» ; Pave, At ~ Terrace Standard, Wednesay, March. 20, 1981 Er ee ae ey dutratos repre services and advertising agencias. Reproduction in whole or in part, without writters ‘miss, is waren pronbited, Ssrveg mm eae vee. Published on Wednesday af pach week ty Caritao Prass r O89) Led, at 4647 Laaate Avel. Terrace, Baiish Columbia. : . | ‘Stories, ghoregrapts, idhestrationa, designs and typattyee Inthe Tarrace Standard ars the property of the copyright holders, inching Cariooa Press #14969) Ltd. its H, P eye ky : - comespondents-for : -thelr.t time and. olirt decisions, moral. arguments and carefully crafted public relations techni- ques to further their case “for special ' status within Canada. ' March ‘8. when Chief Justice ' Allan ' McEachern’s decision on the Gitksan ‘and Wet’suwet’en land claim dismissed 4 7 over: land. Natives do have rights to i hunt;, fish and gather food until the land ; they: use is needed for logging and min- + : ing. ‘but that’s about it. “If we can forget about the legal en- ' tanglements i in the decision — the results "Of which will occupy natives, govern- “ ‘ ments, ‘their advisors and legions of : lawyers: for many ‘more years — there’s ; some compelling logic in what the Chief ; Justice says. He says courts aren’t the way. to. address: native grievances, that. ' courts cannot go back and undo the | events of history and that natives haveto | , face a bit of reality. He also bluntly states that billions of ' dollars spent each year on programs for ‘natives aren't solving the overriding / social and economic problems they face. ; . Despite the massive outcry of:condem- : * nation about the: CH ksan’.,.decision, ‘there's. a curious joining of minds in’ : some of what the Chief Justice ‘says and i ‘in what natives say. The Chief Justice is right in his com- "ment about the billions of dollars spent ‘every year, Candid natives and even the Most ‘casual of white observers know ; that’ such expenditures are treated as welfare: programs. They're designed not _ “to lead to self sufficiency from the : system: but to create a continuing state of dependence. The ‘solution, says the Chief J ustice, is : That. rocket crashed and burned © + the notion of aboriginal title and control. - great. gifts to them are smallpox. and whiskey. modation between ‘nativ -groups governments to provide: ‘social: ahd economic development programs to take natives from dependence. That's. the same kind ‘of. reasoning natives’ make in their statements about aboriginal title over land and resources. Yet they say that. only title to-and some control over land and resources Will give them the kind of base upon which they can create economic and social systems to rid themselves of the welfare state and us of a continuing and never ending ex- penditure of public monies. «- . In a lot of respects, the native aspira- tions to title and control are also those of ' the rest of the people living in the nor- thwest. Over the past: 10 years, there’s been a growing sense of unease over how resources are used and particularly who’ benefits from the profits that result. Our political and economic system flows south to north. Major decisions are not made in the north, the orders come from the south. That growing unease people in the north feel comes from a lack of control over that system. It’s not to much to suggest that people “in the north exist up here at the pleasure of an unseen landlord, somebody. who acts.only when puibed: ew prodded | i doing so. W i ‘That's why a ‘setilément of. native grievances is as important to them: as it is ‘to the rest of us who live up here. And’ it’s important that the rest us take an in-: _ terest in and demand a say in how that , outcome is determined. Continuing uncertainty over native issues will leave us much the poorer’ ‘and | : doubtful about our own role: Even. the: ~~ most hardrock of us who deny native tights wouldn’t want it said that our. 1B week camp cook train- Two jobs in one ~ ing program is-about to begin in > Terrace. And despite sponsor- ythe. rogram with a $127,000 [ A“ fant, Canada Employment Blfocals © we ; Centre exhibits a curious lack of - "faith. ‘Students will also be PY Claudette Sandecki ve trained i in industrial. first aid, . Through The notion of a cook with a - oat ructor might: “| first aid ticket looks as dubious ‘as a heavy metal guitar player with a hearing aid patent, or a ’ transplant- surgeon with con- ; ‘trolling interest in .a memorial ‘arden. At first glance. :'On closer examination, the “duties of cooks: and first aid at- tendants are’ ‘similar, Both deal Lo “with blood and cuts. Cleanliness a ‘is: essential. Speed i is desirable, terchangeable; athe ting fowl | have their | nba splinted clos j.the body. be: and infatuation with helicopters, or a complete home library or MASH videos should be denied admissioti to this: pro- gram without: psyetiological. testing. .. Thorough indoctrination in both fields is the recipe, ‘In the event of competing emergen- cies, a camp boss must be confi- dent the ‘cook’'can.