Ao - Friday, September 7, 1984 - North Shore News Feeling good or the moment little more remains to be said about Tuesday’s mammoth Tory landslide, beyond reiterating the hope that Brian Mulroney’s skills in tackling the country’s problems will match his skills as an election-winner. Canadians were determined to have a change. They got it — in spades. Special congratulations are due to the North Shore’s two elected Tory MPs for their individual election achievements. In Capilano, Mary Collins managed to preserve the huge majority of. her popular PC predecessor, Ron Huntington, despite enter- ing the race as a rookie candidate virtually unknown in the riding five months earlier. In North Van-Burnaby, running against the Liberals’ second biggest star after Prime Minister Turner, Chuck Cook increased his 1980 majority almost fivefold. Aside from the nationwide Tory momentum, Mr. Cook’s record of looking after his constitu- ents obviously paid off. With the Liberals slaughtered politically from coast to coast, it’s good, nevertheless, that Mr. Turner himself survived in Van- couver Quadra. An effective opposition is the lifeblood of democracy and B.C. can on- ly gain from being represented by its leader in the new Parliament. Analyzing our incoming prime minister’s success on the hustings, Mike Duffy of the CBC made a particularly perceptive com- ment. Brian Mulroney, he said, ‘‘makes Ca- nadians feel good about themselves’’. That, at least is a refreshing and welcome start to the new era in Ottawa. Telling ‘em how! he media — under fire because they are charged with ‘‘telling people how to vote”’ by publishing political popularity polls — have got another black eye on a similar charge. Ottawa police recently an- nounced with much fanfare the formation of a special squad to counter robberies. Since then four banks have been robbed and police say it’s because the publicity convinced people robberies were easy. 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WEVE DESIGNED THE BC PAVILION SO THAT IT CAN BE READILS CONVERTED TO CURRENT NEEDS, IF EXPO 15 HOW TO GET GOING FAST Let’s BUILD for prosperity HE NEXT GOVERNMENT of our nation — the Progressive Conservatives — has the opportunity to generate the most magnifi-. cent mass assault upon long-term unemployment in our history while, at the same time, providing young and old with that most precious commodity they'll ever enjoy in a lifetime — affordable hous- ing accommodation. Say the government started with an immediate ‘“‘target’’ of 20,000 housing units per year for the ten provinces The land would be suppled free by provinces, municipalitnes, etc payment of thereafter rent to purchase would make the project vaable for the needy and dis advantaged © ost of $50,000 per unit could be assumed °’ An expenditure of $1 billbos per year over the next five years would result in creation oof 100 000 0 units capable of housmig four per family, of 400,000 needy and clderly at an affor dable ptiue cities, Down $2,000 and SOS PCr The other side oof the cmployment com would see laborers, Carpenters, masons, roofers, plumbers, and operators at clectrs cbans cquipment work by the immediately, and all across the nation Other would ine tude tem manu linc thousands beneficiaries “Dig taken” turrets, for furnaces. stoves, and fridges. the forest in dustry sawinills logpers And don't forget Kevenue Canada Emagine tho vena owl BD, 200 000 Canadians taken off the unemployment rolls almost (rmmeditety We Could put Ulnemployment tn surance Outloof busimess! Consider the tan montes tolling onto the Ottawa treasury instead of cothng out We could wipe out ous dAefroatoin short years By WILLIAM CLANCEY over the tong term, they would be the beneficiaries of the greatest boom in Cana- dian economic history. They would find tons of room to play their economic roles in the housing growth saga. True, the government would ‘‘kick off the housing start war’’ but the able and experienced backup of the private sector would then HOUSING STARTS ‘‘war’’ could lead to a rapid economic recovery afl round, claims author Clanccy, longtime former alde to the late Premicr W A.C. Bennett. OBJECTIONS? Why hasn't this been donc years ago tf itis such a simpte solution? Certain ‘hardball playcts In Our economic scenario might have objections But upon cxamination, will their objections hold up? The potential objectors could be vested interests such as banks, mortgage com panies, real estate developers, eto Phew arguments wall be that we will disturb the tender economic balance, ete. cte We would suggest that take over to run the show The only major ““flaw”’ tn the whole operation would be to keep the project out of the hands of the bureaucrats The role, thus far. in bous ing Canadians is so abysmal that the less paid the better CGaroups which have in vested hard-earned millions into the private sector to erect apartment houses, large scale home developments, etc , will have a valhd complaint with respect to a “housing start war’ Who will rent the projects at thei prices if the government sects up 4 situation that dries up the economic potential of their enterprises. NO THREAT The answer is that they will be asked—indeed welcom- ed—to participate. There ts room for all. We need their expertise! The young, the disadvan. taged, and the elderly, pose no tmmediate threat to their long-term profit aspirations. But with a reguiar payroll, they can ftook ahead to graduating to loftier aspiranions. They (private enterprise) can make then deals with the governments involved The whole congept as) that of private emferprise slantiating a policy not parbipation The entire concept is that of the forces of private enter prise taking the lead. wath provincial and tederal government backstopping, tn providing an immediate to long term impact) on the economy of our nation, and also housing the under privileged. The private sector would provide the physical plant, the techniques and the labor. *The provincial govern- ments would provide land, as would cities and muntcipalitics. *The federal government would provide teadership, and to a degree, economic aid and expertise. The provision of this hous ing package, under private sector accomplishment, would demonstrate for once and for all that a freely work ing market can gct the job sub government government done without socialists embcllishments or outright subsidization kt oas) worth a otry, Mr Mulroney!