Esquimalt-Saanich Conservative MP Pat Crofton’s deci- sion to take a position on the Star Wars controversy, without waiting for the party line on the issue, was refreshing. ~- He came out boldly and voted against Canada joining the United. States in the program. In so doing he earned the plaudits of a lot of people who feel that the whole U.S. Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) is right out of. the realm of fantasy. At the same time he removed himself from the “cop. out” recommendation made by the Special Joint Parliamentary on International Relations whose task it was to weight the pros and cons.of Canada’s participation in the SDI. Decision of. the. 17-member. .committee. was. that “the Government seek additional information before accepting or declining Washington’s invitation to join the SDI. In voting against participation, Crofton sided with the Op-. ~posilion Liberal members: of the committee and this is another reason for commendation. We need — how much we need — people in our league “assemblies who can make up their « own minds on issues and not slavishly wait for and then follow the party line. And it-may. well be that our Esquimalt-Saanich represen- tative will show the way to some of his more.timid Tory col-. -leagues. who are waiting anxiously for the party directive before making their view known. _ No one can say at this time if a missile system will really work. : In fact, there have been several expert and aumnorative opi- | nions which say that: Yt-is totally removed from eo euliie : reality. --.It-was, for this reason, thatthe dissetiters on the committee voted for an outright rejection of the U.S. invitation. | ~. Among the reasons Crofton gave for his decision were. that- “by Joining the United States, Canada would lose its. moral argument for disarmament at the United Nations. Prime’ Minister Mulroney has not made the decision. that ee he has promised. on this question. But, whatever, the deci- sion, ‘Crofton deserves credit for. taking a é a position and mak- © nee ingi it known. with no. equivocation. Sag Se space-based anti-ballistic me ant guidelines for developers sto follow: “been hindered by. guidelines, and | given. Pe opportunity LO: eX=%2 “press their: imagination, : Their are merits to both points: of view “but the jsrapeaals amnayor! $ Case, ~Council’s | siiability 10 eal some: Kind ot: sonata -munity, Ask. 10 Sidney residents haw the waterfront should be developed: and you will probably wet 10 different answer's “ee onsidering its IMporkance to the future: of Sidney’ s Con: “mercial core, itis: not a bad ine for the. subset ihoroughisdebated:. rear : ES ‘Phenmunmeipal elections could, prone, to be limely i in giving “the new council some direction, . = Or Candidates will have to take some: kind at pasition onthe waterfront, ; “opportunity Lo express of reject thosy Should the: funding: from: the faders ie new breakwater Be porta Ne) hsitionss Rt the legislature vi siaemneiaimeenmanantanens When the manaver ofa huisines KS euyns fons i " his subordinates, EMOTO EN TS AUS See Ce i EN oe ae Yet, Anat’ s what’ sheen happening toa tor «yt, We. nomanagerial posidans daring: the past fou li Re YOarsyoc: Oe hee Ven before Ue COMLrOvErsiaL Pesta E PORN Wits mtroduced, be. sayy earn fecg thay some oF thei it ninicnnnea fit need suborelinates: And. because oF thige have. been, reluctant hair their complainth PUbTely UNL naWwe dn ity, atest cnewsleliery, whe: BC, Government Magia previously the town should impose wi serfs ate land | develon- as - Mayor: Loyd. Burdon has, felt. developers should not Have: . “submitted ‘do not. on the Sita Appear, 10 strengthe! n the eee’ a “development: consensus is probably reflective of the com. 1 be oe The public, via the ballot bun, will then W Mt we the - Mint shore wave: radio: DANGINISONEAN pte eras “he salaries of: governinent manigers: were “virtually froven, AS we Cofestlty hindreds of publi Servant in highs nH tee «| positions: rout ny i : Sines they have: we) union: pPrOies tion and, therelorey, Wo clouyy : thelr plight Has Wot such. at responsive BOTCON The. government. wi eable postions LOVEPAINCHL THOTARETS © : oaN Sieg SEO Henan fe buigg taper THE REVIEW In last week's Review there was an interesting article about Stum- py, the. 32-year-old gull, Which understand died recently in an ac- “cident. - The.article meritioned erroneously that the average fF ife-span of glaucous-winged gulls is 4/ years. Glaucous-winged gulls lay-a clutch of. three eggs, of which ‘about : two_eggs hatch, after having been: incubated for 27 days, Of the two new-born chicks; only one raches age of first flight-at 44 days. Ten days later the parents with their young from the nesting colony. During the latter part of August and the beginning of September, Saanich Peninsula beaches are inundated with family “groups of. - : white- coloured ‘parents and brown offspring. ‘Of the young which make it to. flying age, about 60 per cent die * result of in- _ experience.’ Each year. thereafter about 10.