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Premier’s
popularity
fading

PENTICTON (CP) — On the eve of
the Social Credit party convention, a
leaked poll indicates a majority of
British Columbians believe Premier
Bill Vander Zalm is a liability to his
own party.

The poll, is a stinging rebuke for
Vander Zalm, a self-styled populist
who views himself as a man of the
people. It comes at a time when many
Socred backbenchers are calling for a
secret vote on Vander Zalm's leader-
ship at the convention, which begins
Thursday in Penticton.

The poll suggests NDP Leader
Mike Harcourt is more popular than
Vander Zalm.

VANDER ZALM UNPOPULAR

“It is clear that Vander Zalm is a
definite liability to the Social Credit
party,” said pollster Martin Goldfarb
in his summary of the poll. “People
are not rejecting Social Credit, they
are rejecting Vander Zalm.”

Vander Zalm said in Victoria that a
copy of the poll was delivered to his
office in a plain brown envelope but
he has been too busy to read the
information.

“Where's Goldfarb from?” Vander
Zalm asked when reporters ques
tioned him.

Told that the pollster was from
Ontario, Vander Zalm said “Yeah,
well he probably said the same things
about (Prime Minister) Brian Mul-
roney ”

Former cabinet minister Grace
McCarthy, one of the backbenchers
calling for a secret ballot, said the
poll is “disquieting news for anyone
who is concerned about our party.”

“It's really very sad that we're in
such trouble,” she said.

Of those polled, 54 per cent said
Vander Zalm is a liability to his party
while 22 per cent said he is an asset.

If Vander Zalm were to leave, the
Socred party's popularity would in.
crease by 16 percentage points to 39
per cent, the poll suggests.

Asked who they liked least, 61 per
cent named Vander Zalm while 22
per cent named Harcourt.

Asked who was the most arrogant,
67 per cent named Vander Zalm

while 10 per cent picked Harcourt.

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ane

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What’s more, these jobs are being
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Leadership

a priority concern

(, By DAPHNE BRAMHAM
Xs C Press

VICTORIA — Having confirmed their allegiance to
the Queen, members of the British Columbia Social
Credit party will turn their attentions to Premier Bill
Vander Zalm on Friday.

So far, the only thing the 1,400 delegates to the
annual convention, a two-day meeting in Penticton,
seem to agree on is that a discussion of Vander Zalm's
leadership must be among the first orders of business if
the party is to survive recent, bitter infighting.

The delegates will get that chance when they vote
on the second of 84 planned resolutions — a traditional
call for a vote of confidence in the premier and the
government. Resolution No. 1 concerns support for the
Queen.

Dissidents — including eight caucus members —
want a secret ballot on Vander Zalm’s leadership
instead of the traditional hand vote.

“We believe that it is a democratic way which
shows less embarrassment for some who feel
differently,” said Grace McCarthy, the former economic
development minister who quit in August after accusing
Vander Zalm of interfering in the running of her
ministry. “I think a secret ballot is the best way to
handle it.”

When asked if she wants to dump Vander Zalm,
McCarthy snapped, “I don’t have to respond to that
question.”

The resolution is the only method available to
delegates wanting to address the leadership issue at the
convention.

Loyalists — including eight cabinet ministers —
don’t want a secret vote.

“I want to stand up and be counted as supporting
the leader at the convention,” said Tourism Minister Bill
Reid. “It is a confidence vote and I want people to know
that they can count on me to support the leader.”

ABORTION ISSUE

Vander Zalm’s problems began with his vocal,
anti-abortion stand last winter that prompted unhappy
caucus and party members to publicly criticize him.

A stunning spring byelection loss to the NDP in a
traditional Socred stronghold was followed by word
that the RCMP had investigated Vander Zalm — but
found no evidence — of allegations of influence peddling.

But Vander Zalm averted a caucus revolt this
summer by acceptinjg the resignation of his powerful
principal secretary and agreeing to share power with
his caucus and cabinet.

McCarthy won't say how many delegates support
the secret vote, but said the support is “a lot stronger
than you think.”

Vander Zalm, who is due to address the convention
prior to the resolutions, said it’s up to the delegates to
determine whether there should be a secret ballot. And
on Tuesday, he rejected the suggestion that if he called
for a secret vote a nasty fight could be averted.

Party insiders estimate,a quarter of the delegates
will support a secret vote, Although a majority is
needed to force a ballot, party officials have taken the
precaution of having ballots printed.

Reid, however, reckons there are no more than 10
people supporting a secret ballot and he traces the
dissent back to the 1986 leadership convention

“Not everybody, got in behind the leader,” he said.
“Evidently some people who didn’t win, didn't support
the leader.”

