Burden Restraint: Province Reports 7 with Fred Latremouille 1982

In 1982 the BC Social Credit government created a series of pro-government short films to help with the flagging popularity of the party in power in the run-up to the next general election.
In this episode, the film looks at the costs to BC of large federal deficits.. The BC government brought in a program called restraint in which they tried to reduce government spending. The piece points out that each Canadian's share of the federal debt is $1,000
There is a short interview with James Hewitt, Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, and Bill Vander Zalm, Minister of Education.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Epic quote from James Hewitt in this!

[@BCHistory]

yeah

[@vcislander2509]

More of this!

[@P7777-u7r]

Back when BC wasnt afraid to roast Ottawa. Ill applaud Horgan credit where its due to be the first premier this century to not totally lick federal boots

[@P7777-u7r]

I know there was one of these little reports talking about satellite technology that was invented in BC and was being built in BC to be sent to a big satellite installation somewhere in Asia (thailand?). Ive been trying to find it forever it was really neat.
There was also I think one made post 80s recession talking about a plan going forward to diversify the economy by encouraging manufacturing and technology so "BC would never again be at the total mercy of world resource prices".

[@crystalchic6836]

I had two friends that lost houses in the 80s crash.

[@fluttergirl75]

Oh man! Wow. I forgot how hard-core the 80s were!

[@michaelwalker2492]

All for nothing. They are spending today like there's no tomorrow, on the backs of yesterday's sacrifices. Restraint in those days didn't treat the children that well.