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NDP -C.

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pensions,’ which - have». fallen

‘behind in'terms ‘of purchasing
power. in. the last several -
‘ -years,".are issues of p:

fore break’ and Halda,

<... He dismisses the notion of

Liberal candidate Kendall as a
spoiler in the race. °, :

ST -'think - basically.they

‘a candi just to

* concern, .to.voters on whose -
' doors he-has ‘been knocking
* since his nomination in Septem-

ber, 1977.75 *
The. NDP candidate says

‘. his election as.a member of the

party. holding the balance of
power ‘in the next parliament
“would probably be the most
reasonable assumption for this
election.” < 2
“I'm not one of those who

\ think ‘the NDP. is’ going to’.

displace either the Liberals on

“: one-hand or the Progressive
Conservatives on the other,” he -;

- predicts. “I suspect that. the

. Liberals are: going to have the

: greatest number. of seats —

.” largely because of Mr. Clark.”

Wielded by the. NDP. the

‘ balance ‘of power “will allow. us

once more to exercise some

: leverage for the welfare’ of the
; ordinary people in the coun- ©
try,"“he says. e

“We were able to do tha’

s with. the Canada Pension Plan
; and introduction of. medi-
1 care,”
; wish. we could exercise that.
+ kind ‘of leverage in straighten
; ing out some of the anomalies in
‘the taxation. system and’ in
: terms: of economle policies a9’.
well;- but, one ‘never ‘knows.. It.

‘ristiansen says. “I only

depends on how’ much ‘clout
ot.” > x

avoid ‘the embarrassment of.
having Trudeau appoint one for

. him,” the NDP candidate says.

+“A'party going to election as ‘a
government couldn't afford’ a
full slate ° of candidates. | It's
going to be interesting to see
how. some. of the. Liberal
support shifts for’ ‘different

reasons towards either the PCs...

or ourselves.’ Sak
‘The Liberals will probably

than any other riding ‘in. the
country," in’ Kootenay’ West.
after the election, he says, and
would be doing well to get more
than three percent of the total
vote. eos aesan Sage
As for his own fortunes in

“the race, the: NDP" candidate

Agrees the vote will be a close
. one.
. “Since’ Creston was, re-
joved ‘from the: electoral -dis-
trict in 1978 redistributing the

margin, based on'1974'results, -

is exactly 15: votes,”. he says. -

“Out ‘of 37,000 to 88,000 on .-

ie Given that the ‘last federal :
: election was. largely influeiced

bya backlash “against the
then-NDP ‘ provincial : govern-
ment, Kristiansen’ says, the
May 10 election could result ina

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*: by Minlators In the West Kootenay/ Boundary Area

By REV. ED WEGNER .
Canadian people area very

privileged people, and I, for -
. one, am very proud to be a part .

of this great land of ours.

+ One of the greatest privi-
Jeges,and one which we: so

: , often také for granted, is our

swing in the other direction in

the fact
Bob “has maintained ja
pretty-high profile, all of those
things put together suggest it's
going to'be a‘very.tight one
right down to: the wire," he.
concludes. “It’s probably a good
thing and I hope people realize
that and really take it se-
riously.”. x pene

“Combined with

(Left to right) Eric, Colin’
Bea “2” please.

> democratic system of govern-

“ment. As a private citizen, I

have the right (some would say,
“the: duty) to vote for the
candidate of my choice, who, in
turn, ‘will me in the

authority except from God, and
th hich: e:

In our democratic ‘way of
life, we have # double respon.

sibility towards ; our.. govern.

ments, HH
Firat, we, :: the - people,

choose our governments, May: polls this

we do so with the prayer that
led in our choice,

we be God-guid y

so that His choice of a’ man*-’

should cotne to power.

‘provincial parliament, or in the
House of Commons, in Ottawa.

I thank God for’ Canada
«+ for'a country in which we
are still free to worship God.
We can, without fear, gather
with our families in sanctuaries,
in homes, or wherever we

‘Matiy countries have lost
this. precious freedom; let us
pray that-we do not; that this
_basic freedom will remain with
us :for a long time to come,.

‘The Bible has something to

‘say ‘about’ governments, ‘and
what’ our attitude’ should’ be.
towards them. In Rofnans 13:1,°

Paul says “Let every person be
in subjection to the government
authorities. For there is no

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forward ® Loosen clothing around
the neck and breathe through your

“mouth ® Pinch your note just below
_ the cartilage for about 10 minutes ©

Oo: not sniff or blow nose for some

hours’ @ Cold compresses may. be:

applied ‘to your forehead and the
nape of the neck @ Use'p wat hankie
or cloth to clean the area around the
nose @ If bleeding persists or recurs it
may be a sign ‘pf some medical :pro-
blem © Seek medical attention. |

i Secondly, once.a govern- |:
ment is ia power, it is then our’
responsibility to be in ‘subjec- :

‘ton to that authority, because»,

and not man, tae
T hope that each eligible

it ls God who has established it, J

. voter will exercise.‘ his God-

given right, and ‘march’ to the
God bl

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“confusion of funeral arrangements.
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368-5106

British Columbia’s health care system is
under attack. The Socreds have severely
restricted funding for hospitals. Necessary ~
treatment programs are being cut back.

O Our hospitals are being forced to lay off

|: staff, t sarening) the quality of patient
care. 0 B.C. doctors are consideririg |

dropping out of medicare. altogether to b

. patients directly. Because the Socreds won't
: negotiate the cost‘of services with

them, (i In addition, Social Credit has

‘. increased ‘your medicare premium by 50:
°°" percent. Doubled ambulance rates. And

- qua

‘ The. ennett Socreds are heaping taxes on
* the'sick. 0,The NDP fought for, and has
achieved: medicare, hospital insurance,

: ‘+ pharmacare, and a province-wide
ambulance service. 0 Dave Barrett and the
NDP intend to improve these life-saving
services for you. Not cut them back. 0) We
can’t cut corners at the expense of the sick.

‘Health
care.

‘One more reason.

| You're ae
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NDP

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