eo Castlegar oe February 5, 1986

PUBLIC OPINION

Protest has influence

EDMONTON (CP) — Protests can influence public
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and whether the government believes there is a strong
constituency behind it.

“Protest has influence on public ” Gerdon
Laxer, a University of Alberta political sociologist, said in an
interview.

“Government will respond if it thinks there is a lot of

He cited the protest over last summer's voyage of the

Both Laxer and Gurston Dacks, a University of Alberta
sp gare eaparn A say the Mulroney government is highly
aware of public opinion.

WORKS WITH SYMPATHY
“Public protest can be effective in mobilizing mass

Helpf for Cape Breton

public opinion when there is a pr to be
sympathetic,” said Dacks.

But he noted protest organizations have little political
muscle and groups such as business associations generally
get what they want through direct political lobbying.

With the exception of last year's Parliament Hill protest

federal government last year not to participate in the Star
Wars project.
“Public sentiment had a great effect on the Canadian

Addy:
what is affecting them. It's a matter of public education.”
Laxer agrees to an extent.
He said public opinion did play a big role in the federal
sneer Spee oe gereerene Wars

“ior. he speculated the government may have

Se a ipente pad toe US, signed a treaty in
1983 allowing the cruise tests, she said people have become
more concerned about the arms race and more technically
literate.

“People have become more aware of the dangers we're
facing. Instead of ignoring us, people want to become more
involved.”

Four Greenpeace members were arrested at the Cold
Lake air base in northeastern Alberta during last week's
test.

Companies blamed
for high premiums

VANCOUVER (CP)
Greed and nilemanagement
by many insurance compan-
ies are behind some of the
steep increases in the liabil-
ity insurance field, a spokes-
man for the Trial Lawyers
Association of British Colum-
bia said Tuesday.

Association president

jumphrey Waldock

“We know that, if there is a
crisis, it is caused, not by a

oie, ose, Se

nudge
handouts is the solution for
the region.

While Stevens was quick

opr areas
of the country are still under
way.

He clearly has very high
hopes for the northeast tip of
Nova Scotia, but admitted
results take time, more time
than he expected.

“I think I assumed that
when you give the most at-
tractive package in Canada
as far as investors are con-
cerned that you would get
them quicker and
that you'd be able to get the
bureaucracy processing their

cases quicker.”

The first results of the
negotiations his department
has conducted with business
to locate or expand in Cape

- Breton “are going to show up

to sue
or by judges casually handing
out excessive awards, but by
mismanagement and greed
on the part of many insur-
ance companies.”

He said the companies
blame common law, lawyers,
judges and juries for the
present situation where mu-

small businesses

’ of
and manufacturers have seen
* their liability insurance pre-

miums increase up to 10 fold
over last year's rates.

“But they never blame
themselves,” he said.

Strait of Canso, the rugged
10,311-square-kilometre is-
land has had a long history of

No re mae federal or
provincial, has succeeded in
curing the island economy,
despite continuing injections
cash.

“Literally billions of dol-
lars, certainly over $2 billion,
has been spent down there
and yet rather than have a
relatively buoyant economy
with low unemployment,

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Two hundred of the offers
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They are mostly small en-
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