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WEST VANCOUVER Capilano MLA-

Jeremy Dalton attacked Tuesday the
provincial attorney general's handling
of the standoff at Gustafsen Lake near

100 Mite House.
‘By Anna Marie D'Angelo
News Reporter

““f:suggesied he (Attorney. General, Ujjal

Dosanjh) should be up at 100 Mile showing

more leadership instead of sitting in his office

in Victoria.” said Dalton who is the attorney

general (AG) critic for the Liberal Party.
“tell you if f was the AG Id be up there.”

said Dalton.

‘North Vancouver Lonsdale NDP MLA
David Schreck said the attorney general does
hot get involved in the minute-to-minute deci-

‘sions made by police. The atorney general is

responsible for the administration of justice.
“Ujjal: Dosanjh has made. it clear. that the

buck stops on his desk,” said Schreck.

“He fully supports the RCMP's decisions

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Weather

Thursday: Mainly sunny,
Higg 24°C. tow 13°C.

NEWS photos Brad Ledwidge,

NORTH VANCOUVER'S Craig . Simmiss piloted. Keen
Engineering’s Formula Atlantic race car to second in its class

and 10th overail in Saturday’s Atlantic championship race. Team
owner Tom Johnston declared it the best Molson: Indy

Vancouver weekend ever.

Hi Dalton wants
province to call in
the army to quell.
Native action at |
Gustafsen Lake

and under no circumstances will amnesties be

granted,”’:
West Vancouver Garibaldi. independent

MLA David Mitchell said Dosanjh is doing a

good job in handling the situation,

“The NDP government, rather than treat it
as an aboriginal rights issue, must continue, as
the attorney general is doing, to treat it strictly
as a law enforcement issue and not to over-
react.” said Mitchell. |

Mitchell called the squatters. “thugs”: who

want to become “martyrs.” ;
: Armed squatters, including natives and non-
natives, are: claiming private land as spiritual

aboriginal territory near Gustafsen Lake.
Dalton said he suggested calling in the army

about two weeks ago.

“The public is not at risk. The police’ are at
risk. I'm very pleased to hear they have finally
come to their senses and realized that there are
armored vehicles the army can provide which is”
one way of protecting the police,” said Dalton.

Dalton questions the cost of the: lengthy -

_ standoff, - ,

“Isa terribly costly venture since the day
the first shot was fired in June,” said Dalton.
“Given the shooting the other day. | think we
have exhausted all our options’, ;

Mitchell said there is a cost to Jaw and order
and “heaven help us" ia “hothead™ was cun-
ning the situation. a

Schreck. said cost is always aéconcern, but
asked whether police officers’ lives should be ,
placed at risk to potentially. shorten “waiting
out criminals.” . ma! ;

“E don’t think we let criminals off the hook
because we can't afford to enforce the Criminal

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