a2 Castlegar News November 24, 1990 NATIONAL NEWS/INTERNATIONAL NEWS Thatcher era at an end LONDON (CP) — Hailed as the end of an era that transformed Britain, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s decision to resign has angered supporters, pleased op- ponents and left three men battling to succeed her. Former defence secretary Michael Heseltine, whose challenge precipitated her resignation, was joined in the Conservative party leadership race by Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and Chancellor of the Exchequer John Major. A new poll indicates the party, led by Thatcher for 15 years, stands a better chance of winning an election now that she has agreed to step down when the party picks her replacement next week. The Conservatives had lagged behind the Opposition Labor party in recent surveys as a result of high inflation and interest rates as well as an unpopular per capita tax. 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Scotland Yard said officers arrested 13 for minor offences, and no injuries were reported. Thatcher, 65, prime minister since May 1979, keeps the post until a suc- cessor is chosen by secret ballot Tuesday among the 372 Conservative MPs in the House of Commons. She said in a surprise statement Thursday: ‘I have concluded the unity of the party and prospects of victory in a general election would be better served if I stood down to enable cabinet colleagues se enter the decision to send 14,000 more armed forces personnel to the Persian Gulf, boosting the number of British ground troops, sailors and air crews there to 30,000. ‘The Independent reported that a tearful Thatcher told the cabinet Thursday she had been forced out despite her three general election vic- tories and widespread support among Conservative party members outside the Commons. The London newspaper said the strong-willed Thatcher, once dubbed the Iron Lady by the Soviets, was reported to have added wryly: ‘‘It’s a funny old world.”’ Her journalist daughter Carol said of the Tory MPs who had voted against her mother: ‘1 think it is the most gutless act of treachery.”” Her former treasury chief Nigel Lawson said: ‘‘History will record that Margaret Thatcher was the greatest prime minister this country has had since (Second World War leader Winston) Churchill.”” Admirers left flowers outside her office. But a demonstrator paraded with a placard reading: ‘Thatcher’s gone, hooray. Now for a clear out of the rest."” Kinnock, whose Labor party has led the Tories under Thatcher's leadership for the last 16 months in opinion polls, said her decision to go was ‘‘very good indeed. I cannot pretend otherwise.” No longer shackled by loyalty, Hurd and Major quickly jumped in- to the leadership contest. In a first round of balloting Tuesday, Thatcher needed to beat ballot for the On Wednesday, a day after she failed to end the challenge by Heseltine, 57, in a vote among Con- servative MPs, Thatcher said she would ‘‘fight on’’ to a second round by 15 per cent of eligible voters, or 56 votes, for outright vic- tory but finished only 52 votes ahead. This precipited a second round of balloting next Tuesday, in which of i But cabinet told her she could not win. She told the cabinet Thursday of her decision to resign, then got on with other business. It included a Pope gril ROME (CP) — Pope John Paul had some pointed questions for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney about the federal government’s relations with native people. Mulroney said the Pope did not criticize Canada’s native policies, but he emerged from the meeting soun- ding chastised. “It’s clear that the Canadian government and certain other provinces will be obliged to look at other alternatives because what we have done so far leaves much to be desired,*’ the prime minister said. The Pope wanted to discuss the breakdown of a land claims set- tlement with the Dene nation in the , Hurd and Major will bat- tle it out, Thatcher having with- drawn. If no winner emerges on a simple majority, a third and final round is scheduled for Nov. 29. Three vie for prime minister LONDON (AP) — MICHAEL HESELTINE Heseltine, a former defence secretary, calls himself a Thatcherite. But if he wins, his government would likely be as different from Thatcher’s as it’s possible to be in the Conservative party. tine, 57, d his Here is a brief look at the three Conservative party officials trying to succeed Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as party chief and the country’s leader: Ne on Nov. 14 and on Tuesday forced Thatcher into a second ballot for the party leadership. To a large