By
      Jim-beau
      Lieyeah
     
     
      STAFF
      GONZO
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Itis
      April
      4th
      and
      I
      am
      far
     
     
      too
      tired
      to
      be
      doing
      this
     
     
      type
      of
      thing.
      It
      is
      my
      final
     
     
      article
      for
      this
      year
      and
      I
     
     
      wanted
      to
      talk
      about
      two
     
     
      things.
      But
      before
      doing
     
     
      that,
      I
      wanted
      to
      take
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      formally
     
     
      thank
      my
      editor,
      Kent
     
     
      Bruyneel,
      for
      the
      freedom
     
     
      he
      gave
      me
      to
      write.
      This
     
     
      can
      not
      be
      understated
      and
     
     
      served
      to
      enhance
      my
      ex-
     
     
      perience,
      which
      I
      enjoyed,
     
     
      with
      my
      colleagues
      at
      the
     
     
      Cadre.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      Gomer
      Pyle
      says,
     
    

    
     
      SURPRISE,
      SUEPRISE,
     
     
      SURLYPRIZE.
      Before
     
     
      Christmas
      I
      predicted
      that
     
     
      gas
      and
      oil
      prices
      would
     
     
      continue
      to
      rise
      and
      would
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      lead
      to
      inflation.
      Guess
     
     
      what,
      that
      is
      exactly
      what
     
     
      happened
      here
      on
      the
      Island
     
     
      and,
      to
      a
      greater
      degree,
      in
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      North
      America.
     
     
      What
      is
      being
      done
      to
      com-
     
     
      bat
      this?
      Really
      two
      ap-
     
     
      proaches
      are
      available.
     
     
      OPEC
      (Oil
      Produc-
     
     
      ing
      Exporting
      Countries)
      got
     
    
   
   
    
     
      only
      marginally.
      Why?
      Be-
     
     
      cause
      of
      what
      is
      known
      as
     
     
      lagtime.
      That
      is
      policies
      that
     
     
      are
      implemented
      take
      time
     
     
      to
      filter
      through
      the
      eco-
     
     
      nomic
      system.
      But
      a
      bigger
     
     
      problem
      remains
      with
      the
     
     
      nature
      of
      OPEC
      and
      that
     
     
      problem
      is
      maintaining
      soli-
     
     
      darity
      around
      decisions
      (ie.
     
     
      sticking
      to
      them).
      Gas
     
     
      money
      is
      quite
      addictive
      for
     
     
      countries
      and
      with
      prices
      as
     
     
      high
      as
      they
      are,
      the
      word
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      keeps
      it
      (and
      maybe
      the
     
     
      world)
      together
      is
      their
     
     
      complete
      disdain
      for
      Ameri-
     
     
      cans.
     
    

    
     
      But
      there
      is
      another
     
     
      solution
      that
      would
      require
     
     
      the
      right
      person
      to
      wave
     
     
      their
      magic
      wand.
      That
      per-
     
     
      son,
      in
      Canada,
      is
      Paul
     
     
      Martin.
      That
      wand
      is
      cut-
     
     
      ting
      gas
      taxes
      either
      tempo-
     
     
      rarily
      or
      permanently
      and
     
     
      legislating
      that
      any
      drop
     
     
      would
      have
      to
      be
      passed
      on
     
    

    
     
      to
      the
      consumer
      at
      the
     
     
      pump.
      But
      nobody
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Governments
      who
      find
      a
      tax
     
     
      cash
      cow
      they
      like,
      find
      it
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ay
      to
      give
      up
      2s
      HEROIN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “JUNKIE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      together
      last
      week
      and
      de-
     
     
      cided
      to
      slightly
      increase
     
     
      production
      which
      would,
     
     
      logically,
      increase
      supply.
     
     
      More
      oil
      means
      that
      prices
     
     
      should
      come
      down,
      but
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      ca
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      House,
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      Crowell
      Dr.
     
