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PATRICK KINSELLA, who possesses the devious strategic mind so crucial to modern politics, made a rare public pronouncement this week: Kinsella predicted that Bill Vander Zalm will not resign and — get this — he will win the next election. cause for 20 years, now has the happy assignment of bringing a bold development to the home front. “We are the largest city in Canada that does not have a uni- Strachan told me this Could this be interpreted as the latest illustration of Kinsella‘s shrewd political perception (any- one who could make the pon- derously dull Brian Smith even slightly entertaining, should not be written off, even if it did take laser beams to do it). Or could this be Kinsella’s drumming for business? His com- mercial mind once landed him at the top of Grace McCarthy’s “*potential criminal’’ list for alleg- ed influence peddling. Had the lady won the 1986 leadership race, she would have ordered police to seal the doors of the office run by Kinsella and his cohort Mike Burrs. Premier Vander Zaim had nothing against the strategist, but he generally didn’t like the starchy business crowd who pompously guarded Bill Bennett, and he was somewhat disco:,aged by Mrs. McCarthy’s allegations. The 1986 decision was to distance himself. When Kinsella commented publicly that Vander Zalm would likely be a one-term premier, it was just one more good reason to keep him away from the provincial trough. But the premier went through public agonies trying to organize an office. Kinsella crony Jerry Lampert was finally recruited. With Lampert in place, there has been a defrosting process going on between the boss and the exiled campaigner. Kinsella has occupied himself since 1986 doing some yeoman’s work for Brian Mulroney and a number of com- mercial clients. Mayor Gordon Campbell has been a beneficiary of this talent. Without a direct hand in the Disneyland of Modern Politics which B.C. often resembles, life for Kinsella is incomplete. In his remarks of recent days, forecasting Vander Zalm’s deter- mination and ultimate triumph, he also said the event was brilliantly stage managed to silence critics and to then create a massive au- dience for a television speech. It was Lampert’s advice after Oak Bay. An impeccable Dutch source told me. The rest has been. Bill Vander Zalm. He did as he said he would do. He told no one his plans, including the family. Some know now, but it was frustrating for the people in his of- fice. What you will hear on Wednes- day was written by the Premier himself. He has listened to thou- sands of ideas from hundreds of sources. But fundamentally, under the midnight oi! (until 3 a.m.) one recent night, he penned it out. It will be taped under utmost secrecy. The audience on Wednesday will be phenomenal. Look for the premier to have a flurry of media appearances before departing on a Yugoslavian vaca- tion a few days later. Then he will lead a B.C. delegation at Davos, Switzerland. kat A Sarcastic observer once opined that the Bill Bennett government believes universities are for people who lack what it takes to sell cars. The comment was unfair and wrong, but it focused on a misun- derstanding of higher learning in British Columbia. The announcement this week that a ‘‘University of the North’? is to be established at Prince George, may prove to be as significant as a major resource development. Railways, pulp mills, Northeast Coal and assorted other resource related activites have impacted upon Prince George in the hun- dreds of millions of dollars. By that yardstick, a university is small. But as a cultural entity and a repository of multi-dimensional talent, nothing will match the social development that can be fostered by this undertaking. As one who grew up in the east, the scarcity of western universities came as a surprise. In the Mari- times — three small provinces with less than half B.C.’s population — just about every major town has a university. There are 12 in the three provinces. In discussions years ago with W.A.C. Bennett, Dr. Gordon Shrum and various academics, | would regularly ask why so few. Shrum’s heart had room for the UBC of his career, and the Simon Fraser University of his direct de- velopment. W.A.C. Bennett said it was far better to have a strong network of community colleges, rather than a few full-scale cam- puses. The academics talked about cen- tralized resources and the attrac- tiveness of major cities. Not only are funds more available, leading intellectuals are more prone to ac- cept an environment offering the stimuli of an urban setting. Prince George and Kelowna could hardly compete with the flourishing culture of Hamilton, Fredericton, Sherbrooke or An- tigonish. Universities boasted about their extension departments. Govern- ment took pride in the colleges. The Open Learning Institute was designed to bring post-secondary education to everyone. Yet statistics proved that the further one was located from a university, the less likely it was that education would be sought. These were not marginal differences; the numbers demonstrated glaring discrepan- cies. The campaign for a university emanated in Prince George, but the government action was led by Stan Hagen, up until recently Minister for Advanced Education. His replacement as minister, Bruce Strachan, a Prince George MLA who has been dedicated to this IMPAIRED DRIVING Ardagh Hunter Turner Barristers & Solicitors #300-1401 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver | 986-4366 Free Initial Consultation versity,”” week. What the University of the North will do for the entire region cannot be measured in dollars or even students. The subtle effects of an influx of well-educated people, as they settle and become part of Prince George life, will be the principal consequence. I would suggest the forest execu- tives who sit on and so richly en- dow the Boards of Governors of the three existing universities, should prepare a budget for the pulp mill managers in the north. They will be on the front lines. It's not a novel idea, but one which always can use a nudge. Instead of investing where you live (and being a hero to your neighbors), try in- vesting where your money is madee CAPILANO Abortion stops a beating heart (RAND OPENIN January 17th (Draw held on Jan. 20) One of the largest New Release, sections on the North Shore! yhAn * - GAMES DEPOT x ’ Rent: Nintendo, Sega, Trubo Grafx, We buy, sell, trade, games! Ss uPER VipEO. of 35 mm slide photography, audio recording, sound studio mixing, and pulse programming. Thursday evenings, 7-10 p.m. beginning Jan. 18. 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