i : era SE OTE Lae Tate San Pa AA = Teac son, earast. onthe: 23, 1901 an Bax (604) 638-8432 7 Latite Av. Teac, Beth ish Cokerbla, ein mc oa is ‘production Manager rae “Edouard Credgeur rr hotest “ori time, and Se tage ‘a winp or:to have some personal prin- ciples, ‘and i have some.”” Dave Parker, . °1989..: umuch difference. ”” Dave Parker, election ‘night, 1991.. So it ends for Dave Parker. Elected in _ ‘thé Vander Zalm sweep. of 1986, Mr. ‘Parker. became a victim of the anti- ‘Social Credit massacre of 1991... ‘For those who follow him closely, Mr. _ Parker is a curious blend of a person. A military background méshed with .a - : strong sense of free enterprise and’an ~° - equally: “strong - foundation’ in the . : other politicians. “whose: opinions “were . akin’ ‘to stepping. on jello — “you. could. az Anglican. faith makes him the perfect warrior. _ The problem - was that. there weren’t - many chances to g0 on the offensive dur- - ing Mr: Parker’s. five years in office. The : warrior-politician often found. “himself - defending positions that went against the popular 0 or at the very” least, politically- The big ‘Let’s give e Mr. Mike Harcourt a couple of months to get acquainted with the ' process af, government. Then it'll be time ,- «gugcessful conclusion: ‘ toi ‘bégin ‘asking. about.larid claims. ed Fad * “The topic was noticeably. absent dur- . ing the election . campaign, . probably because nobody was:quite sure what to ~ do. Better to avoid any potential of get- ting into something you can’t handle than to chance unforeseen calamity: _ What we already know about the New: : ‘ Democratic Party position ‘on land : claims is this. It is: “willing to recognize | aboriginal - title. before negotiations . . begin.’ “And it has already committed. itself to paying 25. per cent of claims set- . | tlement costs. Considering that the pro- “You get elected ! to » be. a milquetoast, . - AIDS. “'The AIDS issue’ ‘the arnied forces I ‘belong? "There are so ‘many opportunities. 7 Which ones are ydtt going to. seize? A | ‘Short term under the Reds won't make responsible for your own. -actions.”’ Mr. -. AIDS research or for related health: ex- Me; ‘Parker paused and. ‘said, “Don’t let . ~ the ‘bastards | grind :you: down.” ‘Short...’ inflicted wound and you’ re: ‘bloody. well Parker never questionned : the need for penditures. “What Jhe did was “publicly state the middle-class philosophy. that a person has a certain’ amount of control and. responsibility over what happens in life. Those kind of remarks got Mr. Parker in: trouble. But he never backed: down never quite pin‘them down." ° “At the end: of a- ‘news interview once. and.sweet. — about what. you'd. expect from a guy from northern B. Co vincial crown has jurisdiction over land, both of those positions are crucial to any cee , & phe sect * ‘What Mr. Harcourtshas to.do-no “begin: talking-‘more’ about those posi-" tions, particularly i in-northern B.C. He’ll’ % have to ensure the. white commiunities here are kept informed and have a chance to respond to negotiating posi- tions. formed: by his government. “ail this will place a special onus on the -"weinbers of the government’ from nor" thern B.C. Much will ride on their per- formance. and their: ability to ‘translate the land claims issue here to” Mr. Har- . court in Victoria. ~ Height of fashion ;, Mulroney copies Bush. In B.C.’s recent election cam t paign, lecterns were front and - center at every press conference * and rally. Mike Harcourt “used .@ microphone stand to avoid ap- “pearing under siege by frevse -geporters.’”. Meanwhile, we.saw - . quals.~ 7 ‘through both Rita Johnston and ~ her custom-made Plexiglas : lectern. « "4" sonal: touch, But ‘Tecterns have other uses : ‘pesides . focusing. media. ‘atten-’. A heftier refigerator-sized : executive model, . fits-all, is closed in on three ~_ sides to promote speaker mysti- que. It also does a better job of : deflecting ripe tomatoes, rotten eggs, and other whizzing. vic- - For instant recognition, addi- * tional -eredibility, and a per- model's. front may be enhanced with an adhesive crest of logo. -’ President Bush has made a | status symbol out of the liftable : lecturn, He won't leave the Oval .. Through y o i Office without it. : ( al Whether reporters run him to. Bifocals 7 a eA t ground in :his Maine backyard by Claudette Sandeck. —_ t or on the golf course, like a lion . nr cea .t tamer “thrusting a chair, he — a - > holds them at. bay. before a packs flat,.it requires.minimal weather. . : fectern.. Naturally, Brian storage Space... Originally, lecterns were: found in churches, universities, and parliaments. Today lecterns- pop up like Liberal policies on” tarmacs, in bogs, at construc, tion sites. : Therefore, the pedestal. must. be sufficiently wide and weighty — ‘to “hold' the ‘lectern upright ~ whether it’s perched atop -a mountain ‘of. “waste” rock. ‘in- Elkford, sunk in corral muck at a Cariboo livestock auction, or - ‘ snuggled i in the foyer carpet of a * ‘one-height- the ekecutive | own. geatyo. - election’ ‘night that they: ‘knew ‘they-couldn’t wilt from the: VICTORIA. _. “tt was an elec-. “tion you will tell your grand- ‘children about. ‘On October. ‘17; 1991, an era _.