8 - Sunday, April 28, £985 - North Shore News \| get this straight L: by Doug Collins Mary’ S forgotten $10,000 OOK OUT for some fireworks in the ranks of Capilano Tories. They should be bright enough to be seen on the other side of the mountains. Like in Ottawa. “* “R's a’imatter of The . Capilano Federal Progressi- ~ ve Conservative -Aszociation ' having “coughed ‘up $10,000 to ‘defray Mary Collins's nomination expenses in the fight to become the party's . candidate in:the last federal election. Sich» a_ thing ‘has never been done before. : -. | We'te not. talking - here. -; e about’ ‘election expenses. All” party: associations ‘help:.can- _didates- with’ those. -We’re 7 talking about. party. money going to‘ people who want to , become the party candidate. ** Mrs. Collins ran the most“ ‘ razzle-dazzle and perhaps .. Most costly campaign in the fiercely, fought. Capilano : nomination contest. And the ‘ ow is whether Bob Leeson and Liz McColl, and read as follows: : “That the Federal P.C. Association: of Capilano reimburse Mary Collins for expenses incurred in obtain-. ing the Nomination in the amount of $10,000; as secured by the note.” The minutes of the I asked Mrs. Collins whether «she had received _ this money. She hesitated and then - said she couldn’t ‘remember...’’ meet g stated: ‘Inthe: discussion -.which “preceded the vote on ‘the. . above: motion: the: concern —-~: that this” action would be. setting a’: precedent . : : h nomination was expressed by several members of the ex- ecutive. The meeting was assured by the Chair that no motion passed by one execu- tive could be considered binding on any future execu- tive, "Since the note will not fall due until late November or early December it was decided by the meeting that the $10,000 should not be paid to Mary until such time as the Official Agent was able to turn over.the balance in the Campaign account to- the “Association. This deci- sion was taken in considera- tion. of the fact that a : withdrawal of $10,000 at this time would: leave the ‘Association with insufficient funds to cover other pro- jected expenses.’” On Wednesday, I asked Mrs, had received this money. She hesitated, and then said she couldn’t remember all the details. ‘‘Didn’t they. give you a cheque?"’ I asked. Collins whether she. “They didn't give me a cheque,’’ she replied. “Are you sure?"’ | queried. ‘*Well, I cannot remember. Ask Ed Byrd."' (The association treasurer. Mr. Byrd confirmed the moncy had been paid but declined further comment.) I asked the MP whether there had been an agreement when she entered the race that her nomination ex- penses would be paid, She said there hadn't been. I also asked her whether one candidate for the nomination should recsive money when others didn’t. She replied that that was an Association responsibility, and was a continuing pro- blem that would have to bz looked at. Ron Wood, the new association president, also confirmed the money. had been paid and said such a procedure was most unusual. “Tt was unprecedented, "he. “but to give her her. ° said, due she didn’t ask for it.’’ Two others were in the nomination contest: Mac Campbell and Rod Clarke. | . Clarke said he had heard about the payment but had_ kept silent about it ‘for the sake of party unity.’’ His ‘own campaign had cost $3,000, almost all of which he paid himself. 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