Sometimes it seems that
there are so many laws you:

cant get through the day:
without breaking a couple. |
The: government can rush.

_ through legislation making a

legal strike illegal, the |
RCMP can. now. enter —

premises without a warrant if
they are
firearms.’ There is. ..con-
troversy regarding — the

forced treatment of heroin...

addicts. My point is: are we
gradually losing our rights as
free citizens?

dorsation meeting—at which
only paid-up. members

(normally . around a_

‘maximum of 150) can vote—
takes. place at 7:30 p.m.
tomorrow (Thursday,

November 2) in. St. David's
Church Hall, Taylor Way

and UpperLevels.

Humphreys said Monday
that his candidature in the
November 18 election was
for all the voters of West
Vancouver and not a matier
for pre-selection by any
small, self-appointed group.

“I consider the Electors’
Association procedure
undemocratic,” he con-
tinued, “because they take

the view that their selection’
abilities are superior to the.

selection abilities of the
general public on voting day.

“The simple practice of

packing their members’

meeting .is a method of
purchasing endorsement
which has been used in the
past.” ,

.When considering _ the, -

accusations frequently
levelled at council, said
Humphreys, the public

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looking. ‘for

The association’s en-

. without

North Vancouver

Yes, 1 think some of our

basic rights are being

eroded. Some of the RCMP’s |
_ actions. have .been. very

questionable. .

DERRICK HUMPHREYS

Steve Leahy
North Vancouver

I really feel we are losing
some of our rights.
Sometimes I wonder about

‘the power of the police to

trespass and search. .

—Spurning | and

disregarding requests and
recommendations

from

ratepayer associations.

should know that for some |

years past almost all council
members have been
nominees of the Electors’
Association.

He charged that WVEA-
sponsored council members
had been guilty of a general
acceptance of demands by
land developers rather than
of the concern expressed at
public hearing by taxpayers.
They had also been

_ responsible for:

—Abnormal delays in
some services at municipal
hall. vo

—Spending and com-
mitting large sums of money
the use of
referendums.

--Six. years .delay in
recognizing the need for
recreation ‘facilities for
seniors.

tu

' campaign,

A ‘subservience to Park

Royal expansion needs and _

interests.

During an_ election
declared
Humphreys, the Electors’
Association © nominees
merely mouth soothing
platitudes on all subjects, in

direct contrast to recent

' actions on council.

- “I believe,” he said, “that I
am the only mayoralty.
candidate who has clearly

' stated where he stands—and

will continue to stand—on
the community's current
concerns
traffic, public spending,
Ambleside land purchases,
taxpayer input, bus services

‘and the protection of per-.

sons and property.”

As _ the- only organized
election machine in West
Vancouver, the WVEA
sponsors its own slate for all
municipal and school board
seats being contested in the

election, and supports its

nominees in a single ad-
vertising and _ publicity
campaign. —

Nominees are chosen by

‘the paid-up membership

following recommendations
by the 13-man board of
directors.

Although WVEA

nominees are normally a

minority of all the can-
didates running, they have
almost invariably been
elected in recent years.
Individual

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“Co-ordinates

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*Blouses

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turn to—frequently have

about growth,

candidates

' Barry Blackman
North Vancouver

I think that some of our
freedom is being restricted. I
think that the government
sometimes changes the laws
to meet the situation.

‘rejected’ by the

‘ association—and with no

other sponsoring group to

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PROFESSIONAL

Peter Weiss
North Vancouver

Laws change to suit the
times. For instance, I’m glad
the government stopped last
week’s postal strike. You
can't please everyone.

found difficulty in com-

publicity resources.

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B.C. owned and operated. (Se

‘I don’t think we are losing
our rights. In the case of the
post office. ‘strike, the
government was acting to
not

protect the country,
abuse the strikers rights.

Humphreys is a. former
peting with the WVEA’s. West. Vancouver alderman
substantial advertising and and earlier also served as a
North Vancouver alderman.

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