July 23, 1986
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Vol. 49, No. 28

business.
agenda

Nchanged
in race

is By SEAN GRIFFIN
c oh Just a little over a week, British
Umbia will have a new premier
f Unlike the Social Credit premiers
© last 34 years, who have both
eo his name will probably

a if the Pages of news stories and
On h didate profiles are any indica-
nd. Will be following an economic
se; Political agenda already largely
red Bennett and the corporate
B lishment in the province. And he
eT Presiding over a party in which
i. blue is beginning to predom-
a the Socred flag.
Shoe nett announced his resignation,
“eeeeting the call for the leadership
Pi cttion two months ago — ata
<.. When his own popularity was
Sin v8 behind even that of the party
bpenion polls; when his’ economic
‘i © faltering: and when the Liberal-
EC, "Y Coalition that has kept the Social-
hoy, po ty in office was beginning to
W some strains.
The time had come, Bennett said,
enewal,

t has become clear from the
Analysis

s; OVerage, particularly from the
th of candidate profiles prepared
“ Vancouver Sun, is the renewal
Purely cosmetic. The responses
_Wuestions on economic develop-
ne, 2. ON education and welfare
: Nding, on negotiation of aborigi-
ts are, in virtually every case
© of the positions adopted by
Anett government. They are
a €cho of one another.
act, what is striking about the
eres eS answers is the lack of any
V sity In approach or any alterna-
ig Olicies. Clearly, the Socreds’
Ou eS established over the last
Years — restraint in social servi-
Rego UPled with incentives to busi-
Dolio Wd @ free market employment
der, Will remain. No serious
iden SEP candidate is about to con-
"altering them.

'8 factor in the uniformity of the
ferns has undoubtedly been the
Cy, of candidates by the Top 20
“hey the 58 members of the top
Pro 0 of the corporate sector in this
lyn ttce. A guiding force in the estab-

of ment of the free enterprise agenda

© Bennett government, the club
tgg  MABed to keep most of its activ-
the confidentiality of the board-

See STRONGER page 2

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> Including: power for “export, -

t touch Gainers,
Swifts, UFCW urge

he United Food and Commercial Workers stepped up the boycott of Gainers products as UFCW members launched strike
Sicnudy 14 at B.C. Gainers plants in Victoria, Kamloops and Richmond (above). Story page 8.

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