eee Dead - €0) Pages; The Herald, Thuraday, May 24, 1979 ~ f | TERRACE/KITIMAT daily herald nit Office - 635-6357 tion - 635-4357 GEN. MANAGER - Knox Coupland EDITOR - Greg Middleton : Published by Sterling Publishers RCULATION - TERRACE- 635-6157 sume KITIAAAT OF EICE - 632-2747 mo, Published every weekday at 3212 Kalum Street, Terrace, B.C. A member of Verifled Circulation. Authorized as second class mall. Registration number 1201, Postage patd In cash, return postage guarantend. Be ‘* a, Tha Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright In anyadvertisement produced and-or any editorial or pholographic content published In the Herald. Reproduction Is not permitted. gi hst Lars NOTE OF COPYRIGHT pan] cons : “EDITORIAL ai! hy Greg Middleton — Skeena has again elected a newcomer to federal politics to be its delegate in the House of Commons, Many people are today asking what kind of a ministration... -. house to protect a family homestead . Then Be Went back south to Victoria, this time to wife through school. * - @ probation service offered Fulton the op- ty to come back to the Charlottes to work. They were, however, somewhat tardy about sending him his moging allowance. ; IRis significant that Fulton did not hesitate to go aftér the deputy minister and garnishee his wages at source to get that money, Fulton believes in direct accwuntability. It earned him a letter saying he could expect to stay in what Victoria considers exile unless they open a probation office somewhere they consider lesa desirable. a now we have a well and liberally educated ‘nian whg is both bureacracy-battling and working in a le-oriented social service, ton is algo not a one-time candidate. He started his fampaign for this election years ago. After the firs§ results came in he was behind. He was being intervjewed live on radio when he heard the room go silent as Iona Campagnolo came in to concede. Fulton didnot as yet mow he was winning. He says he knew thing had happened and was preparing, in case it ta loss, to ask for a recount and announce he would try again. He is not a quitter. ~ T think we have elected a committed and determined man who is willing and able to act as a personal ate and look toward long-range social and ecogomic policies for the people of the Northwest tal region. d how far can he go? Well, there are many risons belng made with Dave Barrett, i COMMENT by Brian Gregg Well, the people who used to be saying Joe Who are now asking themselves Joe What? What kind of leader will this man make? Are all the fears that have been generated about him true or just another Liberal myth? d Canada got th @ people who vote Bnada got the government they wanted. trufers ood. Seen in too long. He needed the reminder that the electors are the boss and not him. But Clark needed some kind of ground for testing. The people's choice was therefore not a victory for Clark but merely an examination in which he will have acertain amount of time to pass or to fail. The question now is whether Clark is competent enough to deal with the problems of a divided country when he has no support at all in Quebec and whether he ig skillful enough to fend off the economic woes of the world so that Canada suffers only slightly. The gains by the New Democratic Party, which increased Its position in parliament from 17 seats to an impressive 27 seats, were mainly the response of the old apolitical Liberal voters. The NDP gains from this direction are more significant than Clark's gains from dissatisfied Trudeau voters. In B,C., where politics is polarized between the two- dimensional issues of Social Credit or NDP, the gains made by the NDP, particularly in the Northwest, are predictable, Federal Liberals who are supporters of the Social Credit might take notice that no Liberals got elected in this province, The Socreds are Conservative, and that fact was made painfully clear to the federal ‘Liberal party in this country, ona Campagnolo’s loss must have been frustrating. She was not the complacent Frank Howard of 1974 but the divided Social Credit voters saw to her defeat. Rod Cousins, who took enough votes away from her to see her lose, at least has that as his consolation prize in thia election. Jim -Fulton will make a good representative for Skeena at this juncture. His future in parliament for Skeena depends on how good or how badly Clark handles himself. If Clark equals his Conservative - predecessors then Trudeau will return with a majority and Campagnolo's chances of returning to Ottawa for Skeena are good, * more HIEDDIE,... HOW WOULD OU LIKETORAY. - WITH My TEAM : The following is a selection of excerpts from editorials in Canadlan