Page A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 23, 1993 Reform would let voters | have say in land claims TERRACE — A Reform party government wouldn’t put individ. ual land claims settlements out to referendum, its leader said during a visit here last week. But it would put the broad con- cept of how it wants to settle claims out to a vole, said Preston Manning, “] don’t think you can settle land claims until the relationship between Indian people and the govemment ‘of Canada is determined,'’ said Manning. He favours doing away with the federal Department of Indian Af- fairs and establishing municipal style governments for natives. Yet Manning doubts if the con- cept of native title and jurisdic- tion over land will work. ‘You must be able to sell any settlements to large numbers of non-aboriginal peaple,”” Manning added, ; He did indicate that native governments could receive a land base under,any Reform party ne- potialions. . Manning said the Reform party opposes the creation of a_- third level of government for natives. - That would bring about special status for some groups based on race, language or culture, a factor the Reform parly said was wrong with the proposed’ constitutional changes of last fall, Manning’s comments came during a visit here to open the Reform party’s Skeena riding of fice in preparation for the coming federal election. : More than 80 people turned out © over the June 16 lunch hour to see Manning cut the ribbon open- ing the office and to hear a short speech. With Manning was. Skeena nding Reform party candidate Mike Scott. Notable among those present were Terrace aldermen Bob Cooper and Mo Takhar, former MORE THAN 80 people turned out Ju opan the party's election campaign o signed autographs and answered questions. Social Credit Skeena MLA Dave Parker. Has he says Parker. Party membership in Skeena now stands at close to 700. - Social Credit Skeena MLA Dave Parker and Prince © Rupert fisherman Paddy Greene. Greene is a leader of the B.C. Survival Coalition which opposes the creation of fisheries policies based on race. ‘We're preparing to provide a voice For the taxpayer in Cana- dian Parliament,”” Manning told the crowd. . “Tt is possible to make politicians more accountable,’’ he added. : Manning said recall, the right for .volers to oust sitting politicians from office between elections, and referenda so voters have a say in policies are impor- tant parts of the Reform party platform. And he said the party has a plan: Your In Memoriam gift is a lasting tribute. Please send your donation to the address above, along with the name and address and the name and address of the next-of-Kin, for an acknowledgement card. é Box 22, - | IMPROVING = Terrace, B.C, _ Major Credit Cards. 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He said the Reform party ts gaining in popularity because its policies match what is necded for Canada. ‘We tend to go into a trough until an issue arises that makes our message relative,” said Man- ning. ““We noticed that during the constitutional debate last fall and now that the fiscal situation has been raised.” “We go up in the polls a little higher each time and not drop quite as deep after that,’’ Man- ning said, Liberal hopeful doubtful. there'll be claims progress: -- TERRACE — Don’t expect any native land claims settlements in ’ BC, until a cmcial case is de- cided in the Supreme Court of _ Canada, says 8 candidate for the provincial Liberal party leader- ship, - Speaking here on a visit last week, Gordon Gibson said former provincial Chief Justice Allan McEachern was right in turning down the Gitksan and Wet’suwet’en claim over land and resources, The decision was put before the B.C. Court of Appeal and its de- cision will be released Friday. Most observers feel the case will eventually land up before the supreme court, “We won't know until then. Pm absolutely certain the (land claims) discussion set up is designed not to make any prog- ress. We don’t. even know what land and what money we are talk- ing about,’” said Gibson. “The biggest change in negoti- ations in the past decade. is that we've moved them from the Holiday Inn to the Four Sea- ; . . the rest of Canada. sons,” he said, Gtbson opposes the concept of native sovereignty over land and resources and’ the creation of a third level of government for na- tives... : , And he says such moves would be a disaster because they are basedontace. “In my opinion the measure of advancement of civilization is the insistence that political rights have nothing to do with race, reli- gion, age or gender,’’ said Gib- sol, Labour official moves on. TERRACE — The northwest has lost of its two labour ministry officers to Nanaimo, There wasn’t enough business compared to other parts of the province and manpower levels to justify two industrial relations of- ficers (IRO) based in Terrace, a labour ‘ministry spokesman said last week, : “This.-is budget related and population related. : The ministry has to‘look at doing more less,’*- Hugh Legg said. nas ae the current governing system and must ensure that other people who live within those areas also have rights. ; “This has to be based on teri- tory, not race, There can be a transfer of cash and resources ina reasonable and limited way to deal with problems that we are going to have to deal with | anyway as Canadians,”’ said Gib-. son, Gibson was in town promoting 2% his campaign for the provincial fem Liberal party leadership. Gordon Gibson “Political rights should be Jased on where you live. From Day One, if you set up people ta be different, you ste making a terrible mistake. ['d go further and cali it a racist concept,’” he said, . , Gibson added that the creation of the Indian Act more than 130 years ago separated natives from . "That made possible the theft of land; the denial of status for native women, the denial of the vote ‘and the taking of children and pulting them in residential schools,”’ i “All that was made possible by singling out arace. And the solu- tion is again based on race?’’ Gibson does not rule out becied up native governments or trans- ferring to them land and resources. ; But all that must be done within: to Nanaimo,” he sald. ““TROs. are. reponsible for the Employment Standards ct, ‘labour relations and some human rights assignments, That growth is evident in Nanaimo in terms of - complaints but It is not evident in Terrace,” Legg continued, ~He did say there is a commit-- ment fo review the move should . labour..ministry. business in the try -northwestincresse. with Legg. said. the distances. that eed to be covered in the north to red: in making t-from’‘one location to another - se wit eonaldeted: ia ainktte He was leader from 1974 to 1979, leaving {o run unsuccess- fully in the federal elections of 1979 and 1980, oe Gibson then retired to: private. business but decided to’ run this year when current leader Gordon Wilson agreed to a leadership convention. He described himself as a political junkie who lived in denial during those years in pri- ~ vate life. ‘The first job of a new leader will be to bring forth an efficient opposition to the NDP.” “The NDP knows it can’t win and will spend the next three and half years to make their ideology. irreversible,”’ said Gibson. He said proposed new environ- mental approval legislation for development projects will drive away invesiment. _ “There are no timelines, There are no regulations.. The idea of having companies pay the costs of those who oppose them is simply asking them to wrile a . ~. blank cheque,’” said Gibson. — staffed by one person in Dawson Creck — had a smaller caseload than did Terrace while four other one-person offices had a higher caseload, said Legg. “Skeena NDP MLA Helmut Glesbrecht said he is waiting for new statistics on caseloads to ar- ‘further. “There is ‘a distance factor and I will make the case again,’’ said “Glesbrechi *“T'don’t mind saying I have a ‘lot of concem. This.Is a big ares _, ind ‘groups: and: companies ‘need A Special Thanks to Uniquely Yours Video Stop Sight & Sound Skeena Mall. — ne 16 to see Reform party leader Preston Manning officially ffice on Lazelle Ave, Manning also gave a short speech, Skeena Broadcasters Terrace Standard Shown here with the Reform party leader is former School District No. 88 Elaine Laplante - joined? “At the moment, no. 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