42 - Sunday, February 6, 1994 - North Shore News

West Van-
Garibaldi
residents
support
user fees
— survey

RESIDENTS OF | the . West
Vancouver-Garibaldi. provincial
constituency say teachers’ strikes
“should be banned and the courts
should get tougher with young
“offenders and drunk drivers.
“according toa survey released
Wednesday by: Independent } MLA
David Mitchell. C

By Douglas Broome
Contributing Writer

More surprisingly, respondents
i also, support “modest” user fees for
health care and tolls on highways
_and’ oridges, so long. as revenues
: “are used specifically to upgrade
‘roads and bridges. \.,

“Mitchell said the: survey results

‘are consistent across the riding.
«The sciemifie poll of 400 ran-

» domly selected constitucnts-was :
- conducted én-Jan. 18 and is-the.

second that Mitchell has released. .
‘is considered accurate, within
a range, ofe error of 4%, 19 times’ ‘out
of 20. oe
ually a poll of that size would
between $20. 000 and $30,000.

interviewers, he said.

: Twenty-five: per ‘cent ‘of’ respon- we
dent strongly agree’ ‘and 53% Agree .

- goctors or “emergency hospital:
“treatment. would be acceptable ‘in:

‘Larder to meet rising health COSIS.

he ix per, cent’are in favor

of banning’ teachers” strikes with
only 10% opposed... -

A: full 89% say the ‘courts and

police: should be. “given ‘the ‘author-

ity to ‘take a harder line when it

omes to dealing with: juvenile
crime.”
” Bight per. cerit are opposed.

On the question of whether. tolls
would be acceptable to finance the
_upgrading of transportation routes,
25% strongly agree, 49% agrec,

15% disagree and 9% strongly dis-
agree.

- Only 2% have no opinion.

Mitchell. interpreted the results
- fo mean that drivers would be will-

_ing to: pay “a loonie” to cross the -

© Lions Gate Bridge. but only if aii
the revenues went into replacing
the: aging structure.

On other questions, 80% of
* respondents said that a first drunk-
- driving offence should result ina

»Slengthy licence suspension.”.

A: second ‘Offence should! result
fin the permanent less of, driving
_ Privileges.. :

And: 87% agree that ihe heatth-

care, system. would deliver good:

rvice if they fell ‘sick

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