a couple of week's ago

not - for sale,

to all of us.

- Bennett, who maintained
’ recently “I’m not a socialist,”

has said his government will

give. away five shares in the
B.C. Resources Investment
Corporation to every person
who has lived in the province .
for a year. *

. Premier Bill Bennett, who: ~
; expected to su
amnounced the Province is”
this week’ wealth,..
declared he’s giving it away mie

_ cheap electioneering. Boy

distribution _ of

© sale“of MacMillan Bloedel, -

“offering trading stamps” for
votes. and of giving the

people of B.C. Something

they already own,

Vie Stephens next
B. Cc. premier?

A poll conducted by a
Toronto firm jhas left a gleeful
Vic Stephens, leader “of the
provincial — Conservatives,
predicting he may be the
- province’s next premier.

While political observers
attribute much of his claim to
optimism, they think there is
probably: enough in the poll
to worry Bill Bennett and
~ make him come up with some

pre-election goodies in a
near

budget

during the
future. -

The poll, emmissioned by ©

the Tories, shows the NDP
ahead with 44 per cent of
decided voters, with Socreds
dropping to 36 per cent and

the Tories in third place with |

15 per cent.

Whereas the figures may
not be completely accurate
for the province they are
seen as being indicative of a
voting trend.)

Even though the Conser-

vatives are shown well
behind, 1S per cent repre-
sents three times their

showing in the previous poll.

It is not merely this figure
which excites Stephens but

~ the fact that so many of those
polled were undecided while
others were not firm suppor-
ters of the two major parties.

More. than one third of
committed voters said their
only interest was to keep the
other party out. It’s these
people Stephens thinks he
might be able to attract --
and not just disillusioned
Socred supporters.

The poll showed that 27

per cent of people voting
NDP at a provincial level
would vote Consérvative
nationally.

Stephens is jubilant: and
claims the poll clearly shows
there is a third government
alternative and that people
can choose that option if they
put aside their fears of being

forced to choose Socred or

NDP.

How indicative the poll 1s
of the entire — province’s
voting trend is another
matter. Only 401 people were
polled, with the majority
being in the Vancouver area.

\

At a - federal level,

Liberal and - Conservative

, parties are excited with the
latest gallup poll showing

just two percentage points
between them.

_ both: Bennett | ‘and Cana

..'' digging in ‘their heels over |
a their stands. ;

They : accuse Bennett of :

trying to buy votes for an.

expected spring election, of.

_ ° CPI chairman Ian Sinclair
has said he may go ahead
with -the MB. takeover,
whatever
jections.

both

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Pacific: = ‘Investments: are

Bennett's — ob= |

to, kill | fauoduce legisag in-
terest’ in MB by imposing
- Conditions of residence. .

+ ry

Meanwhile, Sinclair has
responded to Bennett’s
objection that the takeover

_.would.take, away MB’s B.C.

character while “British

_ Columbia is not for sale”.

; He describes Bennett's
view as counter to Canadian

The expansion" of Prince
Rupert is assured through a
$100 million investment by
Alberta to help build a new
grain terminal there.

The plan was put forward
at a federal-provincial con-
ference on grain handling to

. unity but. Bennett has since

said:” ™

“tm ‘ae * strong’ British
Columbian and. building. my
province makes’ meé-no less.a

Canadian than any other
province that has in‘ its.
_ Statutes~

couraging some part of their ©

legislation

industry or very important
parts.. of their economy_

...(with) conditions as to the |

number of idirectors _ and
where. they: reside.” -

y Prince Rupert gets
' $100m. boost from Alta.

help solve problems © in
exporting prairie grain.

B.C. Agriculture Sécretary
Cyril Shelford describes it as
a good deal for British
Columbia and Prince Rupert
that arises through ‘‘a prairie
problem”’ and says he is not
concerned. with Alberta’s
motives.

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Quebec: premier ‘Réne Le-
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