lR
JOHN
TOGYI
OFFERS
IS
THE
S.A.
A
SCAM?
AN
APOLOGY
By
Jennifer
Hawkins
Before
I
left
this
school,
certain
members
of
the
Student
Association
brought
certain
injustices
that
I
have
wrought
against
the
Student
Association
to
my
attention.
I
must
explain,
that
my
feelings
towards
the
Student
Association
were
shaped
by
the
actions
of
Shawn
Petriw,
Ian
Forster,
and
Kris
Kitchen.
It
was
those
three
that
came
in
and
wiped
out
our
password
program
for
our
computers,
and
it
was
Petriw
and
Forster,
who,
now
as
it
seems,
acted
independently
in
their
threat
to
shut
down
The
Free
Press.
So,
it
is
to
the
members
besides
Petriw,
66
Forster
and
Kitchen,
that
I
have
to
say
that
I
agree
with
the
concept
of
the
S
tudent
Association,
and
I
apologize.
My
apology
is
to
Dave
Le-dinski,
Anthony
Marotta,
Denise
Joli,
William
Miksh,
Mantez
Hothi,
and
Circun.
Morao
(I
hope
I
have
the
last
name
right),
and
most
of
all
Cindy
Hill,
the
Student
Association
co-ordinator,
because
without
her,
we
wouldn't
have
a
Free
Press,
The
Academy
or
Academy
II,
or
a
Student
Association.
Once
again,
my
apologies!
John
Togyi
SOCRED
FLIM-FLAMMERY
EXPOSED"
by
Mike
Harcourt,
Leader
of
the
Official
Opposition
Bill
Vander
Zalm
continues
to
hint
at
a
spring
election.
But
don't
be
fooled.
He
and
his
handlers
have
been
forced
back
to
the
drawing
board
because
the
last
straw
of
Socred
credibility
-
the
myth
of
its
fiscal
management
-
has
been
shattered.
On
May
1,
the
Auditor-General
released
his
official
audit
of
this
government's
books.
His
report
was
a
devastating
critique
of
Social
Credit
flim-flammery.
It
condemned
the
Socreds
for
mismanagement
of
our
tax
dollars.
It
exposed
the
Socred
waste
of
public
money
on
bad
business
deals
like
the
Expo
lands
sale.
It
said
they've
been
dishonest
in
reporting
the
results
of
their
privatization
scheme.
And
it
said
their
budget
was
a
far
cry
from
balanced.
In
fact
the
Socred
budget
is
running
a
deficit
of
over
a
half-billion
dollars.
The
A-G's
report
confirmed
the
analysis
of
B.C.'s
most
prestigious
accounting
firm
-
Peat
Marwick
Thorne
-
who
said
the
Socreds
had
disguised
the
true
state
of
B.C.
finances.
That
criticism
was
echoed
by
the
president
of
B.C.'s
largest
accounting
association,
who
called
the
budge
"all
smoke
and
mirrors,"
filled
with
accounting
procedures
no
private
business
could
get
away
with.
What's
been
exposed
is
a
government
that
has
deliberately
chosen
to
use
deceptive
bookkeeping
in
order
to
keep
British
Columbians
in
the
dark.
Let's
be
clear
about
what
the
experts
say
B.C.'s
finances
really
are:
A
$500
million
budget
deficit
this
year
No
money
in
the
B.S.
fund
A
cosdy
and
dishonest
privatization
scheme
A
$150
million
loss
on
the
Expo
lands.
Only
the
Socreds
could
sell
14
of
downtown
Vancouver
-
one
of
the
most
desirable
pieces
of
real
estate
in
North
America
-
and
lose
money
on
the
deal.
But
what's
been
most
telling
is
the
Vander
Zalm
government's
reaction
to
the
Auditor-General's
report.
They
tried
to
put
the
blame
on
him
by
questioning
his
integrity.
They
called
him
a
bean-counter.
They
said
the
Auditor-General
-
your
independent
watchdog
-
had
"his
snout
in
the
public
trough.'
We've
come
to
expect
this
from
the
current
government.
The
Socreds
simply
won't
admit
when
they're
wrong.
That's
why
they
won't
withdraw
their
ads
boasting
of
a
balanced
budget,
even
when
they
know
such
a
claim
is
absolutely
false.
That's
why
the
premier
refused
when
questioned
in
the
legislature
to
condemn
the
REAL
women
hate
literature.
And
that's
why
the
Bill
Reid
lottery
scandal
drags
on.
But
the
Vander
Zalm
government
can't
run
from
the
truth.
They're
going
to
have
to
put
their
record
of
dishonesty
and
political
favors
for
Socred
friends
and
insiders
before
the
people
in
an
election
campaign.
And
regardless
of
when
that
occurs.
I
believe
British
Columbians
will
decide
Social
Credit
needs
a
thorough
housecleaning
and
a
spell
in
opposition
to
sort
themselves
out.
On
Thursday,
April
19,
the
Student
Association
(S.A.)decidedthatthey
would
have
a
"Fairwell
Dinner"
at
the
Keg.
The
S.A.
budget
would
pay
for
a
$30
dinner
for
each
S.A.
members
and
a
guest
for
each
of
the
members.
This
would
mean
that
the-S.A.
would
be
spending
up
to
$600
onadinner.
Since
the
S.A.
budget
is
funded
by
the
activity
fee
that
each
student
pays
upon
registration,
this
"Fairwell
Dinner"
will
be
paid
for
by
the
students.
Out
of
the
nine
S.A.
members,
only
six
were
present
when
this
decision
was
passed:
Ian
Forster,
Circunci-sao
Morao,
Denise
Joly,
Mantez
Hothi,
Tony
Marotta,
and
Dave
Ledinski.
Circuncisao
abstained
from
voting
and
all
the
other
members
agreed
to
the
motion.
However
Ian
Forster,
who
was
acting
as
chairman
due
to
Shawn
Petriw's
(the
S.A.
President)
absence,
stated
that
though
he
was
in
favour
of
going
out
for
dinner,
he
would
have
preferred
a
less
expensive
alternative.
The
only
reason
why
he
motioned
the
idea
is
because
he
wanted
to
continue
with
the
rest
of
the
meeting
and
he
knew
that
most
of
the
other
people
present
were
in
favour
of
the
idea.
It
seems
rather
difficult
for
S.A.
to
justify
such
a
decision.
Dave
Ledinski
simply
stated,
"It's
traditional."
Is
it
really
traditional
for
the
S.A.
to
spend
$600
on
a
"Fairwell
Dinner"?
Apparently,
the
S.A.
treated
themselves
to
a
dinner
at
the
Keg
last
year.
However,
Cindy
Hill,
the
Administrative
Assistant
at
the
S.A.,
said
that
S.A.
usually
has
a
"Fairwell
Dinner"
at
the
Academy
and
every
member
brings
something
for
the
dinner.
Therefore,
it
really
is
not
traditional
for
the
S.A.
to
spend
$600
on
a
"Fairwell
Dinner".
S
tudents
who
will
be
attending
CNC
next
year
should
probably
attend
some
of
the
S.A.
meetings.
Perhaps,
with
more
student
monitoring,
the
Student
Association
will
stop
spending
student
money
so
foolishly
and
wantonly
and
will
start
considering
the
wishes
of
the
students
instead.
:y.w:
J
J
.-.
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