Couple with Canadian Action Party

Deana Lancaster

News Reporter dlancaster@usnews.com

THE telephone that sits on an end table in Jeff and Diana Jewell’s Delbrook living room is ringing.

“TH get it upstairs” says Diana. She's back minutes later, her face flushed with excitement.

“That was aman who saw the David Ingram show, saw my signs, and tracked me down because he wants to help tie with my campaign,” says Diana.

She’s running in the feder- al election on Nov. 27 as 3 North Vancouver candidate for the — Canadian Action Party. Husband Jet? is also. running as a CAP candidate -- in Vancouver Centre, against Heddy Frv.

The couple has decided to give up time and pocket money to run in the election because they “are tired of seeing the country slipping away,” savs Diana. And although thev've faced a few minor setbacks — one of Diana’s campaign signs was burned in front of their home last week — they're deter- mined to get their message aut.

“People think they live in an independent, democratic country called Canada, but we real- ly don’t. E's just a shell.”

Both of the Jewells consider themselves activists rather than politicians. Diana is a col- lege teacher, a “veggie activist,” was a president of Earthsave Canada and founded Earthsave

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NORTH Shore federal election candidates meet their voters at upcoming meetings: West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast

Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m., at the Powell River Evergreen Theatre located inside the Recreation Complex.

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Wednesday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. w 9 p.m. Squamish Chamber of Commerce is hosting an all-candidates meeting at Best Western Sea to Sky Hotel, 40330 Tantalus Way.

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Friday, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m, The West Vancouver Chamber

' of Commerce is hosting an all-candidares meeting with West

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© ondary school in the theatre. Roger Caytord is the moderator for the event. you can voluateer, call Caytord at 913-0090,

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Thursday Nov. 16, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The Capilano College Students Union and the college’s faculty association are co-hosting, an all-candidates meeting for North Vancouver in

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Tuesday Nov. 21, 7:30 am. to 9:30 am. The North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce is hosting an all-candidates with North Vancouver candidates at Cheers

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Toastmasters. Jet¥ is a computer systems man- ager with the City of Burnaby and ran in the federal election in 1993 for the National Party of Canada.

In faet, it was their activism that brought them together, They met at a political meeting eight vears ago end found that as well as think- ing the same way, they were both from the North Shore. They struck up a friendship and Were married a year ago August.

Since then, the pair have spent much of their time ensconced in their home, reading and studying the 300-plus books they have in their library and listening te the tapes they have

‘Restaurant, 125 East 2nd St., North Vancouver. The event includes breakfast and costs $12 for chamber members and $15 for non-members. North Shore News executive editor Timothy

Renshaw is the moderator for the event. Contact the chamber

at 987-4488 to attend. oa0ag

Edgemont Community Association

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Thursday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Rogers Cable 4 will be televising, coverage of Wes: Vancouver-Sunshine Coast can- didates. North Vancouver candidates will air on the same night

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Monday, Nov. 27, 7 p.m. onward. Rogers will broadcast live

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m to 9 p.m. Highlands Church, and Handsworth Secondary School are co-sponsoring an all-candidates meeting in North Vancouver at Highlands United Church, 3255

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They say what chey've gleaned trom their studies is that Canada is in trouble, thar glob- alization and the power of big business — mostly American big business — have turned Canadian government and democracy inte a sham.

When former Liberal deputy prime minister and longtime cabinet minister Paul Hellyer decided to come out of retirement in 1997 to start the Canadian Action Party, Diana and Jeff were watching. They aureed with his feeling that Cheétien’s Liberal government “is the Most conservative government Canada’s ever

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Hellver is getting a lot of attention, including airtime en fngeim’s show. tor his promase to, if clected) mime: hately give the six months Notice required to abrogate tcancel) the Canida/ U.S.A abd North American Free ‘Trade Agreements, According to Heilyer, thats the only way to tegain contrel of the national economy.

Even if the Canadian Alliance Party is elected, things won't change, say the Jewels.

“The Alliance didn’t align themselves with anybody except. themselves,” says Diana, “They just tarted up the Reform plattorm and got themselves a new leader. But if vou ge on their Web site and download their list) of supporters, you'll see they"re under the same control as the Liberals. It's a case of choos- ing between Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum.”

The Jewells sav issues such as health care and education are

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DESPITE minor setbacks — like a campaign sign set atight bv pranksters —- Canadian Action Party candi- dates Jett and Diana Jewell, of North Vancouver, are determined to get their message out.

dled until control of the Canadian economy is estab- lished.

And though they realize their chances of getting a seat in this election are slim, they say they’re hoping to reach as many minds as they can.

“We're here as much as anything to expose the system,” says Diana.

“If vou think vou're too small to be effec- tive, you've never been in bed with a mosqui- to.”

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The Canadian Action Party candidate in West) Vancouver-Sunshine Coast is Mare Bombois. Previously employed as a_ financial analyst, Bombois is the creator and leader of the Money Matrix Seminar.

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

LAWSON House, the West Vancouver heritage building which houses the municipality's museum and

archives, narrowly escaped damage last Saturday morning when an oak tree fell in high winds.

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Monday, Nov. 27. The North Shore News will pust a wrap-

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