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VANDER ZALM TALKS H.S.T., RELIGION AND POLITICS ON JOYTV'S THE STANDARD

September 09, 2009

Controversial former B.C. Premier and current HST foe Bill Vander Zalm says the decline of religion and the rise of multiculturalism have damaged Canada's culture.

Vander Zalm, who will headline a public rally in Vancouver against the Harmonized Sales Tax on Sept. 19, is the featured guest on the next edition of Joytv 10's new current affairs series, The Standard.

The Standard airs this Friday, Sept. 11, at 9 p.m. PST on Joytv 10 in Vancouver. It repeats on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. PST, right after 60 Minutes.

Vander Zalm, who resigned the premiership in 1991 under a cloud of controversy, has lately returned to the public eye as the leader of British Columbia's anti-HST movement.

In an interview with the host of The Standard, veteran broadcaster Peter W. Klein, Vander Zalm says the HST is "taking money from the seniors, from the handicapped, from those on limited income, from those with the lunch bucket, and giving it to business -- large corporations, particularly -- who stand to benefit considerably."

As a politician, Vander Zalm wore his conservative Christian beliefs openly. In his interview with The Standard, he laments the waning of religion in public life, saying that "we are losing a certain value system because of it."

Of Canada's increasingly multicultural landscape, he says: "We're trying to accommodate all people, and in the process losing everything."

For more on Bill Vander Zalm: www.billvanderzalm.com

The next edition of The Standard also includes conversations with Victor Chan, Founding Director of the Dalai Lama Center For Peace and Education, who discusses the Dalai Lama's forthcoming visit to Vancouver; and Dr. Cecil Abrahams, a former African National Congress activist who now serves as Provost of Fairleigh Dickinson University's Vancouver campus.

For more on the Dalai Lama Center: www.dalailamacenter.org
For more on FDU: www.fdu.edu

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Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist Peter W. Klein, a veteran of CBS's 60 Minutes, is the host of The Standard.

Produced in Vancouver, The Standard offers unique insight into our complex world. The hour-long show features hard-hitting interviews with newsmakers and personalities from all walks of life, and delivers a no-holds-barred perspective on a wide range of subjects, including politics, religion and entertainment.

For more on The Standard, please visit http://thestandardtv.ca.