__ . Our press colleagues in Victoria are saying there’s a ‘ strong possibility’ that the next Cabinet shuffle will“. deal Skeena MLA Dave Parker’s card-right out of the -deck. =: sO o Oe, Premier Bill. Vander Zalm recently added some fuel ‘to that speculation during his post-legislative session tour of Yellowhead country, first by expressing dismay at the nasty appearance of clearcut forest areas he ~ overflew by helicopter on northern Vancouver Island, and more recently while speaking to a CBC radio reporter by commenting that he thinks the rate of tree “harvesting should probably ‘‘slow down”, = ** Vander Zalm’s handlers are saying this tour was an “snformal, folksy, innocuous sort of meander. Get out, mingle with the people, be photographed with kids, leave the smoggy political atmosphere of Victoria — behind and breathe some clean rural B.C. air. But the remarks on forestry can’t be made to fit in any con- — text other than a political one. mo _ so what is anyone to make of Vander Zalm’s com- ments? Is this a concern over growing things wrenched directly from the Great Gardener’s heart, or a direct shot at Ministry of Forests harvesting policy? The lat- ter, we think, particularly in view of another remark Vander Zalm made in the same CBC interview to the. effect that if a reduced allowable cut makes forest . - companies look elsewhere for trees to hack down,. _ well, he wouldn’t mind that at all... . Vander Zalm must sense the political wind blowing in a much more conservation-oriented direction =~ regarding forestry and resource extraction in general. His move toward the high ground in the political _ center is probably safe and strategic since the | . legislature is no longer in session and the Opposition: .. -hasn’t got a guaranteed public forum from which to _ bad-mouth him. for.stealing their ideas. It’s a move, | “ however, that could leave some major figures in his ~ - caucus behind, and Parker could be one of them. _“ It’s hard to imagine him in any portfolio but .. Forests (Health? Social Services and Housing? At- _torney General? You get the point.) and relegation to as well, given the absence of the back benches would be a blow to his political in- “fluence and prestige. With the boundary revisions to’ come into effect in the next election, it could be a very tough campaign. : a We have to wonder if that $2.4 million in road. building money for Shames Mountain is some sort of. a farewell gift for the Skeena riding. : ~ OF DISSADENTS, WERE SEVERING HR FISNESS TES WI BHAI OF THE MASSA || TORROEST HE FSEOMONS INTINANMEN SQUARE. ~ CANADA'S PILING OOF | TasHON aR S ~ WERE A REQUEST FRM THE ~CHNESE SQVENTENT FR A “TOANAT 17%. : PORT FOR THE STUDENT MOVEMIENT WERE | STRING OUT OF CHINA! . VICTORIA — Summer 4 . doldrums have arrived, and -- most of our legislators are A. 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So it’stime to ___ casino operator, Great Cana-” clear the desk of a few assorted dian Casino Ltd., include fami- things, and to comment on ly links of his former - others. . Kamloops law firm — a fact To which might havé raised some questions otherwise. The lobby- ing to Cabinet by GCC and others to raise the maximum ‘ bet to $25 from $5 was very, very intense, and paid off for them finally. Fortunately, Bud appeared to keep well clear of to pay $75. (in most cases) for it. the privilege of speeding, mak- ing illegal U-turns or unsafe lane changes and the like. — Now, all of that was supposed. to be brought in as of Jan. 1, 1990; but last week, someone in the solicitor-general’s office realized that the legislation which was given Royal assent on July 17 made it law on that date:” as check by a hostile caucus. Out The upsbot of it all is that goes one Christian value with. - the government now: will collect little fanfare; but don’t expect more than five months worth _it to happen as far as issues in- volving... gulp... sex are con- cerned. Mr. Vander Zalm has a much more intransigent and... -antiquated attitude there, as proved on matters of abortion, AIDS, condoms and the like! . C. During a station break last Monday when I was guest for an hour on the Western In- formation Network with radio’s leading talk show host, Rafe Mair, the subject ofa . provincial general election came up. Rafe, himself a former Socred cabinet minister and now a CKNW Radio mainstay, said there had been. some. __ strong suggestions that rather basking in the sun outside of B.C, these days — they might June that the government was going to impose fines next year for assorted traffic violations, along with the usual penalty points. Drivers caught breaking As to the $25 decision itself, and the delay in announcing it until after the Legislature had adjourned, it shows yet another radical change in long-standing Social Credit Party philosophy. . Premier Bill Vander Zalm is ' more wide-open gambling for some time, but was held in even though it.hasn’t set up the process to deal with it. Rough calculations suggest the ‘‘take”’ will be about $1 million per — month! " It’s pretty tough to argue” against the goof-up in.minister Angus Ree’s department, when we all want to see traffic of- fenders punished, don't we? Well, we do up until that of- fender having to shell out the thee! B.. It's probably a good thing that the decisions on garabling- known to have been in favor of | 4 than risk losing the supposedly- safe Cariboo seat in a byelec- tion this fall, some advisors were urging the Premier to drop the writ for a full vote: Frankly, I can’t see it, unless there’s a suicidal death wish in — the Vander Zalm camp. The party isn’t ready for an elec- tion, it doesn’t have the money — nor the heart — for one, and the Socreds would be lucky in the current climate to hold _ 20 seats. Even if the big ‘tissue’’ or “‘cause’’ they are - looking. for fall (1990) before the general election, says the somewhat tarnished Pifer crystal ball. D. The $1 billion transit pro- gram for the Lower Mainland _ announced last week is likely to tick off many people in other parts of the province who are sick and tired of seeing sO. many of the government’s mega-dollars going to. Van- couver and environs. And it Jooks like it'll steam some of | _ the people in the Vancouver : A close look at-the grandiose plan suggests one should not ~ hold one’s breath waiting for it all to become reality. It appears to be another grand PR gesture based on no consultation with the councils or people in the | areas affected; and it faces a host of obstacles and objec- tions before the first phase — begins. - - [It could well be another ex- ample of shoot first and ask questions later, something this _ government has become in- ~ famous for — a la the Van- couver Island gas pipeline « -. gontinued on pages ..