A BOYCOTT of Parliament to force the Tradeau
government to face economic realities and a
western regional assembly to reflect western
interests at the federal level were called for
Monday at an unusual political rally in North

Vancouver.
An audience of about 600,
including a significantly

large proportion of young
people, crowded into the

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By WENDY HAYSOM

mandate for strong-arm
tactics to make the Ottawa
Liberals deal with Canada’s

economic plight.
And Huntington — who
organized the rally to test the

political pulse of his con-
stituents and was given a
standing ovation before his

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speech began — may be
putting their idea of a
boycott into practice rnght
away.

He is incensed that the
Ports Bill — a plan to set up
Satellite crown corporations
to take control of the ports,
including Vancouver — is
being pushed through this
session of parliament.

“The issues involved are

far too important for that.
I'm so mad about it, [mm
prepared to boycott the
thing,” he told a North Shore

News reporter after the
meeting.

Forcing the Ports Bill
through, he said, was

another turn of the screw on
Western alienation.
Huntington's thirty minute
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THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

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$5.6m LOAN
BYLAW NIXED

Voters
throw
out WV
paving
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A SOLID “NO” was the
answer of West
Vancouver voters in

Saturday’s referendum
on a council proposal

to borrow $5.6 million
for a major ~road
repaving program
which would have been

spread over the next
three years.

The proposed moncy
bylaw was defeated by 2,029
votes to 1,280, an opposing
majority of 61 per cent.

Only 12.9 per cent of West
Van's approximately 25,000
chgible voters bothered to
cast their ballots.

The bylaw, which was
required to be submitted to a
referendum under the
Municipal Act, had been
unanimously cadorsed by
council as the most
economical method of
carrying out the repaving
work deemed necessary.

According to council, the
current restraint policy
imposed by Victoria makcs
it impossible to finance a

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weather

THURSDAY
Sunny
with Gloudy penauds
FRIDAY
Sunny

_Reaching Every Door on the North

Shore