extent, his appeal to his fellow legislators was that he would govern by cabinet consensus, that he could help them win re- election by modifying Thatcher’s unpopular poll tax. He also has a high standing in public opinion polls. _One of the major themes has been his ideal of ‘‘caring ** which he has approach of the Thatcher years. DOUGLAS HURD Hurd, the foreign secretary, has won respect for his calm handling of a crisis in the Persian Gulf and another crisis in the government. Hurd, 60, who had supported Thatcher’s campaign to stay in power, entered the race to succeed her as soon as she dropped out. The silver-haired former diplomat was Northern Ireland secretary from 1984 to 1985, and home secretary from 1985-89, in charge of law and order and immigration services. Thatcher appointed him foreign ambition Hurd had cherished through Hurd, who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, began his working life as a diplomat, then turned to mystery writing and politics. The son and grandson of Conservative members of Parliament, Hurd was educated at Eton and Cambridge, where he received a first- class honors degree in history. JOHN MAJOR Major, at 47 the youngest member of the Thatcher government, won two top cabinet posts within a decade of entering politics. ior of the exchequer, or treasury secretary, is seen as linister Margaret Thatcher’s personal choices as The chan one of Prime eventual heir. A high school dropout and son of a circus performer, Major is the self-made man who symbolizes the changes in the Conservative party that once was the bastion of Oxford and Cambridge-educated privilege. A former laborer, he is the only cabinet member to have been on welfare — for eight months. Major’s fortunes improved when he joined the‘Standard Chartered Bank, where he was an executive for 14 years. He was elected to Parliament in 1979, and in 1981 began a climb to the fop through eight government jobs in as many years. After the June 1987 general election, Major was appointed chief secretary to the treasury, winning respect for his financial acumen. with the rigorous free-market ary y in. October 1989 — an “political career. Is Mulroney on natives Northwest Territories. The deal, in- volving 180,000 square kilometres, fell through this month after years of negotiations over Dene demands for more self-government. The Pope has called Canada one of the countires that spends the most on—its—aboriginal people, but Mulroney said he and the Pope con- cluded that money isn’t enough. “The results are still disappoin- ting,”” he said. ‘‘We discussed this i of how an i so large in dollars could bring so lit- tle in social justice for aboriginal people.”” The Pope has expressed support for Canadian natives before. During BRIAN MULRONEY ... chastis: a 1987 visit to the Northwest Territories, he affirmed the aboriginal ‘“‘right to a just and itable measure of self-g i along with a land base and adequate resources necessary for present and future generations.’" The 69-year-old--Pope, who ap- peared tired and pale, appeared to be in a hurry to end the visit by the prime minister and his wife, Mila, as they posed for photographers in the Clementine Hall, below the papal apartment. Mulroney was heartened by his glowing reception in the Italian press. Cuts to help pay for Gulf troops OTTAWA (CP) — Treasury Board President Gilles Loiselle presented additional government spending plans to Parliament on Friday that include $350 million in spending cuts to help pay for Canadian troops in the Persian Gulf. “Because of major and unan- ticipated expenditures — mostly to support Canadian troops in the Per- sian Gulf — current levels government operations, Loiselle said. The remaining $100 million in savings would come from postponing other spending plans gnd grants in the departments of agriculture, the environment and transport, and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Major —— cuts outlined in the included in departments had to be reduced to keep program spending on track,’’ Loiselle said in a statement. Of the $350-million in cuts, $250 million was related directly to Central Foods (Prices effective Nov. 26-Dec. 1) Fields (Prices effective Nov. 28-Dec. 31) Overwaitea $31.6 million pared from the Depar- tment of the Solicitor General and $31.2 million from the Transport Department. Revenue Canada lost $25.6 million from its budget, while the Em- ployment and Immigration Dep- artment lost $25.2 million. While the federal government’s supplementary estimates outlined cuts to help finance Canadian inculded $4.8 fiscal year ending next March 31. The lion’s share of