Doug Collins ® get this straight The Comedie Canadienne has been excelling itself lately. There is nothing like the Baloncy Show in Ottawa, unless it be the Black Eye Show in Victoria. Where else is there an Erik Nielsen, who manages to bug the Opposition so well? Where else is there anyone with such a brilliant turn of phrase as Jean (‘‘What about a guy who admits to be a bugger?”’) Chretien? Where else f does the Opposition pour out of the sacred chamber en bloc, just like the chorus in The Pirates of Penzance? The fun is limitless, Ever eager to prove that his is not a Tory government, Baloney achieves yet another master-stroke by appoin- ting Dennis McDermott to be am- bassador to Ireland. Do you know Dennis? I can tell you that there was never a bigger Tory-basher than this lad. But the real joke is that you have to have a genius for club-footedness to send a fervent abortion-pusher like McDermott to a Catholic country like Ireland. If things go on like this, Baloney may even make me his special adviser on immigration. The McDermott affair was no worse, | suppose, than sending the mouthy Stephen Lewis to the U.N. What could be better in that Children's lives in | danger SCHOOL CHILDREN at- tending North Vancouver's four French immersion schools are being placed in potentially dangerous situa- - tions each morning. “And it’s the parents who are mostly to blame. So says Sgt. Gary Bischoff from the North Vancouver RCMP traf- fic ‘detachment, who has received an ‘‘alarming increase’? in com- plaints concerning the lack of safe- , ty exercised by parents who drive their, children to ‘Cleveland Elementary, Ross’ Road Elemen- tary, Larson. Elementary and Sherwood Park Elementary schools. - “So far there have been no real accidents, but the potential is there for a very. serious incident,”’ Bischoff said. ‘‘! personally couldn’t believe, the number of | traffic violations when I observed | the situation at one school.’”’ “We're appealing who drive their children to school ! to watch what they are doing — to: use good driving practice, obey the laws.’ Bischoff said many parents whose children attend the French immersion programs are often coming from far distances. : Instead of leaving early to park legally and walk their children ito school, he said, some parents double-park and allow their child to walk out into the flow of traf- fic... - “Our ‘greatest concern is for! the safety ‘of the children,” he said! _Bischoff said the police. have. started to ticket parents disobeying the safety laws, with particular at- tention being shown to the French’ immersion schools. . to: parents / ne spot than a vocal critic of the U.S.2 Lewis might not please) Washington, which could blow us \ into the poor-housé with a sneeze \ if it wanted to, but he makes a real | splash with countries like Marxist Mozambique, Uganda, Zim- babwe and Zambia. So Baloney tramps the national sward proving he is not a Tory. The people may have voted massively for change, but our man had his ears covered. He even attempted to put Pierre Trudeau on the federal payroll again. Yes, the dolt entreated Pierre, you may recall, to go to Pretoria on some idiotic mission designed to hasten the sell-out of South Africa. - All that is not to say that Tories have been forgotten in the com- mercial goldfields. Where money is concerned they do not have to walk through a deserted village. Air Canada, Via Rail, Canadian National, etc., are all teeming with Tories who have made it into the gravy. An army of ‘‘con- sultants’’ and public relations firms friendly to the Baloneyites also rolls in gold. Funny, really, when one remembers how Baloney bashed the Liberals for “cutting up the cash’. Bul that sort of pay-off is not so important, Nobody gives a damn who runs a railroad provid- ed the trains run on time. It is a different matter when Trudeau's political and social engineering is made safe for posterity. And , that’s what the Lewis job and | other jobs like it signify. To show you that 1 am not jmaking this up, Iet me quote a ‘Tory Caucus appointments press release. If you will pardon the horrible English, it reads in part as follows: ' ‘In some circumstances... the 4 \ government's appointments are actually te-appointments of per- sons appointed under the Liberal administration.’ | The release contains enough bull to fill the hole between Grouse and Seymour. We read, for instance, that these jobs are all part of the “mandate for change’’ that Baloney was given in the last election. Tories must be delighted to hear that they vated to put Lewis at the U.N: and McDermott in Dublin. For even more progress, vote for Chuck Cook and Mary Collins. itchen Looks You choose the look, we'll take care of the work. Reasonable rates by reliable tradesmen. Call 985-9128 for a free in-home estimate. 