S- Wednesday, ( October 27, 1993 ~ North Shore News THE. DECIMATION . gressive. _ Conservative Party locally and across the country in Monday’s federal. election registers an overwhelming public ‘demand, for changes in the way. Canada is being run. “She Reform party’s gains in. B.C. and, : ‘mot'a protest vote, but a- “genuine .call from the West. for full in- volvement in the ; governing of this country. “The eastern conservative: establishment had its nose bicodied in the Charlottetown Accord’ referendum; it- had its ‘bell fully rung im Monday’s federal election. “Reform swept the North Shere, leaving health minister Mary Coilins a: distant third inthe Capilano-Howe Sound riding she » Alberta’ reflect. had ‘held since 1984. -The Tories’ sudden plunge. from majority overnment to. fringe party status also AB CONVICTED AND 666 AWAITING ANT ONLY 2,132,183 To Go. of the Pro- bully. any more. “LETTER OF THE reflects the miscalculations and misdi- rection of the party’s election campaign — the turning point of which was. the ill- conceived TY: . leader Jean Chretien’s facial features. The ads bestowed upon Chretien the im- _age of an ugly duckling underdog being ridiculed by an overbearing neighborhood ads that focused on Liberal They also. confirmed. Canadian doubts about. the underlying judgment of Kim Campbell’s new-look Tories. ‘It was not a pleasant lock. ; Canadians have sent a loud message from both ends of this vast land: that they are mad as heil and are not going to teke it ~The country’s new team of MPs would ; bé wise to heed that message. AY ~ Park Royal parking ‘invitation to disaster’ Dear Editor: . If it were not for the fact that _ the whole traffic pattern for north ‘Park ‘Royal. shopping area is an .’ invitation to disaster it would pro- ‘vide great ‘material for a side- _splisting comedy? Narrow parking lanes in which parking is -evidently permissible, - -:mext to impossible turning situa- “tions, access and ‘egress to and “from overpasses all contribute to a Situation that must surely have been designed by|an auto body shop operator. Park. Royal Towers residents have been given: the option of Publisher. Managing Editor _Associate Editor . Peter Speck Timothy Renshaw .Noel Wright crossing .six lanes of traffic in order to stay on the same side of ‘the street if they wish to approach the north mall by car. - The alternative to this is to travel to Keith Road, thence to Taylor Way and then south to a most hazardous entrance to. the -mall’s parking area (either street level or second or third storey). _ Keeping in mind the tragedy of a year or so ago when lives were lost by-the erratic action of a driver at a ‘‘parking lot bus stop” one wonders if a similar occur- rence is waiting to happen when, outdoor eating is permitted at the Display Advertising 980-0511 Classilied Advertising 986-6222 Fax Distribution Real Estate Advertising 985-6982 Subscriptions 986-1337 foot of the first overpass off- ramp. . True, there is a fence of- sorts . between the diners and the road, but if it were rammed by an ordi- nary-sized car it would only serve to increase the damage to the diners, most of whom would be slow to move due to the crowded position of chairs and people. There are some simple solutions but professionals do not make a habit of listening to experienced - amateurs. K.G. Dale West Vancouver C4 ae This newspaper contains 986-1337 Kg 985-3227 WHAT CAN one say that makes any immediate sense after ‘the Richter-Scale-16 political earthquake that shook Canada on Monday from coast to coast — especially with the after-shocks still to come? In his wildest dreams Jean Chretien can never navs envisaged the Ontario landslide that gave his Liberals 30 seats more than needed for an absolute majority. Nor, in her darkest moments, could Kim Campbell have con- — templated the hallowed party of Sir John A, being reduced under her leadership to precisely two MPs. There’s little point in wasting much time analysing why it all happened. The spoilers, of course,’ were the Reformers in Ontario, where they had made impressive headway but not enough to per- sude right-wing Ontario voters to. - desert to them en masse from the Tories. As a result, the splitting of the right-wing vote and the complete wipe out of the NDP in that pro- vince gave the Grits all but one of its 99 seats. ‘ Still up in the air, meanwhile, i is. whether Lucien Bouchard’s separatist Bloc Quebecois or Preston Manning’s Reform party — ina virtual tie at the present count — will form the official op- position, a decision that will have to be made eventually, in accor- dance with constitutional tradi- tion, by the Speaker. ; Although the Bloc may emerge a seat or two ahead, the concept of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposi- tion consisting of a party elected ouly in a single province and epenly dedicated to destroying Canada seems unlikely toen- courage the smooth working of the 35th Parliament. { With Reform now the strong ; Voice of the west against any fur- / ther placating of Quebec, the - scene is set for an early constitu- tional clash, whic?: even the huge Liberal majority coscentrated in: central and Atlantic Canada may be helpless to control. Initial foreign reaction to the massive Liberal victory will likely be positive. The spectacle of stable govern-” ment always has a healthy effect on the dollar. But how long re- mains an open question. __ If Chretien — in the reckless tradition of his Trudeau years — proceeds to increase the deficit with further borrowing for his promised pick-and-shovel jobs program, the honeymoon with foreign money markets and the | ' HITHER AND YON | ~ International Monetary Find: could soon be over. , ‘Especially if the antics of .. Bouchard and his Bloc indicated - ‘to the international community that Canada — in addition to’ . becoming a financial basket case ” — was finally | coming apart at the ‘seams as a nation. . . eeo . ° POSTSCRIPTS: Widely ‘regarded 7 as North America’s top brass - -~ quintet — with a repertoire rang- ing from Bach and Purcell to: . Duke Ellington — Empire Brass opens the North Shore Communi-. ° ty. Concerts 1993-94 season. .: tomorrow (Oct.’ 28) at the Centen-. nial Theatre ..; Installed-recently’ - as 1993-94 president of the North: Shore Optimist Club was Garth: . McSween, supported by veepees Bob Reashaw and Mansur Lalani secretary- -treasurer Romuey Cop- ping and past prez Bob’ Tascherean ... Latest exhibit of oils by West Van artist George Bates, inspired by England ad , Europe, opens tonight (Oct. 27) at’: the Harrison Galleries,’Park Royal : South, continuing until Nov. 6 22.0: 7. Meanwhile, perceptions of Chinese : culture within Canadian society is - the theme of works by upcoming ‘- young North Van artist Khai Foo, on display through Nov. 17 at -: North Van City Hall — 8:30 a.m. * to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. : . @o@8 WRIGHT OR WRONG: Few a folks wake up to find themselves. . famous. Most folks dream they’ re famous, then wake up. . 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