Ad - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 21, 2004 ' _ ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988 STANDARD . a *. PUBLISHER: ROD LINK . : ADDRESS: 3210 Clinton Street Terrace; B. Gi-0 vac 5R2) , | TELEPHONE: (250) 638-7283 + FAX: (250) 638-8432 | | WEBS | www. terracestandard. com.. "EMAIL: newsroom@terracestandard. com Drill politics | ANYBODY i in: favour of offshore exploration’ for oil and gas.reserves off the B.C. coast must: bef. disheartened. by the outcome of f last month’ 'sfed- |: eral election. “ Before Canadians voted; the federal. ‘Libetals a were moving — albeit not unanimously = toward |’ - reversing a decades-old policy of: forbidding. ex- |... ploration Off the B, ‘C. coast.’ The: feds struck: a thrée-pronged' study, includ "| ; _ ing the so-called Priddle. panel, to research the. possibility ° of: allowing’ oil - ‘companies. to ‘poke ., around the huge Queen. Charlotte Basin.” Environment Minister: David ‘Anderson. fought | F it. fang : and claw, althou igh: Ottawa seemed to.be™.f ‘on the verge, of: opening. the. door, especially sine : Paul Martin. Teplaced Je ean “Chretien as. prime | ife - minister;. _ To the dismay of offshore p pioponents, ‘Ander. | | ‘son. was. re-elected: and Conservative. candidate. Andy Burton; an offshore. exploration fan, was. | _ defeated by NDP MP-eléct N athan Cullen i in ithe |: AF Bulkley Valley-Skeena riding. _ Conservative John Duncan baiely fended off ai ; : NDP challenge:in. Vancouver Island North, the .|: other. key I B. C. Tiding at the centre of the: offshore | debate: “Martify now. / finds’ himself leading a: 1 tenuous: | minority’ government that must. rely. on, some=) ~ body’s support to govern. : Allying: with: the. NDP. would: give the Liberals | a total of 154 votes, which could: conceivably tie} them: with-the combined: House: -of ‘Commons * votes of the Conservatives, Bloc. Quebecois. and..| 7 Chuck Cadman, a: Conservative fotced to Tun, as. | an independent: 7 The NDP. are. fic ercely « opposed to offstiore woe | | ploration: and.would not allow, thet federal Liberals 5 “to-permit it if ‘they had'any. says: “While it’s offensive that a separatist: party | ~ would hold the balance of power-in Parliament, it: |.” " might actually be, better if you favour offstiore’ | BQ is. so preoccupied: with: |° t care’ © What happens 2 off. a | eee | -development. The - Qiiebec it might B.C. coast. : ee Whomever Martin appoints to be the n new ‘nae -tural-resources, minister inherits a study. that Says]: there. are no- ‘scientific ¢ obstacles to o offshore: eX> ae FOR 15 YEARS Yvonne Niele, ae -sen ‘has: lobbied. the provincial: |” ce government to créate-auniyer-. “sal identification ‘card: ‘for. ~~ ~ “people with’ permanent disabi- . | ° Jities. Yet. despite- her. sensible , “request: “she’s ‘hid‘no success.-*.,” Nielseti. ‘suffers. from brain, ~ . ploration.: : _. By-the end: ‘of this month: Roland. Priddle ie . . scheduled: to. report: what his panel: heard. from t ~ non-native coastal British Columbians. A third re-: port will summarize é the opinions of native, people | ~ along. the coast.’ _ Regardless of what those subinission’ say; gov- -| _ ernments are fully capable’ of burying’ reports. that i contain politically ‘unpopular. recommendations, ~ '. And when. you're. leading a minority govern- | : | ment, you have to ‘play politics. more.than ever..° = ~The North h Island nd Gacene- | "PUBLISHER, EDITOR: Rod Link ° : ~ ADVERTISING MANAGER: Brian Lindenbiach PRODUCTION MANAGER: ‘Edouard Credgeur. NEWS: Jeff Nagel: 2002 WINNER © 2. NEWS/COMMUNITY:, Teme Lang” CCNA BETTER .. NEWS/SPORTS: Margaret Speirs", -NEWSPAPERS - INTERN. REPORTER; ‘Rebecca Collard: we . |: “the. people: there: have: little |. “use. for, the Liberal govern: “ment. Two polls: Teléased last... week: painted. a worrying over-.. “all. picture ~ for ‘the’ Liberals,: . “and! a positively grim. one: out. a3 : 7 side: the Lower:Mainland., _ Ipsos- Reid: found* ‘the: Lib- erly and. -NDP..virtually. led | |: Mustel.. - Group found: the NDP had: the . _ .provincially, ° The. support of. 45 per cént-of-deci-'. ‘ded. voters; the - ‘Liberals: only. 33 percent.