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AER THEYRE
STL BROADCASTING
THE DOMES PANGS?

. PRESTON MANNING and.
"; the Reform Party. are far

‘from being one and the same 1

, thing. Such is the provoca-

“tive conclusion reached in a
new book by a orie-time
party insider. | ’

Waiting for the Wave: The

: Reform Party and Preston Manning
by Tom’ Flanagan (Stoddart,

$22: 95) is not the lightest of read-

ing. But as.a scholarly work by a
‘university professor who knows at

first hand where the party's bodies
are buried, it isa “‘must” for any
'_ serious ‘student of contemporary
’ Canadian politics. “~

.:As Reform’s director of policy,

strategy and communications unti!
«fired by Manning in 1993, ,
Flanagan — still a party member.
“-~ paints a picture of a leader often
at odds with his own followers.

This, according to the author,

-stems from Manning’s failure to:
delegate, together with a tendency
to'become immersed.in too much
detail, ignore advice and pursue
personal whims. Moreover, «
Manning’s public image as an
extreme right-wing canservative -

“...With a political philosophy derived

from religious convictions is way
“Off base. 8 :
>In fact, Flanagan suggests, that”
-* image fits a majority of the party
‘much more closely than its leader.
» “At the deepest level his political ’:
«Career is motivated by a unique
-) personal sense of mission — not as

Peter Speck:
“Publisher: °°» :
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‘North Vancouver B.C.’
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- North Shore Managed

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hither
and yon

often thought, to impose a right-
wing fundamentalist agenda on
Canadian politics, but to act as a
mediator, to bring together warring
factions into which Canadian soci-
ety has become divided.”

.. In short, Manning’s goal of a
populism cutting across ideologies

on the one hand and, on the other,

the mass of disillusioned Tories

. forming the bulk of Reform mem-

bership give the party a dual identi-
ty which cannot, in Flanagan's
view, continue indefinitely. -
“Manning,” he writes, “has
always emphasized that his pop-
ulist project by its very nature must
be accomplished quickly ... (by) .
forming a Reform government by
the end of the century. If that does
not happen, the populist influence

* will disintegrate and the party will

be left with the conservatism of its
members and Manning will not

> remain as leader."

Chris Johnson |
Operations Manager

985-2131 (166)

7 D ROTECTIVE NIMBYITES are he:d at
-"work on the North Shore.

Bul desires to preserve as park two areas
slated for residential development now look
even more dubious with the recent addition to
North Shore green space.

On ‘Tuesday, the District of North
Yancouver narrowly defeated a motion to
preserve Mountain Forest and Cove Forest as
park, recreation and open space.

On Thursday, the provincial government
announced that an Indian Arm park 20 times
larger than Stanley Park will be created.

When the park is finalized, the North
Shore will sport three large provincial parks,
a massive regional park, and a
fusion of hiking trails.

Add to this the green spaces in the urban

rippling pro-

ee SEATS OSD VEAL EBD LEE TMC L EOS BROS MEME LN LAH SNE SABI INS ST ESOS Y TRA GATED EOCENE AIS SAU Wate BALE LOM DT ARE SES EY TALS ODER,

The North Shore wiit also continue te be
home to stratospheric house prices out of
reach of many. Those prices are the result of
too much demand, and too little supply.

Now, some people, specificaliy a nascent
group called GUARD, want to slam the door
on 2,130 possible residential units in
Mountain Forest and Cove. Forest. That’s
shortsighted.

When = discussing Cove Forest |. and
Mountain Forest GUARD points to the nega-
tives of growth: congestion, pollution, and the
loss of hiking, biking and horse trails.

Those concerns must be met by stronger
pollution controls, better public transit, and
creating trails in other areas — perhaps the
new Indian Arm park. But closing develop-
ment in an area bounded by ecean and moun-
tains is a head-in-the-sand response to the

. Timothy Renshaw

Despite his critical analysis and
the manner of their parting,
Flanagan exhibits no personal ani-
mosity towards Manning. On the
contrary, he gives the leader full
marks for an extraordinary overall
achievement in building Reform in
so short a period to 52 MPs. But he
sevs the present point in time as
critical.

It's the point that finds Manning
“waiting for the wave” of populist
sentiment that could finally sweep
Reform into power at the next clec-
tion. [f it doesn’t, Manning will be
gone and the party may end up
simply as the keeper of the right-
wing conservative conscience —
politically (like the NDP) always a
bridesmaid but never a bride.

Anyone taking bets?

‘ eee

LAST CHANCE to see “Joy Of
Painting” watercolors by West Van
artists Jean Greenwood and Ruth
Coxon —~ at West Van Library until
April 30 ...

Many. happy returns of tomor-
row, April 24, to West Van’s Jeff
Adams ... And also tomorrow,

‘. Warm congrats to West Van's latest

.. Members of the “Diamond 60th
Club"— Roger and Agnes
Gauthier,

- WRIGHT OR WRONG: Success
is a fraud. By the time you're rich
enough to sleep late, you’re so old
you always wake early.

Managing Editor’
985-2131 (116)

Linda Stewart
Sales & Marketing Director

880-0571 (319)

pressing challenge of population growth.

quotes of the week

“The brutality was completely
unprovoked...Kraft lay and bled
in at feast three different loca-
tions before he was dragged to
his finai resting place.”

Crown prosecutor Joe Bellows
outlining the West Vancouver mur-
der of Scott Krait. {From an April
16 News story.) ; .

eee
: “They were pretty happy to
see us but they had a hell of a.

time.”

Second World War veteran sig-
naiman Richard O’ Hara recalling
the people of the Dutch town of
Nijmegen as they were encountered
by Canadians in 1944. (From a
News story April 19.)

one
t.

riaiibox ms
Band politics explained

Dear Editor: i]
I noticed in your April 12 number,

a letter from’Councillor Crist, laud-.

ing the contribution made to the com-

munity by Arthur Smith, bandmaster '

of the North Shore Youth Band, and
recommending his name as fitting for
community remembrance.

The founder of youth bands in

North Vancouver was J.B.. Olson, ,
conductor of the Elgar Band, who in -
. 1938 formed. the North Shore

Schools Band. Dozens of residents
still living in North Vancouver
learned to play instruments and

" enjoy music in this band, appearing ©

at civic functions, holiday events

. Peter Kvarnstrom
Display Manager
980-0511. (103)

Classified Manager-:
986-6222 (202) .

““fhe policy of selling valuable
land to compensate for financial
shortfalls has only short-term
benefits and will deprive future
generations of valuable and
accessible forest land.”

' Blueridge residents Cas and
Margaret Bohlken addressing the
issue of the future development of
Mountain and Cove Forests in the
Seymour area. (From an April 21
News story.)

“T feel like I’m living in East
L.A. And a lot of pecple in the
business world feel that way.”

North Vancouver-Seymour
Liberal MLA Daniel Jarvis sharing ’
his reality as a victim of crime in,’
North Van. (News, April 21.)

1

and concerts. ‘
- When in’ 1941: Mr. Olsen -was :.:
unable. to ‘continue, band parents Pa
secured the. services’ of “Arthur
Delamont (founder and conductor of:
the. world-famous: Kitsilano Boys’ .
Band), who extended the musical '
opportunities of the boys and girls of
the North Shore. -
Mr... Smith's -
involvement with ‘the band’ com> ~

“menced while Mr. Delamont was out
“of the country on a Boys’ Band trip in

1953. Mr. Crist will appreciate the’
politics of the situation. :
A.L, Lazenby

‘ Nerth Vancouver

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