Canada cannot remain a
union ‘peacefully forever’

Dear Editor:

The largest country in the world
is undergoing a historical change
and a possible break up that many
in the West regard as both in-
evitable and desirable.

How can a country so vast, and
filled with people of such diverse
religions, languages, and cultures,
reinain a union when it is gov-
ermed by a strong centralist gov-
ernment representing a majority
group from among the myriad.

The answer, of course, is that it
cannot remain a union peacefully
forever, and many of us in the
West look forward to the day
when the so called ‘“‘republics’’
regain their independence from a
system that was forced upon
them, either by armed force or

economic coercion.

The second largest country in
the world is also undergoing a his-
torical change, and a_ possible
break up, for many of the same
reasons.

The recent, long, drawn-out
search for a ‘‘Canadian identity”
has produced an expected blank,
because there has been no such
animal since the Pearson (and
Trudeau) post-colonial, an-
ti-British era. ‘‘Canadians’’ today
serve under a Liberal Party flag
(the red and white rag) and an-
swer to the dictates of Fran-
cophone Quebec.

Tne outcome of this breakup
can be only for the good of the
people of British Columbia, no
matter what the various pro-

paganda departments of the fed-
eral government may say. Certain-
ly the federal government has a
vested interest in our real estate
and our impotent voters.

B.C. should become a sovereign
state, within the Commonwealth.
We have a unifying language; we
have the population; we have a
modern history very different
from that of other parts of
Canada (both Upper and Lower);
we have a heraldic flag that has
not been defiled by politics; we
have a ‘‘pioneering’’ population,
and we have a very ‘British Col-
umbian”’ identity. Like the Baltic
States, we shall be free one day.
Chester Spink
North Vancouver

Flag in rags a sorry sight

Dear Editor:

While walking past Cleveland
Elementary School I couldn’t help
noticing the Canadian flag.
Rather, the remains of the Cana-
dian flag, flying from the flag
pole.

I have noticed that it has been
in a ragged and neglected condi-
tion for at least a month now.

MP Cook
should be
aware of
policy

Dear Editor:

Re: Versatile Pacific Shipyards
Inc. (VPSI) Closure:

Further to the lead story in the
May 8 North Shore News re the
layoffs at Versatile, ¥ find it odd
that MP Mr. Chuck Cook would
comment, considering how silent
he was over the Polar 8 fiasco,
but as usual he was pessimistic.

Approximately one week ago,
Mr. Peter Quinn, CEO of VPSI,
made the announcement that, in
future, VPSI Vancouver would be
strictly a repair yard and all new
construction would be done in
VPSI Victoria, and yet this week
they close North Vancouver and
send a cruise ship to Victoria for
repair.

Is it any wonder that the com-
pany is in a mess when the CEO
doesn’t know what is happening?

Bigotry aside, there is a lot of
truth in the comments your
reporter attributes to Mr. Ernie
Crist. The federal government has
made itself very plain on ra-
tionalization and I am net sur-
prised that Mr. Cook is not aware
of this policy of his party, con-
sidering his record, in the past, on
behalf of his ship-building con-
stituents.

Ron Ferguson
President, Metal Trades Council

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It is a shame to see such a lack
of pride in this symbol of our
country. Especially in front of an
educational institution which,
hopefully, teaches our children to
be proud of their country.

Flag poles have been designed
in a way that the flag can be
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Christopher Gebry
North Vancouver

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