All - Wednesday, July 25, 1984 - North Shore News MEM federal election Ee ELECTION PROFILE Campagnolo: ‘A larger role ‘“*! HAVE been a strong constituency person in my day. I think it’s a primary responsibility of a about because 38 per cent of women are raising their our households are headed Member of Parliament to be an ombudsperson, to work with the intimate concerns of your constitu- ents.”’ lona Campagnolo, Liberal candidate for North Van- Burnaby, figures she fits that description well. Better, in fact, than does incumbemt Chuck Cook. “‘T think that 1 could not only be a good _ repre- sentative in the constituency sense, but | could do some- thing that Mr. Cook has not taken a large role in and that is representing us on the larger stage and giving us, we in North Vancouver- Burnaby, more pro- minence,’’ Campagnolo says. . Campagnolo says she decided to re-enter parliamentary politics for two reasons: John Turner and British Columbia. ‘‘l am absolutely convinc- ed that Mr. Turner means what he says about bringing the West not only back into the party organization but back into the decision-mak- ing processes in Ottawa. | was willing to put my back to the wall to help that hap- pen because that was the reason | got into politics in the first place,’’ she says. Campagnolo, who has two daughters and one. grand- child, ts returning to the campaign trail after an absence of almost five years Elected in 1974 in the nor thern riding of Skeena, Campagnolo served as the Minister of State for Sport and Fitness from 1976 to 1979 She includes among her achievements the bring ing of equality to the West in programs and in grants ‘There was a lot of cal ching up to do with the nor thern) port) ands all thet mega projects, and | had a lot to do with that T think | can use those skills very well for North Vancouver port It's exactly the same necessity You have needs for shipbuilding here, you have needs for development into the new technological age here LE think I can help a great deal,” she says Campagnolo plans to campaign not only on issues pertaming to the Port oof Isa Vancouver, bul on the transportabion of dangerous goods and the fishing in dustry bor the latter she would like to CT Oa ARC “fairness and equity between the three levels of fishing the sport fishery, the com mercial fishery and the In dian fishery Iojust want to see the resources placed on stabilizing the West) © oast industry And | think if we Happen to be astute cnough tor cleet a) Prine Matiaster in our province tlt take ata good deal casicn to deo thal Although abortion vs notia mayor oNsue among Che can dhabates orn North Van couver Burtaty Cam pagmote tas already been targeted for defeat by Cam pager Date a corp cation whose tremubers demon strated oat ber rorninaticn mre Culp Priuday Dye sgrrre at © anipageebe ce fuse- cPuargee feet startyed come antec mon Hasecooatn They Opin By JOANNE MacDONALD and | have a different opi- nion. | do not believe in abortion personally, but 1 believe there must be a choice and | will stand for that. And that’s what democracy is about,’’ she says. Although women’s issues will not be a major aspect of her campaign, Campagnolo says she is cognizant of the fact that she represents sev- eral issues that women con- sider important. “Child care is one of the areas | feel very strongly by single parents, most of them women. Most of those a Ste NEWS photo Stuart Davis 1ONA CAMPAGNOLO .. running hard REG NO 14668 PC.P ACT READ THE LABEL BEFORE USING DOMESTIC children below the poverty line — this society is going to pay heavily. We have to move into a better system there,’’ says Campagnolo. ‘And of course the pensions for senior women — the poorest of the poor in our Nation are senior women. We have to got to find a bet- ter way of dealing with their probiems.”’ Campagnolo expects sev- eral high profile Liberal members will be helping her campaign in the _ riding, among then Ed Lumley and Jean Chretien. ‘‘I’ve worked for them for years and years,’’ she said, ‘‘its the least they can do.”’ But she is reluctant to predict the outcome of the See page A12 or ganden pests such as a hids $ ider ‘mites soft Seale, rose and ch aphids, -psylla and carwigs; va Can be used safely around children, pets, birds and is gentle to the environment. zw Available in concentrate or convenient ready- to-use sprayer. Safer’s Fruit N’Vegetables Spray is available at leading Lawn and Ganien outlets and other locations. Ask for it by name!