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Election Leaders ‘testy’ during debate by Canadian Press '7 think Mr. Dosanjh is deliberately going out and trying to sow the seeds of fear and division in this province.” — Liberal Leader Gordon Campbell during radio debate with Prejmier Ujjal Dosanjh. “Mr. Campbell, you wouldn’t know the truth ifithityourfa.ee.” — Dosanjh diiring one of several testy exchanges bn the radio debate with Campbell. —I------ “He refuses to recognize the truth What do you say about a man if that’s the case?” jsanjh talking about lpbell at debate. Ddsanjl Camp “Mr. Dosanjh insists on misrepresenting the facts.” — Campbell giving tit for tat during the debate. “It takes an absolutely extraordinary set of circumstances for that to happen. ’’ — Former New, Brunswick premier Frank McKenjia talking about his govemmeht’s 1987 shutout of Richajrd Hatfield’s Tories. ........... i I ■■■ Handle With Love VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia’s two main political leaders squared off in a testy exchange Thursday during a radio debate, the first time the pair have sparred head-to-head on the way toward the May 16 provincial election. Liberal Leader Gordon Campbell suggested Premier Ujjal Dosanjh was lying about a written legal opinion, while Dosanjh shot back that Campbell wouldn’t know the truth to see it. The two leaders took part in a television debate April 30, but the leaders of the Green party and B.C. Unity were also included. The format meant the debate was more of a forum with each party leader putting forward their position with little back and forth. The vigorous exchange was over a secret deal signed by Forests Minister Gordon Wilson just days before the election call. In a letter to a forest company, Wilson said the province would be “irrevocably bound” by the deal, which could cost the province up to $35 million. Dosanjh, who has said he didn’t know about the deal, says he has a written legal opinion that would allow the province to back out of the agreement. “He hasn’t presented that legal opinion.” Campbell said. “I don’t believe you have a legal opinion. You don’t have a written legal opinion.” Dosanjh shot back: “Mr. Camp- Mother’s1 4 1 Day is Sunday, May 13 r if The Inn Flower Place \ i The Coast In Of The North 561 770 Brunswick Street -0366 1-800-663-6847 390587 DOSANJH bell, you wouldn’t know the truth if it hit your face. Absolutely never. You wouldn’t.” Nervous laughter followed before Dosanjh continued, accusing Campbell of changing his story on what the Liberals will do when in office. Doman Industries has launched a lawsuit against the provincial government for backing out of the deal. Earlier, Dosanjh admitted the Liberals will form the next government. But with support for the Greens rising, he said it’s important that the NDP elect some members to the 79-seat legislature. A vote for Green will simply split the left-of-centre vote and lead to a Liberal shutout, he said. The NDP have been focusing their efforts on a few key ridings, including two in inner city Vancouver where cabinet ministers face two Liberals who CAMPBELL have been accused of ducking candidates’ debates. Dosanjh accused Campbell of muzzling and scripting his candidates. The two also attacked one another on forestry policy. The Liberals have promised to streamline the Forest Practices Code, the multi-volume book of regulations that governs forestry companies. Dosanjh has accused the Liberals of ignoring environmental concerns, concerns that resonate internationally. European environmental groups have launched successful boycotts of B.C. wood products in the past. Dosanjh challenged Campbell to name an international customer that would welcome less stringent rules. Campbell said a Liberal government will ensure environmental standards remain high. Poll has a familiar ring VANCOUVER (CP) — The latest poll to be released on voters’ preferences for next Wednesday’s B.C. election has a familiar refrain — the Liberals are heavily favoured. An Ipsos-Reid poll of 800 respondents, taken May 3 to 7, indicated the Liberals had maintained a huge lead with five days to go before voting day. Sixty-three per cent of decided B.C. voters said they would vote for the Liberal party, a drop of seven points since Ipsos-Reid released results of a survey earlier in the campaign. The pollster said that, other than the “real possibility of a Liberal sweep of all 79 seats,” the most interesting story in the election was the support for the Green party. The latest Ipsos-Reid survey indicated support for the Greens at 13 per cent and the NDP at 16 per cent. A MarkTrend poll of 500 respondents recently suggested the Greens had 15 per cent support and the NDP 14 per cent. That poll, however, had a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The Ipsos-Reid poll has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Four polls taken since the election was called have consistently shown the Liberals with a huge lead of about 50 points. The latest poll suggested the Greens had moved to 13 per cent from 10 per cent on the previous Ipsos poll. The Marijuana party went to three per cent from one and Unity B.C. moved to three per cent from two. Anti-poverty activists miss Liberal leader by Canadian Press Notes, excerpts, observations and tidbits from the B.C. election scene: ■ About 20 placard-carrying Victoria anti-poverty activists waited for Campbell outside the Empress Hotel but didn’t get a chance to meet him, either. “He’s a serious threat to our quality of life,” said Tim Richards, who works at a Victoria agency that helps street people, homeless and the poor. Inside the hotel, Campbell was greeted with a prolonged standing ovation by about 350 people attending a business group luncheon. He said Liberal tax cuts will stimulate the province’s economy and increase government revenues. ■ It appears the rigours of the election campaign are starting to take a toll on Campbell’s tongue, with less than a week to go until voting day. At a business group luncheon, he flubbed the introduction of two Vic-toria-area Liberal candidates by mispronouncing their names. He introduced Ida Chong, Oak Bay-Gordon Head candidate, as Ida Chung and he called Sheila Orr, Victoria Hillside candidate, Sheila Hoar. ■ The B.C. Unity party is proposing a school voucher system that would allow parents to shop for the best education for their children. The voucher, equal to the cost of educating a child for a year, could be used for public, private, independent or charter schools. “In the case of home schooling, the value of the voucher will be reduced by the proportionate cost of school building overhead,” Unity Leader Chris Delaney said in a news release. ■ National Chief Matthew Coon Come, talking about Campbell’s pledge to hold a referendum on treaties, said Campbell “is not a government that speaks for my people.” He also rejected Campbell’s assertion that natives should be given municipal-style government. 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