by julianna hay e s

decades

Canadians have accused

the government of dishonesty,

muttering under the ir breaths

about how politicians don't keep

their election promises, how they

mislead us about what is realty

going on. But to actually do

something about it? Well, one

Kelowna man thinks it is time

to soy, uNo more lie s."

\ .Yt•'vc :dl he.:ud of D~wid Sh l(·kt'l l.

You UliQY nu l rcoogo ize the mmw righl off the b:tt, b\.lf a lltt•l'<'

menUon ot th l: d t"t:Hou f1 -aud case n •m·ully l X"ft')l'(! lhe <.'U\11't" will !\urcly jog your m~.....-uory. Y(nt know, thaf xuy 'ouln~ I hi! gov eDUil('flt for allegedly lying to ti n· puhllc about lht? b\lt iH~·I dur· log the tastprvvindal clccUon7

Tie's Bdtish <.:ohnnhia \ mr~t fan1ou~ \ll.'lrt"f, t il t• Krlnw11J man whn would h a.v e Premier <.:It'l l (-::Jllr'k lmpexhet.l

& n who'' l1t~? Is he really an onlin.uy Cill7.et\ Ute he t."ti4htl\, .J

DavidAreDUs·.G<.tliath·like dla.mpion of tln· P'"~liC. OJ Is hf, <~> 1• .. \ IJCCO accused, a oppnnuui<(j:f wllh a politk;d a~tc•mt.?

I sproul ~veral hours with Surlell CU\ n'<'O O<.'Ca~hn" l.,l.U

mon th nyiug lu gd a sense ot tht' tmm <aud Or"\d (')Ul ~''h' tu· ,voc.dd take o n rtx· ,_,vt•nucnt Wtlh what mm."T <l]JIK-ar tn MM)' as

a nul lie rause he doesn'" hCM..' .t hopt~ofMnninJc. 1lw fir,t thing that struck mt ... WfK,r w<" <at daWn t~tlu-r ,,,.,

the convk:tion "ilh whrdl he spc»..-e aboni lit~ · rtg1ueousne» or tiK· case and his insisfl.·nn· ihat he wlll suct.:\'('ll t tlr '""'• I*'P'e emiJmikd in a battle ot any Liud ,,111 :al\\':t}'S prot~n rhdr ,k}r­

""ill persevcrr. hut I l.;,oow Stod.f::ll t.x·lk'Vl" iL f1l hl1 own \\'Un..l'\,. •n was meanr to lM;.·."'

.. ":fy phil-o:sophy i:s such tl1at ir the purpost i> )\l>t. ~Hm-l')fld)'

wilt p1.1t .a pall• 111 fcont o t vou -.:~ uti hwl fl'>u along evt'fy ~n1' nr Lhe wav, evt:rythiu g Will (all into pltU\' • .Sun· th<'•C Bft t1ghtS tv

fighl, there are CCI\"'ru' you ha\'e Lo cross, but h)• .uull~•rgc H WlU lx.· 1•l l"lfu1cd OUl ahe ttd of tinu·."

A t<•tnli:-; t"? P..:-rha[X, lmp.;~ssJoJwd? lld'h)Hcly. Whatt'\'t'r II•• h. Slocke.U tlit..'> lx:<:cllt lt"' Clafl.:'s nemesis. 111 fnu•t \lf the amei a~. tlw prl':m iet scotts a r thl· \·aw. Lnughi•lg, he dh •nhM'' Shn l .. cu 3$ thou~!. h~ lo; noth.i.ng lnf,ll\.' tl m 11 . t pc;<;."-"Y gnat. M1.1t In trutl • th~

suit i.s (I 1ruhlit~ I'Clallnn~ nighnnan.•. An ytbmg J't ~ilivt: the. goveromeut hw~ llurw Ill the 1'1\0nth~

sim:e -tht> 4!1tXtion bas nt.ken a back seat 1n U1e press next to lhe Stockel! case. 1l ha·t;

captu!cd the lma.gin a.tlfln of hund r<·tl'i of tltOII:'>tHI(b o f I*'•IJih' m :rt IS'i tlw n)l)ntty who (lfl' just <ts jctdt."C.I and f.m~nared <ibout politi· ci<ms as Sto<.'keil, but until now never con.

sfdcred doing anything ahnul iL

Why SloCK<:fl ·Sho uld he: ttw fir.st

ro <•f.'r.·-.·pt the c:baUenge is mtdear. He doesn't ronsidcr

hhn~,..,lf illl 011 tivisl

and tln: rt• Js littll'

hJs

and Progxess}ve Con~f!I'Viltiw:-o. "T caned hi111 up1 cxplain t'i.l that J would

likt• to d o .\OHn-lhiug ;uut ht.> said, 'J don't know if yott <:itn do anything, bul oomt~ ,,. ... down and we'll talk.'"

ny Lhc lime Stockell arrived at h i." ••ffin: . lkttM ill tmd clttg u11 ;.) t':op yfJf II~< · llr(tlttJ n ew

~lc.x_-rion Ar.t ~I!< I tlu: law}'(.·r~ vi<.:w ot the ~it· u~tt:ion had changed. He was clearly excited.

