HERB Grutel, Reform MP
for Capilano - Howe Sound,
was recently in the hot seat for
addressing those qaihered at
the Worl: Conference of the
International Saciety for
fudividual — Liberty at
Whistler.

Here's his take on the event
and his participation in it:

EP recently resisted demands
from some special interest
groups and against their
advice attended the recent
World Conference of the
Internatiogal Society — for
Individual Liberty at Whistler.

Tam glad f did because |
gained important insights into
issues relevant to my work as
a member of parliament.

First, | learned that U.S.
states are as eager as
Canadian provinces to have a
devolution of power away
from their respective federal
governments. In Canada this
type of pressure has manifest-
ed itself in the form ofa
demand by the premiers, fol-
lowing their recent confer-
ence, that Ottawa urgently
negotiate new social policy
standards which would give
more decision-making power
to the provinces.

In the U.S., Senator
Charles Duke of Colorado
has spearheaded an effort that
is potentially much more sig-
nificant than the premiers*

lis gal

Water Act forces several of
the water districts in his rid-
ing to “pollute” their deink-
ing water. He and his con-
stituents tee] that it makes no
sense to enforee the same
water treatment requirements
in their pristine wilderness
that are needed in polluted
industrial regions of the
country.

Putting this in the
Canadian contest, it could be
argued that it makes no sense
to insist that the medical ser-
vices available in remote
Newfoundland settlements
should be identical to those
found in downtown Toronto
or Vancouver.

Neither does it make sense

ined at

Canadians’ desire to have
more direct influence over
politics.

Larry Dodge heads the
Fully Informed [i wh
Association, which tells
potential jurors about their
right not just to judge the
facts ina case bur alse to
consider whether the law
itself is just.

This populist method tor
sending powerful messages ty
sitting politicians has along
history. In 1776
Massachussets jurors refused
to convier smugglers because
they thought the taritfi were
unfair. [na response, the
English made smuggling an
offence under admiralty law

may or may not agree with
the verdicts of these juries,
but since the jurors are select-
ed at randont trom the popu-
lation, their siews are proba
bly representauve of the
majority, and Parliament must
take them seriously.

Finally, at the Whistler
Conterence | had the oppar-
tunity to ask Senator Duke

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and Mr. Dodge about the
accusations hurled: agaist

thens in the media, especially

their roles as leaders of the
militia movernent and as the

distributors of racist and ant-

semitic information. “Pheir
TESpOrscs tO mv questions
were inconsistent with the
accusations found in the

mainstream media and lett

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me wondering whether the
attacks had been politically
motivated rather than being
based on tact.

Asa result, | have written
to reporters for information
about the sources they used
in their stories. | hope to be
able to report to veu on the
results of my efforts in the
future,

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The problems giving rise

“to these devolution move-

ments are familiar. One

- example provided by the

Senator is that the ULS. Clean

for Ottawa to insist on the
same welfare waiting, periods
across the country, and to
penalize B.C. for introducing
a welfare waiting period rai-
lored to the unique needs of
this province.

The second important les-
son I learned at the Whistler
Conference is related to

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where there were no jurors.
This act prompted the
Boston ‘Iga Party and the rest
is history.

Here in Canada, Henry
Morgenthaler was acquitted
many times of all charges
because jurors felt that the
law against abortion clinics
was unjust, As individuals we

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