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Ba uotes of tne week

“It’s very kind of people to
think that I’m worth 20 of any-
thing.”

West Vancouver-Capilano MLA
Jeremy Dalton, reacting to a pro-

‘posed deal to pull 20 Social Credit
_.candidates in key Liberal ridings
“around B.C, in exchange for the

Liberals withdrawing Dalton in
West Vancouver-Capilano. (From a

May 24 North Shore News story.)
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: 15 would ; strongly urge voters
not to trust me or any other
olitician with their hard-earned

Bill Tomlinson, North
Vancoitver-Seymour Libertarian; on
trusting politicians. (From a May

*Can* we in: North Vancouver
District ‘afford ($12: million: for

‘sports. fields to be located in the
‘Premier. Street landfill? No doubt
- play is an important part in the lives,

‘health and social well-being of our
children and ourselves, but let's get

: our priorities straight! |

We should not be pandering to

special interest groups, .such as the .
" powerful district sports lobby or the
municipal bureaucracies such as the’

parks department, when local com-
munity ‘wishes were nat heard
ré; ording tree loss. ;

A group of concemed residents

news viewpoint

y 7 North Shore News story.)
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“The only way to ensure that
proper decisions in government
occur is te make sure that the
collective consciousness of the
people is maintained. The ;
Natural Law Party ... will always
maintain a group of yogic flyers
to maintain that coherence ...
Any governn:ent that does not,
have a group ef yogic flyers to
create this col lerence is bound to

: fail”

Sheila Elliott, North Vancouver-

| Lonsdale Natural Law Pa..y, on’.

‘ trusting politicians and maintaining .
: coherence. (From a May 17 North
Shore News story.) af

motieon sacrificed for sport

- Dear Editor: “ og

requested a. small revision of the
overall plan — that one out of eight
new soccer fields be cancelled to ‘
save the last living breathing rem-
nant, of a mature second growth,
deciduous, flood plain forest. Yet
the sports lobby and parks depart-
ment did not even consider ‘the
request to have any validity whatso-
ever. Local representatives recog-
nized the need for sports fields, yet

‘that courtesy was not returned in

any way when the sports lobbyists
were contacted for a meeting about
our concerns.

D. Paul Hughes

North Vancouver

cireneerin sens Lam aNE Paani ORRIN

‘have it easy this Election

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Try holding
your nose

Noel “
Wright

THE TWO (or less) out of
five voters backing the NDP

Tuesday. Not so the 60%-
65% of voters united only by
their desire to throw Glen
Clark and his socialists out
for good.

After 26 mud-slinging days the dom-
inant memory of the 1996 campaign is
of party leaders denouncing ezch oth- ‘
ers’ promises as lies. This is of no help to anti-NDP voters —~ beyond.
convincing them that however else they decide, they'd better forget a
election pledges.

So what's left? Party loyalty? Personal liking fora ‘candida rega
less of party? Some special interest (Greens, Family Coalition, Natural
Law Party)? Or the party record?. ;

The last item poses x0 problem because none of the parties oppos
the NDP have any governing records — only untested, campaign plat
forms. :

‘Any of the other items are respectable reazons, of course, ‘for an
NDP voter to cast his ballot for whomever he wishes — provided he:
clear about one point: unless he’s already a Liberal'support

most likely be helping to return Glen Clark for, five more yea:

kind of record the NDP has already chalked up. .

Since 1991 that record is one of broken pledges, wanton spending,
soaring debt, shameless patronage, major scandals and ruthless c
freedom of expression — 29 tax increases; a 41% ($8: billion). ris

"_.B.C.’s debt, the still unprobed. dirt of “Bingogate”. and “Hydrog:
~ the muzzling of B.C. citizens with so-called “Human Rights)’

the Election Act. Such governments richly. deserve a boot up the,
sides. of
Yet the polls suggest the likeliest result Tuesday, night.w
ity government, either NDP or Liberal.;And with the re partes

miracle could give Gordon Campbell a minimal 38-seat n

* new Legislature.

Even winning 23 (60%) of the 38 Lower Mainland ridings and th

half of die 24 Interior ridings; ‘where Reform is stron; est

What it boils down to, therefore, is simply thi

If loyalty to a party other than the Liberals matters. more to you than
suffering five more years of financially ruinous and growingly dictatorial
NDP rule, then vote — and suffer — as your loyalty :d¢mands:

If, on the other hand. the dismissal of Glen Clark's, debt
authoritarian government is your top priority, you've cinly one choice,

_Like many other unhappy yoters'— former Socred;and To:
ers, admirers of the PDA's Gordon Wilson and increasingly. wot
Reformers —- you'll have to Ald your nose and vote Liberal.:

At very. worst they are the lesser evil. Starting with'a clean: slate, the'
might just possibly give us a pleasant surprise.

And if they don’t, worthy rivals like Reform
this 1996 battle — will doubtless be there to figh’

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returns of today, May 26, {0 our frees.au- guarding publisher Peter!

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PEAK your mind on Tuesday. The

province is waiting to hear what
you have to say. |

It’s the one chance every four years

for you to. make your voice reallly count

‘in provincial pclitics.

Don’t miss the opporuunity. The mes-
sage you send to Victoria will have a
profound impact on your quality of life

_ into the next millennium.

It’s all about responsibility. |
Provincial politicians, of course, have
many.

They traffic in the rhetoric of promis-

es and party politics in the run-up to

"provincial elections. They glad-hand;

Your turn

they put on a happy face; they side-step
issues with practised dexterity.

If elected, they are responsible for
representing you, their constituents.

Too often, however, they forget those
responsibilities.

Tuesday is when they are officially
called on the carpet by the boss — the
electorate -—- and given their real job
evaluation.

And that’s where the responsibility in
a democracy shifts.

It’s the voter’s turn.

“A responsible voter will have listened
carefully during the election’ campaign.
He will have sifted out the show. busi-

ness, the flash, the spin-doctored deliv. we
eries in search of substance. '
He will have assessed the practicality
of the promises and delved into the
issues that matter to him and his com-
munity. '
He will have assessed the perfor-
mance of the incumbents and studied -
the record of the government in power.
The voter will then do what he or she:
has the responsibility to do in any vital ~
democracy:
Vote with an informed mind... _
To shirk that duty is to sell short your’

community and the whole democratic = .

process. - os