.. He safd, ' David you don'L have lfl do ;mylhiu~. lt'~an rlglt llwn·."•

They flJ I!d ;• c:ivii ~\lit h'()pinp. t tl !{l!t the courts lo in:\•alidate the election uncte1 Sccllorl 2S6 (2) of lhe mccllfn'l Act, \~hich n•a<l....: An iudivir/ua/ tH' mganizulionmu~/ uol,

1'1' abduction~ d11ress or j mudrtlent 1nenus compel, pe1'5itadl.• orodl,'t­

wl.'itt! (:{ttL'it. wl indivldtmlto voir or n·(r(r;,, {ram wJ/i1t.'? /i."· a parlk:~

RHHin d to SUR- u/ar omdidate or t&r n crwdi(fdtt• o( gest be , • .-ouJd ever d fhlrtiatlar policical pt~rt)t. do ~ut":h a lhing. Kt ·~•n•s'' Sfc K'kt•ll ~· tl • • • in; to vuti11g

1\ul fnr O::•um· rt'''""n Ubt-r;.tl in the last t.>lenion .a n d be-is, t..l ett.!m1 in1:~1 tu take the government • resides in a rid1ng wh.Jch e.leclcd a down. l.iht.'rid MT.A, he c.:tu u u lyacl a~ m1 iu h ·r--

SICKi..:-.11 jumpl"t1 iuhi IIIC'- fr.ay fnlJowill}~ t:stt>.e l p.uty hi till.' f't!St.'. l n~-t(:~ul rhrt't' voren thr.> .sp.dn>; 1~)96 t..'l t.><.:tion whl'D <.:lark ;md his were recru ited trom· th.e NOP r idlngs of NlW <olleagues )'lOll a natTOW tluee-scaL Suacy, New W~stml nste•· and Ttail am1 majo rity after hoasUng lh<:y l lad h;·,huu·,"J 'liinu '(J IJlai• 1fiff." i11 1 tw l'<ISt:. 'llwir MI..As <tre t1u· 199.'\·90 hud~t·t. A ft:w mon ths ta ter the c.leb:'n<.kmts in the suit, as is the entire

t·'immre .Ministe-r Andrew l'etter announced NPP JXl!ly. Lhe bud.geL was in racl no l haJanCC'.d, hul t:ar­l')'illg u d~':fidl lc'1 tin· hu w nf milliun~. T lu:

NIW lJianwd t he: flis.c.:rl>pan<.:y b n "twerly optcinllitk" bud~et projections prQvided hy fi •1anre and lrea.su•·y hnan.1 .stcrff. 'Po1ilin1l ;mel public n·m;ion to this mw's w;15 iost'·cm ­tan~ls <tnd highly critiGlL

'" Everybody was saying w haL a t~ras~,

Wh <ll an in\lll(ll~'il lhiug fur pnli ti<:iaus to do. I nvtir.-..'f.l th1.·n.· \o,'<•.s <tn in.tlux. o t 1t:n:ers to the­editor, a lot ot people on talk s ho·ws wetc

oomplainlngaboul il," Stod•<:ll sa~.

"Ukl· l1um~m1tb uf ottu:r ~M!tlp(l;', I w<t.s extrf!mt>l}' upst"t. They c:ommitLed tra.ud. T11ey denied the voles- Lhc right lo an inf(m 'r'U'd volt• ln~;anst• ttu--y lit:d.

I tu,y s<•itl, 'Wl' OOI ~•utl:'\..1 the bud.,~et,' not 'We promise or we will uy to,' hul 'We

· have a hal an-ced budget, c·Jc:c1 u '>, ~Vt· 1 l(lvt.·;,.

.$urplu~. Vc.ltt· fvr U!) \)(.'('(IUS"'' Wl>' rt.• fisc<tlly rt..,.vom.ib.lt>.' When in truth they are HS<:ally i:Iresponsible."

A'i .angry a~ 1 1~ v.•;t-., Stockt•U w~1/t pre· t)atcd to d() owylhiu~ 1mtil lw saw a quote In a •naga;ooj rt~r.• whkh stnKkhim profoundJy. 11 n·ml~ " Thl.' only tiling neces.'iaty for ll't<: lri· nmph ·of evil is 1or gnod rneu to do uoth­ing." That was his molivlllltu l.

Wh at m lghl be: cnnsid1·r(,'tl a whim to m~my people, l>ut t h•stiny to .Stockell, he called a poliliotJ <t<:CJimintance tooking for the nrullc.: o f a lim'}"t.'f to obtain legal advice. He wa~ ~fcm·d tu IS~1owna UU,galt) t fT'dh)' .Bensn1• <If St~llvum D~ who l\'a'i p n:vi!ltls· 1y ll\vo1vt:<l in pOlitks for. boU1 UlC I.Ux.•n tls:

StUl•kdl h a:. fo rmed 1111 o rgani:t.al inn riilh:c.l fJfJJ I' P.C (llt:lp t-:lim in l'ltl.' Lyinp, Po Uticians) an d has been joined in h is

ef(QrH by TiriilJl l..ighthufJ1, pilrliaiYICUiary

·aslooi'i:t;mt- tu furnwr Kdowna Prngn:S.siv\' Conserviltiv~ Ml' AI Horning. An other lawyer Pe ter Jensen o-r

Ol•vliuu_._. .................... .._

Jensen Jn Vancouver has come on board to l•<·lJ> fig1•1 11n· 1l~gal hattie.

