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For any years and many millions of liars,’ ‘governments and interest groups

; have pondered the mystery of the

“salmon. How many are there, where do

‘they come from, where do they go and

how do they return? It’s the same kind of effort that has gone into the elusive creature called the

tourist and its subspecies, the, recrea- - tional angler. What draws them up here, ’ what are their spending habits, how can

we get them to spend more time and’

money here?

The two meet, some might say collide, on the banks of the Skeena River and its tributaries. Just as the salmon return

“each year, so does the tourist angler. We spend .much money and much time tinkering around to ensure each is hap- py, hearty and healthy for how the salmon and tourist prosper determines the benefit for the rest of us.

The latest tinkering has raised the

’ price to fish for the tourist from outside

'. the province. There’s always been an ex- tra charge for those from outside, but

-condemning,

that has been boosted with a $10 a day _ fee to fish the most popular areas. This fee is a tax, based partially on the assumption that if people attach a per- sonal value to something, they will pay money to enjoy it. Yet all is not well with this fee. Local licence sellers say the $10 licence system is cumbersome in its application. One

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; Iraq’s “Saddam Hussein and the Mohawk Warriors Society have a lot in common. Both wear nifty uniforms, both have machine guns and both have brought out an amazing contradiction in federal government policy.

It didn’t take long for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to react to the Iraqui in- -vasion of Kuwait. He was right up there trade sanctioning and looking serious along with the rest of the -world leaders. He is even — once they

Fishy story

$10 licence has to be sold for. each day. If .

a person buys 10 days worth of licences and limits out two days later, tough luck. There’s also the question of the cost. Europeans and Americans don’t seem to mind because the cost to fish where they live'is much higher.’ Anybody with the bucks to fly thousands of miles isn’t like- ly to quibble over $10 a day, But those tourists from other provinces aren't hap-

.py with the fee, particularly those from

just to the east of us. They say it’lI pre- vent them from returning or spending as much time in the area as they once did.

’ The great majority of those involved in recreational fishing don’t question the increase in the price to fish. They do question the procedures involved and ultimate cost.

The provincial government now says it will meet with interested groups this fall to go over how things have gone since the new system was introduced.

It’s not too much to suggest that the opinions of those involved in the recrea- tional angling industry be taken into ac- count. A simplification of the licensing system and perhaps selling licences good for more than just one day could help ease the situation.

For while it is the right of governments

to assess fees and taxes, it is also their

responsibility to ensure that the methods do not place a burden on those involved.

A contradiction

get out of drydock, that is — sending three Canadian forces ships to face whatever they are going to face in the Persian Gulf. But the Prime Minister | was conspicously absent in enforcing the rule of law with the Mohawk warriors.

There’s an old political rule that when you’re in trouble at home, do something outside of the country to divert atten- tion. The Prime Minister has done that to the detriment of his ability to effec- tively govern.

Ranking those bad guys

- It appears

. prioritize their duties by

‘-eriminology surfaced recently “when a Canadian escapee sur-

lawmen

_glamourize their jobs and

. pigeonholing lawbreakers on a - scale from one to 10, like movie Bifocals stars. by Claudette Sandecki

Through )

“This whimsical approach to

“rendered to police nine days after he was profiled on

and physical injuries suffered by his victims, the ruthlessness of his crime (Clifford Olson

rating would slide through rendering the victim a vegetable, quadriplegia,

, _ America’ 's Most Wanted.

The fugitive, Jerry Dowe,

“Was imprisoned in 1978 for shooting and wounding a

» policeman following a gas sta- “tion theft. Then he was sentenc- ed to life for murdering an in- mate, After escaping from. a < minimum security camp in November 1988, he holed up in > Kent, Washington, where he did ’ odd jobs such as mowing lawns,

and spent much of his time

fishing.

~ But within five minutes of his.

oe “erimes | being. aired on TV,

~ flashed on the screen, where- vAgassiz’s Staff-Sgt.

“tipsters phoned the number

Price monitored the calls. Price said,

: “suspect ¢ on a scale of one to 10

4 and: he said 12. We knew right

h da hot tip.”’

id re explain the

“criteria | used~.to- ‘decide a -criminal’s : Hollywood. rating. But. I expect it's: calculated bya

categories; the’ ou

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Darrell’.

F “We asked one. stipster how he would rate his

would rate 110 on this alone},.

the vulnerability of his victims, his skill with firearms, and whether he had escaped from a minimum or maximum security jail,

As for the gangster's personal habits, are points allotted for the fashionability of his hairstyle, the trendiness of his attire, the blending of his lifestyle with that of. his

neighbours’, and the class of : - wheels he rides on? 1 can see a- -bold crook filing a discrimina-

tion charge with the human rights commission

~ Levying points for the vic-

and a calculator. 10s. - Victims’

harder lo gauge fairly, Autopsy reports, emergency room notes,

and victim: impact statements

would be vital for this.

is rising. Maybe this glamour _ fating is an incentive. :

if he, ‘disagreed with his score here.

