HE NORTH Shore News

hosted a press conference

Wednesday invelving the
Vancouver Area Newspaper
: Network (WWANNET:, of which the
News is a member, anc the leaders
of the provincial Reform, Liberal
and New Democratic p.rties.

Reform teader jack Weisgerber,
Liberal, chief Gordon) Campbell
and NOP Premier Mike Harcourt
were questioned on a wide range
of issues of ce acer to the various
areas serviced by the member
VANNET newspapers and of con-
cern to all British Columbians.

VANNET includes 17 commu-
nity Lower Mainland newspapers,
whose combined — circulation
reaches almost 90% of Lower
Mainland households.

Below is a summary of the
responses to four of the more con-
tentious issues raised during. the
Oct. 11 press conference.

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Sunday, October 8, 1995

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PARTY LINES: B.C.’S POLITICAL LEADERS TALK SHOP

NEWS photo Mika Wakefiatd

B.C. LIBERAL party leader Gordon Campbell (left) met with members of the VANNET community newspaper group Wednesday.

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Sunday, September 24, 19

NEA SORE

93 call

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“LIBERAL

Percentage of 396 calls

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QUESTION ASKED: if a provincial election was cailed this week,
would you vote for NDP. Reform. Liberal or another party? The
above graphs show percentages for the top four categories of

responses.

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

‘B.C. REFORM leader Jack Weisgerber: crisis tooming in deliv-

‘ery of health care system.

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LIBERAL LEADER. |
GORDON CAMPBELL

@ priority after debt and education
won't carry on health labor rela-
tions accord

Beunder Liberals regional health
boards won't exist in present form

f priority to cut government costs
and reduce B.C.’s $30 billion conl
debt

W promises balanced budget and
“truth in budgeting” legislation

§ would bring in “fairer wage” leg-
ishation: says NDP’s fair wage leg-
islation costs $200 million a year
and provides no benefits to taxpayers

would remove aspects of Bill 33
and Bill 32 that infringe press free-
dotas and freedom of speech
calls NDP's 35.000 third party
election advertising limit a “gag”

—& public hearings to establish goals

and objectives for treaty negotia-
tions

@ proposed agreement voted on by
MILAs

B local representatives on negouat-
ing towms

NDP PREMIER -
MIKE HARCOURT

opposes two-tiered heaith system
says health boards get rid of 700
bureaucracies i
O health boards give res
in health care

OQ claims $114 miflion surplus for
current B.C. budget

Q debt management plan calls for
$10 billion debt reduction in 20
years

O claims fair wage policy does not
cost $200 million (as Campbell
claims)

doesn’t agree that NDP, amend-
ments to the Human Rights Act
limit free speech and press free-
doms

says there are limits to freedom
of speech

{) peaple have freedom to say what
they want as Jong as they don’t
harm others

) primary responsibility cests with
federal government, province has a
minority responsibility

2) policies of Weisgerber
Campbell “set up to Gail”

and

ness

REFORM LEADER
JACK WEISGERBER

Y believes there is a role for health
care user fees

F says crisis looming in delivery of .;
health care system

¥ committed to balanced budget in
tirst year

¥ supports the introduction of bal-
anced budget legislation

¥ would pay down debt before
instituting substantive tax reform

7 opposes limits on tree speech -

VY would inake substantial changes
to Human Rights Act and the Hauits
i Son free speech and open

‘spending limit: instituted by the

NDP does nat serve democracy

VY would withdraw recognition of”
aboriginal ile and inherent right to
self-government

‘Y settements would be primarily

in the form of cash. not kind
¥ non-natives in areas affected by: :
land claims to ratify tr