- 4n-British Columbia history +. ended. The‘Social’ Credit’ Par- ty, which had ruled the pro- vince for 37 of the past 40 sg ge iy a Ch soe a ei. a sODR: after the pollclosed, “The NDP was headed’ for:a - decisive’ victory, which ‘didn’t t ‘ Surptise ‘the pundits. What did ~ surprise them, however; was . the Liberal strength... “For the Socreds, it wasn ‘t just a defeat, it was a rout. AS the results came in. from ‘all over the province, ‘cabinet ; minister after cabinet minister ‘ bit the dust. .-Elwood Veitch defeated, ‘Bruce Strachan gone, Dave | ‘Parker. out, John Jansen history. ‘Gone. are Howard ‘Dirks,: ‘Russ ‘Fraser, Graham. Bruce, “Harry de Jong, Ivan . ‘Messmer, - Larry Chalmers,’ ve ‘Stan, Hagen. whee ' Then caime ‘the’ bigséest upse ‘BH. Vander. Zalm and his {five-year ‘scandal-ridden, coaster government proved: too: big an: obstacle to overcome 2 Socred: andidates, who had: put up.a brave front during “the: campaign, admitted. on | - highest marks for, ‘the best ., Speech’ I have | ever heard her’ "give, Her: concession: speech:. “was gracious, eloquent t and” “humerous.” Gone was. the. shrieking im: ‘ ‘ape she had portrayed during: the campaign, She-con--.. gratulated Harcourt on his vice , , tory, saying, that belief. ‘ concede ‘defeat. P Pr Terersie!. HE ha ( ‘tion, They lend presencé — and Qvide Mercredi might glue ona _ Vancouver hotel. Yet is should © je power — to ihe orator, They; clan symbol carved from cedar ..be transportable : “without.” (free the speaker's ‘hands. for. and painted in bold primary ‘col- . movers risking a hernia. It must ‘ :. gesticulating. They. are: ours, _ be easy to clean, too. ‘something for the nervous. to. ‘To: satiéfy the fine fashion The lectern has become the - } dutch. sense’ of women candidates, politician’ s teddybear, | | ‘The popularity of. ‘fecterns lecterns must colour coordinate . - pens a new market. We could with the lady’s wardrobe, Just | A YEAR CATER % ' produce two models, both made - t ‘frond environmentally friendly: cal lumber, rubbed to a.dull finish: that won't ’ ‘reflect camera light. A siim-line’ travel. model for . dering wanna-be’s. should ©. * be lightweight, collapsible, with [ ‘fligettip height: adjustment. EHis feature extends the tectern’s usefulness: through i uccessive amwiigat wi ‘cai , As.accessory wrist watches come with a: rainbow-of bands, and * -white running - shoes: sport -dif-; ferent coloured laces, lecterns: ‘can have’ ‘interchangeable clip- + on tops of tinted plastic. ==. *, Lecterns can be further ac- cestorized to answer. individual , needs. Spring: action: “clamps to 8 eguard speech notes; - “ PLIDOWN AND AIS MILLIONS So BYRON! oar HIS BUDDIES ARE [:Suving: FARMS: AN aN APRET. 7 «AGAIN. os by] Huber Beyer. _. From the © Capital seats. The voters proved, them | “more : opponents on TV pularity to transfer into “wrong, =. ‘Alot of British Columbians’ were obviously looking for an \ -alternative-to Social Credit... 7 Wilson: ‘offered them that alter- _ native, and voters didn’t muuch | *S @arewhether he or his can-- : didates had any parliamentary experience. ‘Wilson admitted that he and." “his team were short on ex- ‘perience, but he added that on": shouldn’t equate lack of ex- - perience with lack of ability and dedicdtion, Voters also | didn't seem to. care: at two days. before the election, Wilson’ took an axe to his cherished. platform which he had. painstakingly put °. jogether 1 more than a year and half-ago.; *. a mcr The ‘deaih of Social Credit a viable political, force is _ almost,as big & story, as, the | massive NDP victory. the iberal resurgence. (Who hould have predicted this “outcome five years ago when, the Socreds: were, take to one f its biggest 1 victories. ever? ‘Few people would have : suspected. that-five years later, . “Social Credit would draw its . last gasp. Even fewer people... - can deliver. 7 Fepe “the Dave Barrett government 5 _ conservative quarters also predicted | that the an “effective opposition; Wel. ~ §00n. find.out whether Wilson I suspect that we'll also know fairly soon what the ” pitiful remnant of the defeated _ Social Credit Party will do. It. is higly doubtful that the few. Sccreds,’ ‘who managed escape ". the’ voters’ wrath, will be able to. rebuild the party. If they are true to their own pretense they will now have - to-lay: the: foundations fora © : united. frec-enterprise slate to: contest the next election, And that means they will have to allow themselves to be absorb- ed by the Liberals. The NDP sweep will make = some segments of the business community netvous, but only: « some, Captains of: industry, i in- cluding | Noranda CEO Adam * “Zimmerman aye ‘stated “publicly that they don’ t fear *: _the NDP. ; ‘Harcourt: is: ‘nid stranger 16 people like’ Zimmerman. ‘FOr | the: past: ‘four hears, “fie has: met with business leaders ali over ' . the vince, to allay, fears taht’ > ‘some: of : the: “mistakes "made: - : 2 Some othe! traditionally : m to be:convinced that Hgscourt - will not experiment with mat- “s. ters economic, The-stald Globe Our system of + : and Mail, the Vancouver Sun - \y and the Province endorsed: ‘the. ; ~ NDP, the first: tis ‘ “the papers”. ‘lst -And finally, ‘eto's - that after all. these years; of... "often having to: ‘tanibase the Socreds, I am looking Forward ; to 2 new ‘target, Lean Br