WhiJe the pti<.'<: vf fin(ulting tJ n iSt.'" :-;ud1

as this would weigh bec.vily em thnnimls: 11f fll\)Sl people, SlockeU says· he never t>Vt.>n {;iJvC I he oosJ a se.:ond U1ougbt in the bey,in~

niug. ''Jf you l n·l i<:vt~ In the caLL~e, Lhe pucpose

tor doing it t1rul you thin !< Jt's gn~ a s~)()d chance ot wfnn ing.. ynu d<tn'l t-alk mnm~y. I knew ber.·<·HIS(.' Vf t ht:l r tch~oluh• lH\~:ctr towards th e NllP tWC:f this, pr.'oph.• would

eventually get behincl "ttlis•ml lhatbas hap­pcnOO.

"'Supp.,'>rt from lhe ·b.eglonlng ltas l"..,'n

nu •~t(lnt ~and uv,·rwlu•l 111i11~ -;u ul it h;~s >nowballed . 1 get conuucnts. l grt letters, 1 gel financial support from people on a daily l~tSi .'l.''

Stoc:kdl's 1-awy<·rs inSist tln· huc1g<•t fia~·o

arnr>untS to fi"aud, bu t it's c.1car t ht St'('tion

ot the act in qLtesUon was uot penned Lo ·calJ lh e govc.rnmcnL.<'nl il5 false elc~~UfHl

ptomi~t:-s . Univt:q;Hy cJf Kriti::;h f.ulu111hht pulitkal ~l..it'TKl' protessor l latU Tennant thin!::.s that would be a bfl of a stretch.

" L think U1ey ( Lhc. go\1CI'omcnL) w<.:r<: highly deceptive.. f\y ll•lli11~ p.;'Ul)k tltl'Y l1ad haliu lt't-'tl tln .. hudgi.·r wh<.'n thf!y h:idn't they pu.sher.l dt>r.'t'pction in government to a cOffer. entlevel. Bltl is It ffa t.td '!"

Tcnnnnt h<:1i<•v,'S Ill<' ~wdiuu Wte; i.Jittmd· ('(I w JJR'Vtllt O\'t~ct <t<.t~ like bribery or stuJ1. in y, ballot boxes. He doubts a judge wnt Q.)ll·

viet lhe N D P ror not hdug <;o~t~pld<· l y

lmll1ful ah<.1ut- tlu .. provi11r.·t."s finanr.'t"S. Hut fh«::n 'Hmuant d idn 't think the case would ever make ilto ccJwtln l.hc fk'il pltt<'.l.._

\>Vhc:n l ite NOP filc·rl a motir.m in thl' It(:. Supn·nw Court to bave the suit tluown out, <:alling it a lrivUous, vengeful cause, Ten nant, along "''llh ' "~my nliwr politk<~l foH<wtt' rs, fully l'XPl'f.1t;<l tht' jt1<.1xe to rom

p ly . . But in h~bruar}' Chief jusOc-e nryan Williams re jected the govcrnmcnl'~ l)id s.;·,y· lllf'. a11h ou~~h l tt• fo r~aw diffi<:ul t'il'S: in StfM:kc.·W~ t.<•5c.:, hl! and b.is supponers were

mtitled to have U1eir day in court. NJt hi'\ goLLC.I) il h'JI rurtlu·r th(lll anyom:

l'wr t'.'~ pt ·< ·h'd~ 'l'hi$ wa~ •• mc.ior coup/ ' Sto.r.·kt'll says,

Yel U1e NDP conllnucs to appc·ar tXK'ky and t~ful fit'J <•rl l iu front o f tht.• prt'ss. Patty l'('(T(.'t(lry Hrhm t il•rc.liner told the Vrmroll\ 't'f

/ 'rovince the HELP BC c~n-np hnd no c:.uM~ f,)(. cdchtation.

11My frk uds who tcit'<..l to take a vi nory la p dldn ' L read lhe n ne

pcin t," he said. "f w ixh r km·w what fim.' print

hc."s tafking abl1ut because 1 rea-d that rulirig over and ovet again," Sto,~ken

says. (').;Jrdilu-r rdtt'rtttn l lds vit.\W when

I spokC.' to h hn in April. He describes Willi~ims' mlill.K as a victory for the NDP.

.. We're very pleased with lh c.• jruJ~;~'s

doci~I OJ1,'\ so faf. He- lhrcw o~1t l>rt'rt~' muc·h .. n of U td r c.;·,st~ atul '\1\' wvn all oJ our tech· nh11l mHmnc;nts exn •pt one on which 1111'

judge re~erv~ d ecision." He says tlle nnly rc;l.o«m wb)' Williams

didtl' l Uuot'/ flut Stc.r<:~eU's <.:ase enlhcly w;h

lo glv<: h i111 Hll opportunity lt'J pn'Sl"nt b i.s ..~ , c·~~lkcl f:').'i.df:'n<.:e."

~tockeU's la\-'\•yt~r G<1rry J:!.enson say.'i he ran't W1d(:tSl:nuJ how (jardinc.r· t~outd d t•ilu a win for tlu: NlW's sldr_

1'lr was cle.arly a Sltt.'t '(.'SS tor ~toc-keil. llley !-'<In put wl~t t.•vcr ~"Pin they waoL011 it, it

won'l d1m 1gr.> anything."

OKANAGt\N LU·'.I£-SPlUNG I'J?7 • 37

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fnti'Qduch~g ... n. '/ICUJ fig/,t

UJcigiJt P"tJ'f1ttsis or culJmlt'el

W/oll(krjitf for S11111111t'l'

nctivitit!S.

