inquiring reporter Evelyn Jacob 12 - Sunday, April 30, 1989 - North Shore News MEMBERS OF the opposition and the NDP are calling for the resignation of federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson, after it was revealed that details of the federal budget had been leaked to an Ontario television reporter one day prior to the official announcement. The gov- ernment’s release of the budget came after the Conser- Should Wilson resign over leaked budget? Patrick Jewell New Westminster If it’s entirely Wilson’s No, I fault then I suppose he — should should resign. There should definitely be a big inquest. John Talbot North Vancouver the best man for the job. He'd better stay there. Scott Ellis think he Wilson's don’t resign. be leaked out. CAPILANO-HOWE SOUND RIDING Collins, Manning face off at Reform Part PRESTON MANNING was the keynote speaker, but Doug Collins got almost as much time to address an audience of 175 at Thursday night’s annual general meeting of the Capilano- Howe Sound Riding Association of the Reform Party of Canada. By MARTIN MILLERCHIP Contributing Writer Manning came to talk about the federal budget and future aims of the party that he leads while Col- lins came to announce the end of his political ambitions and to put some facts ‘‘on the record.”’ Collins still appeared angry at Manning for refusing to sign his nomination papers last October before the federal election. ‘In direct contradiction of party prin- ciples and your own statement you denied the people of this consti- tuency the right to make their own choice,’’ Collins charged. Collins said past statements by Manning that he had refused to accept the party’s position on rac- ism and extremism were incorrect. “As 1 told you the day before the nomination meeting was held,”’ Collins said, ‘‘I was willing to give y meeting ee NEWS photos Burley REFORM PARTY leader Preston Manning iistens to News columnist Doug Collins announce the end of his political ambition at Thursday night’s Capilano-Howe Sound Riding Association meeting. you any reasonable commit- ment, but I wasn’t going to humil- iate myself by crawling.’’ His claim that he would have beaten MP Mary Collins in the election was loudly cheered, but will never be tested since he then announced, also to cheers, that, ‘I have absolutely no further ambi- tions as far as politics are concern- talk about “lbs easy to NEWS COLUMNIST Doug Collins puts some facts ‘‘on the record’’ at Thursday night’s Reform Party Capilano-Howe Sound Riding Assccia- tion meeting. democracy, it’s quite another to practise it,’’? Collins concluded. Marning thanked the consti- tuency for giving Collins a chance “‘to say what he thinks, rather than sweeping it under the rug,’’ and invited Collins to submit the speech that he had read to the meeting to a task force on Grass Roots Leadership Relations before the party’s October convention. In a later interview Manning said,‘‘Nominating a person like that (Collins) does not just affect your riding. Ridings have got to get more conscious of what they do and the impact it has elsewhere, particularly if they pick high- profile people.’’ Asked whether he felt immigra- tion was more of a concern in some Vancouver ridings than elsewhere in the country, Manning replied,‘‘lt’s not immigration that is the problem. We have a policy On immigration that is very strong. It’s how it is articulated that is the problem.”’ The meeting heard that current riding membership stood at about 550, and that after raising some $7,350 for the election campaign last year, current assets were just over $2,000. The executive of Darrell Frith, president; Donald Pellant, (first vice-president; Mary-Jane Shaw, second vice-president: was elected by acclamation. North Vencouver i think he should resign. Stuff like that shouldn't vative government tried and failed to obtain permission from the NDP and Liberals for a late-night emergency session of Parliament to hear Wilson’s budget statement. John Turner refused to acknowledge the new budget, calling the leak a ‘‘flood.’’ Inquiring Reporter asks peo- ple if Wilson should resign over the controversy. Albert Petreny North Vancouver all politicians | have a hard time with most politicians. Maybe should resign. 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