid, John B McGrath, James St. John's East McKenzie, Dan a McKinnon, Allan eKnlght Bill McMillan, Tom Mitges, Gus Grey-Simcoe Munro, J John Hamilton East A number of MPs sent along letters or notes In which they expanded their views. Here are a fow cerpts: “nl believe in the death penalty for any person who deliberately takes the life of another human . being. | would not insist on the punishment being - implemented by hanging, as the gas chamber and the eléctri¢ chalr are reasonable Gordon Taylor (PC, Bow ‘Rives “Personally, { have no ‘hang-up! about punishment. Whether a few peopie ‘swing’ or not bs not a problem to me. What concerns me, cal is a deterrent, ea according to. all the studies and information | have, this is not the case.” Kenneth Robinson (Lib., Etobicoke-Lakeshore) we punishment should apply to ail mur- derers regardless who the victim is. We should not put police officers or prison guards on a slifeis a. Too many people are concerned with the rights of the criminal and they forget about the rights of the victim."* x ° Charles Turner (Lib., London East) hurchill loose Jaw ae Aretle Hvaclaihe mise aly East Sherk ‘aralo ee Shap “Lakeshore edsag SESESE win Hamilton-Wentworth ia-Haliburton Athabasca Richmond-South Delta fork-Peel Simcoe South Stollery, Peter spadina Taylor, Gordon Bow River ‘Tessier, Claude Megantic-Compton- pnt Foothills Thacker, Blaine = Le Calgary South Thomson, Jol , Brian Humber-Part au Tobin me ‘ ote Barbe it crt Chal uaa East alll Hastings-Froatensc Wea De DavidScarboro West Fraset Valley ‘West Wt me esbloake Centre Wise, John Elgia Bas pabdecass Sababeba SUMMARY Yes No Other Total Responses: 7 2 10 104 Percentage of 69% 21% 10% 100% ly enough, only one member from the rovinces was against capital punishment. rot WE province e-to-two interesting to note how the’ responses fell when brofen de sown into political parties: Of 69 Pi voted yes (80%); only 3 voted no Une ‘and’ £ gave" other explanations Lib. responses, 10 ‘voted ‘yes (32%); 15 voted no ise) and 6 gave other explanations (20%). Of 4 NDP all voted no (100%). . Cc capital punishment, th Torles Sho voted against the death any circumstances. Flora MacDo! oxarPl¢ yunro, Minister of Northern Affairs and Northern Development, ‘was one of the prominent Liberals in favor of the death penalty. CITY OF CASTLEGAR NOTICE Owners are -esiindel the PENALTY for allowing dogs to run uncontrolled is Impounding Fees — $25 00 plus $10.00 for each subsequent pick-up. Dogs shall not be permitted to bark or howl, to cause discomfort and disturbance to the neigh- borhood. IF YOU CARE FOR YOuR DOG, KEEP IT HOME AND ATTENDED TO, ANIMAL CONTROL COSTS TAX DOLLARS. City of Castlegar “CHECK. AND COMPARE THESE VALUES — REGULAR SKINLESS WIENERS