Now available

:Jajhion JounJal.io~ 5111 tawrenct Ave. Kelc>wna, ll.C

763-1473 rllliltJ: lt~di•ssilll:< 19761

Meet Adrianne. She was

born with asthma - a chronic dis~: .. e affecting more than 100,000 Britis h Columbians. But thanks to the B.C. Luns A ssociation's wo rk in research and education, more youngsters like Adrionne live lull, active, healthy lives. And become what they were always meant to be. A real hand ful.

± llR!TISIJ COLUMBIA I Ll JNCJ ASSOCIATION

Ph, (604) 131.5864'" 1·100.665.5864

A\ for Clark. tollowing lltC" ruli ng he ny Gn·l'll l'rt';ll.~. nuL he's not riiX"'lllt tu bail

emt'fKC.11 "niUng {rom the k'r,tslaturc .!Wtyi••S: now. he w..u '-'4i~"4;·r to h3ve. his day in c.-ut1rt :-uul • when I t.h:t.-uh-•1 111 do Lhis thing, 1 pul the Iss\.~ ru n·~oi mlCe ~d for alL nlk-tl my bmlbe- J:SW in Khnhcorfy ·and said

• J dnn't ftnd 1t C."fniMtra..Wng at all. • he 'Btu, 1'111 going LO do somt'thing ami you WtfS C.fUUicd In lht \ 'Jri(lril, limr:s r.niOilisr. should bt· pn•t)olted. roc an O\'erwbelming

Why tltt•n l~ lhe: Nl>r tt)'inx .sc.• hard 10 o:unount of nwtlf.r -.ncl puhlk auention./ I ha\oe then~· thNJWil out? lnhl him I didn't knuw wlwth<'.r or not 1

"'Th~ NOt• b· vt''Y •tdcpt al Laking nt'ga-- c.·ould 1r..t·ep up the pace or st.wd rhe tiw fm t\ tle;g3clve )-inMtic"''" ;md pulling a demambo ancl t it\~~ure lhal would be 011 mt·.

posirivc.· ' l 'i' ' l"tt1 \hem. 'l'h~t's why flu· ('M il~ Gut U you 5totrt w1rn-tl•i••!> ynu don'l quit." lie [s 50 (,'CJIIfiiM'<I. nut I th ink tht>y (tin- ThaL'S somethln.K h~ \Wt') tmHrghl up to NOP) O(e mol't worrktl th::Hl lhey'ce ''lillinR b t: lit•vc.• 4HH1 ll'~ h is strong s~nst! vf v;tluc:oo

to ml•ull/' ~hXktU )CIY.S· I hM ha.•; motivated him in

MHny W11uld con!'ilder thl:' month~ .~--·••••••• ...... ..:II h is right in Jhead as rh4.· uu•~l challenging .... t h e ir\ the C3Se. Hrst lttwycrs

Kru\ntt :uld Je.nsen ba~ tv convinn· llw court to allow· the a:sc to pnlll'\'\..'Ci

a<. a ci3U 3Ctlon )\tit

lncorpnr.ollng oil 39 NL>I'

~. lm:hullug \.lart6

inJt~3d ot JU)t tlw thrt.."C uamc.'tl ~pccl£k3Jly ln th~ suit.

Althouxli nvc·rtumlng the vic.w-ties ot tbow t hrt•c.· 1\!fl.As could have

n dcvuuuln)t tmv~u.:t ou lir e. par·Ly in .............................. ~~ powc.•r ,111rL': ll Or\ly bas a thr~t.,..~at umjot1-

ty, t.he C.'ft>4.' will lo!'ir a lo l or its punch if tlw

lawyers don't X'-'t a n oppOI't.un lty to call Clark 10 the St:.\nd.

Anvtlwr prnhl~ would bt' proving. tlw

three MLJ\S W\'1\' swrsona.11y il\o\:are the bud .. b>'ct w.l.< not balanC.'\-'tl mul w~·n•tJC"tpelraUng

th .. · lk. M lbat':> rnK·." ~lnrt.ell OKlmits. .... All tbey'cl

ha\'t to say h th'-'Y c)nly dn:ulatcd.lnroana. tiuu Jl mvldtd to them by tln- party and wt'ft unt alrivy to lnsidt info.ona:tion fmcn

lhr flnanc-..- dt·l-.rrht,Cill. That'"s why our laW)"eB 3.rf lrubdnx Qt1 }.Oftiug ror"'afd with rlw df"~ acllt'u'\ cerritic:ation so we" c·au

lncluth.· all .39 »ud t.cco In on the J)t:(.lpk who rtctuaUy mt~th· th'-: 'tukm<" .. nls~ who O'E·

att·cS lh~ f)(')IJCy, whQ C..'ft'(ltt'\1 tlw rlu~toric, who ('f\-<tkcl llrt\ II~ lh a.t W'f're told. Wt: have

to n 3.il the tuv t;un., fnn.u rc. ''

Pr~lrl:l l heatl0K) tc..• ~lls• ·us5o the c.lass ~<.'tiuu ''"ll~ hl':gln ln May. 1f suc.-c.·"·ssfl•l, tlf<'

ca,se will w• 1o trh.&l hopefully by summffs end

~to(l..cll l'in'ttoo wt.mic.'\1 ;;~bout what 1~

aht'ad. tIt- hr,hl~ he's content to sit tx-M.·k

and let the lc~wy.:~ do the wor~ but ir's dc:-ar from tus herth: Klu·dnl<" thai's not f\"'illly whal he ls dolllg.