- nS Per cent of the young gulls die: oe - -Glaucous- winged Bulls ‘Breed on. the average when 4 years. “old. 7 ‘Life: expectancy: for. first 2 during their first year away. from. the. colony, mostly, a Annual mortalit ‘breeding adult s.about: 10 | per. cent. bout 9/ years. i a ae oe AS a Vesideatt of the newly: formed Municipality of Metchosin, a - : am interested in the ex ample. of North S ‘is taking. as regards subdivisions: - ; lnis my. understanding tha. North Sai thie! was: = formed with ihe: : express intent of being able to loak ‘after its, own affairs Cu sa con: trol further subdivision: development: es This is precisely why the Distri tet ob Me danagin: was ineor siedieal: : So This ath considel ‘able Gonvern thie boview the current (rene : “towards subdivision within the Agric altural Land Reserve in North, ~ Saanich» OWhathappentd 2 oe ict) ee Peer. vhs Se ja’ Young ‘Topical subje ect 1 one te you to. publish iv letier | didn t sl i My 100 tate fe But. ‘Ss subi ebmay one ‘e anit, have be come ipa, r “So nice is cae fons del ye tent, t. jeg Fh : : an : Phere: Nave he di vane mentions mR suchas Duvtlings : anekeven elt we ee ranoreed hat Wi 1 ins. ALLAG heclia “hi aeit “tat mL Mi VN DOWN “Advertising: fu ea ee " MURRAY: SHARRATT nition Be ye f Ginutatia We \ceetaranmtinnaanninntntsiainennntonitansennmiiaea tn Pa et ME ind GS phyhaey EAE ESAS SE Ae Lar ett oy era sie 8 : opportunities. for employment and economic expansion. : we are so much in need of. “Kees Vermeer = ea and the. direction it ; _phepomenor aa nEG COWIE. . ttt Murphy. | a sae ak te WA, ‘ fan atereng win “thekart beret yt Ln eae He ‘ ‘¥Holon Laie : “@anny ROE HHT y Lack of — tno 4d Clearing the record is getting: to be a significant activity when - Wednesday, September 4, 1985; 4 involved with the affairs of North Saanich. ; And. -so,. this’ is an-un- fortunately. necessary. response... to.a news-item: in The Review. August 28. The article concerned the fact. that three aldermen, including myself, did not attend a council meeting. The. Mayor of North Saanich is quoted as saying that this was : vou “MA tactic: to delay’ the} busines of the municipality.’ ‘ You may be interested to} know that with respect to my: activities, this statement shows ‘ a ‘careless or deliberate» | i “EEE tates ah RA LI SE RT disregard for the facts and an - Continued on Page A5 ‘thai weird: writer, HL G. Wells, and the equally silly “Buck Rogers’’ comic strip. 7 There are also’some mad, Ba fety theoretical scientists like A. Einstein, who say that the spontaneous disintegration of elements, such as radium and uranium, could, if concentrated and controll- author of the ed, provide useable energy! i We must not indulge these impractical dreamers in 1 their outlan- dish fantasies, especially those advocating radio detection and Tanging as an air defence measure for several good and substantial . reasons. ae Do ae : : 7 Firstly,. think of the enormous ¥ public expense. “Here we are In oe: the clutch of an intense financial depression and the money wasted. on such fanciful schemes is much better spent in augmenting ithe =: ‘dole paid the unemployed. crore : It is simply misguided and mischievous to contend that direct’ relief payments tend to perpetuate the very condition they seek to. eliminate ‘maintaining’ their recipients in poverty without creating. “Ttis also wishful and self- ~serving thinking to suggest that funds directed to advancing our ‘technical capabilities would provide: some heeded immediate impetus and even establish 1 new. industries” 4 gh a ae Every: sensible person knows ‘that what we need from government more: assistance: and less. wasteful spending. Roosevelt, in the is entirely wrong. ; : “ment ministries, dedicated to the: cause eof Peace ‘and the renuncia- tion of war. nets ; 5 Here in. North America, | we: have the German Bund ‘association - - pledged ta advancing Anglo- German. friendship, ‘whose members =} assure us that Herr: Hitler, who is actively re- building his country. has perfectly honorable intentions despite what he: wrote in his a book and despite malicious press reports about him, = ae ~ We have reached: the state in our social evolution when the | ate. me “terrible Creat War was indeed the war that ended all wars, i Thirdly, and most importantly, to proceed with this ill-conceiv ed- “project would-be aniact of bad. faith and show only distrust of other: “nations - especially if it were done in’ seeret tand later discov ered, What.wold be our reac tion: if, contrary to the Versailles Pe ace > Treaty, we discovered that Germany Was producing armaments or “thatits scientists were develonie Secu Wwe APONS | or-other equally » fantas RIC things? ‘No. we must not let ours alee Ke lod ast a chy mi rabid Ww armony cts . like Winston © ‘huirehill, an ls Instead we should follow. the sane sc eotitiaal of leaders like Neville oy Chamberlain to Maintain peace throrigh moderation and negouae tien and emulate that cinminent advocate for peace, the Notweaian 3 statesman, Vidkun Quisting. 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