GARY 9 - Sunday, March 11, 1990 - North Shore News BANNERMAN PAUL MARTIN JR. has forgotten that he is supposed to be the dull candidate for the Liberal leadership. Because he lacks the strident volatility of Sheila Copps, or the alluring magnetism of Jean Chre- tien, his early supporters advertis- ed only his solid business background, family connections and bilingualism. They negiected to mention wit, intelligence, presence and that rarest of all attributes in the post-Trudeau era: a Liberal who knows what it means and who is proud of the quest. This is ihe candidate the Con- servatives fear the most. Chretien, despite his entertainin; and captivating demeanor, is part of yesterday. The frenetic Copps just whet: the appetite of the Blue Machine’s army of Camp-Atkins proteges. When Martin attended a North Shore coffee session earlier this week, those who advised that they had known his father were greeted with self-deprecating humor: ‘‘You met the right Martin,’ he said. Asked his view of the assets and liabilities of having a famous fa- ther, he charmed the room. ‘‘Any politician who has aspirations that a son might follow him, should not give him the same first name. ‘Junior’ is incredibly non-prime ministerial! *’ He told a delightful story about a major event in China attended by Prime Minister Mulroney, his fa- ther and himself, among others in Our Year End In CLARINETS Student Wood YCL 261! YCL 34il YCL 6215 FLUTES YFL 225S Student YFL 385 YFL 393H YFL 581H AL70 SAXOPHONES YAS 23 _— Student YAS 32 YAS 62 YAS 875 Custom Professional Silver head Semi-handmade Professional Intermediate Professional the Canadian delegation. Mulroney paid glowing tribute to the elder Paul Martin who, as External Affairs Minister, helped China open itself to the West. When it came time for the of- ficial Chinese host to welcome the visitors, he spoke only in Man- © open lines ¢ among the more profound advan- tages was to be unawed by anyone. Important figures of history were ever-present in his life. kak It will take a long time for the Liberal Party to expunge itself of Pierre Trudeau's excesses. Power became so centralized for Trudeau *s ultimate legacy was a burden of debt so suffocating that Liberalism itself became imperiled.’’ darin. After mentioning the Prime Minister, there was a thunderous ovation. When Paul Martin Sr. was introduced, the enthusiasm was the same. But, when the younger Martin was mentioned, an uncomfortable murmur went through the room. Later, when he asked what had happened, Paul Martin Jr. was advised that the translator had trouble with the word ‘‘Junior.”’ His father had been described in Mandarin as ‘‘a great Canadian.”’ The son was referred to as ‘‘not so great.”’ But the assets are more obvious. From childhood, he has known politics and the chemistry of the country. 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But Sir Wilfred Laurier, Lester \eo FABULOUS SAVINGS on New & Reconditioned Band instruments YAMAHA avotiy Other Models Available Quantities Limited Sale Ends March 31, 1990 welfare and other programs, he suggested we should consider the reverse. It costs $100,000 a year to keep someone in Jail. How many future criminals can be deterred by socially conscious family help? How many net contributors to a future society can be created by better supported educational pro- grams? He asked how much does it cost us each day to have 10 per cent of the adult population il- * literate and 25 per cent functional- Pearson and Pierre Trudeau are genuinely so different from Con- servatives that the great political party had its raison d’etre. Mackenzie King’s era, so domi- nated by the Depression and Se- cond World War, had little time for the definition of Liberalism. The pleasant but uncomfortable Louis St. Laurent, whatever his personal inclinations, allowed the omnipotent C.D. Howe to run a Conservative government. A few years ago, the Tories went through an agonizing quest for identity, finally discovering that the terms ‘‘Progressive’’ and ‘*Conservative’’ were not mutually exclusive. First through Joe Clark and finally the more appealing Mulroney, they adopted Dalton Camp's Red Tory path to seize and dominate the political centre. Ed Broadbent’s NDP and John Turner’s Liberal Party accommo- dated by squeezing into the same philosophical environment. In Winnipeg at the first of December, the intelligent New Democrats were more concerned with indentity and role definition than they were about the leader. The Liberals must do the same in June in Calgary. kek Paul Martin Jr., during his re- cent journey across Burrard Inlet, uttered modern day heresy. 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