In the wc•c·k h <:fore our lnterview he

made tour publi(.· appcdrdiK'L~ In Vancouver and the Ok3n3J(3D imd ch·mamb. fnr h i~

Huu· srnw .;,, U1<:: c;;ue progresses. AltlKN.1gh <'h"fRl.~lup uh1111t lrh cau.'ie, he appear.s a lir­Ue road Wt:t~ry lil:'i In- ;ru..,wt•n the quesUons ur yet OI10th.er I<Jllfnitlist. I k ml u lits tiH:

scl •l·duh~ l'i tll'lng, lakes Ume awa)' from hjs

wile lant: a•ul hls l<downa. printing compa~

flrl\1 place. 1 .. l .t;r\:w up hdfcvlc"'g your consdt>IU:l'

bothered you if yvt• clh l11't l.::.ll lhe trut..h.

Sure cvetyt>OOy Ues, ~Ut>v~· " ' '-' 1•m uol per· ft<.'t. l'w told lie~ hl my liCe but it bothl~

me ro a pohu '"·•' r l '.an'l live wilh myselt it they :1rfect a ptrWn ur if tht'Y hurt anoU"'er lll'Poo~»l nr 11 they Cio c:Llm..~ to anmh"·r pc·r­son. thi)dmr.K1t_YhUc ll .... t t b.:l\·eand most other people my "X'' l'<tY\' dt)('$.n'l seem to have hc<!n lnsliiJed ln ~oplt> likt· C.h·n Uart.... 11•••t n·nny hnlhe.rs me because that's the kind ot mur<t11ty wc' tc gctUng and this lade()( m01"3llty b a )t'ri<.xt) i:»tw with JX)IiU­'-'tlft!' I lit~ .. dQf'."

Hom W Y'."" "to1 h> Masrolh, illhecta, to M()fl'llOn pl'trt.'Mf), St•..M'kt·H wa~ fmc nf nine d&lllln;rl. II~ grew up in CdJ.<i-Uy1 didnJt ~l\lr­)1JC!' tlw Mormnr1 f:allh, excep t fot· attending

Sunday s~·ht.IUI ' 'Vt•ty IU~W <Hid lh l":Jl, but t".()ll~ idecs hlm..s~lf t\:tlxious in Ids ••w•• way. t h" r •mY ottends lb.e 1'1esbyterian Ch urch.

Over theY''''" 'I nee: hi~ chtldh~ Lhe ram­Uy became fr~xmt·ntt'tl with '""-'f)'nttt' goh\g 1hdr ~e:p~ra.te way). ~tockeU a lwayo;

"'"'"h••l <lt><e lO hh brolhet Olll, but says he is nuw mdk1ug a n t•ffurt lu recoonect

with hls Otht'f $IVl111K'-

• I'vc hecome closer to my tamlly in ttK" last four c.r n~c ye3r~. re.ilizlng you•ve only got one t;nnlly .uul yuu hdtt'r huid lh('.f\1 owd e•tjny Lhem for /:1) lunx as YO\• can. ~vt•rt

nuw wen• uot excepl.lon.3lly dose from the stand point or S(·d ng fJHC anolhec o n a

~t/c:ckly or n"lonthJy l>N~h, but wln~n wt: do t•·• i(!g<ther ll'' quniiLy lnsteod oJ qu• mity. •

lk mul hi~ nr~l wire had lhree children.

.. n t'<!ildlnJt in Albt'rt~" He admits to spend­iug .. IIIUe- lOO Jnu<h time '""Orkiog In thfJSt'

t·arllt·r ~rs, hul has since leacned to ha1-atll'l' tMII hi\ ll(e. fJC"'s SjlCtU 44 )"CarS iH tlu•

prinrinx lnNm"''· "-'rviug 10 y.:-ar; on riw boords ot rlw O:.:.lg;ory ••><I oot:ional pr:inting 3MOCI3tlons.

Jl wa..< that pc:r1od whidl pmvid~ lhc cmly 1 hw tu ~tuc•l.c-11\ clrivt•_ \.Vhih,· pn.--si­

dent ot the C.:alxiny as:sodarton ht> speat­headed 3 lobbying eflort to change t he prilt"tlt"("'i lh<> Alhe . t,a p fOVh)dal govcruwt•u t

fu ii(JW<.'\1 whc.·u ~IWiJ I'd i nt<; prin ting 4.·t.ntrnu.:ts. "The)' h;,<.t i' Quten's printe-r who award­

ed ctnurac.u. l~'ied on who look him out for llu u-h or for a Blum• of golf i u:'!ikmi o f

puttin,K thc.1n I'Jllt tv lJl.lblk tt.'tldl.>:r. w~ were lnnrumtntal In convincing the govern­nW•ll h'l l)lll Ill il policy that IJ'Icludt~ kl

~tuhldinl~ for n·udniux-" Stod:ell tool: a bnet ruatus from printing

in th.o <03rly 1990s. lie purchased a hatd­w;n\' "rnn· 111 Khub.-rlcy ""''king a 1,~~ ln"ftir businm and piO<'\' tv >V<'D<l his last ~.as in the worl((orce. But the economy in 1991-92 wa~ lt'\~ than rorglving, so he nnany had f(l rc.'(:onsi<..l('f tlwt th,, ·hiun. Or«.· gc...-~t thing did come out ol that pe<iod. He met his sec­ond wife j3tlC In Klmhe•·tey where she ran l wrowr~ 111 1\lru·'"

Atter roanlinK itf<.l\md in ~cu:ch of •• bet­let cc:nrlotny, fkn mpvt.ng to ·lbronh,, lhen to Wil ll lif'Jt•g, 5 t('JC'kc:IJ s t:t llcd hacl< i n QJ~ary. He tlt.'\1<.lttl to look Jan~ up upon h is J'eturn and lhf two began a long dis­tan N· r~'lnlA I,~ ... Vlhc.r't h e made plans t.o

mvY<· to K\'lowme lu ~t'drt .., 'ww printtnx business, he askt<l )31ll' to t"Oille "ith him.

