Opinion

TheReview Wednesday, March 7, 1990 — AQ

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millions of finance ministers from
coast to coast are aghast at the
incompetence of their colleague in
Ottawa.

The moment the federal budget
is introduced, the average Cana-
dian of voting age turns into a
fiscal wizard whose talents have
unfortunately not been called on to

Yet, when it comes to addressing
those problems they sock it to
largely three provinces,” the prem-
ier Said.

Couvelier was equally soured by
the budget which will tap B.C. for

occasions for not being able to
balance the books.

I don’t think that’s so bad,
really, and aside from my westem
patriotic duty which scems to
demand some public manifesta-
tion of loathing and despising on
my part, I don’t belicve Wilson’s
budget deserves all the brickbats

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; solve the nation’s financial prob- that are thrown its way.
~ lems, and who is damned mad But b i
: : y and large, the budget is al
about this sorry state of affairs. least an attempt to get the rising wa
Last Tuesday was no exception. deficit under control. While aim- CREATIVE
Michael Wilson, the inept wimp, ing for a $28.5 billion deficit may INTERIORS
once again had brought down a not appear to be so great to those |
oe aoe ae ee of us who have to live within a S
cight-decimal calculator cou budget, it’s better than a $32
have improved on. Hell, my cight- Bion chon NP RRIEn weultitiave Laie cal) 04
year-old grandson thinks he could been gencrated had it not been for Segoay Ap Ise
have done better. Wileontel cats You Feel at Home In!
So do Premier Vander Zalm and = -
Finance Minister Mel Couvelier, Perhaps those who say that Can- 1 HOUR cOonsUttarion
both of whom were more than a ada is not a nation, but a common- 656 9
little perturbed by the federal interest group are right. Sarcasm -9676
budget. aside though, I can see no reason
7 The usually soft-spoken premier an additional $120 million next why the premicr is so upset,
became pretty agitated, using year alone by cutting back on unless, of course, he’s setting his
words such as deccitful, outra- tansfer payments. He also wasn’t sights on the political advantages
gcous and terrible to describe what amused by having to rewrite his that may accrue from the budget.
he thought Wilson had done to wn budget which was just about :
poor British Columbia. Why was _ finished. A little Ottawa-bashing has
Wilson so nasty to British Colum- Well, guys, that’s what you get never hurt any premier. So, on
reflection, the Vander Zalm’s out-
rage may be motivated as much by
‘The moment the federal budget is htt os ee vddidenal
5 = ter all, finding the additional
introduced, the average Canadian $120 mittion won't be all that
of voting age turns into a fiscal ditfienl
wizard whose falents have Couvelier has about $1.2 billion
unfortunately not been called on fo _ sashed avay in his Budget Stabily
92 . zation Fund, fondly referred to as
solve the nation S financial the B.S. Fund. The interest on that
problems’ fund alone will pay for the cuts in
; transfer payments. Of course, Cou-

bia, Alberta and Ontario? Obvi-
ously, the scoundrel was penaliz-
% ing success, the premier replied to
his rhetorical question with refer-
ence {0 our province’s fine fiscal
record.
“We havent caused all of the
problems theyre suffering from.

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for bragging about balanced budg-
ets and rainy-day funds. Both the
premicr and Couvelier must have
rubbed the boys in Oltawa the
wrong way, which shouldn’t sur-
prise anyone, least of all the prem-
ier who has alternately ridiculed
and blasted Ottawa on numerous

velicr could always raise taxes to
make up for the shortfall.

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