A NEWS EXCLUSIVE

Chretien finding ‘I

JEAN CHRETIEN
may be a member of the
party that the majority
of the West loves to hate
but he comes away from
each election campaign
with increased populari-
ty — even among
political foes.

By JOANNE MacDONALD

That may be the reason
why he said in an exclusive
interview conducted Tuesday
afternoon with North Van-
couver-Burnaby Liberal
candidate lona Campagnolo
that the 1984 campaign is
turning out to be one of the
easiest of his career.

“‘There is less hostility
now than in 1979. Then I did
53 ridings and the hostility
was unbelievable. I had to
reach out to get the hands of
the people from their
pockets,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s a
very easy campaign.”’

The veteran politician will
not entertain thoughts of the
Liberals losing the election.
He dismisses the headline
grabbing departure of
Liberal campaign chief Bill
Lee as-a decision arrived at
by both Lee and Prime
Minister Turner. And he is
equally indifferent when it
comes to public opinion
polls.

But he does become
visibly moved when he
discusses a subject near and
dear to his heart: national
unity.

““There’s a constant shift

JEAN CHRETIEN and Iona Cam

of priorities in politics and in
public administration. |
would be inclined to tell you
that it (the election) was
More important in 1980
because we were just on the
verge of the referendum in
Quebec. And we managed to
come back in power and we
managed to play the domi-
nant role in winning the vote
in Quebec so that Quebec
would not separate,’’ he
recalls. ‘‘I think we were in a
more dangerous situation in
terms of the national life
than we are today. Today we

are having some economic
problems -—— we always have
economic problems. I’ve
been 21 years in politics and
its never been a good year.
When I was parliamentary
secretary to Mitchell Sharp
he had four per cent infla-
tion, three per cent
unemployment, a $500 mil-
lion deficit and the Globe
and Mail was asking for his
resignation. Everything is

relative in a moving world.”’

He is equally animated
when he discusses his new
role as External Affairs

SUBARU
SUMMER

pagnolo — a West Coast swing for an old party friend.

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

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Minister. Just returned from
a whirlwind trip to the Far
East, Chretien said he was
both pleased and surprised
that he was received by top
Officials despite the fact
Canada was in the throes of
an election campaign.

‘1 believe that the next
century will be the Pacific.
Vancouver will become a
more important city for
Canada, because it’s our
door to the Pacific. In the
last century, Montreal was
our door to the Atlantic,”’
says Chretien.

He is also of the opinion
that Canada should not play
the role of a ‘‘yes man’’ to
its American neighbors.

‘“‘The NDP presume that
the Americans are always
wrong and you have the
Conservatives who presume
that the Americans are
always right,’’ says Chretien.
‘“‘When you are a Liberal,
you seek the best solution
that is practical, middle of
the road, bringing the people
together instead of trying to
divide them.”’

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