FORMER RIVALS

Among the dissidents are four former leadership

candidates: runner-up Brian Smith, ‘who resigned as

PREMIER VISITS . . . Premier Bill Vander Zalm was
in Castlegar Sunday prior to departing for Van-
couver, Vander Zalm met with Robson
businessman Elmer Pellerine and Area J director
Martin Vanderpol to discuss the ferry issue,

Phote by Louse Zautsott

attorney general in June after disagreements with
Vander Zalm; former highways minister Stephen
Rogers, who was dropped from cabinet in July;
backbencher Kim Campbell, who was passed over for a
cabinet spot and is running federally for the Conser.
vatives; and McCarthy.

Political scientist Norman Ruff doesn't believe
there is enough momentum to dump Vander Zalm. But
the University of Victoria professor said the convention
could be a nasty, vicious fight that sees some of the
dissidents leaving the party.

Many Socreds remain devoted, blaming big-city
folks for the dissent.

They say that sophisticated urbanites have never
been comfortable with the populist leader, accusing him
of having too much style and no substance.

“It's not fair to crucify a man who is just trying to
do the best for the people,” delegate Iris Bakken said
from Salmo. “Why else are these people doing it but to
try to replace Vander Zalm

Bakken, who bought tulip sheets and towels for the
Dutch-born premier and his wife when they stayed with
her last weekend, said she's disappointed in MCarthy,
Smith and Rogers.

“I think whit they are doing is for the wrong
reasons,” she said.

Mark Dickinson, president of the Saanich — The
Islands constituency, said his riding’s 32 delegates will
vote against a secret ballot.

“That doesn’t mean we can't express dissatisfaction
at times with our leader, but we shouldn't be irrespon.
sibly disruptive,” he said

“Vander Zalm has made mistakes. The abortion
issue, for example, was a grave error... But he's
mending his ways. I think he should be given the
opportunity to do that.”

Impaired
driver
jailed

VICTORIA (CP) — A man with a
history of drunk driving convictions
has been sentenced to three years in
jail and prohibited from driving for
10 years after pleading guilty to dan
gerous driving causing death.

David Smith, 39, was out on bail
pending the appeal of his fifth drunk
dri g conviction when his vehicle
collided head-on with another car on
a highway north of Victoria on Feb.
5. The driver of the other car,
Michael Berry, 23, was killed.

Provincial court Judge Alan Fil.
mer said Smith's driving record was
horrendous.

“He has a considerable previous
record . . . which is very grievous,”
said Filmer, noting Smith's impaired
convictions in 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986
and in January of this year.

VICTORIA

and clogs.

hill and now

founder of the
creds Association jis rolling up
his life-sized photograph show
ing Premier Bill Vander Zalm
attired in ermine robes, a crown

“That was when we honestly
felt this man would reign for at
least two decades,”
Tracy says sadly. “It wasn't
meant to make fun of him.

“But things have gone down

difficult to depose him,” he said
Monday. “After this convention,
the crown and the head might
come rolling down.” ond resolution — a motion

Tracy said he will press for a
leadership review by secret

Socreds prepare
for convention

ballot at the annual Social Credit
party convention, which begins
Friday in Penticton.

“We are loyal to the party, not
to Vander Zalm,” he said.

“We are sending him a mes.
sage saying, in our opinion, if he
voluntarily asks for a leadership
review and commits himseslf to
a great number of changes in his
approach to government, he will
defuse the mutiny.”

A number of Socred backben:
chers and other party members
have called for a secret ballot
instead of the traditional show of
hands on the convention's sec.

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saying party members support
the premier and his government.

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REVELSTOKE — Kootenay
West-Revelstoke Liberal candidate
Garry Jenkins has endorsed Liberal
Leader John Turner's pledge to cele-
brate the common heritage, culture
and identity of all Canadian’s with an
annual holiday.

Under a Liberal government, be-
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Monday in February would become
National Heritage Day. The date was
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Feb. 15, the date on which in 1965
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the 25th anniversary of that event.

“A National Heritage Day would
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“Such activity goes a long way
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Broadbent
first, last
in debate

OTTAWA (CP) — NDP leader Ed
Broadbent will have the first and last
say in the English-language version
of the leaders’ televised debates next
Tuesday

In a format worked out today,
Broadbent has the first opening
statement, followed by Prime Minis-
ter Brian Mulroney and Liberal
leader John Turner. Mulroney will
have the first closing statement, to
be followed by Turner ‘and Broad-
bent.

The debates in English will pit
Mulroney against Turner in the first
segment, Broadbent and Turner in
the second and Broadbent against
Mulroney in the third.

The debate, in which the party
leaders spar in a one-on-one format
while the third leader rests, has
Mulroney and Broadbent squaring
off in the first round, Broadbent and
Turner in the second and Turner and
Mulroney in the thii

Representatives of all three major
federal parties said they're pleased
with the draw for positions.

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