Public arts centre
helps business of art

Dear Editor:

Tam a West Vancouver pri-
vate art gallery. owner.
Contrary to whet “Hrevor
Leutens save, Pam a support:
er of the arts centre proposed
tor West Van -- a strong sup-
porter.

Harzison Galleries have
been in favour of this initiative
from the start. In our view,
the more venues there are for
people to sce and appreciate
art, the better, From a busi-
Ness perspective the presence
of other art sellers in the area
has helped us. Artists we rep-
resent such as Daniel Izzard
and Kiff Holland have had

Wi
Dear Fditor:

Re: Fed White’s column
(advertorial) in the Feb. 24
issuc. It’s so refreshing to
have an MP say it like it is.

Everyone should read in.
We all know that our hard:
earned money is being wasted

shows atthe Ferns Baiding
and we've sold more paintings
as aresult not tower

Harrison Galleries hove
had a good working relanen-
sup with publie art organiza-
tions on the North Shore
sines we opened there in
1979, We look forward to this
relationship getting even bet.
ter as the arts centre project
pPregresses.

Since Mr. Lautens hasn't
taken the trouble to discuss
this with me yer, binvite him
to do $0 any time,

Chris Harrison
Harrison Galleries
Vest Vancouver

ite tells it like it is

by the government and it

would be hoped that more of

the politicians will work for us
instead of against us.

Thank vou ‘Ted. Yes, 1 ara
a Reform party member.
Evelyn Donovan
North Vancouver

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Dear Editor:

What a pity sour reperter,
Martin Miflerehip. didi not
overhear ny discussson with a
Ms. Kathryn Beavis tollosing
her submission te North
Vancouver Districts council
regarding the report. of the
Direct Democracy task force.

In vour March 12 edition,
Mr. Mitlerchip reported Mis.
Beavis as stating that “the
Calitornia experience with cit-
izen initiated referenda was
whoever won was the side
who spends the mose on
advertising” and that “con:
plex issues were simplitied to a
ves OF no answer,”

in fact, studies have shown
quite conclusively that there is
not a single scrap of evidence
from California in the past
one hundred years, or from
Switverland in’ almost two

hundred vears, which sup:
ports the commoenty held
belief that the side spending
the most money “wins” ina
referendum,

Throwing huge quaetities
of money into the advertising
for one side or the other does
Not Cusrutee an outcome, ats
vividly demonstrated in
Canada in recent: times in
both othe | Constivutional
Aveord Referendum and the
recent Quebes reierendum on
separation,

Studies of jurisdictions
which have referenda have
shown that citizen-initiated
referenda bring, to ciosure
complex issues which the
politicians are cither afraid ta
address or cannot agree upan,

Everything from getting
tough on crime, to legalizing
the medical use of marijuana,

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to the capping of municipal
spending has been achieved
by citizens in the United
States after elected officials
had walled for vears as to
what should be done and
when,

In the past few vears more
and more jurisdictions, like
New Zealand, “Tike
Saskatchewan, and like
Ontarie, are moving forward
by introducing citizen: initiat-
ed reterendura laws.

Fleft the council meeting
on March 8 completely bat:
fled as to why council had
vered down an opportunity
tor the voters to decide, ina
referendum at the time of the
next election, whether they
want a referendum by-law in
North Vancouver.

The mayor and council
had spent ar least an hour

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telling the audience how
responsive they are to public
input, and thar the real need
tor referendum powers sat
the provingial and rederal fev
ols.

Then, in a classic example
of the por having called the
kettle black, they ignored the
opportunity for public input
and deemed the voters of
North Vancouver too stupid
to make a decision on the
issue of direct democracy.
Ted White, MP
North Vancouver

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