• Jt l'.'3.( ~ dleolm or mine because 1 used lu nHut' duwu tu J:tolnwtM lu , ... tKortinu aucl always loV('(.I u . w..- movt."(l bert:> and got mwled 3lmoSllour yo;us •go, june 19th, in faC'L l~-<·J.ut(", I r<•mc.u~J." hCdlucktcs.

' ll\Kl'fh tT wfth J~m"' tfm't' dlildn~u, du: couple boast 12 xrnndcbildren, au residing 1n Allle.•ta.

Stn~:L.~·ll \IIY~ hi-i l'lotJil <IWiiu o;t lht• g<Wl'TII­

ment df..>t'sn 't \'CJUl\' Hs (I :tuq.>rise to his taffii .. ly.

"1 Wll\ f'lh~.!R)'l'l t il<• h1fu:k ~1 1CC•p o f lhC•

fmnHy. ~vt•ry IIH' tn t>tr v f my family ha) obtained :t levtJ ot success they're comtott· ahl~ with tu'ld there: 3.re some who are more -,;u( n').,fill 1h11u 1 .au14 Rul 1 wa'\ aJways IJ''(" ont" who struvt• ru n· .... it fur tiK· hr.~~ ring. I \\'111 alw·ays Lh.t ont wbo was not satistied to ,u tlK"n· and u y lhls Is good enough ror IlK', I alwff)") lt.ttl fCJ K0 Vlfl' ~tc.v furtht.T. I always telt tbtre was nothin~ I couldn~t

Oa:t>nl(>hSh If I wan led to do IL •

lknnl\(· of '''" O"t 11mm·, Stod .. ,·n ntu­not sh akt.• the I Mv1d <-~ud c;oliarh ilrtalogil"S

uumpeled In lhe media and in public. Uut hl· di~ull<'iC'i 1 hc.<c <:ornp.:ui~)r\S saying hr.

QUALITY Fnu11 tTuis:"'IIHI.'! Lut~omputen;­

thousands ofilel11$lt1 duJos~ from viltu~lly CVCtythingfor the home, oflit:t- ;ul(l )'U111' 1Ju~ine.~.

SELECTION "llte m~l """"'•" "'"'ll':il"'d"'l brands such as Michelin, Kraft, S..iku, Nt·~tle, C.illcnc, Compaq and llllll1'

PRICES Co~tco kCCjlS pl'ites luw wiLI1 , ,.,. ~ ;,_, huyi"!ll'"wer and by dimirl~l·

lug """rly aU wnvcntional distribu­tion expenses.

DEPARTMENTS fresh Produce • fresh Meat Fr~h 1\akcry • C.oun11•L flt>li ~'"wl ( ·uurl • Opliral Centre 1 Hour l'hoto • Tire Centre Ph3rm3cy (,)w'""""'n.-IJ'~" .. ,"rltutiv~

2479 N. Highway 97 • Kelowna, BC • (604)868-951 1

1 Free Bagel Avllllble At Tbese locations

526 Bernard Street •••••

Mission Park Shopping Centre

NO MOIU·: I ,WS U'Nltilffk'{/ (UJm f'n);t' J!J,

has Car too much support and influence hchh1d hlm to M C<'llled • the little gu)'. • Otal'$ c.x..:Oy what the NOP pmty arg•K.~. ~hK.:\.dl hn' h..'t·u II~<· tirq;(-t of al.legations th~r h'l."\ ~mply a from for some big poUli­oJ gruup $t't'kln.K to oust the NDP fmm ollice. Last rau, fnt 63mp1e, Gardi11t.Y cnllnJ uporl ~tnd.t~U lu idc·ullf), lrh finandal sup·

pmtt "· "Wbu artt rh(! barkroom financleN~ hl

Vancouver who 41't Jundlrlg Lhis ~Sl·? Wlry won'l lh· r•c•l<·A<ic· l h;al lu(unrM tion?w

\rmdl u~r hollt"''t.'<l durinx a J.m.•.ssconierence. Stuc,:k~U 1:1u~hs when rem 1nded or Lhi!.

eplsodo. .. , <kln ' l rev<·ul lh<·rn lt(•t,:a~"'' th~·n• is no

mt,~ I"'·Nnr.1.:1rty C.lT group donating money. It'> <"UTrunx b:<.m1 individuals In every w;J]~ ot Wt, 01 e\-'ety poiiUcaJ JufltH•nn; in I"YY"')'

age groop. h' ~"('fy '"''"'nmk· Krot.rp."' Till-n·\. tl"• Run~<~b)• woman \\-110 mailed

in • •·lw<!ll< tor SZ,OOO !honking HToi.P II(' tor its "'dttemtln.at.lotl to Oghl "i:ttdt a h,:nul or unll11tlgtuod liar\.." llu.·n·~) the 90-yt'at­nld n1r111 fnlln Vi1nl'Ol1V<'f island ,-...ho donat­

ed Sl,\JOO ,.)'in~ u he was ZO yeor< )'<1110lSO<

he'd be lighting t ight a long \ t<h· Stockt•ll. Thi!\C! l ndlvlduod:o. uwl humln,>(ls like them ltav.•lwlp1·•l t••IJulltl (I war ch est which as of e<•dy Aplil rotalle<.l more ~,.., $40,000. or COUJ'Se ll \0.1111 l111\C <U fca,l fivt• liH H,.'S thtlrl runou~tl lu n>wr llw autid~littl'( l $200_,000· $2~0.000 ler,all.>lll