     
      Wolfville,
      Nova
      Scotia
      BOP
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      Acadia
      University
     
     
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      get
      it
      of
      the
      ground
      fast.
     
     
      Further,
      the
      predominantly
     
     
      Arabic
      organization
      is
      ram-
     
     
      pant
      with
      mistrust
      amongst
     
     
      its
      members
      that
      go
      back
     
    
   
   
    
     
      centuries.
      The
      only
      thing
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Double
     
    
   
   
    
     
      likes
      to
      leave
      cash
      they
     
     
      could’
      ve
      had
      on
      the
      table
     
     
      and
      governments
      who
      find
     
     
      a
      tax
      cash
      cow
      they
      like,
     
     
      find
      it
      as
      easy
      to
      give
      up
     
     
      as
      heroin
      for
      a
      junkie.
      If
     
     
      you
      want
      to
      see
      what
      that
     
     
      looks
      like,
      go
      visit
      a
     
     
      methadone
      clinic.
      But
      what
     
     
      Ottawa
      does
      is
      hide
      behind
     
     
      cooperative
      federalism.
      I’1I
     
     
      give
      it
      up
      if
      the
      provinces
      do
     
     
      too.
      Frankly,
      I
      thought
      that
     
     
      this
      type
      of
      behavior
      was
     
     
      left
      behind
      in
      the
      primary
     
     
      school
      playground.
      Obvi-
     
     
      ously,
      this
      is
      not
      going
      to
     
     
      work.
      The
      only
      ally
      Ottawa
     
     
      has
      is
      Brian
      Tobin.
      Beyond
     
     
      that,
      they
      stare
      at
      a
      hostile
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      ae
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      4
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      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Administration
     
     
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      Eis
      et
      ministre
     
    

    
     
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      andfederal
      governments.
      Humber
      =
      aman
     
     
      sd
     
     
      to
      manage
      the
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      human,
      physical
     
     
      and
      financial
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      of
      the
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      Aen
     
    
   
   
    
     
      graduates
      the
      knowledge
      and
      skills
      necessary
     
    
   
   
    
     
      combination
      of
      Tories
      and
     
     
      NDPers
      across
      the
      country.
     
     
      But
      what
      Ottawa
      is
      forgetting
     
     
      to
      do,
      in
      its
      risk-free
      approach,
     
     
      is
      to
      take
      some
      shots
      because
      ,
     
     
      everybody
      knows
      (or
      at
      least
     
     
      everyone
      at
      the
      Barn
      does)
      that
     
     
      youmiss
      100%
      of
      the
      shots
      you
     
     
      do
      not
      take.
      So
      cut
      the
      tax
      and
     
     
      legislate
      that
      it
      gets
      passed
      on
     
     
      and
      bask
      in
      the
      glow
      of
      Cana-
     
     
      dians’
      adoration
      while
      calling
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      provinces
     
     
      “cheapsy.”
      It’ll
      pay
      off
      in
      that
     
     
      inflation
      will
      be
      kept
      in
      check,
     
     
      which
      means
      the
      rhinoceros-
     
     
      like
      debt
      we
      have
      on
      our
     
     
      shoulders
      will
      not
      blow
      like
      it
     
     
      was
      Cast
      into
      outer
      space.
      And
     
     
      think
      about
      how
      many
      friends
     
     
      that’ll
      make
      Jean.
      The
      next
     
     
      federal
      election
      could
      be
      tight.
     
     
      It
      is
      policy
      like
      this
      that
      can
     
     
      make
      the
      difference
      between
     
     
      getting
      over
      the
      top
      or
      not.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Speaking
      of...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Elections,
      that
      is
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      other
      thing
      that
      I
      wanted
      to
      talk
     
     
      about.
      I
      wasn’t
      surprised
      with
     
     
      the
      timing
      ofit
      as
      those
      in
      power
     
     
      followed
      the
      first
      rule
      of
      par-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      continued
      on
      page
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
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