A6 - Sunday, June 13, 1982 - North Shore News ES editorial page ee CANADA OUT OF CONTROL Rights and freedoms at stake Get back to work It’s high time to ring down the curtain on the comic opera in Victoria over cabinet ministers who wash down their dinner with Pouilly Fuisse and ride to Broadway theatres in limousines. The revelations to date about ministerial misuse of expense claims are important because public money is involved, even though the actual amounts are only a drop in the bucket of the province’s multi-billion dollar budget. If therehas been willful wrong- doing, as_ distinct from slaphappy carelessness, those responsible must be called to account and pay the appropriate penalty. Above all, the expense claims system itself must be radically overhauled to guard against any future sloppiness and irresponsibility. Meanwhile, in the real world outside, unemployment continues to soar, the dollar is crumbling, bankruptcies and mortgage foreclosures are mushrooming, and one of Canada’s industralists, MacBlo chairman Calvert Knudsen, warns of “economic collapse” unless drastic action is taken by governments within 90 days. This is no time for B.C.’s government to remain virtually parafyzed by continued kindergarten politicking over French wine and scalpers’ tickets for girlie shows. In our gravest economic crisis since the Great Depression the urgent duty of both the government and the NDP opposition is to get back immediately to providing B.C. citizens with the POSITIVE leadership they desperately need at this point. Further childish name-calling can only harm both parties -- along with the province they're elected to serve. Free ride? At last ICBC has done something right. Its new scheme imposes such severe financial penalties on bad drivers that they could be driven off the roads altogether if they don’t shape up. Meanwhile, accident-free drivers for up to four years will enjoy slightly larger premium discounts. And how about a year's completely free insurance for those who've NEVER caused an accident? Cow VOELA OF ssD TT AceD WhO! VAMLIvR® sunday news Display Advertising 980-0511 TAU ale eaeeee Classified Advertising 986-6222 news Newsroom 985-2131 B Circulation 986 1337 1139 Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver BO VIM 2Ha4 Publisher beter open b Associate Publisher Hotoesrt Cacaliar Editor in (Chief Not Wright Advortising Dtractur Tiers br tee te Generali Manage: Administration & Personno! 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Ls) ee ry weenie these! verberese ow Way rays ROW See) Me Ce Oo tC SO OR Ss Co i @ttiienoaedd avert VE PAP IE CRA A ore 93 986 Wednesday 93 484 Sunday x & ox SING THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE By RON HUNTINGTON, M.P. article from the June 9 edition (Concluding a two-part of The News.) “The political philosophy of the Liberal Party is simplicity itself: Say anything, think anything; better sull, think nothing but put us in power, for we are best fitted to govern.” — Pierre Trudeau in Cite Libre, April 1963. Parliament today 1s purposely being dismissed in favour of top-down government by an appointed cabinet, appointed top civil servants, appointed heads of crown corporations, ap- pointed boards and com- missions and an appointed judiciary, none of whom reflect the opinions and aspirations of the Canadian people. Democracy is being eroded and with it our mght to control our individual lifestyles and our collective destiny. Until Canadians wake up to this fact, those of us who want to bnng power back to Parliament, to make Parliament an_ effective counterweight to cabinet, will be faced with a doubly difficult task. My prescription. is twofold. First, Canadians must realize that their lethargy 1s being manipulated by a power-at-any-cost govern- ment in office too long. anxious to “yustify anything’. Canadians must become concerned again about their country if Ottawa is ever going to be reined in. Canadians must start demanding that the government listen, that the government act in the people's interest. not its own. The effort must be con- certed and continuous. Whar can you doto help? volunteer Jain and SHORT GALLUP: Ah, the tnals and tnbulavions of us polisters, as North Van Seymour MLA Jack Davis recently discovered when he sent out a householder mail ing quiz to the approximate ly 21,000 households in his nding An following investigathon some checks on dechvery by his nding office apparently revealed that the post office had calmly shred ded 5,000 of Jack's paid for brochures because someone (pelitics unknown) didn't think they belonged in Jack's nding Other checks sug gested that less than 15 000 may actually have been Achvered, leaving the post office facing a tidy little make good ball Rephes are stall arriving at the mding offfee to those questionnaires that dif make wothe total up to carty June being $8260 a better than five per cent response which ts well in line with commercial direct mail cxpemence And the- answers to Jack's qucsiions give an interesting prcture oof North Van Seymour's psyche at this par boular point tn me five Jack s Constituents are less than cothusiasthe