" l bowt no doubt h"e we'll IX!. ahtc to do iL We howe mar1y <ut)JH'•rtc·r~ whn hav+: said wh,•n yuu ntnl hdp, k t us .knQ\.\· and weU K\'1 tiC: riV\'. ! heSt' are people l\'hO

have inllutne:e. connecUoo\ and rnom..'Y." He sees nnthitl.g wnHtg wilh that, nor

de'""' l ~t• 'l4'i.' .mytltlug WTOJl& with accept­i ng th~,; fundraislng assistailce of the Nat1on:aJ C.:it.Jzens' Coalltiorl~ a .t\ Allx-rht­bJ.Sed ad\1\':1(;0('}' gmup a ud l.uown r:m:tuy ot the· NDfl. I h' 1 hh1k~ lt ric.fi.nJJous tllal he .sh.o\tl c..l t>t: expt!'<'t~d co tight Lhis baltic t'H I

his own1 whtl'l ll1e NDP Ml.AS haw: uulim~ llcd Ona1l~ lal, l(•g.tl und Jl(•litkal re.smtt<..'t'S <tt 11 wir dhJIC.)'i<ll.

But it's not lust h is backers h ls ctlllc.'\ .have \1\l3Cktd hhn ()11. Thcy·v~ ~c)tlCu ~KT~ soml1, luoklug iu lo h i' 1.-.d .. gmuml, work

l1ahih ~tml tlunriul'ling hb agt'tlda. They've nOt<d his political alfillatlons, which include his one.ume m<-fnlx-rship in tlu· I.Jht10tl party. 1 h• ut'luuwkti~''('S that, sating

h.- w~~ ~))4)(i11JC frh .. -nd ltick Howard '""hen he m•d• • bid tor the Okanagan Wo_<l Uber.ll nom1naUnf't, ,;vhid1 lw k"t tn Sindi llav.•kh•'· ~tu(""\ot•11 ~ys lw hdd a Liberal

lnc·•nbl·r.shJp only lotlJ( en ough to vote foJ lloward ctudn~ the convenUon .. He~~ oott~is­

tenUy SU{JJ'l''>tlCd th c. l.ihc..rnlt<, he· mh11it)_. h~•t

doe.~n ' l ( o thHh•r h h11sdf ,., t.:atU-r:;-~tr}'ing

men1hl'r. A•ul hl' ~'Y$ he did vote NLW once

wltik n.•!Ji(liflg ln So.sbtc:hcw;ut. t;.lt7.(11A.·rft U ti• I•~N'CI tl~t>ir hudgct daJn•~ 0:11 "~ J J(\.IUS you C()uld '''II me a liberal an oplom.Lstic prole<'riQn pmvi,k·d hy -.tilff.

and an N1>l' suppott~r ... ht· -ways drytly. '1lle1e were lhrtt projections tfwy 5atd Gardiner 01t1d nllwr nitics don 't buy lL Utc.:y nuivt'tllududhlg 3 veey •legative onE'

TilC)" <lilt~pc.·ct ~ttM•"'·II nf u\"inK this case as a whidt .JMn\'\'tl n'Vf."Jtut ... 'lguifooUy dotom hnmdtifll) IMtl fur .e pnlitiletl Careet, 50lu<.·- with a wbstant14llk.>flc..it. 11nt IIM"'ft' \\-rl~ -a

thin.~' ~ in.ilits l'Ollldn't be tunher fmm tht· middle o1 the ro:Jd projection which stiU truth. showocl • snwl dcllcit. And ruu11y they said

•ThJ~ will he the lAth, t91h nr 20th time they recetvcd .111 uplimi~tic"" JlfOiecllon 11•.-• l 'n· 'Wihl puhUdy that I h;Jvt· nf"J ambi V\tJ1ld1 ~hc-n .. , ... s, I( t'\'t'rything fl'll intu plac:l',

tion to bl· in poUti4.') ttt ~u." LhC)' u"''" ' '-'m.:- ln with a balanced or sur-He does p liU'l tO be in tJ1e public eye a lit- p lu,. lmtlt{t>t1 (tttJ1ough t.hal was unlikely.

Uc ffi(ll'e; hc'lh'C.VCI; lie CtWI~lru'!i h itfl 'ii.'lf a:. it Wc•'v(' :.t:~n U1e 11~311 YC t•rnj,'i l h•n, W,_(''VC moliv01t lwml ' lll.'lllwr ftu·u:-;iu~~ nn ~111all wen the m iddle or tlu• rn;ul HIW so1m·wht•l, Uusitll'~C.'), I lis 1mtl 11 m otivatiumd topic'! bul I keep l'lSkh ·~ .m(l l"t SI..in~ for a c~rti.J:l~l Honesty ol course. He actmhs successfully copy o f I !tnt optumtstic proposal and I ou.stlng Ulc NDP rrrun g()venunc.•H wil1l!'1nl. hc~vl.'ll1t ~'·n1r y~t ... prclly ouud u n l!h n·'\nuw. !>t<.x:kfU $3Y$ ht I~ willln& to wttU .. i1way