< Bur: bot ‘agréed that ‘out: a ‘side. the Lower. Mainland: the - numbers were tiuch’ worse for’: the Liberals. Iftthis lasts, .some - 30 MLAs. risk losing” their: ! . Seats next-May,~ = “Ipsos=Reid : fond” ‘the: Li erals had ‘the: support, ‘of 43. per. [ cent” of voters: in. the- Lower : Mainland, “10° poiiits ahead. ofe - ‘the NDP, co “But in. the. rest. of the: “pro: L ‘vince. the: New. ‘Democrats had: “the: ‘support. of 46: per cent “of. “voters, -with- the Liberals at 28° .per-cent. More. than” half. the people who’ supported. ‘the. Lib- “eels , in, 2001,fuve, now sei; ted the: party.: - wee A. closer, look! at the. ‘polls ve “reveal” even. deeper . problems: » for: ‘the: Liberals.” ~ Ipsos: “Reid asked. pedple™ if’ : they. thought: things i in B.C. had: - grown worse, or’ better, since “the Liberals. were > elected... OH MY GAWD. THe. BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS HOMELAND. SECURITY - MAS RAISED THE TERROR _ THREAT INDEX. W. “dispute; -erament is doing 3 a good job, “Gordon. Campbell's.” perfor- Mance..as premier... Across the” ~ ‘entire; province, about 60 ‘per =. cent of people ‘disapproved: of: : Campbell” S performance -as:: . premier. Outside . the. Lower .-Mainland, ‘it was 70 per cent. | PAUL WILLC OC KS” Overall, 42 per: cenit of “people. surveyed thought things : ‘had grown worse; only 30 per’ : ‘cent, thought, the. province: “had, “improved. under the Liberals. : - Outside’ the ‘Lower: Main-. ‘Tang, the. negative: ‘opinion’ was. gone downhill:since: the elec- tion. ‘dutnumber- “the: Positives, Maybe: an” optimistic Li eral. ‘might. say, ‘they're: ack: “nowledging’ the: effects’ ‘of fac- tors like. the; ‘softwood: lumber ut still: think the: “gov- -| Except. the: poll also: aske people . what. ‘they: thought: 0 OUR VERY | WAY OF LIFE IS “AT RISKCAND UNDER ATTACK ; fectively when. “voters “across “much of the: province are ‘send: Jing’a clear. message, “When 10. “per ceht'of voters think you’ re doing a. bad job as -premier and. half - your’ supporters. : shave: > walked vaway,. perhaps. “they “much ‘stronger.’ The: people. «have a point worth: considering... “who, thought the province. had’: others. ee Me A UD en That's bad news for-Liberal x MLAs.across the province.*: “t's also: bad news for: the. _province. ‘If. the . trend conti Bi “Aues, then:one. clear ‘possibility, after: ‘the next. election, “isa BoB And. 52 per cent of. the pubs ~ lic-in, the regions ‘strongly dis- fo. approved of Campbell's perfor-. - [> mance. Glen. Clark’s strongly. ~ disapprove judgment : was: 57 | per ‘cént As. his: government. ° _ collapsed in. ‘scandal ‘and. ‘ins oa competence: - ; “We. would. be: badly “served” by. a’ ‘weather-vane: -govern- ; ~“ment,. . a through: ‘a-series’ of - policies: ‘ _ based on the: latest poli... »But- we’ ‘re: also” not. “welll: - chasing.” ‘popularity..” 'served _by a government. that . feels no: need to: tespond: eft. [t's :hard: to-'see_ much: ack-. owledgment of. that: from: the” iberals.. They. brushed woff™ hese | ‘polls, as: ‘they. have the wey government. based: 1 gely: on seats > in ‘the Lower: Mainland, “with. a: handful. of MLAs: from, the’ rest of B.C. The: ‘Test of the- province: will’ have: the ‘same sénse’ of: politi: ~ cal: disenfranchisement. . that CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT To BAN GAY “MARRIAGE IN THE U-5. HAS ne ‘disenchanted -voters..will- return wil ‘also win support. . tough policy questions. © aa clear,’ ‘that will: onily:‘make THE FAILED a after the last federal’ election: ". The: Liberals believe : iat’ -to the fold oncé they start con=* -sidering. the: possibility: ofan. -NDP government." ‘And ‘they. “hope” an- -iimproving “economy ». There's “na: ‘doubt™ Carol ~ Janes will come~ under Jnuch, closer scrutiny -in- ‘the. “coming. ““aménths;- and: will’ “face “some : “But it’s’ less: clear. ‘the dm proving: economy - will: ‘make: * much difference: ‘The’ ‘situation. ; “AS already better -in: tuich: of the: “province, “but! the: ‘Liberals? fending has not ‘improved. And