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NEWS photo Terry Peters
ANGUS REE, North Vancouver-Capilano MLA, is still pondering his
future political career.

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sad and very disappointed’ at be-
ing dropped as solicitor-general,
Ree continued to put on a brave
face when he was let go from cab-
inet, saying he was ‘*thankful I
had the opportunity to do the
job.”’ But Ree dismissed the NDP

the same week Ree was scheduled
to undergo a kidney stone opera-
tion. tor-general.

tor-generail's post was not his big-
gest disappointment.

~V, Thorburn.

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Who are some of the politicians that vou admire?: **]
Hike to think that my mentor was Howard Green
(former Progressive Conservative MP). [have a
tremendous amount of respect for W.A.C. Bennett.
(ima Winston Churchill fan and a fan of Margaret
Thatcher. babso have a great respect for Stantey
Knowles of the NDP."

up until (wo of three in the morning.””

{s the Social Credit Parts in a healthy state right
now?: ‘It could be in better shape. | don't think the
NDP are in a healthy state. They probably have
more divisions right now than we do.”’

to get something out of that. That’s what I've
benefited from."

What do you like to do to relax?: ‘‘I like to work in
my garden and I like to spend time with my family
and at my home, My wife is my best friend.’”

is anti-establishment, the establishment being
What sort af things do you like to read?: ‘I read whichever party is in power. The press gallery is
quite extensively when I get the chance. I get a lot of
reports to read and statistics on the profile of the
new riding. Then there are all the traditional com-

thittee reports. | also like to read fiction, and I read there have been a lot more copies made.”

Ree’s father a great influence

From page 32 Lonsdale overpass,’' Ree says,
qualifies as his biggest political
Ree. disappointment. ‘‘We had it

The loss of the cabinet portfolio promised to us and at one time I
said J would consider quitting if 1
didn’t get it.’

Ree, who has been a member of
the Social Credit party since 1955,
has had numerous run-ins with the
NDP. In January, when Ree was
appointed as Queen’s counsel, the
NDP charged the move was purely
for political reasons.

aind while he said he was ‘very entering politics.

meetings. He was always very

The announcement came during charges and said his QC appoini-
ment was because of the work he

had done as a MLA and solici-

Ree has been married to his
wife Cheri, whom he describes as
“*my best friend,’’ for the past 17
years and has two sons and a

But Ree said loss of the solici-

the Victoria battlefield he has

**The 10 years it took to get the called home for over a decade.

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spy novels. The trouble with that is that when [ start
reading them I can’t put them down and fm usually

What will you do if you decide not to seek re-elec-
tion?: “That option is open...Pm not sure, | have a
wealth of experience. With the amount of informa-
tion that has crossed my desk about the community
and provincial, national and world affairs, you have

What do you think of the legislative press gallery in
tight of the Smith tape scandal?: ‘‘The press gallery,
j was told at one time, it becomes the oppositicn and

looking for negatives in the government all the time.
No one wants to muzzle the press, but in the instance
of these tapes they acted irresponsibly. I’m confident

daughter and three grandchildren.
Born in Vancouver, Ree has
lived in West Vancouver for the
past 15 years and before that lived
in North Vancouver. He says that
his father had a lot to do with his

‘*My father was aware of what
went on in the community. He
was always taking me to political

community conscious and [ was
raised that way,’’ says Ree, who
also operates two small businesses
in West Vancouver with his wife.

if Ree does decide to leave poli-
tics, one can be assured that he
will continue to keep a close eye
on the events that take place on