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THE HARD CORE ISUE On T u e s d a y , O c t o b e r 3 0 t h , p e o p l e f i l l e d t h e Robson S q u a r e a u d i t o r i u m ..literally. By 7:30 i t was h a r d t o f i n d a p l a c e t o s t a n d . Vancouver i s i n a c r i s i s s i t u a t i o n w i t h homeless f a m i l i e s , s i n g l e mothers & c h i l d r e n and s i n g l e p e r s o n s " l i v i n g " i n p a r k s and a l l e y s and u n d e r b r i d g e s . The r e a s o n f o r g a t h e r i n g was t o h e a r b o t h J I M GREEN, t h e COPE/Civic NDP c a n d i d a t e f o r Mayor, and Gord Campbell, who h a s b e e n p l a y i n g Mayor f o r f o u r y e a r s a s head of t h e NPA - t h e No Principles Atall party. S h o r t and s w e e t : Campbell t r i e d t o

defend t h e r e c o r d of C i t y Council's p e r f o r m a n c e and f a i l e d on e v e r y p o i n t . Now b e f o r e you g e t t h e i m p r e s s i o n of t h i s b e i n g b i a s e d o r o n e - s i d e d . . any p e r s o n a t t e n d i n g c o u l d o n l y come t o t h e s a m e c o n c l u s i o n . Every answer h e gave f e l l f a r s h o r t of even b e i n g a n explanation. H e kept r e f e r r i n g t o t h e " r e a l i t i e s " and when t h a t d i d n ' t s a t i s f y anyone h e c o n s t a n t l y p a s s e d t h e buck t o " s e n i o r l e v e l s of government". He d i d come o u t s t r o n g l y i n undying f a v o u r of "property r i g h t s " ; which d e s c r i b e s t h e NPA's p h i l o s o p h y on j u s t a b o u t e v e r y t h i n g money.

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