health, not.the: “econ- s “a Liberal ‘swength:". : Politicians: like: to" Ss “polls: But When the’ ‘messagé:is - “eady, and: tHe wties: face. anothe ‘The: fiveregional authorities |.) "got their: ‘budgets from’ the: ‘pro: - willedeks @uttranetca ID. D card idea makes sense - -damage ‘resulting from-.a car “accident which. broke her'back. |. _vand Ted. toa stroke, The stroke. i “ Teft her. with. permanent. ‘moabil-. aft “ily problems; but no-one can |e ‘see her disability. This leads. : “to miuch red. tape: ‘and. frustra- - “ting encounters. © : “At the: same: tine,’ over ‘the “years she “has: ‘tirélessly’ lob- “-bied. local government’ to al-., -leviate ‘hazardous: conditions.” around, Terrace: ‘She's, pressed «But ‘when it: comes 10: cr ting, an ‘identification: ‘card to “ P A W ) GReLINGs! 7 AM HERR. BALLE:NEWLY. ABANDONED BY WEST PHALIA FaMILy.? ed as “CLAUDETTE SANDECKI ~ quickly’ and reliably: inforin: strangers of her unseen ‘dis-. -found.: : meaningful support, for her hu- - -for:sidewalks where none exis-.: ~ Te ‘ted. and ‘pushed to. have. (pote ioles filled: She bicycles.” cea “She: perstiaded the ‘library: 10 nstull- easicr-to-use: bike. racks. w ; tto. " practical. too ; 31 FS OM to. “offer t “as “the e libra to: shorted the. dis- tance she and vether:: patrons “mist curry their book: os “ability,” she. hasn't’ manitarian efforts. “fight fora cards). 00 - idea.” Ae THROUGH BIFOCALS ; Peaple. - Skeena MLA’ Roger, Harris; : approached” about ‘the - needs... “for such, cards, “is quoted,” “What she wants’ is. actually ‘a 1.” He. didn’t: go. in ee VILL suRuFe:, “JN. YouR: HAMLET: | VAT ISSTHE ey (RHEIN é willinghéss to nudge: her. quest -|. toward-completion:: |... 0 -» Even. former: Terrace RCMP + Inspector Doug, Wheler wrote a’ *: -- letter of.support. for:Nielsen’s: _causé, “Being: similar: to the ~ proven medical. alert, : ‘brace- , lets," ..| identification ‘card. could also: : . prove: ‘invaluable ' fo"; other _ emergency ‘services ‘persorine] . besides police, I believe ‘this i ‘is a positive - initiative.” Wieler.. “wrote, the closed. The’ with | could further’ gnore it, : hardly, seents like ‘representing.’ the interests of all Alisabled” B. C. Coalition. for: Disabilities, *, 7 staunch. defender: of. ‘the dis- . abled, “wriggles:: away- from " ‘supporting.’ Nielsen’s initiative: “on the. grounds: ‘that. ID'cards: : : stigmatize 4 “ypeople, Huhi?-Despite the-cards 2 - I'm thir being voluntary ?- ‘Anyone who 6 TO chose.‘not ta: avail, ‘themselves. “of such a ‘card; of .10- present: it}; would be free: to. refuse. Or. me Does: “that: ‘mean: ‘disabled: we! “such as Nielsen who: want such ~. Préniier-Gardo Campbell's S*, “'Feactian:to ‘Nielsen! ‘Ss proposal? That’ sounds” like: ‘a- good » Bu he 1603, ‘Showed: 0. " aware: of Meteer’ 8 mischief | ! ee BREAE ie . | CAVEAT 1 jinderstand the B. C. Coali- ee | “tian élaims: Nielsen is ‘the only fs... one. askirig for an‘ ID. card-de-!*° “ther.” ; “Perhaps af ‘every’ ‘disabled. *“petson: who would like an ID? -*«. card emailed ’ Gordon. “Camp= + oy * bell, Roger: Hartis, ‘and ‘the. B.C. . (Case. “Coalition, for People: with, ‘Dis abilities “calling: for “action: on: “Nielsen's request, maybe: they.” ‘could -oyerwhelm. ‘the’: -politi- “cians with’ their ‘demands, Poli-.. “ticians. ‘have to: remeinber--we’ "2005, Pedple with: ‘brain: ‘injpries: haye the right to. vole. Oe - mer” Alliance -leader ‘Stockwel “Day to ‘change’ his’ name: ‘to “Doris Day, Within seyeral. day: - the ‘star of: This’ “House” Has. 22k -Minites collected: more ‘than. oe ~ enough: signatures. > ~ -an-ID card, and ‘would, use it,” ‘should be denied a card?: That...“ “Stockwell Day didn’ v gomply “with. Mercet’s- call. for a-name™ change, He was,” though; well -. : st ce! ~omy, was: the dominarit issue in.” | . vince: last:-week; with: arr aver- OF; “age? 1.6- -per- cent: funding: in- we “crease:. ae * many’ British Columbians felt ° - ‘spite’ ‘the ‘number ‘of . *Tertace-- . j disabled: wld’ have’ ‘written in . Support “of, ‘an-ID: ‘card, ‘Maybe. mle ‘B.C: Coalition can't! read‘ ¢i-. shave can election. in: May, ~~