Ao - Friday, December 14, 1984 - North Shure News ES editorial News Viewpoint Means? Or end? oliltics and economics are not always happy bedfellows, as the Socreds are beginning to learn. **Restraint’’, the battle cry that swept them to their 1983 victory, is losing its magic. At the time, the worst recession since the 1930s and a $1.6 billion provincial deficit convinced a majority of voters that belt- tightening was the best bet for a return to prosperity. Today there’s growing unease even among Socred supporters. The pain of restraint continues, but with unemployment stalled at a record level and the economy still lagging, the promised cure is nowhere yet in sight. Socred MLAs are coming under fire in their constituencies and two byelections have been lost. Hence, the nagging question: is restraint working? As regards the deficit, cut by nearly 60%, the answer is ‘‘yes’’. But as regards job cre- ation and stimulus to business and industry, it’s increasingly clear that belt-tightening y alone isn’t the answer. The effects of Expo ‘86 and the government’s new industrial pol- icy, to be unveiled next spring, lie 12-18 months down the road at the earliest. Urgently needed are political initiatives to give new direction and hope to the recovery VIEW FROM THE MIDDLE process RIGHT NOW, and such action may Te well conflict with some aspects of cost- | ae | slashing 1983 style. Economically, restraint still has a part to = play as one means (among others) to the desired end. But politically, it spells growing | SEE REVENUE CANADA 15 TAKING OTEPS 10 IMPROVE ITS IMAGE... pee ANNE ANARAARSARANNNNSERTE AN 7 : ~\\ SS ble f Victoria if all d bec ; AST FEBRUARY, when | was running for of them have become ine the money to buy what we troupie (Or wictoria Wh allowed to become an the leadership of the NDP, I called for a dustnal producers in their produce end in itself. ; ; . ; own right, with lower cost How much could those new economic realism in British Columbia. ; labour and raw materials tor developing countries buy? A A tew weeks later, Premier a competitive edge lot, Maurice Strong beheves Bennett did a tireside chat” By GRAHAM LEA The Third World tn The Pacific Rim nations, tf a ; a. Indp. MLA for Prince Rupert . ; . On province wide television, dustries are competing we include India and her D ec 4 de lease ] mowhich be told us we had to ecoonomis was presented apatnst those of the neighbors, are two-thirds of |] = face certain “new realities” Maurice Strong, chamman of developed countries, 1p all the people in the world about our coomomag position the Canada Development In cluding our own This com That population represents hat IS the primary function of the mo othe | post recessponary vestment Corporation, toad petition, at a tine when de immense potential buying Ambleside section of marine Drive? world meeting of corporate plan mand ws dow tor many com power Improve their 1 ' . . . Since then. new realities ners last September modities afound the world, coonomes enough to raise West Van Operations Director Don bas become a catch phtase ii POST-WAR GROW EH tends to drive down proes for the people's incomes by as lit Walker says itsa traffic artery through which out proxsinge Politieratns ated OVER resource products tle as two per cent per year, to move people. Council saves its a business business deagders work of cite Nir Strom pornts out that The ocesalt ous that thar and you create massive new core, lo be revitalized by encouraging mar- ther speeches Riuachier tathk the recessron was ret pus CiMmMcS COntinuUE | butoonmly ter demand for products and SCI imum patronage of local stores. 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