Webster! Full Episode March 31, 1987

Copyright: BC Archives, Credit: Jack Webster and BCTV 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 them less available. Then, Jack speaks with MLA Joan Smallwood, NDP Health Critic; who speaks about expanding service, and the fact that Mr. Dueck and Mr. Vander Zalm do not understand the World Health Organization’s definition of a phrase “a woman’s health”. Also, a return to homes for unwed mothers is seen as a step backward. Then, “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 wrongly for his wife, and that he owes about $11,500 back 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 opens the phone lines to universal derision for Mr. Kempf. Descriptive Reference Number: AAAA7863 Call Number: V1988:25/2136 Original Air Date: 1987-03-31