* 6 = Sunday, July 26, 1998 — North Shore News

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LEN Clark would do well for

‘both himself and British

Columbians to take a page or

two out of his Albertan counterpart’s
playbook.

Ralph. Klein and his’ Progressive

, Conservative party have been study-.
‘ing government profits from lotteries

and video lottery terminals, Earlier

this week he announced a portion of ~

- the $800. million lottery booty annu-
ally poured into- general revenue will
“be donated to charities.

In addition, he is pledging $130
~ million of the estimated $518 million
. generated from VLTs. this year to the

‘much-needed. upgrade and construc”

“tion of new roads.
The: Progressive. " Conservatives
_ State they think it is unhealthy for the
- "government. to ‘plow | these. lottery

wi . “twirinings” ‘back i into: general re revenue »

The, amount’ of ' time LE waited. I said 1 should be’

‘aylor,

her'cal!

‘Tes a bulky, bulky building.” ek

istrict‘ Coun. Glenys Deering: “Robb,
partment. building proposed
y 2 News story 1)

ai th “four-storey:
| site. (From

igs
city, fearing the’ ero-
‘a result of the expansion: From!

as ‘men ‘chasing men through’ a
vome and: ‘prandm th

‘Association, president Randy Radonich,
Toe: I lacrosse. ‘game,

July 22 News story.)
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rict Coun. Lisa Muri, diting: dis- ~
yard | program 4 in North. Vancouver.

niffed over a charge. for stopping pay-
Rogers Cablesystems”. bill; -to’a Rogers em ploy-

fer fter she had been sidelin ed
“on hold for an? extended period. (From. a Jub: 24. News

oth! ways to. cost.

— long a cash cow for provincial gov-
ernments,

Clark and his NDP government
should do the same.

The staggering amounts funnelled

to provincial coffers from lotteries -

could help offset the coming public
transit infrastructure program.
And maybe .to do our. Albertan

neighbors | one better, Clark could

prove he is the visionary he has long
claimed himself and his government
to be by targeting specific lotteries to
specific projects.

How: about.a Lions Gate Bridge

lottery? Set up a short-term lottery / :
- whereby the money that would flow/ }
into general revenues is diverted into

a First Narrows’ (Crossing fund.
. That way people who want to sup-
port the bridge’s upgrade can buy

, LGB tickets.

‘sions: shun. political
_ service. like the: yel-
Tow. plague?

” For those Who ;
doggedly wade: through”
North. Van. Reform MP.“

. Ted White’s lengthy July”
letter to constituents the.
answer may begin ta” «
dawn. : :

Remuneration of.

MPs and provision for.
their futures remain a’

i Th ik Ted’ $ admin oe prose

many average readers ‘of the constituency
5 glaze...
secon of its

letter could bé forgiven if their ¢;
“over halfivay,through the
six fact- -packed pages.::

» It’s.
~, they want him to do about it.)
At the core! of the issire are MPs’

; Priyate Sector iy

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WHY is Canada so bereft of out:
_ Standing leaders today?. Why, do.
our brightest and best in:busi-.

“ness, industry and the profes: m

political football.in’a game ‘controlled
almost’ completely by the four-year dicta
tor. of the day whom. we call prime n minis-

After which they are asked to com ae
' plete.a 31-question quiz telling Ted:
v Where they stand on the issue and what

‘sions. Back in 1993, when the Chreten
Liberals came to power, these “gold-plat- »
“ed” incomes for fife from age 55,— with
’ taxpayers contributing. $6 for every $1 =
paid in by MPs — were called litle short.
‘of obscene compared t to anything i in the

The Reform party, steadily attacked oy

Valerie Stephorsan
,_ Classified Manager
222 (202).

Mnorth shore news:

VIEWPOINT

TAKE ACTION.

iBeroRE We REALLY

START FEELING THE:
/ efrect OF THE 7
"SINKING | LOONeY.., 4

this scheme, eventually for ng the’ gov:
,¢rmment to case the taxpayers’ load. from
“$6 to $4 for c every’S1 from the MP: °
7 ‘Chretien’s response: was to give MPs’.
~.Whase consciene s,coul ach the |

: opportunity to ‘op! our:
On principle ‘al but,;
_one of the-then 51.
Reform MPs'did just

° thar — only to find.
‘their private:| RRSP

PENSIONS -
” PAYABLE IN
u 5. DOULARS

questi

‘Canada is a “corporatio

and more vital for"its 30:
he

*; Contributions severely 9:

ent asa result.
“Fast forward to 1997,
and the second’).
Chretien government
The, Blais Commissio:
oy itestablished ‘to study :
MPs’. pay and benefits came up, wich! pro-
‘posals very much in line
policy, but. many were rejected by" the
government.
. «What the MP, Pay and Pension:
~ Bill C-47, | pai
however, was to‘allow 1994! “opted out
MPs to’: “opt back i in? sto the modified
pian
So what :Ted ‘basically asks in his
questionnaire is. this: considering the.
: partial successes Reform has ‘achieve
~ towards’MP pension reform, our dete
= , -’ mination to-go on fighting for.a system
that is no more generous than those in
the private sector, and t
ourselves have been pensionless now for ’
» four years, may we please have your’ ~
|. blessing to-“opt back i in” while continu
“ing the battle? .
Fair enough. But if today’ we. miss...
teaders of the quality we once-had —- th
» Macdonalds, th Lauriers, th M ckenz

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political soccer’ match’ for perhaps ‘nly

“four. to'five years?

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- “Canada deserves the best And when,

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