Over The Edge Page 4 UNBC Community Events January 14, 2002

Teddy Bears Take on

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By: Ai Lin Choo, Ubyssey

VANCOUVER (CUP) —
The Teddy Bear Brigade, a
newly formed organization
opposed to the federal gov-
ernment’s anti-terrorism
legislation, says it will con-
tinue to protest the recently
passed Bill C-36 until it is
convinced the public sup-
ports the new law.

The group, which
includes University of
British Columbia students
and professors, occupied
the office of Vancouver-
Quadra MP Stephen Owen
for three days in December,
shortly after the Brigade

. formed.

The group’s confrontation
of the MP, who represents
the area of the university in
his riding, was inspired by a
similar group of protesters
who occupied federal
Justice Minister Anne
McLellan’s office in
Edmonton.

The protesters asked that
Owen participate in public
discussions on the contro-
versial anti-terrorism bills.
They asked him to pres-
sure his government to
scrap Bills C-36, C-35 and
C-42 until both citizens and
parliament have had a
meaningful opportunity to
provide input on the legisla-
tion.

They also asked the gov-
ernment to drop. the

charges against the pro-
testers arrested for occupy-
ing McLellan’s office in
Edmonton.

Owen agreed to speak

Winter Formal at UNBC

Grab your dancing
shoes!! The UNBC Sorority
will be holding their 3rd
Annual Winter Formal on
January 19th. This year’s
formal will be held here at
school in the Atrium.
Tickets are $10 and will be

Terror Bills

with the protesters on Dec.
14, three days after they
first occupied his office. He
said he would not only par-
ticipate in public meetings,
but would also ask
McLellan to drop charges
against Bill C-36 protesters
in Edmonton.

While Owen ‘eventually
conceded to the Teddy
Bear Brigade’s demands
for his presence at public
forums, Clayton McKee, a
spokesperson for the orga-
nization and a UBC stu-
dent, said the group would
continue its efforts until
members were convinced
that enough people were
educated and understood
the issue.

“I've very disappointed in
the amount of knowledge
that the public has regard-
ing this,” McKee said.
“However, | am also very
excited that there does
seem to be momentum
growing. We have not
achieved success yet, but
we’re on the right path.

“We believe that once
people become more edu-
cated as to what’s happen-
ing, there will be enough
public resistance and the
government won't be able
to let these bills go
through,” he said.

McKee said that while he
is not fundamentally
opposed to the idea of
increased security, he feels
that legislators have used
last year’s Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks in the U.S. as an
excuse to push the legisla-

on sale from January 11th
to the 18th from 11-3 in the
Winter Garden. This year
we are also asking that
everyone at lease bring a
donation of one non-perish-
able item for the local food
bank. There will be a spe-
cial prize draw for those
who bring an item. So if

UNEC Sorority

“to establish meaningful friendships”

tion forward.

“The government is pass-
ing [anti-terrorism legisla-
tion] as being in response
to the terrorist attack, but to
draw up 500 pages of legis-
lation takes years. Two or
three years.

“This is very tight legisla-
tion and most of it is being
drawn up to amend previ-
ous bills.”

McKee said he was
opposed to the way Bill C-
36 will work together with
Bills C-35 and C-42, which
are both still before partia-
ment. He said he worried
that together, the bills
would not only “criminalize
dissent,” but also give
police unprecedented pow-
ers.

“If you interfere with [a
police] vehicle or if you
threaten to interfere, you
have become a terrorist,”
he said, citing Bill C-35.
“Police are being given the
right to have investigative
hearings instead of prelimi-
nary hearings...Under the
laws being proposed, there
need not even be a case
against you.”

But McKee added that he
was encouraged by Owen’s
efforts to participate in pub-
lic discussion and said he
hoped Owen would listen to
the public’s concerns,
rather than simply promot-
ing the rationale behind the
bill.

Owen could not be
reached for comment by
press time.

you feel like having some
fun, winning some prizes,
dancing and dressing up
come join us on January
19th.

Erica Wiekenkamp