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A3 - Friday, August 10, 1984 - North Shore News

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What’s going on.

Port firings now issue
Vi P

MP CHUCK Cook
... blasts moves

r of Port of Van-
into the North

Vancouver-Burnaby federal electiot\ Thursday as

MP Chuck Cook joined the fray.

Cook held a press con-
ference Thursday along with
the retired general manager
of the Port of Vancouver,
Fred Spoke, and former
Harbormaster Capt. Henry
Vondette.

The two former Port
employees gave statements
alleging that the Prime
Minister’s Office was involv-
ed with the ‘‘proliferation of

By JOANNE MacDONALD

an illegal situation.’’ They
said they decided to hold the
press conference with Cook
in efforts to reach a larger
audience through the media.

The controversy began in
late April, 1984 when Van-
couver architect John

DESPITE HECKLING

Chretien rallies N. Van Gri

DEPUTY PRIME
Minister and External
Affairs Minister Jean
Chretien kept a crowd
of over 1,200 in the
palm of his hand Tues-
day when he campaign-
ed at Alpha Secondary
School in Burnaby on
behalf of North Van-
couver-Burnaby Liberal
candidate lona Cam-
pagnolo.

By JOANNE MacDONALD

One of the few Liberal
cabinet ministers who can
claim a large personal fol-
lowing in the West, Chretien
drew on his familiar themes
of national unity and patr
oe pide to charm the
crowd of local Liberals

He told his audience that
in the next century the future
of the world will be in’ the
Pacafi Rim with
Vancouver acting as
(Canada’s gateway to the
world He said the time has
come for the Liberal party to

COUNTHICS |

make B ¢ comfortable
within confederation «We
are not perfect. wis the

alternative who's awful |

He stressed the Liberals’
commitment to the West,
saying Prime Minister John
Turner would not be running
in Vancouver -Quadra unless
he wanted to bring the pro
vince back into the Liberal

fold

He also said the number
one priornty of the neat
Liberal government will be

jobs, making brief reference
to Turner's recently an
nounced “'kinst Chonme

JEAN CHRETIEN makes the point

Keith-King was found by
Vondette to have illegally
extended the floats at the

Granville Island Maritime
Market marina, which he
owns.

The Canadian Coast
Guard had brought the il-

legal floats to the attention
of Vondette.

The former harbormaster
said after investigating the

situation, that he was con- .

vinced the floats were a
hazard to safe navigation
and should be removed.
However, Vondette said
Keith-King refused to

forcefully

youths
cost of $1

program far

cStimated at a

bilhon
Chietien was forced to
contend with a persistent

heckler through part of his
specch. although judging by

remove his floats and said he
intended to take the matter
to the highest politica! level
to fight his case.

On Tuesday, July 17,
Vondette said he was fired
by Port General Manager
Erik Tofsrud who said he
was under pressure from the
PMO and the board of
directors of the Vancouver
Port Corporation.

Vondette said Thursday he
felt his firing was a direct
result of the Keith-King float
situation. He said he was not
told who was involved in the
matter from the PMO.

The captain said he is now

the

teacthon of the largely

partisan crowd he succeeded
with hitthe or no effort

The man, who questioned
Chictien on
the ¢

such oissucs as

onstiturtron and

Patronage apporncements

Cook offers support at press conference

RECENT FIRINGS of a num
couver employees spilled over

in the process of taking legal
action in the matter, adding
he has every intention to go-
ing to court.

According to Cook, the
controversy may not be solv-
ed until the House of Com-
mons resumes sitting,
however, he added Keith-
King is reported to be a chief
federal Liberal fundraiser.

‘If you want to get hold
of John Keith-King, call
Turner’s (Prime Miaister
John Turner) campaign
headquarters,”” said Cook.
“If he’s not there, they’ll be
happy to take a message for
you.’”’

ts

was finally told by Chretien
that if he wanted to provide
input to the government that
he should run for public of-
fice

When that comment fatled
to silence the man, Chretien

retorted: “*You go vote for
the Tones, | don't give a
damn’

He praised C ampagnolo's
efforts at reforming the
Liberal party, adding that
she was running in order to
have ‘the voice of Western
Canada listened to I'm
not really comfortable that
some of the provinces in the
country are not represented
by a government member
But when B ¢ has
members, you will
home in © anada ""

He added that the Liberals
will thet

some
feel at

do

part too refain

the ‘best democracy 9 in thie
world

“Phe Liberals have retain

ed the social structute that

has kept the respect of every

Chietien
We are always preoccupied

vevehewtheral 9" sacl

with the digeity of Cana

dhans

Campagnolo was not

present at the cally duc

tooa
presious COMmMnMment bo al
tend a crane beuse

Udecbate

disarmament