AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 22, 1998 PR drive ready Notes_ to sell the treaty Treaty Gosnell to resign NOW THAT their canoe has landed, Joe Gosnell says he's stepping out and letting someone else take the helm. The Nisga’a Tribal Coun- cil president led his people since 1992 and says he now plans to resign following the irealy’s ratification, — “T think it’s time for someone else to lead our na- tion,’’ he said Wednesday. PM might be visitor PRIME MINISTER Jean Chretien might be among the dignitaries who will at- tend the official initialling ceremony in New Aiyansh on Tuesday, Aug. 4. It will be historically ap- propriate if Chretien does appear to mark the closing of negotiations. He opened the talks back in 1976 when he was Indian Affairs minister in Pierre Trudeaw’s cabinet, Chretien was also made an honourary Nisga’a back then. The feds moved first to begin talks with the Nisga’a in light of a split decision of the Supreme Court of Cana- da on the Calder case press- ing the Nisga’a land claim. The province joined the talks in 1990. Premier takes it in GLEN CLARK couldn't miss an opportunity to be part of history. Saying he wanted to share the moment, the premier flew into town Wednesday and camped out at the Ter- race Inn until negotiators emerged wilh the deal, He ended up waiting more than five hours before bec- oming a teary-cyed witness to history. Earlier in the day Clark told reporters a .hitch had developed with Ottawa over two ‘‘very minor issues." But later on nobody would say what those issues were — leaving reporters to speculate the feds were of- fended by being upstaged by Clark and were perhaps out to stall the deal beyond what A MASSIVE PUBLIC relations campaign is gelting underway to tell British Columbians about the just-finished Nisga’a Treaty. Up to $2.3 million will be spent by the province, although officials in Victoria hope to recoup some of that from the feder- al government. "It’s a fairly significant expenditure but we think it’s legitimate,’’ said aboriginal affairs minister Date Lovick. - The bulk of the spending — $1.3 million — will go to primarily television and radio advertising to sell the deal. About $600,000 is earmarked for publica- lion costs. That covers the first approxi- mately 30,000 copy press run of the 250- plus page treaty and appendices, the print- ing of fact sheets and a treaty summary that will be mailed to every household in B,C, Another $400,000 has bees set aside to cover extra support staff, overtime and ITS A DEAL: Federal negotiator Tom Molloy, Nisga’a leader Joe Gosnell, and other resources. Those people will be on hand to answer questions about the treaty called in te toll- free phone numbers, Aboriginal affairs ministry spokesman Peter Smith said it’s likely the the phone lines will be open for 12 hours, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. initially. He said work is also underway to make the entire text of the treaty available on the Internet. Print copies of the final weaty are to be distributed Aug. 4, and Smith said they hope to have the Internet version up at the same time, or within a couple of days. When it does go up on the net it will be found at the following web site: wew.adf.gov.bc.ca/aaf} Government politicians hope that by the lime a vote comes in the B.C. legislature, nobody in the province will be able to say they couldn’t get information about the treaty. provincial negotiator Jack Ebbels clench a binder containing the final treaty, nego- tiated since an agreement-in-principle was reached two years ago. Treaty changes rejected THERE'S no room for any changes to the Nispa’s lreaty at this stage, says aboriginal affairs minister Dale Lovick. “We have to be pretty hard nosed about this,” Lovick said. ‘‘This treaty has been 25 years in the taking. This is the product of the best expertise and the best knowledge available.”’ He also noted the Nisga’a agrecment-in-principle was debated during the 1996 provincial election. “‘Anylhing this large one can always find something wrong with,’’ Lovick said. “We're asking people to embrace the fulure.”’ Lovick is also hoping the Nisga’a deal will send a sig- He wants to get an agree- ment with native groups and the federal government to carry out accelerated talks to quickly establish —_ total amounts of land, resources and cash required to scttle all other treaties in B.C. “Getting this agreement was absolutely essential to proving that we could do this and there were a lot of aboriginal people questioni- ing that,’ added premier Glen Clark. Clark says other treaties will have many similar ele- ments to the Nisga’a deal. “"We view it as a template for future negotiations,” he said. Amounts of land, certainty language, and an insistence natives give up tax-exempt Status are big elements of the Nisga’a deal Clark said will be carried over to other trealics. ‘We're not going to do something with other First Nations that we wouldn't do with the Nisga’a —- that would be a betrayal of their confidence in us.” Lovick is also under fire because the Treaty Negotia- tion Advisory Committee — which was to be advised on each chapter of the treaty — didn’t get a look at key components such as forestry before the deal was reached. *The deal came together rather quickly,’’ Lovick said. ‘‘As things began to come together more quickly we were signing off final chapters im a very, very rapid way and TNAC had a legitimate concern.” PLIVAHOUSE Christmas In July Sale 30" ott Simo Strollers, All Cribs Changetables & dressers 30" ott All Safety ist Booster Seats, Bed Ralls & Diaper Pails % . 