Run-of-the- Fa ‘mill B and Es would be ts; : Bite _million dollar frauds been be 1; at

physical anguish would be more subjective, 30 © LeX@,

ould claim. -MaX-, From: ‘there, the: a

_ paraplegia, loss of limbs, down

to a lone point for assault,

‘J have to wonder, if a detach- ment collars a 10, is it rewarded with free Scotch for - its Christmas party? And do police: assigned to investigate petty. crimes ever whine, ‘Aw, geej,

Woody, why do J always get the -

3s?” . British Columbia’ s crime rate

Correction to last week's col- . unin: “hemlocks felled measured. 29,5. . inches. ,

. tims” financial loss is simple. All .; ~ “that’s needed is cataloguing of: ~ ‘the funds or valuables heisted, e

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The Premier gets | ready for election

VICTORIA — Slowly, plank by plank, Premier Vander Zalm is putting together his election platform.

Vander Zalm’s long search for an election issue was rewarded when the Native In- dians cranked up their land claims machine. In a market

.. Not exactly. flooded; with issues, . -he grabbed the land claims

question and ran with it.

But one issue does not an election campaign make, at least not this one, so:'the premier remained on the lookout for further campaign fodder. Would you believe he found it in Winnipeg?

“The status quo is dead-and we can’t continue om-as we are,”’ he told -his counterparts minus Robert Bourassa on the opening day of the national

| premiers’ conference.

The death of Meech Lake, the premier indicated, also- rang in the demise of Canada’s

traditional constitutional framework. If. Quebec was

looking for a new relationship with the rest of Canada, so | could every other province, particularly British Columbia. So now, Vander Zalin has got two issues around which to build an election campaign — Indian land claims and fed- .

. bashing. Neither.of these can

be relied upon to assure the government’s re-election, out they are probably the best issues that will present themselves between now and

date runs out.

Both issues have potential. The question is whether.’ Vander Zalm will be able to deploy them effectively. Let’s

“face it, his experience in.

fighting an election on issues is very limited. Four years ago, he bluffed his way into the ~

* premier's office with a big - ‘smile and little else, . “> When his opponent, Bob: - Skelly, accused him of compa-— ‘inging on style rather than _Substance, Vander Zalm didn’t

bother: denying it. On the con

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portant as substance and

anyway, it was working for | him.

It wouldn’t work, again and - Vander Zalm knows it. That's why he has been looking so desperately for an election issue. Now he thinks he’s got not just one but two, And for

_ better or worse, he’s going to

fight a fall election on those two issues.

The native land claims issue is the trickier one of the two.

--Lt could blow up in Vander

Zalm’s face, Whether or not it does, depends on the advice he gets and whether he takes that advice.:

Ever since Ejijah Harper single-handedly sank the Meech Lake Accord, native issues have dominated the news in Canada. Elija Harper's stand, which earned him admiration and respect. . from Indians and non-Indians alike, inspired his people to fight for their rights a as never

- before.

The response was varied, Quebec bungled things by not — defusing a ticking bomb when there was still time, thereby allowing the situation at Oka

’ to get out of hand. the fall of 1991, when his man-

British Columbia acted more intelligently. Reversing a long and intractable position, the government announced last

week it was prepared to

negotiate Indian land claims,

It was a good first step, but the Indians want more. They demand recognition of their aboriginal title to the land, and

_that has white society worried . stiff, because nobody knows . just how much land the In-

_ ‘dians are laying claim to.

Vander Zalm may be able to

_use the issue to his advantage In’ two ways. By: pointing to his ‘government's willingness to sit

down with the “Indians and negotiate land claims;' he * strikes a statesman-like pose; by refusing to recognize’ aboriginal title, he can show :

-himself as the responsible: ' politician who isn’t about to

give away the store. The second issue isthe ~'

future of confederation.

Canada’s misery is Vander Zalm’s delight; His speech at the first ministers’ conference in Winnipeg left no doubt: where he stands. It isn’t on the side of federalism.

Vander Zalm is trying to © divide the spoils of this coun- try even before Quebec ac- turally removes itself from | Canada. He says federalism is dead and it’s time to find a

’ new formula.

As a start, he proposes a’ transfer of federal services to the provincial government. By Tteducing or even shutting — down the federal bureaucracy in British Columbia and letting

‘the province deliver the ser.

vices, the taxpayers would save a lot of money, according to Vander Zalm, In fact, he says

the province could do the job .

for one-third of the price. .

I think he may. well be able to sell that concept,: if not-to Ottawa, then to 4 lot of B. c. voters. Never mind that it’s; just.a bill of goods. In the... wake of Meech Lake and_ Quebec's determination to go - it alone, Fed-bashing i is in stlye again.

. Vander Zalm also won't heed David Peterson’s admoni- tion, The Ontario premier =. warned his colleagues not to. act like ‘tribal warlords” ©. dividing up the country, Our: premeir will fight the election: with whatever he’s got. and... that's land claims.and fed-. bashing. ee

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