Katherine Whittred MLA

303-126 East 15th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7L 2F9 ¢ Phone 988-3885

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C’s Economy Number One Again —

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What are your suggestions on how to get BC’s economy working again?

Have you ever experieaced government red tape, excess regulation or bureaucracy?. Please explain.: .:

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The recent Supreme Count deci-

ion ‘on Delgamuukw has made economic

‘province has refused to seek the public’s -
‘mandate to negotiate these treaties. °

ACTION: We must have a province-wide
vote on the government's negotiating posi-
tion for treaty settlements. We must ensure
that treaties provide certainty, finality, and
equality of opportunity and responsibility
“for all British Columbians under the law.

Please fax or mail your response to either address listed on this ad.

Protect Private
Property Rights

ISSUE: Private property owners.say rights
to use their own land are being threatened.
Charities have seen their assets confiscated.
Farmers are told they can’t farm their own
land.

ACTION: There should be. no government
expropriation without compensation. Private
citizens, charities, and investors must be.
assured that the government will protect
their property.

iSSUE: Other governments have shown .-
that balancing budgets and getting debt
under control lead to lower taxes. But BC
continues tv add more to the provincial
debt ... $1 billion this year alone. Our debt
now stands at $31 billion. — ,

ACTION: We will attack government
waste and create more value for every tax.
dollar spent. We will introduce balanced
budget lezislation that outlaws deficit
spending to ensure that the government
lives within its means.