Ad - Friday, December 21, 1984 - North Shore News Strictly personal by Bob Hunter aith restored Tine: HAVE BEEN a lot of bridges under a titamic conflict against ge- nuine evil, had been on the whole a noble place. As a young reporter, | happened to cover the unveiling of the new Maple Leaf flag by Lester Pearson, and while 1 could sympathize with the hurt of the veterans who had the water since October, 1970, when I woke up one morning, along with everyone else in Canada, to discover that habeas corpus had been suspended, the War Measures Act evoked, and that my Canadian citizenship wasn’t worth much more than that of a peasant in a banana republic. As somebody who had ac large chunk of a lifetime ot fought’ and suffered under tually voted for the Liberals American potitical another flag, choked with during the Trudeaumanta heraldry, the new red and experience Well, for me, Trudeau played the same role He was a kind of political Salome, as depicted by Oscar Wilde Whether it was the Senate or phase, who toolishly bought the slogan about a Just Soctie- tv, | couldn't believe at first that democracy had been ex tinguished overnight across white banner seemed to me a shining thing that suggested imminent greatness Then came Trudeau, the War Measures Act and all the the entire True North Strong the economy or the hypocrisy rest, right up to the impos. and Free--not an accountot of Canada’s defence posture von of the metre system an upheaval like a world war, vis-a-vis OUr prous ulterings without even a nod in the but in response to a handtul direction of the democratic of amateur terrorists ino the ae process [Tt was not the funny suburbs of Montreal That experience shattered my taith in © anada,to tell the numbers to which so many of us turmously objected. by the wa \ lt was the ‘*Trudeau played truth A similar suspension the same role. totalitarianism of the pesture ot cmail diberties for such a . Even the abdiation ot Tmniscule reason COuld never He Was a kind Trudeau didn't litt the sense have happened in Great Bri of political oft parddise lost The tain or Ameria, nations | 5 . evniaism of the vears of the had beheved until then that Salome, depicted Liberal ohgarchy lett me with € anada was equal to In the vears since the Ox tober Crisis qust about halt a generation. now almost no faith at all that clechion promises would be honored in this Country that | OM hk ay lo oas ft De by Oscar Wilde.”’ think aboutait | have viewed week December 13. 1984, Canada as a second rate about peace, the sale of for the record | awoke for democracy Between cles nuclear reactors to the tor the first time ino nearly 1S tions, if one party of another has a parliamentary mayor tv, the Dominion becomes a de facto dictatorship ruled by backroom Orders on turers in) Argentina, or the barbarism oof sealing and whaling, endorsed with dark passion by Ottawd. it seemed to me the atmosphere of the country had become how putrescent The country that grew up cmierging ‘Victorous from vears feeling proud and hap py to be a Canadian |[t may have been as simple as the pleasure that comes when you stop beating your head against a brick wall Burt at felt wondertul The triggering had been the simultaneous Council It has been said of Richard Nixon that his grasping, mouthed SOM foul tamted 4 wn mec hanison pr ese “Share the magic of the scason with us” Meet the experienced and friendly statt ¢ ORCHID FLORIST Season send This) holidiay thre pooporle vou love oa sift that won't be forpotten FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE We are ope All Day Sunday WE SEND FLOWERS. WORLD WIDE! LSO4 Lionschate 987-9351 announcements i Ottawa the day betore that the Mulroney povernment would make an otticial apology to Japanese-Canadians for the crimes committed against them during the Second World War, and that for the most part metrification would be made voluntary (Strangely, this last item has been deep-sixed by the daily print) media Maybe Joe Clark was right about a plot.) With those two simple but beautiful) strokes, Brian Mulroney and the Conser- valives managed to resurrect my sense that Canada is a de- cent, honorable, democratic nation. | feel lhe I’ve been cleansed It goes without saying that beyond the long-overdue for- mal apology on behalf of the From page A 3 Shwery has committed himself to raising the nec- essary funds or equipment. He's taken the case to the federal government and to a number of media outlets. Friends in the business community have also faced his persuasive pitch Among the donations $0 far are wheelchairs, crut- ches, canes and clothing, including the donation of Donations sought for Liberians handicapped in_ Liberia, compliments of Canada. For now, Shwery says, he would be satisfied with fill- ing the container that he hopes to ship in- mid- January. “A lot of us go through life and all we do 1s take,”’ says Shery, explaining his own involvement in the campaign. ‘‘Here ts an op- portunity to give something back and also to show that Canada 1s a great nation.”’ Those wishing to make rederal government to 300 single shoes. donations of aids for the Japanese Canadians, the “There's a need there,” handicapped — or of cash Issue of compensation must says Shwery, ‘‘and there — can do so through the be sincerely addressed But are good people here We B.C. 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