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Secretary 7 * Rallway Transport Committee ' Commission canadienne des transports Canadian Transport Commission i’ CANADIAN TRANSPORT COMMISSION RAILWAY TRANSPORT COMMITTEE Notice of Public Hearing on dangerous commodity traffic in Vancouver The Railway Transport Committee (RTC) of the Canadian Transport Commission wall hotd a public hearing in Vancouver, BC., slarting Mon- day, March 3, 1986, to hear submissions from those directly affected by the implementation of the Preferred Plan issued in September, 1985 tor the rerouting of dangerous commodity traffic trom the downtown Van- couver and Victoria watertront areas. On December 30, 1985, the RTC moditied the Preterred Plan and postponed its implementation date to April 15, 1986 The hearing is being held at the request of many who want to discuss the Preferred and Moditied Plans and make submissions on the new con- figuration of transportation facilities for Greater Vancouver. The RIC hearing will start at 10:00 A.M. , Monday, March 3, 1986 in the Commonwealth Centre Ballroom, Holiday Inn, Vancouver City Centre Har- buurside, 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC. The terms of reference for the hearing wilt be: 1. To review progress toward implementation by April 15, 1986 of the Com- mittee’s revised Preferred Plan, as presented in its written decision of December 30, 1985; 2. To permit comments on the Committee's revised Preferred Plan and determine what, if any, modification is required; 3. As requested, to permil those directly affected by the implementation of the Preferred Plan an opportunity to express their views with respect io the transportation of dangerous goods through their communities: 4, To permit fuli consideration of CN's proposal that the Seaspan slip in North Vancouver be used to handle that part of CP dangerous com- modity traffic consisting of anhydrous ammonia; 5. To study the effects that the relocation or rerouting of dangerous com- modgity traffic might have on the jurisdiction of the various regulatory authorities involved, 6. To review suggestions for establishment of a long-term planning pro- cess for dangerous commodities movements in the lower BC. mainland and to review suggestions for an organization to implement it. . Specifically, to consider: i. a) An appropriate lead agency (e.g. Transport Canada, the Proviricial &§ Government, the Canadian Transport Commission, the Greater Van- couver Regional District, etc.); a b) Plan coverage; i) Physical (e.g. Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, Central Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, outports, additicnal areas): .ji) Modal (e.g. Rail/Truck/Barge/Air/Pipeline/iniermodal): iii) Duration (e.g. Time frames for realizing interim and long- term plans); c) Participants in plarining organization (eg. transportation companies, government agencies, municipal, regional, provincial and federal governments, users of transportation services, labour unions, etc.); d) Oversight and working relationships in the planning process (e.g. ; steering committees, technical committees, working groups, use of consultants, etc.): : 8) Resource availability (e.g. contributors and tevel of contributions in’ ~ : dollars, facilities and personnel, both for planning and tor implemeén- tation of solutions; {) Coordination of authority where jurisdiction transfers from agency | to agency (eg. where traffic is transferred from railway to highway or where Environment, Highways and City authorities may have legislative authority in different circumstances). Interested persons are invited to present thelr views at the hearing. Those who wish to address the Commission in French are requested to inform the Commission so that necessary arrangements can be made. Persons. unable to attend the hearing may submit their views in writing in English or in French, at least. 10 days before the hearing to: | S.A. Cantin General Solicitor Canadian Nationa! Railway Company PO. Box 8100, Station "A" Montreal, Quebec. H3C 3N4 Malcolm G. King -,. Legal Counsel “Burlington Northern Railroad Company @ Douglas, Symes & Brissenden 1 Bentall Centre Suite 2100, 505 Burrard St. Vancouver, B.C. V7X 1R4 Canadian Transport” Commission Ottawa, Ontario KIA ON9 J.L. Bowles General Solicitor Canadian Pacific Limited | PO. Box 6042, Station “A” Montreal, Quebec H3C 3E4 Anyone proposing to present a written brief should provide at least. 10 copies for distribution at the hearing. Any participant wishing to address the Panel should register with the’ / Registrar approximately 30 minutes prior to commencement of the -: hearing. ; Disabied persons needing special facilities or services who intend to ad- dress the Commission, should so inform the Commission at teast 15 days before the hearing and the Commission will try to accommodate them. John O'Hara Canad Secretary Railway Transport Committee Canadian Transport Commission Ottawa, Ontario KiA ONS Tel.: (819) 997-7046 Telex: 053-4254