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September 11, 2015 (Vol. 40 No. 73)
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Classic cars: Car buffs were out in force at Blackie Spit Park Saturday, taking in the Crescent Beach Concours d’Elegance car show, which featured flawless vehicles from years gone by. i see page 11
Marijuana stance crosses party line, Trudeau says
Liberals weed out candidate’s views Alex Browne Staff Reporter
Joy Davies, federal Liberal candidate for South Surrey-White Rock, was under fire Thursday from both party Leader Justin Trudeau and her riding president after her pro-marijuana-use comments came to light. At Peace Arch News press time, Trudeau – who has vowed to legalize Contributed photo pot – was quick to distance himself from Davies & Trudeau. past Facebook statements by Davies that
marijuana being used or grown in a home causes no harm to children. Trudeau – campaigning in the Lower Mainland Thursday – told reporters the position of the party is that marijuana needs to be controlled and regulated to protect children. “The views expressed by the individual in question do not reflect the views of the Liberal party of Canada and certainly do not reflect my personal views,” he said.
Trudeau added he would be meeting with his advisers and would have a further statement on Davies in a matter of hours. “We are all deeply concerned by this,” riding president Ginny Hasselfield told PAN. “This does not reflect the views of the party…we are going to be looking into this.” Meanwhile Conservative candidate Dianne Watts reportedly told news website The Huffington Post that
Davies’ statements indicated bad judgment and being out of touch with riding priorities. The website had quoted Facebook posts by Davies – a long-time public advocate of medical marijuana – as saying that secondhand pot smoke in the home does not pose a risk to children, that marijuana use reduces domestic-violence incidents, and that the Canadian Cancer Society proi see page 8
Help refugees: Surrey
‘Immoral burden’ Jeff Nagel Black Press
Safe passage
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Commissionaire Marcel Larochelle helps ensure Earl Marriott Secondary students heading home from their first full day of classes Wednesday get across the ever-busy 16 Avenue/North Bluff Road safely. Larochelle said he’s seen many close calls as a crossing guard, and will be on the job every afternoon that the school – with more than 2,000 students – is in session.
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Canada’s policy of requiring incoming government-assisted refugees to pay back loans of up to $10,000 for their airfare, medical exams and documents is under renewed fire now that the Syrian refugee crisis has emerged as a federal election issue. Advocates argue scrapping the repayment policy and turning the transportation loans into grants is Judy Villeneuve councillor one concrete step Ottawa can take now to make it easier for refugees to adapt to life in Canada. The City of Surrey – the top destination in B.C. for arriving refugees – is stepping up its yearslong campaign to kill the loans, on which the federal government charges interest after three years. “To arrive with a debt of $10,000 per family on their plate as they first start out here trying to get their feet on the ground in Canada is very, very stressful,” Surrey Coun. Judy Villeneuve said. i see page 8