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west@goldrvr.island.net (Jerry West) wrote:

>members of the party are appalled that anyone would do what Dave
>Stupich and his close associates did many years ago, and everyone
>wants the mess cleaned up, not covered up.

Surprisingly enough Jerry, I do believe that.  But the problem is what are
these members doing to get the mess cleaned up?

Harcourt is bringing in Allan Blakley (sp?) former NDP premier of
Saskatchewan.  Still relying on the party faithful, still keeping
everything in the family, still not looking for any real disclosure.

Just like in the Blencoe affair and same as with the Parks Inquiry,
Harcourt is setting himself up to get sandbagged with new revellations when
he least expects them or least can afford them.  By going again to the
family to clean house, he is exposing himself to the danger that these nice
folks though being very sympathetic and helpful will miss a few points that
will blow up in their face a few weeks later.  Of course there will be more
cries of coverup.  Of course nobody will believe Harcourt's protests of
ignorance and innocence.

Is everybody in the party leadership so completely stupified by this thing
that they cannot think straight?  The ONLY thing that may provide the NDP
with any comfort at all, is a full and complete public inquiry, with powers
to subpoena witnesses and documents and with powers to compell testimony.

Even if such inquiry manages to commit the same errors and omissions that I
think the Blakeley inquiry is bound to, it would have been seen by all
British Columbians as an open process and the accusations of a coverup will
have been quelled.

>But, the NCHS affair is a bump in the road.  The real issues are
>the protection of public health care and of the environment, and
>of the principle that well being of the people of this province is
>more important than the profits of international corporations.

I would have to differ with you. The issue of the NCHS is paramount because
it goes to the heart of credibility of the NDP and its government.  The
voters will not tolerate folks who have engaged for over 40 years in
thievery and tax evasion handling the taxpayers money

>Would Dave Neufeld condemn the Catholic Church because a number of
>its priests have a sexual appetite for children?  

It would depend on how the Church handles the cases that have come forward.

>Would he attack
>Jesus Christ and Christianity because fundamentalist preachers

Of course not, but so far, I have not seen anybody trying the besmirch the
Blessed Memory of Karl Marx because of the NCHS scandal or try to link
Fritz Engels as one of the directors of NCHS.

>Lets put this thing in perspective.  If you want to attack the NDP
>on solid ground, be up front and come out in favor of privatized,
>American style health care and the removal of environmental
>protections, then you will really be standing against what the NDP
>stands for. 

I'm sorry, it would be nice if I could dictate to people which of my
statements or actions they can or cannot attack, but fortunately, real life
is not like that.  NDP cannot benefit for 40 years from the actions of its
fundraising arm in Nanaimo and try to disassociate itself from the scumbags
when they are found out for what they are.


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