Doug Collins @ gel this straight ® THE GERMANS have a word for it: SCHADENFREUDE, or malicious joy, and that’s what I felt when I heard the Tories had nearly lost Pembina, which they took by 34,000 votes last time round. Might as well confess it. I would have been even more joyful if they had lost, and I'm not the only one. An example of how those of rightish bent feel about Brian the Foul Baloney is contain- ed in Overview, a newsletter put out by the National Citizen's Coalition. Overview says that our lapsed prime minister's choice of left- wingers for important jobs shows that he sees no conflict between his politics and theirs. The editors mean Stephen Lewis, the Eastern socialist mouthing off in our name at the UN; Dennis McDermott, former union boss who is now our man in Ireland; NDP MP lan Deans, now head of the Public Service Staff Relations Board, and Dalton Camp, Red Tory appointed at the taxpayer's expense to give advice on how Baloney can make himself look better. Under the headline ‘‘Brian Mulroney Surrenders To The Left,’’ Overview states: “Canada’s Prime Minister is trivializing the country’s problems. In a way, lan Deans personifies them. For his 1! years as MPP at Queen's Park he draws a pension of $11,400 which is adjusted periodically to match the cost of living. For his six years as an MP in Ottawa he draws a pension of $11,400 which is fully indexed. His (new) appointment is for 10 years at a starting salary of $93,700. Mr. Deans is 49. “He, Lewis, McDermott and Camp are members of Canada’s New Class, comfortably employed by the governmental apparatus they helped to fashion. Home and inspiration to the class is bloated, isolated Ottawa, where the concen- tration of federal government employees, relative to national populations is three times as large as that in Washington.’ The Tories could have developed a conservative philosophy, says Overview, ‘Instead, they waffled. Under Robert Stenfield and Joe Clark they ou'did the Liberals and borrowed fron the NDP..."". As for Mulroney. “By giving such prominence (to) convinced men of the Left, Mulroney has given the country a signal. He sees no fundamental conflict between what they stand for and his own politics. What they stand for is control of Canada's ‘commanding heights’. The government apparatus that he in- { herited from Pierre Trudeau is safe in his hands.** What should people da who voted Tory in the sad belief that Baloney was a Tory, instead of what I have always said he was — a Liberal ina blue suit? The NCC says you might follow the example of achap called William Gairdner, who told Progressive Conservative fundraisers: “You're too pink; until you become more blue, you won't be secing any of my green.” Even if you've never sent any political party a rusty dime, you can still write to your MP and let him or her know that you would sooner vote for the Screaming Lord Such than for Baloney. A friend told me he was going to | vote Liberal next time. That in itself wouldn’t do any good, I told him. All the parties are in the same philosophical boat, be it for Tamils bobbing around off the coast, fairies in the RCMP, more taxes, or grants for Lesbians. Failing the formation of a right- wing Western Party that would fight under a non-separatist ban- ner, he should vote for ary opposi- } tion candidate, it is true. But he should let the sitting MP know why he’s doing that, and inform the guy who gets his vote, too. That way, the message might one day reach the politicians’ brain-matter, if any. Wimpland Canada is a drifting ship. The polls tell us that 41 per cent of the people have lost faith in all three party leaders and are probably out there searching for a new Father Divine. Influenza shots now available at local THE NORTH Shore Health Department (NSHD) has an- nounced a series of free influenza immunization clinics available for local residents. Restricted to people 65 years and older and anyone over 19 suffering from a chronic disease who has a prescription from his family physi- cian, the clinics will be held at various North Shore locations starting Oct. 6. NSHD director of nursing Anne Williams said Wednesday im- munizations this year will be for the A/Chile, A/Mississippi and B/Ann Arbor influenza strains, which the World Health Organiza- tion has determined will be the most virulent this winter. Williams added that those wishing immunization must make an appointment in order to be in- noculated. clinics Clinies at che NSHD's North Vancouver office, 253 East 14th Street, will be held Oct. 8, 21, 23 and 30 and Nov. 4. Call 988-5231 for information. At the NSHD’s West Vancouver office, 265-20th Street, clinics will be held Oct. 6, 16, and 27 and Nov. 6. Call 922-9136 for informa- tion. In addition to the two NSHD offices, clinics will be held Oct. 15 and 29 at the Silver Harbour Cen- tre, 144 East 22nd Street, North Vancouver, and at the West Van- couver Senior Activity Centre, 695-2!st Street, West Vancouver Oct. 22 and Nov. 5. Williams said this year’s fiu strains are no more or less virulent than those of past years. Apart from the free clinics, Williams said people can be im- munized by their family physi- cians. 9 - Friday, October 3, 1986 - North Shore News ADAMS DONATES INSTRUMENT TO SUTHERLAND school atwitter over new piano MUSIC STUDENTS at Sutherland Secondary school in North Vancouver lined up to play a tuae on the school’s new piano received this week. ff wasn't just any piano — but one used by singer/composer Bryan Adams to compose such hits as Straight from the Heart, The Best fs Yet to Conie, and Heaven. Adams, 26, donated the 1930 Estey Baby Grand piano to his Junior high alma mater Tuesday. Principal Lorne Schemmer said he was surprised and delighted when Adams called Monday. “T's sensational,’ he said. “Our pianos are quite old and they have taken a beating so when he called it just took us right off our heels. “He indicated the piano was a real inspiration for him and he wanted to encourage others at the school." Schemmer said the school plans to inscribe Adams’ comment about the piano on a brass plate, which will be placed on the piano. By KIM PEMBERION News Reporter “At lunch hour (Tuesday) when it arrived the kids in the concert band were so excited the music teacher gave each a turn to sit at the bench and play a tune,"’ said Schemmer. “I'm sure | would do it to, if | was musically inclined.’ Publicist Kim Blake, from Bruce Allen Management, said Adams was not available for an interview. But iit a prepared statement he said, ‘‘} hope that by having a piano in the school, that is available to the students, then maybe a young, aspiring musician can develop and nurture a talent that will be of some value to him or her later on. ‘*The piano has inspired me and SKI PACKAGI @ FISCHER CRESTA Ski @ TYROLIA 1900 BINDING @ INSTALLATION Value $374 98 sate °219” includes Free BLACKCOMB Group Lesson Voucher @ HEAD RADIAL CARBON SKi Value $464.98 Canada’s Ski Retailer of the Year. CHOICE OF THE XV OLYMPIC @ TYROLIA 2900 BINDING @ INSTALLATION sale °259 Includes Free BLACKCOMB Group Lesson Voucher ROCK STAR Bryan Adams...North Shore resident donated piano to his old school. I hope it generation.”’ Adams attended Sutherland in 1974 and 1975, before moving to Argyle Secondary school for grades 1] and 12. may inspire another WINTER GAMES. FREE suniice T-NECK AND KNAP-SACKI! 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