Friday, September 17, 1993 — North Shorea News - 3 arrett blasts free trade agreement Sendo as ‘sell out’? of Canadian workforce ~ Ex-premier says Liberals and Reformers in political bed together PRIME MINISTER Kim Campbell, Liberal leader Jean Chretien and. Reform party leader Preston Man- ning are all in political bed together over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), former B.C. NDP premier Dave Barrett Monday. charged on By Surj Rattan News Reporter Barrett, Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca NDP MP, was in North Vancouver to address a fundraiser for federal North Vancouver NDP candidate Graeme Bowbrick. Barrett; the federal NDP’s trade critic, used most of his speech to party faithful to attack NAFTA. >He- noted that while former Liberal leader John Turner re- jected the free trade deal between Canada, the. United States and Mexico, Chretien has endorsed the ‘ package. : He added that Campbell, Chre- - support - ‘tien and. Manning all NAFTA, which Barrett said, will -, cost Canadians jobs. -“They’re -all in’ bed together. - We've seen it here in British Col- umbia.:;'They pull the’ ‘blankets over each other and there’s a lot of moving and shaking going on. *.“We. don’t know who’s doing ““, what to whom, but we know who feels the effects of that kind of an -operation ina political bed,’’ said . Barrett. He also noted that 37 Liberal NEWS phote chady Goodin FEDERAL NDP trade critic Dave Barrett spoke to North Vancouver New Democrats Monday about the North American Free Trade Agreement and the West Coast shipbuilding industry. MPs failed to show up-in the’ House of Commons for the free trade vote. Barrett called NAFTA a “sell out’’ for Canadian workers as well as: Canadian small owners, He added that NAFTA will also « result in the exploitation of Mex- ican workers by the United States. “Mexican workers have a right ‘to decent incomes, decent jobs, just as Americans and Canadians do,”’ said Barrett. business | On the issue of shipbuilding, Barrett said the federal. govern- ment should change its ship- building policy to allow. West Coast shipyards to bid on federal contracts. Currently, only eastern ship- yards are allowed to bid for feder- al shipbuilding contracts, a policy that has been criticized in the past by Allen Fowlis, president and chief executive officer of North Vancouver-based Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. le shafts N. Shore, - Mitchell ‘shocked’ Schreck left out of H. arcourt’ s new NDP cabinet __ PREMIER MIKE Harcourt “is ignoring ‘major. issues ~colicerning ‘North . Shore residents. by failing . to ap- point the: area’s- only NDP MLA™ to _ his’ re-shuffled ’ cabinet,- West. -, Vancouver- “Garibaldi: independent. Lib- eral;MLA David, Mitchell charged Thursday. _~ By Surj Rattan - News Reporter Mitchell made the comment one day after Harcourt revamped his cabinet, - While North Van- ‘couver-Lonsdale NDP MLA David Schreck was left out of the new cabinet, he was appointed parliamentary secretary in the newly-created Ministry of '-Employment and Investment, : “which will be headed by former "finance minister Glen Clark. - But: Mitchell said the North Shore is not being represented at the NDP cabinet table. “With so many crucial issues facing North Shore residents, | am shocked that Mr. Schreck has nor fought harder to gain admittance into the cabinet chamber,"’ said Mitchell, He added that’ taxation, the future of the Lions Gate Bridge, shipbuilding contracts for North Vancouver-based Vancouver Shipyards and the delayed Westview interchange project are BC'S NEW PROVINCIAL CABINET: e Mike Harcourt — Premier: © Elizabeth Culi — Finance Minister, Deputy Premier; @ Jotn Cashore — Aboriginal Aftairs Minister; . @David. Zirnhelt: Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister; -@ Colin Gabelmann — torney General; © Art Charbonnesu — Educa- tion Minister; @ Glen Clark — Employment and Investment Minister; @ Anne Edwards — Energy; Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister; ® Moe Sihota — Environ- ment, Lands and Parks Minister and Minister Respon- sible for Human Rights and Multiculturalism; @ Andrew Petter — Forests Minister; - : At- ‘ all important issues for North Shore residents that should be discussed at the cabinet table. “Instead, Mr. Schreck’s politi- cal masters have decided that the interests of North Shore residents simply don’t count: in the day- to-day operation of the NDP government,” said Mitchell. He added that Schreck would be perfect cabinet material. “Mr. Schreck is no more