newspapers commenting on the election of a minority Progressive Conservative gov- ernment, compiled by The Canadian Press: The Montreal Gazette: Joe Clark has pulled it off. Despite the critics’ ridicule and faint-hearted support even within his own party, Mr, Clark’s Conservatives have won more seats than any other party in the House of Commons, That gives him the right, at 39, to be our. youngest ‘In this province: above all others, the firat in- stinctive reaction will be regret at the defeat of Pierre Trudeau, the most brilliant leader Quebec has produced In generations... — Mr, Clark has stressed me ents age a conciliator an ability to bring together disparate people and forces to work toward sf @ common goal, He will need those talents end to meet the challenges ahead, Montreal La Presse: Few observers gave the Conservatives much chance of improving their position substantially in Quebec, even if some of their organizers did not hide their hopes of taking away at least three or ° four seats from the Liberals. They failed lamentably, once again, They never had a chance from the start, Except for the election of 1958, Quebec has never been fertile ground for them. But, it is normal to think that the position taken by Joe Clark near the end of the campaign, in which he refused to accept Quebec's right to the tase of bia pane 8 oO people more difficult. parently looking for votes English Canada, he accepted the allenation of some of the votes he could have received here. Owen. Sound Sun Times:Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau did the honorable thing and bowed out gracefully, Clark does not face an easy future. He must win the confidence of the House of Commons but doesn't seem dis or fourth-party support .." The onus to, liver isn't entir on Clark, however, All parties will have to accept the votera’ verdict and recognize there is an obligation to make the next minority parliament productive, ronto Sun:Any way you want to read It, it was a thunderoua slap in the face for Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the Liberal who has seen his last day as prime minister of Canada Looked at in total, the story of the election is Trudeau. Clark hasn't the image of a world-beater, Trudeau has so outworn his credibility by what he has done to our prime » the..Prench Canadian . . . people, The “. government must be, and - ed to .. pay a high price for third-.- coun in the past 11 years that Canadians were In no doubt that he must o, And Ed Broadbent's NDP profited ffcim uneasiness about Clark’... The legdcy: of the Trudeau years: may be that he has reduced the Liberal party from a regional petty ta Quebec regional party eC, The Globe and Mail: The most difficult. and most important task awaiting Joseph Clark is the winning of Quebec ,,, The election of a ProgressiveConservative government ‘was not a rejection of French Can- ada or the aspirations of The change of must ba seen to be, an op- portunity for constructive resolutionofthe problems - that have divided Ottawa and Quebec City and indeed, Ottawa an ovinclal capitals across e country ... We have a new prime minister, a new govern- ment, and a new sense of anticipation. It is a tlme ior congratulations. And for honest prayers, TORONTO STAR:As leader of a minority government, Clark now faces the difficult task of - making Parllament work and avold another election. This will require compromise on such Is- sues as Petro-Canada, The last thing Canada can afford is snother election in the midst of Quebec's referendum debate, a debate that may get under way in the next month or two, KITCHENER- WATERLOO RECORD:Ontarlo and the West opted for change, rejecting a federal leader who was once loved ta the point of Mania, and inviting a thirsty Tory team to the . tapa of power after 16 years in the polltical desert, But while he was kept short of the majority he wanted so dearly, Clark was stilt given a fair chance to prove himeelf and hig team and dispel the serious doubts about his substance and leadership ability that continue to trouble the bulk of Canadians, in- cluding many of his own supporters, CHATHAM NEWS:The Progressive Con- servatives will form the next government not because of Joe Clark but in spite of him, However, if Canada had to have a minority government, the PCs were the logical choice, Trudeau is in- capable of compromise and, had he been returned with a minority mandate, another election within 18 months would have been Inevitable. OTTAWA JOURNAL: The most sombre outcome of this election is to confirm and deepen the country’s divisions on ban geographical and ling- ; ulstic lines, ‘ Trudeau can serve b repudiating