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All universities have a world- view, of course,; as the late Allen Bloom pointed out in The Closing of the American Mind, most secular universities have been swamped by relativism to the point of intellectual vacui- ty: they no longer recognize objective reality. TWU not only knows that there is Truth, it knows that Truth is a Person, as well as a collection of facts. For 12 years, TWU has had a four-year program to train teachers. Their fifth and final year, the Professional Development Program (PDP), was taken at another universi- ty, usually Simon Fraser. Those TWU-trained teachers have an. excellent record in both public and private schools. In 1996, TWU applied to operate the fin- al year itself, as all other uni- versities do. There was a real need for TWU to have that right: in some years, SFU’s PDP was filled by its own stud- ents, so TWU grads could not complete their studies. That was a real hardship, The BC College of Teachers review team evaluated TWU's program and recommended approval. Then its Teacher Education and Programs Committee re-examined the evidence, and also recommend- ed approval. But the governing council of the BCCT ruled against its own evaluators, and ejected the application. Why? News reports said. that one member of the BCCT board, a self-declared lesbian, had objected to TWU's community standards -- which students, faculty and staff sign a volun- tarily -- agreeing to refrain from “premarital sex, adultery, and homosexual behavior” as well as iying, stealing, cheating and other immoral behaviors. BCCT’s ‘board objected to TWU's disapproval of homosex- ual behavior. There has never been a complaint of discrimina- tion by a TWU-trained teacher. BCCT’s own criteria and legis- lation.do not permit. denial for the stated reason. But BCCT has in effect declared that uni- versities must APPROVE of homosexuality. It is dangerous enough when a government-appointed body tries to exclude from their cho- sen careers anyone who has not been indoctrinated in “political- ly correct” views. By its actions against TWU, the BCCT would create a precedent, making approval of homosexual behavior a test for government certification. That precedent could be extended to political, religious or any other beliefs. It opens the door for the Thought Police. The Supreme Court of BC has already ruled that BCCT’s deci- sion violates fundamental prin- ciples of Canadian administra- tive law. None of that matters to BCCT. Backed by the power of the provincial government- including virtually unlimited ability to force BC taxpayers to pay its legal bills - BCCT appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada, which was to hear presenta- tions June 15. A decision is expected this fall, For the sake of justice, free- dom, and righteousness, pray that God will direct the out- come in TWU’s favor, , Ron Gray is the President of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada The Wrong Point Jake was drinking away his sorrows. The bartender lent a sympathelic ear, "Y'know what? For the past 5 years I've been in court. Thal witch of a wife insisted on divarc- ing me, Tomorrow's the last day.” The bartender leaned over as he was wiping a glass, “Jake, listen to me. Forget her. You'll get a beauty next lime. Maybe, you're better off single. For a while.” , Jake didn't hear a word, He was too absorbed in his misery. “Don't talk bull. Just fill my glass.” The bartender put aside the glass in his hand. He grabbed the bottle of Scotch and filled Jake's glass. “Get her out of your system, Next thing you know you'll have an ulcer.” Jake was getting more inebriated, Suddenly, he burst out. “H's her lawyer's fault, Oaniel’s been putting ideas into her head. She would never have diverced me. So what if | slapped her around? Not enough for a divorce, That lawyer's going to getit. I'll see to it” Jake threw the half-finished glass of Scotch on the ground, watched It shatter, grabbed his coat and staggered out of the bar. The next day, Jake stopped by at the hardware store. He came out with a box and lugged it to the courtroom, The lawyers made thelr closing arguments. "Divorce granted,” ruled the judge, Jake snapped, In the commotion, as everyone was getting up to leave, Jake tore open the box and took out a YOU BE THE JUDGE BY CLAIRE BERNSTEIN BASED ON. ACTUAL COURT CASES 20-Inch scythe, Before anyone had a chance to 8ee what was happening, Jake made his way to the front of the courtroom where his wife's !avy- er, Daniel, was gathering his papers. “Take this, And this, you wicked lawyer," A horrified crowd looked on, as Jake repeat- edly drove the 20-inch scythe into the back of Daniel's head, Daniel suad for his hortific psychological and bodily Injuries Distraught, Daniel exclaimed, “Your Honour, took at mal I'm ugly. I'm afraid to enter a courl- room. | will naver be the same again. I've been off work for a year. | was only doing my jab by representing his wife in the divorca. Then, this psychopath attacked me fram behind without warning with a large blade. Make Jake pay for what he has donel!" dake whined, “Your Honour, the divorce wasn't falr, Justice wasn't served. | couldn't handle it and | just snapped. But, I'll betcha Daniel is exaggerating this whole thing. Lawyers are such crooks. He just wants more money. Not like he needs it. This whole this Is alie, Can't you see through it? | will pay hima $1 because | attacked him. That's all Daniel deserves! Should Jake have to pay for Daniet’s injuries? You! Be The Judgs. Then look below for the decision: “Helping People Cope with the Legal System” “Ep Grant Lindsey Criminal Defence Law #2 4623 Lakelse Ave., Terrace, B.C, Holly Grueger General Law Phone 638-1764 Fax 638-7249 Marshall Matias Family Law YOU BE THE JUDGE - DECISION Montreal lawyer and nationally syndicated columnist. “Jake, pay Daniel $73,000,” the judge demanded, “You brutally atlacked Bim with mo provocallon, -You have changed Daniel for ile, physically and entotionally, You owe hie.” . . YOUI GE THE JUDGE fs based on actual court cases, Today's dacision ls based on the facts of the case andthe law of the province of Manitaba . If you have a similar froviem, please consult Lindsey & Grueger, Cialre Sernstaln is a copyright 1997 Haika Enterprlaas. F153 ~~~ bos