ND MORE politics. It was standing room only at Hollyburn Country Club when a few hundred people packed the Sportsmen’s Lounge for an evening with Vancouver mayor Gordon Campbell. Louise Aird BRIGHT LIGHTS Local players included mayor - Murray Dykeman, ex-West Van mayor Don Lanskail, and coun- cillors Pat Boname, Diana Hut- chinson and Don Griffiths. Developer Don DeCotiis was there with wife Evelyn, production designer David Neilsen was with wife Deborah, Downtown Toyota’s Erwin Smith was there solo, and MLA David Mitchell brought his writer-brother Don. _Michael Campbell was absent, A while ago, !’d asked if he'd be .working on his brother's campaign . ’ and he said that he’s too busy with “BCTV and Equity mag. ~ And fie and Gordon don’t agree on politics — the subject isn’t’ discussed at Campbell gatherings.’ . 1 find that a little hard to believe, . but) understand — my sisters are socialists (our parents are stymied). ': (That reminds me. An Equity staffer was recently asked why the publication has no female colum- nists. This was the answer — | kid - you rot — “Equity’s a business magazine. So it’s really a men's magazine.’ Ewwww.) _.. Anyway... Senator Ray Perrault got up to say why he supports . Campbell — because we need a consensus-builder who appeals to every age group, who has impec- cable Liberal credentials and . who’s respected across Canada for the job he’s done as mayor (so, like, the mayor of Wawa has a « photo of Campbell on his desk?). Next up, Fort Langley- ‘Aldergrove MLA Gary Farrell- Collins — very coo! guy, definitely someone to watch. Farrell-Collins noted that the NDP is destroying the province daily and that Campbell's the guy to head our first Liberal govern- ment in 40 years — a team that will purge the NDP. (Yo, Gary, don’t use that word, | hear “purge,’’ | think ‘‘Stalin.’’) Farrell-Collins said that Campbell knows how to govern and “‘is more concerned about results than accolades,”’ and that he’s seen a surge of support from everyone, including lots of ex-NDPers, because of this “incredibly in- | NORTH VAN CURLING CLUB i = recCentre Lonsdale Register Now ! Evening Leagues $177 + ast Juniors / Seniars / Mixed “© Win ABroom © Register by Sept 15 Hot Line 986-5719 spiring candidate.”’ ; (David Mitchell says that 97% of BCers, astonishingly, have never joined any party, but that, since the Liberal leadership race began, the party’s roster has grown from 5,000 to 11,000.) After Farrell-Collins dug at Gor- don Gibson, saying he also has _ years of experience — as a one- person caucus — Campbell got his turn. Campbell talked about the NDP’s erosion of our rights with the secret ballot and the removal ~ of freedom of expression. The NOP. has not acted in the public interest and, aside from the fact that we feel disconnected from our government, our debt load is up 54% since 1991. Campbell would make an an- nual balanced budget mandatory. Referring to this year’s ‘‘disrup- tive’ teachers’ strike, he called education an essential service, and NORTH VANCOUVER District mayor Murray ODykeman (left) and West Vancouver District councillor Pat Boname packed into ithe for an evening with Mayor Gordon Camp- Hollyburn Country. Clud bell. — BACK TO SCHOOL CHECKLIST Quality Instrument Maintenance Kit Music Stand Method Book Reeds WARD MUSIC VANCOUVER 412 West Hastings 682-5288 NORTH VANCOUVER — 1615 Lonsdale Ave. said that conventional wisdom must be challenged to preserve health care and other social ser- vices. Economically, Campbell said that cutting waste is only the beginning; the whole climate has to change. We're on a dangerous course, he said. Billions in investment is gone, thousands of jobs lost. And, he said, encouragement will not come through taxation, but through private enterprise and job creation. At the end of his speech, Camp- bell said he’d stay to answer ques- tions, So | waited, bought hima beer and then | asked him about our lovely (rot) Lions Gate Bridge. I'm a lousy judge of character. | always saw Campbell as Mr. Perfect Politician, Mr. Nice and Charming. Wrong. Campbell doesn’t think we need a new crossing, and he got right in Ward Music has everything you need! ; PLUS A FULL RANGE OF ACCESSORIES AT my face about it, using the “If you build it they will come’ argument. Then he tried the “We won't let you hurt Stanley Pork’ fine. 1 said that wasn’t the point either. | cited the engineer's report that the bridge has five good years left on it. ] said that the issue is public safely, | told him that MP Paul Martin Jr. had remarked on the dilapi- dated state of the bridge and on the outrageous traffic, He had the gall to reply, ‘1 had wih tet bats Vancouver Youth no trouble getting over here.’ Then i told him that Sheila Copps had told me that, if elected, the Liberals will installa “33% Infrastructure Program’’ whereby the feds, provinces and . municipalities would share the costs of new projects. : He didn't know about that. 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