the assertion from any source that the is f rious regional divisions and the FOR THE BIG GAM I \ 4 cE? {ec} 1979 Toronto Sun Syndicate * outcome was In any way a Vindication of separatist propagan t the at- titides of the rest of Canada towards Quebec, Mr. Clark should govern aa if he had won a tlear majority. No deals with the New Democratic Party, The NDP is in no position to impose its policies on anyone; its ‘gains were marginal. The failure of the Canadian Labor Congress to deliver NDP votes in Ontario was one of the more fascinating — and - hopeful — aspecta of tha whole election, MONTREAL STAR:The new governmment will be seriously weak in one crucial area — Quebec. The new government, however, will have representatives from sreas of the country which have felt isolated from the central government for more than 15 years, exagg . Quebecers actually see the new Sel ale ir power they discover that all Con- servatives do not have hores and red necks. QUEBEC LE a SOLEIL: Quebec has been excluded from power, Joo | inherita frag : ted country that ‘agmented coun’ t will not be easy to govern, His first challenge will be to paclfy the resentment of Quebecers, to conquer thet distrust and win port. For the first time in many years, the govern- ment party will be almost entirely dominated by anglcophones.. From the first weeks of hia man- ' date, Mr. Clark must show ‘exceptional qualities of leadership to prevent the polarized vote from leading to a har- dening of relations bet- ween Quebec and English Canada, EDMONTON JOUR- NAL: This is a proud victory for Mr. Clark, who has risen to power from total obscurity, against formidable’ op- position and despite begin ceaseless criticism. It at- teats to his strength and his insight that after only three years as Tory leader, he should steal power from the strongest and most compelling Canadian prime minister of modern times. Joe Clark has earned his moment of triumph. Nevertheless, as his lack of majority and the popular vote suggests, Mr. won less because Canadians chose him, than because Canadians rejected Pierre Trudeau. This election has polarized Canadians along regional and cultural lines at the precise moment Rene we is mounting his major challenge to the survival of our country. To date, Joe Clark has -shown little evidence that ’ he 4s capable of winning support from Quebecers. He must, at a minimum, assure Quebecers that minority rights in Canada do not exist at the whim of federal government .. dominated by Ontario and the West, as they were under that of Pierre Trudeau. He must, at a benign. needed a change in government, If only to restore the link between .the governors Clark has sought the teat of leadership and now he will be put to it, Peter ugh . Examiner; The country registered its protest against the tension that has been allowed to strain relations between the twa foun peoples in a federation that was in itself founded in protest ... If in the eas the electors divided the country into English Canada and = French - Canada, no politician shoul id complain. It was Inevitable. Or, it ‘was desirable as a first step in the forging of a new and stronger federation. WINNIPEGFREE PRESS;Mr. Clark could possibly form a viable government with the Support of the six Soclal Credit members from ebec, This would have e additlonal virtue of ving the Conservatives sentskons —-gometing they sadly lack. But seas ay unlikely ace. ttebl t of regrettable a ol Tucaday'’s vote was Its polarization — political and geographical, Liberal resentation was all but ped out west of Ontario, @ Conservatives made a pitiful showing in Quebec, WINNIPEG TRIBUNE;The election of Joe Clark a the youngest prime r of this country does not spell the end for Canada. espite the polarization > | in French Canada, ‘and’ the’ governed. " Joe: servative party affirms © 0 the desire of Canadians to ‘again, and chart a new course, albelt to an uncertain future, The voters wanted a change and they got It, Not a massive change, but a halting, uncertain one, OTTAWA CITIZEN:- Voters did not vote for the _ Tories, they voted against very cums The Liberals may have a new leader, The Tories may have managed to improve, or for that matter, undermine the economy. New Democrats will have had a chance to build on their some BY RICHARD JACKSON ._ Ottawa,-Now that thé. election campaign is cun- cluded and no longer a ‘restraining influence, L'Association Canadienne Francaise de ]'Ontarlo and, er other French’ Canadian groupe Outside Quebec are ' golng on the warpath. echo, "During the campaign they were aubdued, if not fren silent or inactive in,.the.interesta of not . pre Eastern and Northern Ontario and