that, $2.5 billion, would go to pay additional interest charges on the federal gover- nment’s debt caused by higher than expected interest rates. Loiselle also asked Parliament for permission to spend another $257 million to “‘prepare and plan for the goods and services tax.’” The treasury board president also wanted to spend an additional $108 million to print and mail | federal government cheques to eight million low- and middle-income Canadians. The cheques, worth a total of $2.4 billion, are GST credits designed to soften the impact of the tax. Other spending increases include: — $116 million to develop a mobile servicing system as part of Canada’s contribution to the space station being developed by several ions. — $114 million to Agriculture Canada, mainly to provide assistance to farmers hit hard by depressed commodity prices. Outside the Commons, Loiselle said the government had to trim some departmental budgets to cover the cost of sending Canadian troops to the Persian Gulf as well as Armed Forces involvement in the land-claim crisis at Oka, Que., during the sum- mer. Some 1,700 Canadian troops are in the gulf, along with two destroyers, a supply vessel and a squadron of CF- 18 jet fighters. They are dispatched following Iraq’s invasion of neigh- boring Kuwait to help enforce UN- imposed sanctions and to deter fur- ther aggression. But New Democrat MP Lorne Nystrom said the government's plan to send more money getting ready for the GST while it cuts budgets tor provide funding for the military was unconscionable. “I find it’s quite offensive to in- crease the forthe GST by $360 million and at the same time they’re cutting back on programs that help ordinary people,’’ he said. LOCAL/PROVINCIAL NEWS Report closes the book on Reid aff VICTORIA (CP) — The B.C. justice system has been given a clean bill of health by Ombudsman- Stephen Owen in its handling of the Bill Reid affair. Acting Attorney General- Russ Fraser released the two-volume report by Owen into a decision not The grant totalled $277,000. Only half of it had been paid dut and now the government is suing to get it back. The RCMP recommended charges be laid against Reid, but the Attor- ney General's Ministry refused to proceed, saying the evidence to the former secretary for fraud and breach of trust. The report seems to close the Reid affair, which began with his resignation more than a year ago. Reid left cabinet amid allegations he acted improperly in handling a lottery grant. The grant was used to buy equipment from a company owned by a friend and a former campaign manager of Reid: there wasn't a likelihood of a conviction. The Opposition promptly said there had been political interference by then attorney general Bud Smith. “All of the evidence supports the conclusion that former attorney general Bud Smith played no part in that decisi r9 process,"’ the report says. Owen's interim report, released in September, also said the decision not to charge Reid for fraud and breach of trust was free of political inter- ference. He released the interim report to restore confidence to the B.C. justice system, he said. The final report includes the in- terim report. Owen says he found there was no evidence any members of the Attor- ney General’s Ministry, the RCMP or private lawyers acted without in- tegrity, independence and professionalism in the Reid affair “The biggest problem has been the public suspicion that there has been interference with the justice system,”” acting Attorney General Russ Fraser said in releasing the report. “*There had been allegations in the media that my ministry frustrated at- tempts to get i for that ministry lawyer and Smith and a private prosecution against Reid. Those allegations are totally unfoun- ded." After the decision not to charge Reid, NDP justice critic Moe Sihotas decided to prosecute him privately but dropped the case, citing lack of co-operation from the ministry. The affair became Page 1 when »Sihota released sur news reporter. The report recommends a number of ways to “address the matter of the perception of interference in the justice system and suggests means of assuring the public of its integrity,’’ Fraser. said. Owen recommends the appoin- tment of a special prosecutor to han- dle cases where there is potential for taped car telephone conversations in which Smith spoke disparagingly about the lawyer hired by the DNP to prosecute Reid. The tapes — recorded by a former radio reporter using a scanner — were conversations between Smith and his wife, Smith and ‘a senior real or p in the administration of justice. Fraser said he has asked the deputy attorney general to examine Owen’s recommendations and to submit a plan by the end of January. “Many people have been hurt by unfounded allegations of wrongdoing in the justice system,"’ air Fraser said. ‘‘We have every reason to be proud of the way justice is ad- ministered in this province.’’ The report comes as Premier Bill Vander Zalm’s government is plot- ting strategy to restore popularity. With slightly less than a year to gO before an election must be called, the party is about 15 points behind the NDP, public opinion polls suggest. Cabinet ministers have been meeting for up to 13 hours a day sin- ce Monday, apparently focusing on the declining B.C. economy. They are scheduled to wrap up today. It has been speculated that the Owen report may pave the way for Smith's return to cabinet. He resigned in July at the height of the tapes scandal. Forestry planning lacks continuity VANCOUVER (CP) — The B.C. Parks Ministry has listed 33 wilder- ness areas it says could become parks, but two areas involved~ in logging debates are not among them. The list refers to ‘“‘large study areas,’ and includes proposed ad- ditions to Golden Ears, Chilliwack Lake, Strathcona and Tweedsmuir parks. Not on the list are high-profile areas involved in land-use conflicts such as the Stein Valley, 160 il northeast of V and the Tsitika Valley, kilometres north of Victorias. 225 looks as if some of the most important places have been put into the ‘talk-and-log’ category,” said Mark Wareing of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee. Spokesman Brian McCloy of the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia called on all gover- mment ministries to reveal their-plans for the forests. McCloy said the government is engaged in several planning exercises that could result in forest lands being set aside, but each planning process to be independent of the “*We would like to see all the cards on the table — parks, old-growth deferrals, wilderness areas,’’ McCloy said. ‘‘We would like to see the working forest delineated, so we can measure the impact of these proposals on the forest industry.’” The list of study areas appeafs in a new government brochure for a public-consultation process. It says the first meetings for public discussion on a provincial parks system plan will be held next spring. Colin Rankin, a vice-chairman of the B.C. Outdoor Recreation Coun- cil, applauded the government for making the list public. “Most of the deals over parks have been made by cabinet behind closed doors,”’ he said. (Prices Nov. 25-Dec. 1) Shoppers ( orice Pihective Nov. 27-Dec. 1) SuperValu (Prices effective Nov. 25-Dec. Woolco (Prices effective -Dec. 6) OTTAWA (CP) — Irate Liberals, brandishing red rule books, confronted the Speaker of the Senate on Thursday as the Conservatives moved to block Independent senators from Proposing ents to the goods and services tax bill. As so often happened earlier this fall. the red chamber was Tempers flare again in Senate flared. Conservative Senate Leader Lowell Murray told Liberal Gildas Molgat to ‘‘sober up’? — a comment for which Molgat demanded an apology. Molgat said he had nothing to drink and Murray said he regret- ted the comment, which he made after Molgat and a Tory Senator briefly tussied. leid on Seturday, December 22 prizes in each category + The three stories in each group chosen by the judges os the best imgeoch group will be published in the Costlegor News’ Christmas Greetings Tab- * In addition, book certificates will be awarded as first, second and third our Circulation \Depertment et 3465-7266. redued to chaos as Conservatives, Liberals and two Independents argued over who was allowed to Proceed. Ugly insults flew as tempers Liberal Peter Stollery accused Speaker Guy Charbonneau of colluding with the government to ram through the bill. Charbonneau eventually tried to negotiate an agreement to let Reform party Senator Stan Waters and Independent Ed Lawson move an amendment each. But a tentative pact was rejected by Murray. When Charbonneau sent weary senators home shortly after mid- night, it was unclear what would” amber Grou ap continued from front page become 7 bricklayer, who retuned Se give his name, lays dove some mortar asa wall goes up at the new d Plazo. CosNews photo MA calls for tougher stand by its doctors VANCOUVER (CP) — The B.C. Medical Association is advising doc- tors to consider billing patients for telephone consultations and to step down from Most doctors have been perfor- ming about $200 worth of free work each day, Fry said, adding that professionals such as lawyers and ac- hospital committees. “‘We are going to stop giving away free professional services,"” association president Dr. Hedy Fry said in an interview. “Physicians have been propping up the system for too tong- We help the hospitals to run for free, we go evenings and days and take time off from our offices to sit on these committees and we are the only people on those committees who are not paid. “*We also have been doing a lot of free services for patients, every time we pick up the phone and talk to a patient about what is wrong with them and give them advice on the phone, or we phone in a prescription to the drug store, we don’t get paid a penny.”’ charge fees for similar ser- vices. Fry said an association delegation will kick off a provincewide tour in Kamloops on Monday to explain strategy and get ideas on what ser- vices should be billed. ‘She said patients might be charged $5 to $8 for a doctor to call in a prescription and $10 to $15 for a doctor to fill out a form. Patients will not be eligible for reimbursement because such services are not covered by the B.C. medical services plan’ Fry said she doesn’t expect the public to react negatively to the billing. “IT don’t expect a negative backlash because I think the public is fair . they appreciate the time we spend with them,”’ she said. “‘Most patients don’t realize that and they know that if they called their lawyer or their accountant, or any other such person, that there would be a fee.’" Job action will escalate in January if no progress is made to resolve the fee dispute through an agreement or binding arbitration, Fry said She sai strike “‘still cannot be aw ruled out.’’ In October, negotiations broke off between doctors and the province af- ter the association’s membership voted 66 per cent to reject the gover- nment’s three-year proposal, retroac- tive to April 1, 1989, which offered fee increases of 3.75 per cent, four and 4.5 per cent Doctors have asked for increases in the range of five to six per cent which they say will only allow them to meet increased costs. Survey reveals hunters’ gripes of management Hunters in the Kootenays have a few gripes about the way wildlife is managed in the region, a B.C. En- vironment Ministry report says. The report, released Tuesday, is based on two opinion surveys con- ducted in the Kootenays last summer by the ministry's wildlife branch. “The Kootenay Hunter Opinion Survey Report reveals that hunters entry hunt antlerless seasons with open ‘seasons. Opposition to the ~ proposal was a little stranger at the public meeting. eHunters were asked their opinions on replacing the 12-day limited entry hunt season on mature bull moose with the four-day open season on bulls. Hunterg at the public meeting were faith evenly divided on the issue while phone have a number of specific concedrn: about the way wildlife is managed in the region,’’ Environment Minister John Reynolds says in a news release. ‘‘Those concerns will be ad- dressed in future management decisions that affect wildlife resour- ces in the Kootenays.’” The first survey was conducted at a public meeting held in Cranbrook on July 10. A questionnaire was completed and returned by 87 of the 97 hunters who attended. The second survey involved con- tacting a randomly selected sample of hunters to obtain their opinions about wildlife management issues. On the evenings of July 23 and 30, 145 hunters living in the region com- pleted telephone interviews, the ministry says. Results of the two surveys are compared in the report, written by Roger Reid, a Victoria-based were more opposed to the change. © Hunters were asked which type of public involvement they preferred Hunters at the public meeting were in favor of more public meetings, public workshops and seminars Phone respondents preferred opinion polls, followed by almost equal sup- port for information materials and public meetings. © In both surveys, large majorities of hunters felt that wildlife law en- forcement is insufficient. e Ninety per cent of hunters an- swering the handout survey felt that big-game population surveys are in- sufficient. On most other issues concerning seasons, regulations and out-of- region hunters, respondents seemed to be relatively satisfied that present levels are with B.C. i "s wildlife branch. The report found that: © Both groups had a fairly strong A summary of the Kootenay Hun- ter Opinion Survey Report will be available at the Kootenay regional P e for a open seasons and limited entry ists compared to either general open seasons or limited entry hunts. * Large majorities of both groups felt that the limited entry hunt is a valid tool of wildlife management. °© A