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By John Cairns

At its recent national conference in Toronto Canadian University Press (CUP) confronted several controversial issues. Student journalists from across Canada voted overwhelmingly for motions supporting Quebec self-determination, South African divestment, and gay rights.

The Quebec motion was introduced by members of. CUP's Quebec branch. Immediately,delegates asserted that Canada consists of more than just a French nation and an English one. Indians were most frequently cited as a third group.

Those present were also concerned that they had no mandate from their papers to back a motion for self—determination. This difficulty was overcome by allowing the delegates to vote as individuals rather than as representatives of CUP members. The normal procedure of one vote per paper was eliminated, and all two hundred conference goers acted equally in' deciding the isSue. The result was speedy passage for

the following motion.

c Whereas the Quebec people are a nation distinct

from and equal in rights to other nations in the country of Canada, whereas all nations of the world have the right to choose freely their form of government, be it resolved that we, the delegates

of the Canadian University'Press h2nd Annual Confer— ence, declare that we recognize Quebec's right to, self—determination and denounce any form of impediment to the exercise of thisgright, such as economic, political, or military pressures.

The matter of South African divestment was raised by the McCill Daily of Montreal. That paper's delegates weresindignant that Canadian universities invest in South African corporations and in banks

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dealing with the South Afriéan government. They

deemed these investments as support for racist

apartheid oppression and argued that CUP shduld . rebuff such support.' Hence, the motion they introduCed resolved that CUP urge the divestment of these univer— sity holdings and’establish a Committee to help CUP writers Cooperate in covering divestment and~enCOuragingr

’ it. This motion raised no question of mandate, and

delegates heartily threw themselves behind it._

The third motion involved the Canadian gay publication, In December '77 that magazine ’ published “Men Loving Boys Loving Men", an article that led Toronto and Ontario police to raid the magazine office. Lists of subscribers, correspondence, business records, and articles for publication were all confis— cated, and haven't yet been returned. Thg_§9gy_gglijﬁig was subsequently charged with using the mails to transmit "indecent, immoral, and scurrilous material"a On February 1h, 1979, a not guilty verdict was . reached, but Ontario Attorney-General, Roy MCMurtry, has filed an appeal.

The issue was placed before the CUP conference by The PEAK, a British Columbia student newspaper. PEAK representatives called the appeal an attack on a minority's freedom of expression and a challenge to the freedom of the press. They further disclosed the The Bo v

, Politic would purchase a page in The Toronto Globe and Mail to condemn the AttorneyeGeneral's actions.‘

The PEAK wanted CUP support for The Body Politic, and it was successful in having a motion passed expressing this support. - ’

In its statement of principles,Canadian University Press declares itself an agent of social change. Supporting motions like those recently passed in Toronto is one way to attempt to fulfill that role. Let it be known, however, that not all papers

- supported all/three motions.

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Theatre Committee to be the 1980 Drama :Production at UPEI. Directed by Ron Irving "and produced by Alan Billard, As You Like It

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the play will be staged March 20,21, and 22 at the Steele Pecital Hall on campus. With rehearsals presently underway, As You Like l: is shaping up to be a production that wiils

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