Thursday, March 29, 1990.

The Gem

More Clever Comments From Engineers

(Source: The Ubyssey)

VANCOUVER (CUP) - Al- most the entire University of British Columbia community has condemned the engineering stu- dent council’s newsletter for its racist, sexist and homophobic content.

A recent edition of the weekly newsletter featured an “Indian Application for Employment” on most of the fourth page of the newsletter. The ’humour’ item opened by saying it was “not nec- essary to attach a photo since you all look alike.”

The “application” goes on to ask applicants to choose which statement reflects their “ap- proximate estimate of income.” They can choose from “wel- fare”, “theft”, “unemployment” ~and “beer bottles.”

Under “abilities” the choices

allowed were “demonstration leader”, “pimp”, “evangelist”, “rapist”, “chief beer drinker”, ”sleeping in bar.”

“At first I felt profound shock and then hurt. I couldn’t be- lieve this could happen in the

1990s,” said Bev Scow, presi-

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dent of the Native Indian Student Union. “And then anger set in.”

“[Degradation] is a tactic used to illegitimize the role of the first nations’ people,” said Scow. “It’s political and cultural genocide.”

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YOUR 1989 INCOME TAX RETURN

WHERE CAN I GO FOR HELP WITH MY TAX RETURN?

At tax time, many people have questions about how to complete

their return and what infor- mation slips to include. The first place to look for

answers is the General Tax Guide that comes with your return. It gives you step-by- step instructions,

and helpful tax tips. an But if you still have questions, Revenue :

Canada offers a variety of services to help you.

WHAT KIND OF SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE?

Revenue Canada offers phone enquiry services with extended hours during the peak tax return weeks. Check the back pages in your General Guide for numbers and hours in your region. For people who require special assistance, there's a program in which volunteers, trained by Revenue Canada personnel, help those who can’t leave their home. There's

a special toll-free number listed in the General Guide for people with hearing disabilities, using a Telephone Device for the Deaf, and there are audio and large print guides for those who require them.

WHAT GUIDES DO I NEED?

Revenue Canada produces a variety of special guides for people with different income situations. There’s an employment

PEOPLE WITH ANSWERS

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Taxation

Revenue Canada

expenses guide, a guide for pensions

and one for new Canadians, to name a

few. Check the list in your General

Guide. If there’s one you need, contact your District Taxation Office or call the special “request for forms’ number listed there.

WHY SHOULD I FILL OUT THE GREEN FORM?

The proposed Goods & Services Tax,

now before Parliament, has two main objectives: to make Canada more com- petitive and to improve the fairness of the tax system for all Canadians. The plan includes a new Credit to offset part or all of the tax for lower or modest income households. To find out if you qualify, fill out the green form that comes with

your 1989 tax package. Even if you don’t have to pay income tax, it’s important that you send in the green. form. If you qualify for the Goods & Services Tax Credit, you could receive credit cheques every three months, starting this December 1990. —

WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS?

Check your General Tax Guide. It has most of the answers you'll need. If you still have questions, contact your local District Taxation Office by phone or in person, and talk to the people

at Revenue Canada Taxation.

They’re People with Answers.

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