about professional organizations, and political parties. Start talking and making your colleagues and friends aware of national issues. Write the prime minister and cabinet ministers and encourage others to do so as well. Send telegrams, meet with and pressure your member of parliament. Write to the editor of your local paper; participate in phone-in shows. Your enthusiasm can be an incentive to others. The task before us 1s a difficult one: just look at the effort it took to squeeze a few concessions out of Trudeau on the constitution, and out of MacEachen on the budget. Our anger must be seen and felt for our rights and freedoms are at stake. Surely we have now reached the point of OUTRAGE. The second point of attack comes with the reform of the rules of parliament to bring power back to where it belongs. For this, we need your help. When = the Progressive Conservative party was in power, we tabled a discussion paper on reform. The government, loo, is committed to reform but one can bet it won't be to improve the balance of power. Canada is fast becoming a centrahzed socialist state. There has never been an electoral mandate to change the form of government from a “participatory democracy” to a “leadership democracy”. By deliberately discouraging initiative and self-reliance; by deliberately causing people to rely more and more on government largesse, the government has, by design, delivered a condition of apathy and a condition of dependence on the Canadian people. By abusing the processes and the institution of Parliament, the government has weakened the par- ticipation and consequently the effectiveness of your elected representatives. It was against this trend that cs, \ il sunday brunch by Noel Wright “foreigners” in thei midst. To the question. “Should BC have a pohcy on im- migration?” 604 respondents said “yes”, only 192 “no”. Theyre also very definite about raising the driving age from 16 to 18 (458 in favor, 162 against) A majority (428 to 318) would do away with rent controls But they're spht mght down the middle about selling booze in corner stores (414 “yes” 412 “ao”) When it the blockbuster question “What do you regard as the came to biggest Unrcat to your per sonal freedom?” Jack gota resounding answer to take back to Victoma 26 said Big Business 188 said Big Labor, 422 sari Big Coxovernment Another 66) distrusted all three cqually And most of the respondents mark you. were the fatthful Of the total returns, 75 per cent came from poople who said they'd vote Socred at the neat clection, 10 per cent were NIDP supporters and 14 per cent preferred other party Liberal’ Scparatise’) sOmMC (Tory?) So gow you know nearty cverything about North Van Seymour types Move over Dr Gallup Meanwhile, Jack's fellow legislator in Another Placc. Capilano Tory M.P Ron Hantington, has had cnough He blows the whistle on On tawa tomorrow mght (Mon day, June 14) with no holds barred The blunt theme of his 8 pm_ rally at: North Van's Carson Graham School, Jones at) 23rd. 1s “Canada - Out of Control” Plying to turope last week for the upcoming World Cup Soccer event in Spain though not primanty as a soccer fan, was 1978 Argyle grad Les Krippa, son of Jess and Phyflb Kripps of North Van After two ycam tmbic achool tn Vancouver Les a talented pianist, yoined Liv ing Sound International of Tulsa, Oklahoma a 1? member cvangelist and gospel music group He'll be travelling with them on ao missionary capedtition through Europe for the neat 10 months eee SCRATCHPAD starting with a reminder from Jeanne Bicheno of Lions Bay (921 7789) Ghat the little an deratood problems of the bells finally rang for fifteen days last March. Your elected member of parliament is literally helpless without your un- derstanding and = support. Perhaps more than at any other time in our history the Canadian members. of parliament need to hear the voice of those who want a free Canada for their children and grand-children. I sincerely believe that we are at the eleventh hour for participatory democracy. “All Government — rests finally on public opinion.” David Hume (1711-1776) UE HD YOU THINK thyroid = sufferers) will be discussed Tuesday. 7 30 pm. at Katsilano Com munity Centre, 2690 Larch overtown by Dr. H.W. Mcintosh, UBC professor of medicine Good to note that LGH administrator John Borthwick has been clected a director of the BC Health Association Swimming against the tide as usual (and very) profitably to date). income tar guru” David Ingram of North Van has chosen this moment to launch his own real business with former Block Bros whiz gal Carol Woodman asg m of the new company Three North Shore ladies grace the Vancouver Jumor Leaguc’s new slate of director Clare Saadica of North Van in charge) of community boards, Jane Simpson and Carolyn Coleciough, both of West Van, looking = after placemcots and pr respectively Congrats to Derek Inman, named Volunteer of the Year by West Van And jot down Thursday Qune 17) for the next Red Cross blood donor clinic, 2 to 8 pm in the North Mall of Part Royal oee estate WRIGHT OR WRONG, Ihe only Ome most peuplc ever achieve perfection ts when filling out as plheation job ap