candidate in North Van- couver-Burnaby riding at the February 18 federal election has blasted former Liberal governments for “a 16-year- old mess” which is now costing every Canadian $365 a year in interest charges alone on the national! debt. In a statement last week defending the Tories’ December budget which led to the defeat of the Clark government Cook said: “It’s Gibson Gordon Gibson, Liberal candidate in North Van- couver-Burnaby riding attacked Conservative proposals for the Port of Vancouver at an al! can- didates meeting Monday. “The Conservative policy on the Port of Vancouver, as enunciated by candidate Pat Carney, is a real shocker — and a disgrace,” said Gib- Election interest running high OTTAWA (UPC) - Barring poor weather, federal authorities expect a large voter turnout February 1& for thé first winter election this century, Chief Electoral Officer Jean-Marc Hamel says “If the impressions of our field officers are correct, there's no doubt that the Canadian public seems more interested than ever in participating in the February 18 election,” Hamel told a news conference last week the first honest, realistic budget this country has seen in years. It had to be — we can no longer coast along on the kind -of sugar-coated promises we've had in the past, and will undoubtedly hear a lot about in this election campaign. “The reality of the situation is simply this — we're paying 8.6 billion dollars in annual interest charges on our debt as a nation, or approximately + ‘ | | son. “The Conservatives say we have to learn more about ‘traffic demands’ before “tinkering with the management structure.” “Well, we know about traffic demands,” he con- tinued. “Vancouver handles about one sixth of Canada’s tonnage. We are the largest port and a profitable one. “And we don't want any ‘tinkering with management Voter turnout for the May 22 election last’ year was almost 11.5 milhon, and Hamel said his department was prepared to handie a 100 per cent turnout, despite the bnef tume wt had to prepare for it He said the = increased interest in this clection was due to his department's massive publicity blitz during the last) month. Canada last had an election in the winter season March 5.1891 9 candidates on N. Shore A total of nine candidates in the North Shore's two ridings had filed their nomination papers by the 2 pm Monday deadhne for the February 18 federal clecuon They are Capilano: Ron (Conservative cumbent MP) Salberg (Liberal) Huntington and in Gerry Andrew Krawczyk (NDP). Richard The Troll Schaller (Rhinoceros Party) North Vancoover-Burnaby: Chuck Cook (Conservative and incumbeat MP), Gordon Gibson (Liberal), Jack Woodward (NDP) Poldi Meindl (Social Credit), Katty Hundal (Marxist Leninist) GIVE THE NOP THE Boor, OP PIERRE: SHARING his political convictions with everybody, this unidentified motorist spotted driving along Marine Drive, North Van, gets no prize for subtlety. But at least he makes his own intentions crystal clear. (lan Smith photo) Cook blasts ‘16-year mess’ Chuck Cook, Conservative $365 per person. Action has to be taken to get that debt down, and the budget was designed to do exactly that, without making Canadians face undue hardship.” The budget, Cook said, was a long term plan for achieving energy _ self- sufficiency, restricting the growth of government spending and restructuring taxation to make it less of a burden on the average taxpayer. 9. PPPOE DODO PPP LEOPOLDO LPO LPP ALO PLA BDA LL LAA SF 1810 MARINE DRIVE WEST VANCOUVER 926-1440 926-8128 “Let’s face it,” Cook declared, “we inherited a 16 year old mess, and we've spent.an active eight months just starting to sort it out. The whole set of priorities has been redefined — where the old government con- centrated on social policy, language and things like metric conversion, we've had to face up to the real issues facing Canada... economic policy and energy policy. ort policy structure’ either. The Port of Vancouver needs autonomy. That ts Liberal policy, and the policy of the new Liberal team, most recently set forth in a Private Member’s Bill by Art Phillips.” The Conservatives had ignored the needs of British Columbia, Gibson charged. as seen in the killing of the Trident aircraft and in a New price $5695 e Beat the new prices on Renaults ¢ Only 10 to choose from -financing srranged on the spot- VG Mountview Motors 1600 Marine Drive, North Van. 980-3431 B.C.’s largest AMC - Jeep - Renault dealer continued stranglehold on the Port of Vancouver. “Nineteen Conservative voices couldn't speak up for British Columbia.” Gibson said, “but the Liberals whom you elect will. A lot of the Port of Vancouver is in my riding and I want to see the control brought home to our town.” ‘ TIME FOR A CHECK-UP. $4995 Now only FPP POPSP FE FPPCFOPCPOPPOOPC POPP BOBAOPPLOOOCFOPOE cave BUYNOW Sa FREEZER BEEF GRADE A-1 & A-2 SIDES = S B85, HINDS $2?9 19. 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