majority of both groups disagreed with replacing some limited ters of B.C. in Nelson and at the sub-regional office in Cranbrook Copies of the full report may be obtained on a limited basis by writing to the Regional Manager, Fish and Wildlife, B.C. Environ- ment, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, B.C., VIL 584. Policies discussed by Reform party By CasNews Staff Tom Waterland, president of. the Mining Association of B.C. and a former cabinet minister in the Social Credit government of Bill Bennett, will speak at the upcoming general meeting of the Reform Party of Canada’ s Wen Kootenay-Revelstoke Minister and be able to privately raise the $2 million to $5 million estimated annual budget. The proposal has been ap- proved by the cabinet’s sustainable development commit- tee but must have full: cabinet approval. Those appointed to the foun- dation’s board of governors should be trusted leaders who have shown they care about British Columbia's future, Con- naghan said. Connaghan said he hopes a decision will be made by March 31, 1991, the end of the current fiscal year. He also released the round- table’s first report, a | 20-page document called A Better Way. The report is intended to promote public discussion of the issues, said Connaghan. resumed Friday afternoon. beyond anything thought was reasonable, so | tur- ned it down," Murray said. found-tal public hearings in 15 com- munities next March and April to gather public reaction to the repart. from front page minister was criticizing Sihota, Reynolds replied: ‘‘Mr. Sihota’s making the political environment very distasteful. Mr. Sihota is a sleaze."’ Harcourt said of Reynolds, ‘‘This week he is playing the attorney general anc revving up his leadership campaign."" Owen gave the justice system a clean bill of health, but raised questions about the conduct of both former attorney general Bud Smith and Sihota. Sihota released tapes of telephone conversations Smith had with an of- fi in the Attorney General’s Ministry, in which he made disparaging remarks about the lawyer hired by the NDP to prosecute a cabinet colleague of Smith An independent inquiry conducted ak. tt ‘general of Alberta, recommended son who made the tapes be charged. No charges were laid. The NDP outlined passages in wh- ich Owen suggested that while there may not be any evidence that Smith intended to obstruct justic his taped comments indicate his inten- tion to act politically. “P’ve not read the report,” Premier Bill Vander Zalm said as he arrived for the fourth day of a cabinet meeting. ‘‘All I know is that the report is very damning for Mr Sihota. Surprising you -wouldn’t ask me that.”” Harcourt said he disagreed with the Alberta deputy attorney general’s recommendations to charge Sihota. Timber harvest delayed by cost By CasNews Staff = / Timber harvesting activities in Westar Timber’s southern region will not resume Nov. 26 as the company planned. efforts to “Current reduce operations, release. “Work sharing or a reduced work week is being discussed with the sawmill employees at Castlegar and may be implemen- ted on a temporary basis,’’ dd. says in a news Cc The meeting will be held Dec. 2 at the Community Complex starting at 1 p.m. and running until 4 p.m. Waterland will discuss the current platform of the Reform party and lead a general discussion regarding areas in which the party has not yet established policy, the constituency association says in a news release. The association will also elect its 1991 executive at the meeting. Party members have been asked to invite friends and potential new members, the association adds. A social hour meeting will follow the TOM WATERLAND ... in Castlegar Dec. 2 LOTTERIES The $1,000,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw was 2242718 The winning numbers drawn Thur- sday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 9, 19, 25, 28, 29, 31, 51 and 55 The winning numbers in Wed- nesday’s Lotto 6-49 draw were 6, 10, A match on all four numbers wins $500,000. Three numbers wins $1,000. Two numbers wins $10. One number wins $1 The winning numbers drawn Wednesday in the B.C. Keno lottery werre 3, 12, 17, 24, 31, 32, 37 and 52. that Sihota be charged for releasing information from private com- munications. The report also suggested the per- operations have not compensated for the continued drop in lumber prices,"" Dan Madlung, Westar’s general manager of southern He review of the market and company’s efforts at reducing costs will continue on a week-by-week basis. WOO, 3ST ae 39. The DONS NaMreeT was 2. . 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