Fotheringham’s s article Gf Friday;
Aug...6- entitled. “MP. White

vetoes fed approved job.” Brady :

ds listed as a contributing writer,
“but instead, , of - contributing,
towards a solution to the under-

- funding problems. presently

being e ‘perienced by North:
Shore’ » : Harvest,
Fotheringham chose instead to

help perpetuate those problems.’
by:-muddling the issues in'a way *
that did nothing to either create’;
a, job; for. Mr: Goyarzu,) or to”
In factjas Mr.

assist the Harvest.
Fotheringham knew from. his’
discussions ‘with
Resources 3) ‘department’ staff,
there, was no money, effin the
federal. job creation program to
which he referred, so it was irrel-
vant. whethe

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Mr.:

“Human? |

ny. Office gave":

to the application... Besides, as
your ‘readers will know. from
numerous: past reports have
written for the North Shore

News, department staf routine-

ly ignore input from my office

» when it suits them to do so and
submit. their ‘applications - of»

choice directly to the minister for
approval.
In the case of the Harvest,

during recent. discussions with |

David. Foster and. one! of - his.’
directors, I-suggested to David
“that he approach the ‘North...

Shore News. with a. story:
‘ designed - to attract additional ,

private donations:and volunteer

help. It seemed to me that’ the”
_ publication. of .a° few: personal
profiles about pedple who have:
been helped to get back on their
* feet.through ‘the efforts of the
» Harvest would encourage North:
Shore’ residents to ‘open’, their,

check tires & brakes, visual inspection

eplace front pads or rear pads’

by a certified technician

iagnose A/C op: eration.:Test temp.
ane: check refrigerant level; check com:
ressor bells, hoses, gases, radiat

iulds & report.

pointment

‘north shore news

hearts ‘and, ‘wallets; “thereby
directly. assistiag the | organiza-’
tion to get through the next few
" months? of staff ant funding ~
** shortages.

It was therefore a great disap:
to see | Brady:
Fotheringham appearing to use
the story to portray himself'as 4
faring ‘and compassionate writer
- exposing the cruel actions of'an

MP, rather than. trying to help |

“address the Harvest’s s very obvi-
ous need for increased commu-
_nity support. :

Quite apart from the fict that’
applications for taxpayer funded '
grants always" far cexeced the
available ‘money, ; (there is, of -
course, an infinite demand for
something that appears: to be’.
free), the input received by ‘my
"office ‘from. three: separate ‘com-
munity, based, randomly’ select:
ed, committees over the past six’

(1) ax istance with few job cre-

ation in the private sector when-
ever it seems likely thar a perma-
nent position is being. created,
(2) contributions: to the care’ of.
the elderly, and the mentally and
physically challenged; (3) assis:

“tance with projects-of a-federal

nature, and finally, if there is any
money left over; (4) the finding.
of projects which should’ have
been paid for by the province or:

municipality. —thatis, related to

a welfare activity or other similar -

‘provincial or; ‘Municipal social

service),
In this regard 1 hiave consis
tently been given the message by
taxpayers that they do‘not want.

‘incompetence and/or under:

'

funding by the provincial gov-
ernment to be cavered up by the
use of federal grant money.

AS of this time, | there» has;
been no subinission to my office.

years has been that the priorities © which -would indicate that, ‘the

ederal funding should be

community: as whole wants the

> directors’ of the | Harv
‘so, 1 Was not terapted to indulge
‘ins: the

order of the above-mentioned

© priorities to change, However, I;
vam dedicated. to my jab as. the

.. federal representative for-North
Vancouver, afid'any 100% com.
mitted to do as [am instructed

sented. with a," convincing
amount of input indicating that
provincial’ and/or” municipa
projects. ,.and-:; organizations

ashould be sipported with feder-
al grant money ‘ahead of the

- other prionties on the list, ther

‘that is exactly what Fwill indicate :

“in my comments to the Human
Resources department locally.
» One’ final note with! respect,

“to these federal job <“creation”
-programs, Mr° Fotheringham::
‘failed to mention, although he ~
had: been: told, that-one of my.
* Reform.

Riding ‘Association
directors is also ‘on, the board of
Even:

patronage; normally

by the community..If Lam pre-. 2

tuck to athe | instructions given.to'

“me by the community and treat-

ed the Harvest “applicati
the same

on jobs ‘than by’ gover

spending money..they, ha

* ected via a punitive incame, tax

then reason that I would {i

now lea that was in

sing, front Brady, Fotheringham’ 5

article — that the’ readers of the

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