Grits tried to stop. the vote By STEPHEN SCOTT OTTAWA (CP) — A oq, The Sarat. Tuesday, Deremoar 13, 879 l de Cotret to run in Quebec By JOHN FERGUSON MONTREAL (CP) — Sen. Robert de Cotret, one of Joe Clark's most powerful ministers and the constant butt of opposition criticiam, will resign from the upper chamber and run for the Progresslve Conservatives in the rural Quebec riding of Berthier-Maskinonge. Clark made the announce- ment Mondsy night before about 500 cheering party workers as he kicked off his campaign for the Feb. 18 general election in the “province that la going to give us a majority gov- ernment." The Conservatives won only two af Quebee’s 75 ridings In the May 22 election that gave Ciark 136 seats — six short of the 142 needed for aCommons majority. Social Credit MP Richard Janelle later joined the party. Accompanied by his wife Maureen McTeer, Clark is eae Sr he a on the firat leg of a week-long tour that will take him into Toronto and southern On- tario and then to Winnipeg, Edmonton, his Alberta constituency of Yellowhead - and Vancouver, De Cotret headed a list of high profile candidates Clark unveiled during a speech that dwelt heavily on - the work he said his government has done to make Quebecers more at home in Con- federation. . a The list included Marcel’ Masse, a minister in the last provincial Union Nationale government replaced by the Liberals in 1970, Andre Payette, currently Clark's communications adviser and unsuccessful candidate May 22 in the Montreal riding of Sainte Marie and Marco] Danis, newly-elected preai- dent of the. Quebec Cm- servatlve party. De Cotret was first elected in an Qctober, 1978) ’ byelection in Ottawa-Centre, | but failed to win re-election” in May, Clark's decision to” _ appoint him to the Senate and to give him two of the- most powerful porttolics in eabinet — economic development and industry, . trade and commerce — drew constant opposition fire. De Coatret sald in an in- terview Clark asked him to try to win a Quebec seat. He ssid he had been approached ° by party officials of the Pe fcr an Tem Rem ae A Hl 2 we aeena a Mabe eA riding that runs northwest of Montreal. . That work, which had been ‘Interrupted by the Liberala ‘and the NDP when they toppled the government. last Thursday, included movement for constitutional reform, getting the country’s financial affairs in.order and developing an energy policy that would achieve seif sufficiency and an end fo re- lance upen foreign oil supplies, - former Liberal cabinet IB minister attempted to stop defea Progressive servative government last Canadians into a winter the Commons t of the minority Con- week that forced election, New Democratic Party ii sources say. Jean Chretien, former ff finance minister and a prospective candidate for the leadership of the Liber: Trudeau steps down, is repor a dea Th rejected by NDP Leader Ed Broadbent, would have minority Progressive Cons ernm survi motio! in its night. That meant Prime Minister Clark asked Gov.-Gen, Ed Schre dissol Canada would not he faced general election. The defeated on an NDP motion that condemned the budget — presented in the Commons last Tuesday — grounds = the servatives did nat live up to campaign promises to i, reduce taxes, among other things. t ee vsitll al party if Pierre v ted to have offered 1 to the NDP. e proposal, meant the ervative gov- ent would have ved the NDP n of no-confidence budget Thursday would have would nat have yer on Friday to ve Parliament and with the Feb. 18 government was on the Con- May 22 election ELEGANT The Liberal caucus, against the better judgment of some of ite members, decided not only to support the motion but to make sure all its members were on hand for the vote, On the day of the vote, il became obvious thes minority government could not defeat the motion because the five- member Social Credi caucus, which had been supporting the govern- % ment, decided to ab-' stain. Three Con-: servatives could not Sizes S-L. and all New Democrats : were there. 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VANCOUVER (CP) — The Liberal Party has no time, according to its own party constitution, to hold a leadership convention before the Feb. 18 federal election, the party's national secretary, Kyle Mitchell, sald Monday. "So, Inno way, ls there an: alternative but to ask Pierre OW flags. Mae 2 / oe . 2 a od ‘sae MV ES p pcp p p ea = —_ ‘s SS SS ew, Trudeau to come back as leader” Mitchell sald. . The constitutlon specifies: That all delegates be nominated 35 days before the convention ... And, varying from place to place, the rules uire that notification of a delegate nominating meeting be given from 15 to 30 days in advance of the meeting being held. Mitchell said in an in- terview a minimum of 50 days is therefore needed between notifylng riding offices and holding a leadership convention. That now would put the date well after the election. Gerry Mazzei, con- Stitutional chairman of the B.C. Liberal party, said in some provinces such as B.C. notlficatlon to ridings can be cut to seven daya when an election has been called, But the 35-day natlonal requirement stands, which still makes the timing Ught. What if Trudeau declined the leadership? ‘My mind boggles,’’ Mitchell said, Ns LS \ ye, irs i There's no time to chose another leader. An interim leader “ls unacceptable to. the a as being tee weak, hyway, tne party would ask to be involved in choosing anu interim leader rather than leaving it all to caucus. . Asked if Trudeau La an un- happy choice among Western Liberals because of Yah, y te a Fare = the voters’ disillusionment with him in the May 22 election, Mitchell replied: “That’s a very fair atate- ment.” A source close to Trudeau, who asked to remain . anonymous, sald Trudeau agreed to continue as leader providing he recelved a strong request to do Bo. But Monday afternoon Zhe. The Herald, ivuesday, December 6, +7¥ ? Liberals said without choice on leadersiiip “the message is still am- bivalent. It would be falsifying the truth to say there's a strong movement from ne Te up. qe West 00 or a change of leader.” Of the 30 Liberal national executive members, 10 are from the west of Ontario, but only two Liberal MPs are incumbent — Lloyd Ax- a nH | —— i worthy from Manitoba and Art Phillips from Vancouver Centre. Meanwhile, former B.C. Liberal leader Gordon Gibson, rumored as a possible leadership can- didate, says he has not made up his mind about running for a federal Liberal seat “until things have settled down a bit." 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A mini-convention, for which delegates would ® be selected in a similar Binanner to a regular leadership convention, @ would select a leader on an Interim basis, and gthe decision would be ratified by a full con- vention after the election, Mitchel? said. it (the leadership question) by consensus instead of by the con- stitution." 2 He said if Trudeau decides to lead the party, the time he spent making his decision will not hurt the party, because campaigning # will not really be able to B start unilil the first week eof January. § Trudeau leading the party would simplify Smatters greatly for party strategists, who would not be diverted with the organization of a leadership campaign, he added. The B.C. branches of the Progressive Con- servalives and New Bemocratle Party are preparing for visits of their leaders = on Thursday. Prime Minister Clark is ex- pected to arrive in Vancouver Thursday Morning to address a luncheon meeting of the Vancouver Board of Trade. He is scheduled to fly to Winnipeg late in the afternogn, Manning concerned about election « effect " WANCOUVER (CP) “, — Paul Manning thinks “the federal election --@ampaign may sully ©. results of his yet-to-be. “released report .Tecommending the location of a covered --sports stadium in the ~. Vancouver area, “= Manning, who headed the inquiry at the -; request of the provincial “2: government, handed his J 22-page report to ¢ Premier Bill Bennett on . Monday. Hetmett said il would be released shortly. Remarks last week by - Municipal Affairs “= Minister Bill Vander .@alm Indicated the report favors the False "Creek location in =” Vancouver. . Manning said alter - meeting Sennett that he viewed che election as “an unwelcome sur- prise,’ because he fears political parties may try to score points with the recommendation. ‘'l want the report to stand amis awn merits," he tid. peas s°” “We would get around .