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boys with horror stories about the socialist hordes. I received a long-lost-son’s welcome from the premier and joined the collegial scrum, notebook in hand, father in tow. Of course I introduced my dad to Premier Bennett who said: “You must be proud of your son. He’s a good reporter.” Dad, who did not meet many heads of state in the course of a day selling Goodyear Tire products, was speechless. I knew it was highly unlikely the premier was clipping my court and police reports for bedtime reading, but Wacky never missed an opportunity to score points and I was grateful for the endorsement. Many years later sitting around the fire at the family home in Sooke, my folks started reminiscing about their Okanagan visit. The truth came out. Upon arriving back home that Saturday, mom had immediately taken dad aside and demanded to know if he had delivered her hair cut decree. Dad said: “I just didn’t have the heart to do it dear; the premier really likes him, even with long hair.” ●

determined that I would have a decent It’s a senior haircut before she went home. Further, thing, meandering she was determined that mellow dad backward into would be the parent who delivered the history. This week edict. it happened when It wasn’t enough that I was the first I acknowledged Kieran, since the clan emigrated from that NDP leader ■ BRIAN KIERAN COLUMNIST Ireland, to graduate from university. Oh Adrian Dix will no … I had to look straight too. (Phew! almost certainly be Let it go Brian.) our next premier. I Regardless, it was a sunny Okanagan realized that he will be the 12th premier Saturday in August in the middle of I will have covered as a reporter in B.C. a provincial election campaign. That Looking back over almost five inkelection would launch the seventh – stained decades, I recalled I owe a debt and last – term of gratitude to for Bennett who my first: W.A.C. buried his rivals Bennett. It New Democrat was “Wacky” Tom Berger in the hippyMom was determined and Liberal Pat dippy ‘60s who, that I would have a McGeer. unknowingly, Dad and I gave me the decent haircut before piled into my green light to she went home.” Austin A40 hide my ears and headed under a mop of downtown long hair. where Premier I was a Bennett was mainstreeting. We found reporter for the Penticton Herald. The Wacky hunkered down in the dusty year was 1969. My mom and dad were industrial section of the Bennett visiting from back East and – I would Hardware store, regaling the good old learn many years later – alpha mom was

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