parts of New . cing the election chances of their candidates in. - "| Brunswick, Manitoba and Saskatchewan where English voters might have reacted against pressure. But now the official word is “harassment” of provincial. governments in the cause of what the ' French minorities outside Quebec call the “righta’’ of - Francophones, The word itself comes from Jeannine Sequin, president of L'Association. Canadienne Francaise de ‘l'Ontario, And for starters, “harassment” appears to include - calling Ontario Premier William Davis a Har. The French pressure group called him that when he mildly protested that they enjoyed more rights and generally were better off than the English in Quebec. , They were pushing him for ever-wider French language rights and services across Ontario, . Pressure has succeeded before, not as a rule on a provinece-wide basis, but more often town-by-town and region-by-region until some parts of Northern and Eastern Ontario and northeastern sections of New Brunswick are more French than English and closer — spiritually—and possibly politically-to Quebec or the wider Francophone community-than to their own provinces and the concept of one Canada. . ‘Similar feelings prevail, but with less pressure of the threat of “harassment” in small sections of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. What makes if nationally important is the -old historie truth that small minorities well organized and | militant gradually come to control the levers of power, often through seemingly easy and convenient ap- peasement by the complacent majority. ; The French minorities outside Quebec, in deman- ding “rights” in English Canada, overlook, shrug off . or rationalize as “historic justice” the language and education discrimination But handicap a people |n language and education rights and you cripple them. ' Oddly, in the view of L’Association Canadienne Francaise de 1’Ontarlo, this appears to apply only in English Canada, being accepted on a “serve them right" basis in Quebec. | Le And don’t underestimate the power of the Fran- cophone pressure group. For among {ts many_ac- complishments was the double extension, now.to the ainst the English minority: . rend of the year, ofthat $800 bilingual bonus for 45,000... federal public servants the vast majority of whom are Francophones, ‘The second extension of the bonus came in the very midst of the federal election campaign, the Liberals daring the dismay and even anger of uniligual English civil servants and taxpayers to appease the Fran: cophone pressure bloc. Now there's more to it than mere pressure. ; There’s something vaguely related to blackmail, | For L’Association Canadienne Francaise de ]'On- tario is talking officially and publicly of getting into the Quebec referendum issue. , They say they ‘may have to go into Quebec and tell the people there about the situation of the French in therest of Canada.” . _ If they do-and tell it correctly, about ‘how bilingualism federally has been pushed, how the Francophones have been brought ‘into: the public service and how French is taught almost as a required language, French schools opened and French given - the status in the government as the language of a special elite-not then to worry. But if not? ~ CONSUMER ~ COMMENT Much of what’s-on labels is there because manufacturers want to. tell you how good their ‘products are, but some of what's there is there because the federal government says it must.be for you Information and protection. Here are things to look for on labels: Labels on textiles tell you what fibres are In the fabric and what percentage of each - and whe is responsible for the product. Identification of the manufacturer or Importer may be by name and address or by number - If by number, you can get the name and address from the nearest office of Consumer & Corporate Affairs Canada. Many. textile products have “care” tabels, These give you instructions for washing or cleantng. There is no law saying they must be there, but . manufacturers are encouraged to use them, and they are encouraged most of all by consumers who look for them and buy clothes and: other articles that have care labels on them. Bleaches, cleansers, floor pollshes, and many other products must bear symbols on thelr labels to let you know fhat the contents are polsonous, - flammable, corrosive or‘ explosive. Use and store these products carefully, and keep them rd out of the reach of childfen. These are some of the things to look for on labels. The Important thing Is to read the tabel os before you make your selection. It might take you longer to shop, but knowing what you're paying for {s worth the extra time and care.