Yr - C10 - Sunday News, December 28, 1980 FOR JOE CLARK... Another year, or test By SHEILA BRADY OTTAWA (UPC) - Joe Clark began 1980 with a vain effort to persuade Canadians he was the best man to lead the nation. He ends the year trying to persuade his own party to let him try for the job again. It won’t be an easy task for a man who gave the Con- servative Party a rare, sweet taste of power in the prime ministership only to have it wrenched away by Liberals under a resurrected Pierre Trudeau. Some 2,500 delegates will have to decide in February whether keeping Clark as leader risks another defeat at the polls. Conservative Party president Bob Coates, openly critical at Clark's ouster after less than nine months in office, thinks the Tory leader “is in trouble” but will not speculate how many delegates will ask for a review that could trigger a divisive leadership race. Publicly, only a small Toronto group headed by MP John Gamble has pressed for a review. But some party sources” believe between a third and 40% of the delegates may publicly declare themselves Clark loyalists — but in a secret ballot would opt for a review of his leadership. The pafty constitution requires a 50.1% vote of delegates for launch of a leadership review. But a substantial demand for review could force Clark into a leadership contest. Clark as leader has the party control levers at his fingertips and he works hard and effectively at the grass- roots level. But disquietening signs have appeared. MP Allan MacKinnon said a poll of 7,200 voters in his Victoria riding recently showed 72% want a leader- ship review. MacKinnon, a dedicated Clark man, personally does not favor a review. “It is not going to do the party any good. There are no benefits and the party could come out divided,” he said. “There are no_ other possible leaders in sight who would be better than Joe.” Former Toronto mayor David Crombie and former Finance minister John Crosbie frequently are named as possible = suc- cessors. Neither rules himself out although both voice support for Clark. Neither Crombie nor Crosbie speak French, a distinct disadvantage if the Tomes have any hopes for gains in Quebec, and Crombie has health problems. Fluently bilingual Montreal businessman Brian Mulroney elicits some support but he lost to Clark in the 1976 leadership contest and doesn’t have a seat. Clark won almost unanimous support at a recent meeting of 100 Ontario organizers, he said. The world is un By ANDREW P. HUTTON OTTAWA (UPC) - Shghtly more than a year after Pierre Elhou Trudeau announced he would resign from pubhc hfe. the longest serving political leader in the Western world not only rules unchallenged at home but ts taking on broader and more international roles Trudeau first took over Canada’s reins of power in 1968) a time when Lyndon Johnson was US president and Charles de Gaulle ruled France At retirement he yearned last years premature announcement for More lime with his family and suid he would leave as soon young as anew Liberal Party leadec: was found But weeks combined opposition ted by short later oa Prudeau brought Joc Clark s Conservative Koverniment less than maine months old toumbhag down tng Con fidence vote The abies Secunia peneral clection within oa year teturned Lrodeau te an offtec more to tas Tikigg than bas brict une omborta tte form as opposition leader Now with oa domestic schedule topped by his chersbed pursuit of a home geown Canadian «Constitution and a Neighte ned vibes national role ahead, few venture any guess on when the 6t-year-old prime minister will make way for a successor Trudeau had to be coaxed to run a fifth me for the yob by Finance Minister Allan Mackachen Trudeau's principal secretary James Coutts and Liberal Party campaign = strategist Keith Davey But Trudeav 9 said the winter campaign would be his last Yet since then no readily adentifiable hear apparent has emerged If he steps down belore the end of his fiwe year term in the Liberal tradition of clearing the way for a new leader to campaign for clecthion from oa position of power Mack achen depuly pnme minister serve ay alses could imferimn prime titiister votil the party Chooses a successor Bat his Droudeau hic deo only hows timetable bought oa Pas nuardeoss Moiontreal mntended ant home an lant year that was fooe thas retirement andoa petorane nt bore ber his sons le grow upon Dtvat wuss cts Beas cant col prowet hays biowerver and bec bote the lavseree tread an aletierst rise KO foot tyrerhe foot Canada te thas ats ane tree cetiteeod Phe OOVS EEC Eber bee cena of Beatist s tineal “There were only two out of the 100 who wanted a review.” Clark himself nothing for granted and campaigns almost every weekend in such diverse regions as Hamilton, Regina, Vancouver, St. John’s and even Chicoutum]!, Que. At no time has he avoided accepting responsibility for the errors of judgment that led to the government's defeat in a confidence vote, and that appears to be an effective tack. His gruelling pace ts fixed firmly on the goal of keeping the leader's job. But Clark has seized on Trudeau's constitution reform plans and national energy program as a ready target for attack and some Signs of effectiveness have invigorated many Tories. As the year wound down, the meetings shifted from being election post-mortems to laying out future strategy and Clark says. “That's good.” Clark's own plans for the future call for some new faces among his advisers, But he would retain such favonte policies as the mortgage deductability program. “I would bring it back in if I was re-elected.” He still wouldn't pander to the oposition, he says, but would try to keep better informed on voters’ feelings. His hope for 1981 ts simple: “I wish we had the opportunity to govern again, that’s what 1 would wish.” olding Canada Day. July 1. as an takes approprmately “symbolic” deadhne By years end, amid continued opposition — at home and signs of some hesitabon on the British Parliament chances of achieving the deadhne grew somewhat remote And there has been no suggestion Trudeau would quit ountil his) pet con- siituhonal project had been carned out, down to the last detail He showed other signs of mellowing He retained his sense of timing tor the witty insult aimed mostly at the opposition in| the House of but his barbs infrequent and less sharply crucl Commons were More lrudesu s revived interest incsents abroad anda 1981 that will put him excn more in the world lime Tuggtrt ac hedule have fucied a hew round of speculation about what tote he sees tor hiumsec tif after he gives up the priume minasterstiag Has strost recent travels to the Maddie Bast and bo arope the latter anc huding stops mothe ort hest and poorest Persian Crulf states of Sauch Arabia and North Yemen were faked to his ups oming work oon the so catled morth south peoblems the balance of preodstae al atnd ce cotepetias power between the world’s wealthy and its poor. Canada _ recently hosted one north-south conference and Trudeau has lobbied for the issue to be on the agenda of the western economic summit he will chair tn July in Ottawa The issue will take Trudeau on more trips abroad 1n the new year, first to Austna. Afmca and South America and later to sull Op aecarepighegrionee THE EMERGENCY MEASURES ORGANIZATION on the North Shore recently had an opportunity to examine some of the latest in long range listening, fighting and viewing equipment. Here the two way toud hailer is displayed on the table while a long range directional listening device is discussed. (Terry Peters photo) only Trudeau knows. other areas Pressed about Trudeau's tetirement plans, Gossage said “He doesn't have any.” and added he could stay on until the next federal general elechon “A he has said ts that he will not run for office for another term ~ Trudeau's future public plans are as unknown as any personal plans Trudeau's wife Margaret. 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