Hut thc.t') nut why he's doing Lhis. t.J.:om U1e sultlf lht ... Nf>l' ~o;t'm'fatt.>s tilt' doc\1~

~tockeU s~ys lt'.s :tbout time polllldans he mCtil

held 3CCOUr'IUhle ("'r Lhe Lhiugs tht'.)' o;ay. lit• "'Knt it wun't ha~ you'll oevct sce d .• hd:h'\'t"\ llw 'II W wnuhl not tN;> in powe-r they won't do h ~ thc..·y duu't havt;• it. ttx.h•) U. thl-y'4J wtd vorers the ttultl about It's all up hete, • lu• "'>' pointing to his thebu<JK<l and he has""" opinion poll< 10 hc>d. '"Tlt<-y m .. k- h up. • bac.k him UJ). Ot'lc w.H cufumh.~inm"'tl h}' Kut c;vuld.n't they produce a docu.meol II F.l.l1 KC: hi (). rulx·r aml 'i"hOW(.'tf 23 per like that to gtt Stoc:tell or their ll<'K"ks? t·tm t ol NLH' ~upportt"rs would n ot have • Ah, hut ll u·y wnnlc.l to bav~ it

Yoted lor U1e p~ul}'"i~l ~l~h~e~l";d~----··~~···-~n·rtitied1 under oalh, knowfl tfwrt· wtt~ a with signa Lures

dt'fh it. I( (I from tlu· ~~'e

~I' "'fS £.~ ~ofl.. ,...s """ ~" 1%-'el' ~,..."'fs

''i ~ ~fl..""'e ~..wf'C!> f\\.. t!"'f.\1 ~Q

l>u rc:3u<:rot.s

~o C!> i r ~·Sr' \'"~'f. ~ r,rJ"\'"Ib· ~ sf' ' b""\1 c r a s s

0 ,...,..sO:. f'\S "\'"1° ~-v;"*:. ;«; \1 exam Inc

wh o pre~

pal'cd IL dtul Wl·'tf

IJe abt• ro

~~oe ~ ~~o ~ sl'"'f ' ,..."'fs ~" 111<"111. rr

~~'e o"\'"l~~oel%.'e J'"\'"1'17 ~'e. i I'\.. ~1%-~~'e~ rhc~0 ':~~ :': c;f'( ~ -~ fOI%. c. c;~'eq g c II i n g

oe"\'"lo\1 v b" o"\'"1" llll"l< ,~.ff to ~ 0 li~ tor rbem.

~~~~~--~~ .............. ~~ tlw11 I'll hav~ to let it .go. But lhe bu1ea \1trats. won't lie, bcc~uL«~ 11u~u

mJmbt.•J' ot they'd be the t.c:opcsc-.....h," them SV!.'ilt hed their support to lhe Ubetals, lie \i'Y' J w w•ll tt..; tube as fflir a.s possible. It would hnv~ b!!C1, very dU'flcull fo1 !lu1 uot a pplW vUu..llf."tive ~tnd lr1'3tionaJ. NI H' h • p ull oH 111 1 t·lt·c' tluu v it.:h.•r>'· A "Lloes 01 pape1 Ilk~ that lei lhC'n t c)ff llw Vtm (.(Jfi V<.'I' 11rtwlm 4' 1uJ1I f'.l'll•.·ra.ft'd even hook? Not rNlly, lH1t id '''ihl tht·n.· i~ sorn<.> stronger resp()rLSe$ with 30 per ce.m of NDP I'Oflnl for deu 1ht, for tliM.TVtion on peopie's volt.rs .saying they W()uld have !l.witdlt'c1 f..tart~ t tJ :.:t•Y· 10.K.. you stupid, lrrespott.~ibJe,.

lltl"ir '"PJX>If mul :1 \VIlon11ing I!> pt.•r (..""Cnt of incompe-tent b3.sl3rd.~, ynu ~houldu'l hav~· .ill cfl''Wn ~1yinJ( chey betieved <..:Jart deJib.. accepted 311 Ul'llikdy prutt'1!1lun mtcl rreat it erately misled the pubhc.. as fdd, hut '"'''n· uc»e ..,.,,luy, to ~.n1se the gov-

•1( 11~ '1)p hOld \\-()11 1'1. 20-V-:dl tnaj(.rity (TT1T11l'l1t tu ruU bi.'C.tltrse Of iL'• dncl th..')·'cl n"t:tivnl.,.\ JX'T <.u1t <,f the popu· Re-gardJns ot what happell.s., Tt•"naul 1ar vott>, 1 v.wldn't be here. ' lbere would be says Sl.Od;.ell 1\M llheady madt· w·aYl-:s in the

no point. Gut the ract is, lhey gol only a pulilk"'.Jl \1\'t"Wkl Uut..<C--..C..I 11~~lelly and <'W"lly 19 rx·r- crnt n.f " It wi11 ht· ,.,hatary in the way Lhatll t iH· J»•pultlf vutt·. Th ... y "l"'··akt'd in and shmallf ~mam·n polltidt"tru up. Thc:y11 thinl.. they did it by tro:t\.u.J. l h t'")' knt'W they were in tl<rire betol't they n1ak~ oomcniltiWJitS tbc..-y uouble S() they dJd what they hod to do to know lhey can't kN"I'·" get c.lcclcd .. "

Stotkdl t lo('~u't lwlh'vt till' Nl>l' !\i,Jry thr1t c.;J;n.k n nt.l th t.• n Finiiru:t;> Mini~t('T

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