Who is scaring the voter? Dear Sir: ; Thad certainly expected someone to accuse me of trying to scare the voter. ] had not expected that Mike Scott who refers to provin- cial government actions in his . leaflets in order to scare New Democratic supporters would have been the one to now object to my expressing concem over how a federal government’s A reply Dear Sir I haven't had @ letter to the editor in your paper for ages and here comes William Burgess rebuking me in last week’s issue for writing that natives ate “‘thieves’’ and “bums”’, Will Mr. Burgess, who is not a native in my opinion, send me a photocopy of the article in which I-say that? Does'Mr. Burgess know that Ican sve him for libel? OF course, I never said that. Putting words in my mouth isacrime. It is clear that lam against self-government. That is apartheid in opinion. Most natives agree with me and want nothing to do with ghetto life on reserves, oper- ating gambling halls, smug- gling cigarettes, over- fishing ‘and over-hunting, being guardians of nature! I love hardworking, clear thinking native people. They make good Canadians. Bill Homburg Terrace, B.C, policies affect a provincial government's ability to deal with the important issues, He can not have itonly his way. Federal policies have a great in- fluence on provincial issues; just ask anyone in Ontario about the demise of the manufacturing sec- for; just ask anyone on New- foundland about the cod fishery. Here in B.C. we have had our own experiences with the U.S. softwood lumber tariffs and a « federal government which makes trade deals to suite the castern corporate establishment. Casting ones ballot should not be taken lightly. All actions have consequences. Some are good; some are bad and some are neutral. How then does pointing out some possible negative con- sequence constitute ‘‘scaring the voter’’. If you tell someone that cross- ing the street withoul watching the traffic. may result in injury does that coustitute a threat? [ think no. It is talking about Teality. T have spent a lot of time in the past two years on the issues such as hospital funding. Some con- stituents say they want more Writer sees need to make changes Dear Sir: Continually we have been hear- ing fear-mongering falsehoods coming from the mouths of old- line perty politicians who are desperate to stop the popular grassroots movements ‘of the Reform party. Joe Barrett challenges Mike Scott and the Reform party to come clean on thelr policies. J can only assume that Mr. Barrett is either ignorant or unable to read, because the Reform party probably has the most detailed public information describing their policies and platform. Voters. are tired of politicians. who have no positive policies of their own to offer, but instead spend their time dishonestly at- tacking those who do, It’s time we saw change. Sincerely yours, L. McArthur Kitimat, B.C. Two Orenda letters. A Sept, 22 letter to the editor on the Orenda Forest Products proposal written by John How was edited for reasons of space. ' The edlied portions contained information on the financial state of Orenda and information on other aspects of its project. a en ay ~“ : “You... A Oct 6 reply Orenda made reference to its financial state. Mr. How says the editing of the information in his original letter caused Orenda to come to a con- clusion other than what was in- tended had the original letter ron in its entirety. : country to look like after October 25? - _ The choice is yours! The Tories and Liberals are The Reform Party promises The NDP = demands» offering what they have always offered - tax breaks forthe. rich and for large _ corporations; the sale of Crown corporalions to their friends, cuts in public and social services. Old-line par- . -ties ‘always promise jobs - “remember Mulroney's “jobs, jobs, jobs.” They say no tax “increases just fewer services. What's the difference? a stro to reduce the deficit by cut- ting government spending and. slashing social pro- grams like Medicare, UIC and old-age pensions. They intend to privatize public utilities like railways, CBC, and air transportation. They promise no support for spe- cial inlerest groups except their friends in large corpo- rations and big business. Choosing’ Reform means increased _ unemployment J and an end to social pro- ‘grams a3 we now know improvements to Canada’s: . medicare system in” both delivery and efficiency. New -. Democrats want to erase the deficit with a job creation: program to get people, com- munities and the country working again, They want to close tax loopholes for the rich and replace the GST - with a fair tax system. The NDP promises to maintain and improve social services for Canada’s seniors and . less fortunate. ne gaataiy in ‘Ottawa if ficy. are bs to survive! On October 25, you nm decide who that voice will be! - LOCATIONS funds while others say we should cut taxes. Still others tell me that ' we should cut programs and they identify waste in government as any program which they do not _ access at the time. I’m watching the results of the federal debate since the Skeena ‘provincial riding is part of the - Skeena federal. When I go back to Victoria what a message do I take about what the residents want? Elec- tions do provide a message. That is reality! The provincial government will do what it can to provide vital services to people who need them. We have been insulating health, social services, and educa- tion from the clamor for deficit reduction at all costs and we will continue to focus on people rather than the balance sheet. Since ‘our cconomy is the best in the country and our taxes the second lowest of any Canadian jurisdiction, we must be taking the correct course. But, if offload- - ing costs and responsibility con- tinues, can the province continue — to absorb the increased burden without any effect on the services to people? Since that is of concern to me -as the provincial representative pointing out that provincial reality to the voter is my duty. If anyone is scaring the voter, it is the parties who engage in simplistic deficit reduction rhetoric, They spread fear of what ~ will happen to the country if the deficit is not reduced their way and on their schedule. Helmut Giesbrecht, MLA Skeena, Terrace, B.C. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 20, 1993 - A9 Call 732-4334 oF 1-800-665-6526 CAHAOIAN. 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