CHILLIWACK TIMES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012
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Wants to improve life for middle class SCHOOL, from page 1 Reform base,” Trudeau told the Times in an exclusive telephone interview on Friday. “Reform was created as a reaction to the Progress Conservative party which was seen as much too top down, much too controlling, much too into patronage and self-promotion. I’m sorry, the Reformers have now become that which they tried to reform against.” Trudeau is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the ethnically diverse Montreal riding of Papineau. He first won the seat in 2008 from the Bloc and held the seat again in 2011. He said his experience in Papineau show that no riding is unwinnable. “I had the dubious honour or running in Papineau, which was considered very much a ‘no hope’ or a ‘little hope’ riding for the Liberals,” he said. (The comparison may be a stretch for some since the riding that is now Papineau was Liberal from 1953 until 2006 when the Bloc won it and before Trudeau took it back two year later. On the other hand, the riding that is now Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon has been Conservative, Reform, Alliance or Progressive Conservative since Liberal Jerry Pringle held the Fraser Valley East seat from 1968 until 1972.) Trudeau is coming to Chilliwack Thursday for a public event at the Coast Hotel to pay tribute to long-time Liberal Hal Singleton, who is fighting cancer. Trudeau will also attend a fundraiser for the local federal Liberal riding association. While he said he hasn’t spent any time in Chilliwack, nor does he know the man being honoured personally, Trudeau knows the Fraser Valley well and he is looking forward to meeting Singleton. “The fact that he is choosing to focus this into a very, very positive event for the community, for the Liberal Party, is something that I think goes to what an extraordinary individual he is.” On Oct. 2, Trudeau announced his run for the Liberal leadership, which will be decided in April. When he announced his bid, some pundits predicted his name may scare off potential rivals. Yet eight others have already stepped forward, with former astronaut Marc Garneau expected to enter the race any day. “There was no doubt in my mind that we are going to have a race,” Trudeau
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Justin Trudeau says his surname can open doors but he has to work harder than others. told the Times. “I know there will be a lot of rich conversation in the coming year.” But that name. Is the Trudeau name a blessing or a curse? “It is what it is,” he said. “To some it’s a very positive association and to others it’s a very negative association. The one thing I will say is [that] people take a look at me: ‘OK, what does young Trudeau have to say.’ Perhaps it opens doors of attention but . . . I have to make sure I walk through that door having worked a lot harder than anyone else. “That’s the story of my life.” Trudeau said his leadership focus will be on improving life for the middle class, something that hasn’t happened over the last 30 years. “For the first time in generations, perhaps ever in Canada, a majority of people are seeing it’s not automatic that my kids are going to do better than I did,” he said. While his surname opens doors and forces him to work harder, it’s hard to see the Liberal Party brand with such optimism. Its decimation in Parliament—going from 170 seats in the year 2000 to 135 to 100 to 75 to 35—has been a descent of historical proportions. Trudeau, however, said he sees the sheer depths to which the party has sunk not as a challenge but as an opportunity.
“We have a chance now to redefine, to rebuild, to build and create an entirely new ways of connecting with people, of involving them in politics,” he said. Trudeau clearly aims to position the Liberals under his leadership as the party that unites in the face of what some perceive as a west-hating NDP and an east-hating Conservative Party. “The easiness with which politicians on the federal level play up identities and tension and wedge issue as a way of getting votes, I think is a big part of what is actually very wrong with our political system and why so many Canadians have turned incredibly cynical about politics,” he said. As for western alienation, Trudeau lived in Vancouver for years and said he is familiar with the concept. On that question, he added that connecting him only to his father Pierre oversimplifies who he is. “People tend to forget my grandfather Jimmy Sinclair was a Member of Parliament for almost 20 years representing Vancouver North and was Minister of Fisheries,” he said. “That’s also a very important part of my world view, my political roots and my perception of the country and what is important about it. I’m very sensitive to concerns of the west.”
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• Practice speaking English • Learn about Canadian culture Chilliwack Library Mondays 7-8:30pm Sept 24 to Dec 3 Cheam Leisure CentreWednesdays 7-8:30pm Sept 26 to Dec 5 Yarrow LibraryThursdays 6:30-8pm Sept 27,Oct 11,25,Nov 8,22,Dec 6 For more infomation:Call Marci:604-701-9794
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Contact 604-847-5404 or email rivers@ufv.ca
The restaurant is hosting 6 pm seatings on Tues and Wed evenings through to May.
Sessions provided by Chilliwack Learning Community Society
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Lunch is also being served on Fridays. Reservations strongly recommended. Visit ufv.ca/rivers to learn more.
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