Trust in politics a rare affair BY MICHAEL BECKER News Editor From the beginning we're taught to trust few. Circumstance brings childred to trust their parents. Ff everything goes well, its a bedrock relation. ship for life. We are taught to extend a certain Jevel of trust to those we can learn from — teachers. ministers and stich. Questionable trust relationships ire sometimes permitted along the way. Sante with his sack of baubles and doodads and) shared confi- dences sits in this category, What is this thing we call trust? bat nder Part of it has to do with expeeta- tions met. There is also an element of reliability to the concept, At the heart of all) urust. sits that) most trashed of commodities. truth. Every so often we are asked to trust those among us who wish to represent us as politicians. A lot of them will say chat trust las to be varned. [t's true. Sometines people will atiempt See more page 11 Julie Horseshoe Bay Dandarave/Ampbleside British Properties ; Norgate/Pemberton Hei Capilano/Delbrook Highlands Tower Lonsdale Lynn Valley Blueridge/Deep Cove TOTAL . North Shore News survey conducted Sunday, May 12. 1996, 547 people were asked: “Do you trust politicians?” 33 people refused to answer, Margin of error: t/- 2%, 19/20. Lo HIS passion moved you. Her promises seduced you. But now, the morning alter, you realize it was alla come-on and you wonder how you fell for it. We are. of course, Galk- ing about the da back-tracking and heartfelt: election promises slowly unravel. Ve fall for it every five years or so, lured by the prospect of something better, However, the politicians aren't entirely at fault. A pood candidate does not a party make, and party pressures often quash well-meaning prontises. Get to know your political party. Leak at its record before the election frenzy. And maybe the morning after this election you won't wake up feeling so used. NGRTH SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS Central and Upper Lonsdale NEWS photo Mike Wakefield NORTH Vancouver-Lonsdale NOP incumbent David Schreck addressed some election issues with News Managing Editor Timothy Renshaw Tuesday at the Shaw Cable studio. The interview is one in a series of interviews between North Shore provincial election candidates and News editorial staff that will begin airing next week on the North Shore cable channel. alter an election, when politicians start ES 1" DON'T NO YES NO KNOW OPINION 1O% 17% 2G Stuart Warner Dave Zentner Te 5 North Vancouver Pdew ct think vou can general: ie aml say politignus are good ar bad. It depends oni whether they stand for the same things you do, North Vancouser Pdon't trust politicians. They say anything veu want te bear. For esample, fb othink Glen Clark ts running an estrernely Slick campaign, FH be votng LO.S6 ata Liberal because of the NDP's WG _ stickness. KG M0 wee 12.4% 66.3% 20.2% 1.4% Friday, May 17, 1996 - North Shore News — 3 OLITICAL appear ances are everything this time of year Here's who's rolling in where and when throughout the four North Shore ridings during = test $O/9 BCs election “96: Pee W May 19. 10:30 am. tp yy = noon, all candidates = meeting West Vancouver Garibaldi at Panorama Fitness Club, [4-2236 Folkestone Way in West Vancouver. Political sci- ence professor Paul Mier isthe moderator, Call 922-6426 for more infor: imation: @ May 21.6 p.m. all can- es meeting hosted by West Vartcouver Women's Network at a dinner meeting. The session will be held at Hollyburn Country Club, 980 Cross Creek Road in West Vancouver. For more information or to reserve a spot call 926-1819: B May 22 Shaw Cable live afl candidates meet- ing. 6 p.m. North Vancouver-Lonsdate. 8:30 pun. North Vancouver- Seymour, @ May 23 Shaw Cable live all candidates meet- ing. 6 p.in. West Vaacouver-Capilano, 8:30 pan, West Vancouver- Garibaldi: @ May 23. 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. all candidates niceting for the West Vancouver-Capilano tid- ing at Highlands Church in Edgemont Village. The niceting 1s co-sponsored by the church und Handsworth Secondary School The West Vaneouver-Capilano rid- ing includes North fancouser voters who live north of the Upper Levels Highway and west of Lonsdale Avenue: @ May 24.7 p.m. (West Vancouver-Garibaldi), 8:45 p.m. (West Vancouver-Capilano) all candidates meeting sponsored by the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and the Nerth Shore News at West Vancouver sec: ondary school auditorium. 17350 Mathers Ave, in Wose Vancouver: @ May 21 to May 24, Shas Cable all candidates profiles air throughout the day. Interviews conducted by the North Shore News. For mes see the News May JS. page 37. Antonio Maestre North Vaneouver Min not very political but ves, | Tthink yeu can trust them. f | think they listen to the peaple j Ky there an election? 1 did't | | know there was an election coming. NEXT WEEKS Do you think Doug Collins should be prosecuted under the NDP’s Human Rights Act for the columns he writes in the North Shore News’?