-sort’ his Priorities in'short: order: Which of the ‘cook’s ‘skills. take _ precedence if a logger. slices an artery just-as the :cook-covers. ‘the grill with circles: of pancake. batter? stew in: his own juices until the Pancakes are. pata at and stacked Medivac Should:‘the loge be left to, slabs of meat paper-thin, 3 | SHOULDN'T WEY" first aid combo is that camps or: . remote Operations of more. than employee to have an industrial first aid ticket. (Whether? Workers Compensation. intent -ed this rale to protect employées * while at work or while in ‘the®. dining room is unclear.) of Either way, it makes sense for.” remote job sites to be'stlafféd with at least one person’ who doesn't faint dead away. at the sight of blogd. 5%. But if | were awaiting Fir aid, I'd be leery of an attendant who: makes a. living* pounding HAVE A MAP. AND COMPASS y VICTORIA —Television has. been good to Premier: Vander _ ‘Zalm,, which is why the pro-: ceedings in thé legislature are. ‘now being televised for-ail or -‘most British Columbians to “gee, a ot Don't be so sarcastic, Hubert. You know that the ac- tion in se he ed because the ge promise to that ‘effect eae years ago. 4 O.K., and why do you think ° the premier made that pro- ~ »mise? Because he has such great respect for the parliamentary system? Because ‘he loves the media? Right. ~ Vander. Zalm knows how to use: ‘the visual medium to bis advantage, He always did. _Remember.the 1986 campaign? Remember the smile that knocked their socks off? .. Remember Vander Zalm say- _ ing, ‘‘Why use substance when _-:, Style works so well?”’.Qh, did "he love. those. TV cameras. . “are ‘reporters lurking around “regular TV cameras.. Sooner or later they would begin to ask a questions. And they did, about “-He knew: that given the right “exposure and the right angle, he still: had‘the stuff to make *.--" people like him. Television: without reporters « was the: answer. And that’s * "what's ‘we got coming out of the: ealatrs these days, in ag; Of¢ aurse,- Vander . : Zain has to:share the cameras with ail the other MLAs, in- - cluding his: ‘val, ‘NDP leader . Pasir ALL THESE Me 1068 8472 "From the - aptal ay'Hubert Beyer unt ice foal 2a lodking’better'than Harcourt, ys ~Is it working? Not neatly as well: as Vander. Zalm might’ | think. For one thing, he’s overdoing it. His appeal for public sympathy on the first day of the session was embar- “-Tassing, - Responding to an NDP mo- “tion charging the premier. with - - having lied to the House in : statements: touching on the :” ownership and sale of ‘Fantasy . Gardens, Vander: Zalm pulled a all stops. «Several times, he told the legislature that he loved his’. - - wife and his children and that-- _ he; as proud of them for run- ning the business so well. - _ .\ He accused the NDP of am- © ‘bushing, him. Why hadn’t they ‘given, chim a: -capy of the speech by New Westminster NDP MLA. Anita Hagen before she ~ stood up and attacked him? Like'I-said, he overdid the poor-me act. Meanwhile, the TV cameras are also trained on NDP : members, and they aren't do- ing. ‘as badly as the Socreds had hoped. ‘For instance, part of -the Sqcred plan calls for col- lecting clips showing Harcourt in embarrassing situations and using them during the election campaign, but Harcourt-has, ..80 far, refused to.take the bait, ivelfia any: small victories were : scored 4 in the first.few days of » television: coverage, it was by -the NDP; Ignoring the premier during’ question: period was © smart, Concentrating on fiscal competence ‘was even, smarter. -NDP’ finance. critic,: Glen: Clark, ‘asking our “brand-new. ; finance minister, Elwood :: h, wher the budget will 1g ‘down i is pretty ‘Ou’ AVE TO BE’ Yor oP eR NDING SHOWS TERM To Get Lor! +3 : a iii got-a : et In? COS tha budget ready and is. running out of moneys 6% : Since TV coverage’ of. the legislature will stay with Us, " I've got a few suggestions for improvement. Government arid opposition whips, take note, - Heckling is dangerous. ‘AD ; good one-liner. thrown i in can liven things up, but.a. speaker. on his or her feet being rudely _ interrupted by repeated. hecki- ing makes the speaker look . ‘good and the heckling side bad. Several people have: iold me: that Carol Gran. ought to take that adoring smile off her face, every time. the premier: gets u up to speak. She sits behind *, Vander Zam, right.in the camera’s line of vision, and I’m quite sure she doesn’t : want to give the impression of ‘a grateful puppy looking at ‘her master. Some advice for womens“ Red garments should be avoid: ed. Several women MLAs have been wearing red blouses, and they look terribly garish ¢ on television, MLAs should continue; Pounding their desks. rather than applaud speakers. Desk: pounding is an old and wonderful tradition. ‘Clapping - is for. concerts and rubber. chicken speeches, b ioe 7 And finally, the premier, should really refrain from making any further. tear-: Ls . jerking appeals for fairness, wy The legistature is an arena of” verbal combat. It Is here that Our representatives fight: ‘proxy civil wars. It'doesn't look good _ When the premier’ cties for -: mummy every tlme lie thinks: een big bully Beats up. on a Ty Le ¥ S ue, eee tS dors ES ceed) asec a Q & = PRET ee pata ert Cie } «3 ce Bais aS ae epee ee ory