in- competent. than. any other members in Premier Harcourt’s re-shuffled cabinet,’? said Mit- chell. @ Robin Blencoe — Govern- ment. Services Minister, and Minister Responsible for Sports and Commonwealth Games; ‘ @ Paul Ramsey — Health Minister and Minister Respon- sible for Seniors; @ Joan Smallwood — Hous- ing, Recreation and Consumer Services Minister; @ Darlene Marzari Municipal Affairs Minister; @ Dan Miller — Labor, Skills and Training Minister; e@ Bill Barlee — Small Business, Tourism and Culture Minister; e Joy MacPhail — Social Ser- vices Minister; @ Jackie Pement — Transpor- tation and Highways Minister; @ Penny Priddy — Women’s Equality Minister. But Schreck said there is no room for ‘‘ego politics’? in cabi- net. The NDP party, he said, must work as a team. Schreck added that he doesn’t feel insulted by not being ap- pointed to cabinet. Mitchell also said Harcourt ap- pointed inexperienced NDP sup- porters to the posts of deputy ministers in his cabinet shuffle. He added that the public service should be managed by a respansi- ble government that recognizes the importance of its impartiality. “We (NDP) insist there: be fairness. I’m not opposed to other — yards getting work, but here. in British Columbia we are not get- ting our fair share,’’ said Barrett. He doubted a Liberal govern- ment would do anything to, bring federal shipbuilding contracts out west and added the Liberals would probably ‘‘cater to the same, east- ern interests as the Tories: have: done just to hang in there for politics.” LA says NDP MLA David Schreck... no room for ‘‘ego politics.” Mitchell also called for a review of the deputy ministerial appoint- ments by an all-party legislative committee. “Unfortunately, during the last decade, various administrators have used the senior civil service in British Columbia as a political pork-barrel at tremendous public expense,” said Mitchell, But Schreck said he was happy with the make-up of the new cabinet and the new deputy minister appointments, “David Mitchell does not know what he is talking about. They (deputy ministers) all have expe- rience. -It . (appointments) shows our government is taking charge and listening to the people,’’ said Schreck. opposes business licence renewal FOURTEEN MONTHS after a young man shot himself to death with a gun .obtained on’ the premises of North Shore Firearms, the company remains in business. in the middle of a residen- tial neighborhood. NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL: by Martin Millerchip North Vancouver District staff told council . after the tragedy last year that owner Frank. Macey would not be applying for a business licence in 1993 and that “‘he will be liquidating’ his stock ‘(of guns), probably to other . dealers.”’ Council. subsequently amended the zoning bylaws to. prohibit gun.shops as a home “occupation use in residential - areas,: But under provincial law a zoning amendment cannot be. appiied retroactively. o Therefore Macey. was able to. renew his business licence in 1993. for a ‘non-confor- ming”’ but allowable use. And his next-door neighbor Bill. Atkinson says that is‘ not good enough. : Atkinson |, has twice ap- peared ‘before | council to argue that, Macey’ < ‘firearms . business, which’ is. in the basement of his. 903 East 14th. .St. home, must be relocated. “I am ‘not. opposed to gun shops in’ principle. J.do not seek. to ban gun shops in the District. of North Van- couver,”’ he told council. Monday night. But.. Atkinson ~ said ‘the business is in an inappropriate area and must be moved. He told council he believes sucha business is not just a potential threat but ‘‘an actu- al clear and present danger” and that the issue is ‘‘non- negotiable.” a “Sf there is no other means, council must be prepared to help with reloca- tion costs,” said Atkinson. Council agreed to .request “a legal opinion on all ways and means of relocating the gun shop... to an ap- propriately zoned area.” Staff told council that they believe Macey is only repair- ing guns on his premises at present and has no other stock. Macey told staff last year that he had been selling guns from his premises unaware that the zoning bylaw stated: “No commodity shall be sold on the premises except that which is made on the premises.”” Coun. Paul Turner’s amendment. asking staff to report on any other ways of increasing safety in the operation of gun shops. was adopted by council. Turner suggested that all guns could be fitted with a trigger lock that would pre- vent firing in the event that ammunition was smuggled into a gun shop.