artin borrowing from

Dear Editor:

It is with considerable interest
that we are reading the advertising
columns which have been placed
by Will McMartin over the tast
couple of weeks.

Interesting because the policies

_ which he espouses as his own, and
which are admirable in themselves,
are borrowed directly’ from the
Reform party platform which has
been so openly. and proudly

advertised: for the past year or
more, and which seems to be
causing the Liberals and Conser-
vatives much grief because the
voting public likes what they hear.

One of the promises which is
blatantly suspect is that McMartin
assures’ the reader that he will
consult with members of his
constituency before voting on any
bill before Parliament.

However, what McMartin fails

Local residents may
pay more for nothing

‘ Dear Editor:

Iam writing regarding the
article in your Aug. 22 edition
regarding ‘the BC -Tel proposal
to increase. North Shore
‘Single-line: residential télet-
‘phone rates by 45% to $17.50
per month (Richmond rates will
increase by only 3%).

The article quotes’ Norm

Blaim of BC Tel as stating that .

“North Shore .. residents _ will
benefit from the new structure,
“neatly: sidestepping the concerns’
‘of Peter Pappajohn with regard
‘to the geographical implications
of the proposed rate increases,

- -Unlike Peter Pappajohn am
“worried about the rate increase
_=—-as I think many North

Shore . residents ‘may be,
_‘paricularly ‘seniors ‘on limited
incomes. |,

- $5.45 per month could “pay

“for a lot of on-line time to

places like Delta,. Whalley,
Newton etc. at regular time
rates of between .22¢ to 30¢
per minute.

I would suggest that many
North Shore residents will end
up paying $65.40 annually for
no particluar advantage.

By removing long-distance
charges between places like,
say, Abbotsford and Bowen
Island, BC Tel will be able to
eliminate competition from
companies like Unite] and
others.

1 urge North Shore residents

> to carefully consider how the
‘ proposed

referendum in
November will affect them-
personally before they commit
themselves. i

H.M. Sinclair

West Vancouver

‘Skating facility very badly needed

Dear Editor: =
+ ‘The proposal for a . skating rink
turned: down. by, the’ staff of the
North, Vancouver District. is, most
- disappointing. . .
This is’ one- facility that is very
“badly needed;: -the fact’ that it also:
involves children in’a.manner that
,is heaithful should count.’
Turning down’, something ‘like

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this without a suggestion of where
it could go is another: disappoint-
ment.

This not only discourages Feo-
ple who wish to get involved in
community: work, but:
everyone who would make use of
it.

Marie Moscovitch
West Vancouver

LL ROUSE DEAL
Ask about the additional savings ‘you'll receive
on most blind orders for 8 windaws or more

deprives _

to mention is that, as the Conser-
vative Party constitution’ now
stands, he cannot vote outside
party lines without risking his very
presence in the caucus, as hap-
pened to the two Conservative
MLAs in Alberta who voted
against the GST legislation, and
the drubbing his predecessor,
Chuck Cook, took when he spoke
out on legislation with which he
disagreed.

teform

This is just so much more po-
litical rhetoric which the Conser-
vatives, and of course the Liber-
als, are so famous for, and which
will become even more prevalent
in the weeks to come as we ap-
proach the federal election and
they try to dazzle us with empty
promises in the hope that they can
fool us one more time.

Mr. and Mrs. K. Hanson
North Vancouver

Even Doug Collins quotes
holocaust figures that are
higher than those in report

Dear Editor:
According to the Red Cross,
300,000 Jews perished in Ger-

. man-run internment camps during

the Second Great War.

So writes the normally sure-
footed Doug Collins (Aug. 18).
Perhaps he stumbles a bit here
though. I believe this figure is also
highly over-blown. .

The IRC published a detailed
(and never discounted) report after
war’s end. It states that in all the
camps 279,000 (sic) inmates of all
races died of all causes — natural
death being preponderant.

Many scholars believe Jews may
have accounted for about one-half
the losses or 140,000,

The original report is held in ‘the

‘archives of the IRC. Photocopies

of it have been published in many
Revisionist works.

It is recommended reading for
those wishing to study the matter

in some depth,

Consider the numbers involved.

Consider the utter chaos of the
last days (typhus, mass starvation
throughout Germany, bombing)
and the significance of this
carefully documented record is all
the more remarkable.

Sadly, there remains controver-
sy.

Some people would rather not
acknowledge such relatively happy
demographics.

Instead, they cling to lurid tales
of the ignorant and mischievous,
_ of millions upon millions going up..
* in smoke.

Much more satisfying, this, to”
those raised on -propaganda and ;
Hollywood fantasy.

And therein lies. much of ‘the ;
greater tragedy.

Wilfred Blair
Surrey

Ted 4 White, Candidate
North Vancouver
Telephone: 980-5300

Herb Grubel, Candidate
, | Capiiano-Howe Sound
‘| Telephone: 926-6859

SPLITTING THE VOTE

Many people would like to vote
Reform but ae ‘concerned that by
doing so they might help’elect a
Liberal candidate. ° : .

Strategic Voting

Many of us have engaged in
strategic voting like this at some
time: Some of us wished we had
during the last federal and
provincial elections when vote-
splitting favoured the NDP and
gave that party proportionately
many more parliamentary seats
than votes. However, strategic
voting had its limits in the past.

New Parties in History

Historically, the people of
Canada have abandoned strate-
gic voting and voted for new par-
ties whenever they were fed up
and, could not get the new poli-
cies they wanted. They were
then prepared to take the risk of
splitting the vote, to get a
change and to send a message.
The PCs and NDP got their start
that way at the federal scene.
The Socreds did so in BC.

Time for REFORM

This election, the people of
Canada have given strong indi-
cation that they are fed up with
the traditional parties which
have ignored their demands for
balanced budgets, parliamentary

reform, reduced perks for their
members of parliament, changes
in immigration policies and
many other issues. Reform's poli- g

cies were designed to meet these

voters’ demands.
REFORM's Appeal

As a result, a new party witli
broad voter appeal now exists.
History repeats itself. Polls and §
pundits see Reform with 30 to 50
seats in the new parliament. The §
Election Stock Market at UBC g-
predicts that Reform will have 38 |
seats.’ Private polls on the North
Shore show Reform leading all
other parties among decided vot-
ers. . 4
Over The Threshold i

Reform has. crossed the threshold §
of acceptance that launches new B
parties. A minority government §
is very likely after this election. &
Reform can hold the balance of §
power and will be able to push {
for the adoption of the new poli- #
cies you want. In this election §
make your vore count. It is time
to abandon the old voting strate-
gics. It is time to vote Reform.

Today's column was written by Herb. §
Grubel, and approved by his official agent,
Doug Henderson. More information about
Reform is available from either candidate.

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