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VICTORIA.
REPORT

by FRANK |
‘HOWARD
Skeena MLA

_ May 10 10 May 14 was abad week for democracy. The
‘government of B.C. took a number of anti-democratic steps.

_ , May 10—Defeat Number One for Democracy ,
The Public Accounts Committee of the legislature met. ~
’ This committee is charged with examining goverament
expenditures. It is a-kind of check and balance against
abuke. On Monday. a motion was before the committee, -
moved by myself, asking that all documents relating’ to
government expenditures for the fiscal year 191-82 be
.. - made available’ to the committeé. That motion was-_
= defeated by a solld block vote: of the Social: Credit members. °
“of the committee.
Even worse, the, government had its way. ‘six ‘cabinet
ministers, all of whom spent your money in the fiscal year —
"4981-82; voled to deny the committee the. right to examine
just how they had spent your. money.

te es - May 11:-Defeat Number Two for Democracy.

: The Socreds forced a Bill: through the. House, one which: : 4 oa

abe tre ‘changes, the revenue ‘sharing formula for

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millionaires of. Vietorla are making on thelr own em-

‘h: 1930's, In response Bennett has taken’ deep cuts in:such

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“| part of a woman's body.’

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the ‘walter, woes

‘peems that. everywhere. we “took: ‘thése sya wig? Te.
{ ronted by: the slogan ‘That's the B.C, Spirit’, “From. the -
:Caniitks toa convention centre, ‘everything the: province’. :
* pontains.is a bit of the spirit. “For some strange reason, it
‘geems-that there are” certain other, perhaps, more-im- -
’' portant features of Social Credit rule that aren't part of the

~ spirit:

oy Thea apirit seems to mask the fact that we're in one hel of
* 'q mess, The bright, bouncy Socred image does not aver-
* shadow the. meanness of spirit ‘and vicious attack thatthe

: ploy ees.
“Nor does it hide the worst economic depression since the

essential services as education and health care. Then'he
_ has attempted to’ shift the blame onto hia gove ent's
employees. Itis a sorry, stumbling display of provocation.

of wage negotiations barely begun? Have the Socreds, ipsy
“from publicly donated expensive french wines, finally lost ~
* eomplete touch with reality? ~~
Tt is not. an easy. year for ‘the public's employees to”
negotlate a contract. Yet there must be ways found to find '
" economic justice after thelr massive loss of purchasing
_ power in the last three yerar. There is a. hollowness to the
spirit that can send a single mother of two home with less
". than most working people took: home three years ago.
Billy boy, stop your rhetoric and sit down’ and negotlate.
. Legislative threats to all but end collective bargaining in
the public sector are recognized as a ruse. Get on with the
" job, Now - that’s the Spirit!!!

Paul Johnston

Pro-choice view
To the Editor, —

With respect to your article. about the pro-choice rally and

_ Maureen Bostock’s letter in Tuesaday’ 5 Paper, I would like «
tea make a few comments.

Iwas present at that rally and according to my head
count there were five pro-choice spokesmen, 21 who were.
pro-life and six other pro-choice people who ‘were not

- directly Involved with'the rally. Approximately one” hour
after the meeting had started five or six people came to
support their pro-choice friends. It appeared they were
called in because they came in together wearing name tags
and. they immediately voiced rebuttals to pro-life questions.

Twas not aware that the pro-life group was organized for
this meeting. In fact there were several pro-life people .
there I didn’t know. In other words, in terms‘bf the public —
the rally drew six that were sympathetic to their cause and ©
21 who were opposed. - .

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' ‘through abortion she knows no oharm. can come
does not have to worry whether it is being looked. after
:* properly or how it turned out.” I can understand why Ms.
: Bostock would want to deny such a ludicrous staternent; it

' some distance from the one. who ‘made the statement,
“nevertheless it. was made.
I sympathize with Mr. Gregg's problem in’ “sorting out
_- which women’s group is which.. There wouldn't be go many.
women’s groups fighting fora place in society if you men,
_ and the boys that think they're men, would stop treating the ;
opposite séx as nothing more‘than a piece of sexual ap-
‘ paratus with weak minds to becast aside when they become
7 a burden. It seems to me the editorial w objective and -
1 + aan. aan '

“> with the medical facts that the fetus is not a par’ }

_ woman's body. Women continue to speak of their right to do '
_ what they wish with thelr own bodies, For those who are
“honest.enough to admit that the: fetus is an unborti” in-
* dividual the real quuestion becomes, Do] have the right to"”
determine the value of an Individuals life?’ -A well
~ educated young lady said to me'the other day, ‘‘I think that :
“* the mother's ‘life is far more valuable than an unborn:
“baby.” EL confronted her with the history of the Second’
‘World War when Hitler determined in his own right that the
’ Jewish people had no value, apart fromthe: gold in. their
~ teeth, and thereby justified the well known holdcaust. She -

that people who'see abortion’as a fail-safe to birth control:
would choose to believe, dispite, the facts, that the fetus is ...

‘Abortion on demand dehumanizes and “devaluates |
_ mankind and is only’ treating the symptoms ofa deeper -
social illness fostered by an illusionary dream of an in ,

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"| - ‘stitution, no one has “righits."" As our society is made more.

dividuals absolute rights,
"_ ‘Legally speaking, in. Canada under the present’ cone.

‘complex. by the advent of high technology more and-more.

municipalities and, will force your municipal taxes. Up.

May 12—Defeat Number Three for Democracy .

