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BY SARAH GALASHAN

VANCOUVER (CUP) -- A aw student who was arrested t last year’s APEC summit as launched a class -action uit against Prime Minister ean Chretien, Finance Minis- t Lloyd Axworthy and former mbassador to Indonesia Gary mith.

The suit, which was nnounced by University of ritish Columbia student Craig ones last Tuesday, alleges the hree officials conspired to limit e constitutional rights of pro- sters during the meeting of 8 Pacific Rim leaders.

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ORONTO (CUP) _ “Pepsi wns York.” That’s the mes- ge acouple of York Univer- ty students wanted that get Toss to football fans at the hool’s homecoming game st week.

But the banner proclaim- g that statement, which the udents had hung on the fence rounding York’s stadium, as taken down by school of- ials just 40 minutes after ckoff. _ “We aren’t doing any- ing that Pepsi isn’t already ing,” said Yves Zhender, a urth-year environmental dies student who helped put the sign to protest York’s ent 10-yearexclusivity con- ct with Pepsi.

Zhender and Diane on, the other student be- d the sign, say they had the

tto express their opinion at stadium because it belongs all students, not just paid nsors. “This (stadium) is mine

According to Jones’ statement of claim, any other interested parties who choose to join the class-action lawsuit may do so. “What it allows us todoreally isto roll upa whole bunch of different actions that otherwise wouldn’t be able to proceed on their own,” Jones said.

Jones was arrested for refusing to remove a protest sign during the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation con- ference held at the University of British Columbia last No-

Students told to remove Pepsi banner

as much as anyone else’s,” said Simon.

Zhender added the inci- dent represented an informa- tion war between Pepsi and students about who gets to inform the public.

Butan official from the university’s athletics depart- ment, who asked the students to remove the banner, says he was simply enforcing York’s regulations about signsat sport- ing events.

The incidenthas caused some York students to won- der about their ability to pub- licly protest York’s contract with Pepsi.

But the university main- tains students can protest the deal provided they comply with the rules of the institution.

Under the $7.5 million agreement between York University and Pepsi, the money is to be divided among various student organizations, including $250,000 a year to- ward stadium upgrades.

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vember. The RCMP arrested 49 people at the meeting.

He says he decided to launch the suit after documents surfaced that suggest Ottawa ordered the RCMP to limit pro- tests at the summit to avoid embarrassment to then-Indo- nesian President Suharto.

Although it may take years before the lawsuit is heard, Jones says it was nec- essary to pursue it because the RCMP complaints commis- sion, which is investigating se- curity measures at the summit,

has no legal jurisdiction. “There’s no robust means of redress in this hear- ing. They can make recom- mendations to the police com- missioner and that’s it. What good is that going to do against the PM or Axworthy or any of the rest?” Jones said. Portions of a recently- released e-mail from Robert Vanderloo, executive director of the APEC co-ordinating office, implicate the Prime Minister’s Office in the han- dling of student protesters at

APEC protestors name Chretien and others in class-action suit

the summit.

“PMO has expressed concerns about the security perimeter at UBC, notsomuch from a security point of view, but to avoid embarrassment to APEC leaders,” the Septem- ber 1997 e-mail reads.

“We have to find a bal- ance that meets both concerns (we do not wish student dem- onstrations and efforts by the government to suppress the freedom of expression to be- come a major media story),” the e-mail states.

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