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THE ‘NDP’s game /plan: to. put. as
many’ people on the’ government
payroll. as the party needs to get’ re-

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- It-begaa inearnest with the government’
destructive ‘Bill. 84 labor} code, ‘which. vir-
ually: legislates the, unionization. of B.C.

thereby guarantees! more big labor

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‘It: was bolstered :by ‘the ill-coriceived Fair
Wage’ policy,. which ‘is ;costing provincial
axpayers millions of dollars to subsidize
he ‘wages of; workers: om. government con-
truction projects.:c °°) fs
And: it continues’: with. the:
tion” of the |B.C. 21" Crown. corporation,
stablished to dole out contracts for capital
rojects "to: union companies : and other

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Further evidence is provided by the gov-
ernment’s recent. announcement that it

‘plans to return environmental laboratory

testing services to the public payroll, which
will again increase the size and cost of gov-
ernment. - .

The NDP continues to pay lip service to

free enterprise, Dut its agenda is clear: ex-

tinguish ‘initiative and self-reliance; shelter

more people from. the realities of the mar-
ketplace; the big, bad recession can be sent
packing if enough socialist: folks join hands
with the government and will: it. to go
away.

band of professed do-gooders is that they
more
government is better. __ ue

In the real world the reverse is true.

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Hope News continues to give grades

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The-recent spat between’ outgo- important

A free and critical press is. very
in’ a democracy’ as

port in the way of travel grants
and . other. expenses from the
‘council of the District of North

The core problem ‘with the NDP and its

ing councillor Joan ‘Gadsby and

“othe North Shore News was, quite .
~-amusing to watch. - -

a As an‘observer of the municipal
iscene in North Vancouver over the
‘past decade. I have had a chance
to assess the relative strengtlis and

“merits of different municipal poli-

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° 1 found the North Shere News’
grading of the different incumbent
candidates during. the {1993

“municipal election to be quite fair

‘and accurate. I hope. your. news-

~ paper continues the practice. |

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Managing Editor. .
‘Associate Editor

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. Timothy Renshaw
Noel Wright
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Doug Foot

multi-faceted as ours particularly
when it'-comes to keeping our
elected office-holders on their best
behavior. co
This is why I found the recent
spat. between the outgoing coun-
cillor and the North Shore News
so interesting. 6
The News’ reporting in Octobe
of the fact that Joan Gads>y was
receiving $19,000 a year from the
District of North Vancouver as
councillor and receiving
unemployment insurance benefits,
as weil as additional public sup-

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Vancouver, made many voters in
the district wary of returning her
for another term as their coun-
cillor.

In the minds of many voters

this receiving of income from the:

district and of UIC benefits from

the federal government did - no!

seem acceptable. :
The .voters would never have

known of these facts had the

News not reported them.

Patrick Bruskiewich

North Vancouver

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MUCH WAILING and gnashing of teeth by the Politically
Correct broke out last week over the latest poli on ethnic

minorities.

Conducted for the Canadian ©
Council of Christians and Jews —
an organization dedicated to pro-
moting racial harmony — by
Decima Research, the survey
showed that three out of four Ca-
nadians reject the official govern-
ment policy of cultural diversity.
They think ethnic minorities
should try harder to fit into
mainstrean society.

They want Ottawa to abandon
its dream of multiculturalism in
favor of the melting-pot concept

. adopted in the U.S.

In addition, 54% said current
immigration policy allowed in
“tou many people of different
races and cultures.”” And 74%
thought racism is a serious prob-
lem in Canada.

The mystery is why all this

‘should come as the slightest sur-

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prise to the politically correct.-

* You can’t watch British and
European immigrants, whose ..
forebears built today’s Canada,
plummet within two decades from
92% to 24% of the immigrant in-
take — to be replaced by Asian,
African and Latin American im-
migrants of totally different racial
and cultural backgrounds —
without people talking and
holdirig opinions about it.

The simple truth, which no
amount of Political Correctitude’
can change, is that people lean | '
toward the company of their own
kind. oe :

For proof, just check the Lower

Mainland’s Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, :.

Iranian and Chinese communities.
In business, professional or
work relationships they may mix
effectively with the mainstream
Canadian community. But en-
couraged by official :
‘multiculturalism, too many tend
to isolate themselves socially from
the mainstream — thus missing
out on much their new country.
has to offer by way of mental
stimulus and fresh experiences.
What the poll says is that the
U.S. “melting pet’’ is beginning

to look better ali the time to many -

Canadians.

The concept is that if you want
to be a citizen of America, you
must be American in loyalty and
outlook, first'and always, and in-
tegrate with your fellow citizens.

By ail means celebrate your old
‘homeland and customs as you

EVEN CHARLIE Brown Christmas trees can

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- HITHER AND. YON’

wish — but do it privately. Just
never let what you once were in- |
terfere with what/you’re lucky
enough to have become: an’
American. ce es
This is what a majority of us,”
apparently, are now saying we.
want here in Canada. Plus a more: |
equal balance between European
and non-European immigrants.
And, until the economy recovers, |
some cutback for a while in total
inimigration numbers. :
The politically correct thought
police call it ‘intolerance’? and
“racism.’* But to more and more... -.

"Canadians it’s simply plain com-
‘mon sense for all concerned —,”*,

not least for immigrants -

., themselves.

TAILPIECES: Did you know the

-SPCA now has its own thrift store

at 1523 Pemberton, North Van?_
Donations may be dropped off at

‘the rear and for free pick-up call "|
» 983-9522. ... Entry forms for the .-.

1994 Awards for Heritage Buiid- ; «|
ings and Landscaping are now ~.. ;
available at North Van City Hall,
141 West 14th, or phone.985- ° -

"7761, local 218. Deadline for en- >

tries is Jan. 31, 1994. ... And
amany happy returns of tomorrow, |
Dec. 23, to Mount Seymour Lion
Brian Johnson.*. °°" ~ my

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WRIGHT OR WRONG: What .
this country needs is a lot less

fact-finding and a lot more
FACT-FACING.*

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