. The Social Credit members voted to increase rural area ee

- taxes hy-some-20 per cent:~-Only-one Socred member-had----
the colirage tospeak on the Bill. But he voted for ity -

_ May 12 and Bb Defeat Number Four for, Democracy.

‘certain questions “about the effect of the: Compeisation

. Stabilization:. Bill. Refusing to. answer: questions: has”

- + become the trade-mark of the Socreds’ this seston. They :
a ‘have’ become, the ‘abominable no-men’, someone has joked.

. oo Finally, on May 13, his refusal to answer _ Gusstlons’ was’
mt challenged ‘and ‘put-to.a yote: in the House,’ Every: cabinet .’-
minister,’ including the minister: of ‘finance’ ‘ (who. had.’
~_ “refused: to-answer these’ ‘queations), voted to ‘support: ‘that.
refusal; ‘Indeed, every Social Credit ‘ntornber: in the:House*

, “This ‘May 13 vote’ will wo down i in "history apa nad ‘dey ‘for.
* democracy. There may be. ome reasons why a ‘minister —
- “would not want toanswer questions. But wen there is both
~ grefusal to answer-and a refusal tosay why-and then a-vote
to protect those refusals, we not only have a blow: to —

_ democracy: we have a declaration of support for. dic: :

tatorship,”

og in the final analysis it is the people of this provinee who
-' will decide whether they support such totalltarian tactics as.
we have seen this past'week, The sooner we have, that
opportunity to decide, the t better it will be for all our fine.
citizens, aoe ;

The Minister of Finance consistently refused to answer - -

- important to link ‘the olitcome to. Soviet“ ‘concessions: on
” some of the friction” points’ betwéen the two powers, - ;

“mle diplomacy ;with Soviet. President: Leonid Brezhnev. :
"whenever they scale the summit together or when- ‘the two.
sides get together at the. negotiating table.”

- WASHINGTON: (apy: = = President Riayan! has daelied to

soft-pedal. his. “adversary. relationship”: with the. Soviet
_ Union while pushing tor a ‘treaty‘to curb strategic nuclear
J weapons: that “pote-a threat fo all of nS physically,” My

‘That means playing down: differences with Moscow over”

‘the martial law crackdown, in Poland: and ‘the Soviet army’ "gH
~goniflict with rebel tribesnien' iit ‘Afghanistan.’ ae

‘It also ‘means Reagan considers: tis proposed treaty | too.

“Reagan. indicated Monday ‘he is prepared: to: practice

. To “headline amd blatantly advertise that you are going .

40! go there and demand this or that” might foreclose . _
. progress on divisive issues, ‘Reagan said.-

: “Basically, the primary, problem today ’ is reducing the
- -: " slore ‘of nuclear arms that threalea the peace of mind,
‘certainly, of, all the people af the world, and do pose a threal

to all of-us. physiedily,"" Reagan said...

- His ‘stance was in contrast.to the anti-Soviet rhetoric. thal:

“marked his’ presidential campaigns antl early,months i inthe |
White House, ° a oe

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. “They reserve unto ‘theméelves the right to’ commilt any
~trime,, to lie, to cheat,” Reagan had said at his first news

conference as president'on Jan. 29, 1981.) -

L ‘But now thal, he has’ seized the arms ‘control’ initlative, ©
- Reagan i is speakitig ofa very: realistic relationship” with
lhe Soviets - ap ‘ fotzignoring , their. “policy af expansionism”
but “irying to improve. the ‘chances for) peace.in, the world:”’
Clearly; for: ‘Reagan that means. to nove’ ahead’ with ‘th
treaty. he proposed: to -Brezhiiev “In: a‘ lelter: May: 7 and”:
oullined at: Eureka, College, i in Illinois, ' ori ‘Mother’ s Day. .
“Ae. would, ‘sharply: reduce .U.S.-‘and Soviet ‘strategie
Weapons, ‘beginning’ with: a one-third : cutback ‘in, miseile 6
- Warheads'‘to equal levels of: 5,000. each. Reagan called for
~ talks to begin by lateJune, <2 4
In reply, ‘Reagan ‘sald Brezhnev “enpreised his:

Willingness to meet;”” -

"While Reagatt gave no further details, an administration ,

official said ‘the reply that, the _ president gol back was

‘favorable.’ . -
: Tt baid we will be meeting, ‘and be happy to, and we'll .
; work. out detalls and let you know. through diplomatic
*¢haniiels," said‘the official... -
“The signals are good,” he: said. “We just don’ thave any a
‘ tinal date" for the opening of negotiations.”

". \« Jegislation becomes’ necessary to maintain justice and --

~ dream) legislation will increase.

- Protect societyfrom wrong doers, ‘There are those that feel °
--there should be ‘Jeaa legiélation with ‘the idea that-we will.
achieve greater freedom..1 contend that thia is a fallacy.
“Freedom cotiies from-doing that which is right. Legislation.
is there because mankind does not do what it ought. to do. .
” Until mankind learns to do what 'it ought to do (this is also a

After fearing the pro-choice statements at the rally I am.
" more conviniced than ever that-their position is untenable.
_ “However, it is not possible to reapond adequately using the -
. “newspaper aga fori, Itismy hope that those who apport
< abortion’ will corislder. the. beclowmness of. terminating a ‘
huiian lite. ne
When’ ‘the’ ‘iife: af at bibova | is taken it ‘the haine;of con
venience’ or ‘whalever. reuson’ ‘remember ; the ‘words penned: 7
: chy. John Steinbeck, “Da not “ankc for whom. ‘the bell tolls, ‘its
"bolls for’ thee.’ : . : fet

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