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Dear Editor:

Paul St. Pierre, in his column
of Nov, 12, detailed the madness
which can, at times, overtake
groups and even whole nations.

An example of this madness, he
surmised, might be Libertarians
demanding millions of tax dollars
to enable them to pursue their po-
litical agenda.

indeed this would be a form of
maduess, for Libertarians look
upon the taking of taxes by coer-
cive means as a form of armed
robbery and consequently, that
those who benefit from such ac-
tion are guilty of receiving stolen
property.

Whether we will be able to resist
the temptation of such easy pick-
ings when the time comes is, for
the moment, purely a matter of
conjecture, but it is saddening to
see that Reform members who
were deploring some of the prere-
quisites of office are already suc-
cumbing to the lure of subsidized
parliamentary services.

Knowing a sickness exists is
halfway toward a cure, and
Libertarians believe we are face to
face with the malady.

Whether it will overcome us
before we can prevail over it, I
don’: know, but given the oppor-

tunity, Libertarians at least are
willing to try.

Democracy will only work as
long as we recognize its limita-
tions.

Bill Tomlinson
North Vancouver

Job well done

Dear Editor: -

/A thumb up for the new
footbridge over the Lynn
Creek.

It provides a quick and
easy access to the Seymour
Demonstration Forest and
beyond from the west side of
the creek.

1 want to congratulate
those men and women who
worked on this fine project.
A job well done!

Paschal Shur
North Vancouver

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working with new council

Dear Editor:

A heartfelt thank you to all the
citizens who voted in the
municipal elections on Nov. 20.

My special gratitude to those
who voted for me and a special
bouquet to those who worked on
my campaign and who contributed
their hard-earned doliars to help
me.

We now have a new council and
I look forward to working with
them to tackle the many
challenges we face.

One of the immediate tasks
which will be to abolish the
standing committee system which
has proven to be contentious,
time-consuming, inefficient, con-
fusing to the public and, above
al, undemocratic.

1 will also pror.ote a far greater
role for the neighborhood com-
mittees who, I believe, can play a
key role in shaping neighborhood

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