Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack speaks with Minister of Health, Peter Dueck, about the number of abortions being performed in BC, and a report that proves that BC does not, in fact, have abortion on demand. Premier Vander Zalm requested a policy review of abortion in BC, and now doesn’t like the results. Mr. Dueck and Mr. Vander Zalm intend to increase pressure on women to give up their children for adoption rather than terminating the pregnancy, and would also like to have the Criminal Code redefined to make abortions less available. Jack speaks with NDP MLA Joan Smallwood, Health Critic, about expanding service, and that Mr. Dueck and Mr. Vander Zalm do not understand the World Health Organization’s definition of the phrase “a woman’s health”. A return to homes for unwed mothers is seen as a step backward. “Why was Jack Kempf fired?” Jack Kempf, MLA Omineca, former SoCred Minister of Forests, has crossed the floor to sit as an Independent, after the Attorney General’s investigation into the financial administration of Mr. Kempf’s office. Mr. Kempf’s record keeping has been very sloppy regarding travel expenses, airline bonus points used for his wife, and he owes about $11,500 to the government. Kempf calls himself a sacrificial lamb, and blames all his problems on his staff, rather than taking responsibility for his own mistakes.
Jack starts the show speaking with Maurice Strong, United Nations Advisor on the Commission on Environment and Development. They discuss; famine in Africa; protection of environment versus the economy; the South American rain forest; Chernobyl and Bhopal; creating jobs in pollution control. Then, Jack speaks with John Grace, Federal Privacy Commissioner, regarding the public’s protection of privacy and freedom of information. They discuss; Social Insurance Numbers; information held in the United States; medical and military records. Jack opens the phone lines. Jack speaks with Les Bewley, retired Provincial Court Judge. He and Jack discuss the Canadian Sentencing Commission recommendations; parole; capital punishment; Jack opens the phone lines. To end the show, Jack goes curling at BC Place Stadium.