A14- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 18, 1998
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NATIONAL FASHION plate Skeena Reform MP Mike
Scott makes a point while speaking in the House of
Commons and by wearing a Canadian flag tie.

MP Scott ties one on in Ottawa

MIKE SCOTT is front and
centre among the Reform
MPs using patriotism as a
weapon agains! the
separatist Bloc Quebecois.

Like other Reformer,
Skecna’s MP has a small
Canadian flag at his desk in
the House of Commons and
has also taken to wearing a
neck tie sporting a red and
white Canadian flag.

And if the sight of all that
red and white in the House
upsets the Bloc, Scoit says
he’s happy.

‘Pm glad they're of-
fended,’’ Scott said. ‘‘I’m
offended that separatists are
silting in the House of Com-
mans.”’

“In any other country in
the world these people
would be found treasonous
and brought up on charges
and in Canada they’re al-
lowed to sit in our House of
Commons.”

The great flag battle bas
been in full swing sitce the
Winter Olympics in
Nagano, Japan, when Bloc
Quebecois MP Suzanne
Tremblay complained that
there were too many Cana-
dian flags and na Quebec
flags visible at the athietes’
residence.

Reform MPs responded by
waving small Canadian
flags inside the House of
Commons and singing the
national anthem — much to
the irritation of the Bloc.

That led House speaker
Gilbert Parent to conduct a

review on whether to allow
flags and anthem singing in
the house.

That review is still out-
standing, but meanwhile the
Reformers continue to dis-
play fags.

Scott says they have also
succeeded in instituting a
Singing of the national
anthem once a week on
Wednesday afternoons, just
before Question Period.

But he says all the Bloc
MPs make’a point of miss-
ing it and arriving a few
minutes later, just in time
for Question Period.

Scott says the Liberals and
other parties are foo con-
cerned about ‘‘kowtowing”’
to the separatists, and says
Reformers believe Quebec
nationalism should be con-
fronted head on.

“1 wish they would take
their litle separatist dream
and bury it in the back-
yard,”’ Scott said.

But most of all, he says,
the Bloc is hypocritical by
operating as separatists
within the federal political
sysicm.

“They should go back to
Quebee and explain to the
people there why they are
collecting paycheques with
Canadian flags on the top
left-hand comer, why they
are willing to accept Cana-
dian dollars to travel to
places like Nagano, Japan
and complain about the fact
that Canadian Qags are fly-
ing there,”’ he said. “Thai is

Schools turning user-friendly

find an acceptable answer. Sometimes just having an advo-
cate to talk to might give parents or students enough con-
fidence to approach a teacher on their own.

Advocates will be bound by a code of ethics and oath of
confidentiality. They’ll also go through criminal record
checks, paid for by the district PAC. Lists of advocates
will be available at schools for parents and students.

PARENTS or students who [cel nervous talking to a
‘teacher about a problem will soon be able to get help from
an advocate,

Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) from throughout the
school district are in support of the idea. Join Perras, head
of the District Parent Advisory Council, says people in
Terrace and Kitimat have expressed interest in being advo-
cates, but na one has come forward yet from Kitwanga,
Hazelton or Stewart.

Perras expects the advocates will have completed their
training and the program set up for use by April.

Terrace will be joining about 20 school districts across
the province who have this program in place.

Perras said focal PACs decided advacates would be a
good idea here becanse “some parents are a little in-
limidated or uncomfortable approaching a teacher or ad-
ministrator,”’

Advocates can also act on behalf of a student.

Normally, when a parent or student has a problem with a
teacher, the two work out a solulion together. If that
doesn’t work the principal gels involved, If the conflict
still can’t be resolved, it reaches the superintendent’s level,

Perras points out that the purpose of an advocate isn’t to
take sides, or to intimidate a teacher on behalf of the parent
or student.

Instead the advocate’s role is to help the parent focus on
what the real issue is, and then work with the teacher to

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just reprehensibic.”’
Reformers waved flags
again last week and
marched out of the House in
protest after speaker Parent
cut off Reform’s criticism of
statements he made.

Parent had been hosting a
delegation from Cuba and
suggested thal maybe one-
party mile isn’t so bad,
noting the government of
New Brunswick has only
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later issued a statement
regretting any confusion his
comments caused,

‘7 will take every op-
porlunily to display my al-
legiance for the flag and the
country,’ Scolt added.

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