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"Finding the real meaning

ike many others, we have had. some very Jean

- Christmases in our family. Early in 1980, when
~- the bottom fell out of the forest industry (and’.
: “4 subsequently, the world that drives it, that our
family had. come to rely on) my husband found himself, °
_ for the first time since he was 14 years old, ‘without ajob.
'» Tt came, as it will, at a very bad time for us. We were.
“new to the small fown in which we were living at the
time, inthe Okanagan, had a new mortgage, and three ©
children to clothe and feed. It was a frightening time, be-
~ cause there was no hope ofa an earls rly € end to he problems ‘i
- we faced. ae .
eee Christmas
ferent that.

sues settings 6 or interviews. ee
“I don't always come across as the: wae:
cleverest person in the media;” she...
~ said. Her thoughts don’t come in the.
~ seven-word blips that make for good:
TV sound clips, and she’s not Sure
that’s a ‘skill she’s going to learn: But.
voters i in: ‘Parksvillé-Qualicum didn't a

seem to find ‘that a problem, just a
they, weren't unhappy] Reid didn’ have

tired ‘the riding for the: Liberals. It

-was her leader, Gordon’ ‘Campbell. :
Al three of the other. allegedly se-
ious parties — the NDP, Reform and
-were: running. against

“we told our kids, was ; going tobe very dit
ar. We aon a Hamat all our spending. :

~ leadership behind hime 8...
The big losers? Glen Clark, clearly
~ The NDP. hada strong: candidate in

fringe counteys Ths iking me, they hate Glen,” said Krog.

ast best chance to move beyond a:
“Leonard Krog,.who is popular in the ~~“ People are angry. with. this | govern:
By one-man show, and it didn’t happen men Cand they don’ t trus {it They’ re

tiding and was an effective MLA from. Reform ran into a similar ‘fate, ‘it
ea half. on 41 per cent to 22 per cent. -. Zalm js: just fooling around with the probably: angrier that this i ‘is a govern- Ss
é ment that doesn’t seem to like its own’

Even fora byelection, that Sa serious party. The local riding association did-» ess
: thumping. : n't want to run a candidate, saying ‘constituents. While people were loss

-But this byelection’ may have dealt a _. ing their jobs across B.C., the NDP...
the harshest blow to PDA leader Gor: ey, had vou to sali nee vn -’, was attacking anyone who'saidthere |
don Wilson. ‘Hampson took a back’ der Zalm forced them to, a decision were economic problems. Clark and.
seat as Wilson's name took top place’. ‘that produced an ugly internal battle, ° Finance Minister Joy MacPhail could-
-oncampaign signs and brochures. He. then: provided no help. or support, n't even admit the obvious fact that.

worked the riding for months and his z “staying away’ throughout the cam- the province was in recession,
‘spouse, ex-MLA Judy. Tyabji ran Mes paign. The result was'a six-per-cent “Even as voters went tothe polls

“this year.” campaign. showing. The Reform show is over. ‘Clark was wrapping up the first round

. And because ever yone had con- Reid cll Ib pb. _ of the Nisga’a debate with a partisan
No, she didn’t get what she wanted, but she forgot it: : ceded the by-election to the Liberals | ic fed was we oui meh “specch that effectively characterized

“|. -all soon enough. Our family hada. very Merry Christ-. | weeks ago, voters should have felt’ ~ hoa candidate who was in synewith Anyone with concerns about the deal
pies: mas that year, despite the financial constraints. 1) safe casting their ballots for Wilson: the voters, Reid, a small business sper: as a racist. It was a sad, empty speech’
But of the gifts we've had before and since that C hrist- “ He even talked about coming second... son and mom who runs a‘shellfish {fom a man who could have done so

mas, Steve's was the greatest, He showed that he really. Reality was cruel, Wilson ended up aquacillture operation with her. hus. Much better hy defending and ex:
«does understand the true meaning of the season... ._ With about 14 percent of the vote, anand, has lived in the riding for years, Plaining an agreement he believes in

ply: didn’t: understand :
~ Later that day, our eldest son, Steve, came nto the iS
; kitchen and offered to.dry..the’ dishes — a sure sign .
there was an important conversation « coming up.
pate After skirting the subject for a few minutes, ie told me in
oY should buy his sister. the gift she wanted: - ee

“Use the. money you would have used:to big meapre-
sent and add it to. hers,” i "he said. “I don't need anything ns

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_ wee, “improvement on the six per cent in. She's almost an anti-politician, more deeply,
poet bBo: , ‘the '96 election but stil clearly in Comfortable one-on-one than in large ~Thwas Gordon Camphoet's dy.
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