6 — Friday, July 2, 1999 — North Shore News

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OCAL politicians have been

experiencing some difficulty

recently in separating their public roles from their personal inter- ests.

West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Jeremy Dalton got himself into hot water earlier this week for addressing a private matter on Liberal caucus let- terhead.

Dalton claimed he was speaking on behalf of his constituents when he eent a letter to the North Vancouver School District complaining about a personnel] issue at Handsworth, but the fact that one of his children was a student at the school gave rise to sug- gestions that his motives were less than altruistic.

It’s the second time Dalton has been puiled up on suspicion of misus- ing his authority — and he’s aot the

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only one who’s come under fire.

At a recent North Vancouver City council meeting, Coun. Bob Fearnley was admonished by colleagues for sending a personal letter on council stationary to a Toronto politician. And in February, North Vancouver District councillors were advised to specify that letters of a personal mature sent on letterhead were not representing the opinion of council as 2 whole.

But if fellow MLA Daniel Jarvis’ comments that Dalton would be “out of the penalty box soon” are anything to go on, Dalton’s demetion from his posts as deputy whip, education critic and environment critic amounts to little more than a rap on the knuckles.

Perhaps the rationing of office sta- tionary for wayward politicos is the only real solution.

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Give Stupich the time he deserves |

IT’S official: Dave Stupich is the biggest scoundrel and rapscaliion

Square,” where space for “Pinko Binge” was rented to the charities. Stupich sys-

the dressing room

Every year more and more parents register their children play onganized sports, and every year the competition for “making higher level teams of play such as rep hockey is n ‘ou mzy be surprised to know that politics plays big part ina coach’s decision as to who makes the team. ing try-outs there are always more parents associating - s parents stand outside the ‘dressing. room ‘waiting to gather. the players’ sticks. an . f essin rool nd clean it after “the players have left. Some even buy coffee for the coach -hoping. that their hospitality. will weigh in favour of their

increased. .

‘themselves. with the team. These

gloves; they come into the

in B.C.’s political history.

- solemnity: Write letters ‘to the editor. Burn y; ;the hovlines. Your voice must be hear’, plainly and insistently. . Dave Stupich will be “sentenced Aug. 31. His iawyer has asked the. court for a report on the * suitability of “electronic motoring” for this vicious thief -—~ meaning he would be confined to

Readers, i say this with the greatest

tematicaily forced them to accept a system

of kickbacks from their lawful 25%

of bingo proceeds. He ruthlessly bullicd the 58 charities that pay gathered behind

lacques Carpentier

(who deserves an Order of Canada) to challenge him, and for years fun- aclled the money to the corrupt NDP. Furthermore, Stupich, his co-accused com- mon-law wife Elizabeth Marlow, and his daugh- ter Marjorie Biggis

f making. the team,’ Doing these litle favours for the

his luxurious Gabriola

ck - ” Nothing less than for the law in i ince is at stake. Nothing less than .” the cynicism that the fix is in is waiting to be fed the raw meat of confirmation. - Dave Suupich has dod, justice for years. He eS NOt 2 of mercy from the court. : louse stole mon his role of mastermind of the New

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Independent suburban newepapsr and quid

+" Qidlon Schedule 119, Paragragh 114 of te ~ Bonen Tes Act, is pabiirhed each Wednesday,

Holding Society — which operated from a > building in: Nanaimo known as “Red

Fey and Sunday by North Shore Free Press

> Unt and diséribeaad to every door on the North: + Shore. Carace: Post Conadien Publications Mall” = Sales Procact Agromraet No.0087238, =| _, Maling rales aelabie on coq. :

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from charities in -

fought investigatars all the way. In 1994

cial prosecutor A.G. Henderson

In 1995 Ron Parks wrote a damning forensic audit report, He stated that" Stupich, Marlow {subsequently charged with 13 counts} snd his daughter Marjorie Biggis (16 cous} “‘presented egal chal- lenges to our authinity to compel them to give evidence.” Also “NCHS has refised us access to outstanding documentation.” Parks also wrote that Srapich “regularly borrowed moncy from NCHS to fund pri-

. vate real-estate purchases and to buy °

shares in Canadian public companies for his personal account.” So this “socialist”

_ mixed a little private enterprise in his -. Democratic Party’s money-launderin, .sehemes.. cto ; wo ie irs cath, ool: After'an RCMP officer came to inter-

view the manager of 2 handicapped socicty

that gave kickbacks to NCHS Charities

lescribed an NCHS “monster, fund” chat police experts couldn’r pene- trate. a Te

: inquiry, held up so that th ; were not prejudiced.

Society, the man sent the investigator a piece of carpet, a whisk broom and a cyni- cal note: “You’l! know what to do with’ this.” Not too subse: Sweep everything” under the carpet.

Anti-climactic would be too weak a word to describe Srupich’s court appear- ance fast Friday — } Lycars after the - . RCMP began seriously sniffing around. ° Stupich pleaded pail to two counts, : combined from the 64 charges: One of fraud over $5,000 and one of uolawfully

rating a lottery scheme. case is SO convoluted that a forensic auditor will

‘d to have received charity go a uublic > - layed public

Too abstract? Now hear this: Whi Carpentier bravely musteréd the 58 gouged charities, Seupich tied. 0o intimi: dare them with lerters marked “copy to - (the attorney-general).” Ard when Siste: Margaret Rowe of the Nanaimo - Vocational Rehabilitation Society plained about having to give back $900 of

er was Think of that f you Dave Stupich deserves time. : .

LETTERS TO THe EDITOR: Letters. must iniclude your nam, full address & telophone number, ViA e-mail: trenshaw @ directica

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