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Harper greeted with love, support, protests Man stabbed 12 times; listed in stable condition
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Campbell River Saturday to drum up support for the Conservatives and stop the recent momentum of the NDP. Harper spoke for about half an hour to roughly 500 Conservative members and supporters at the Quinsam Centre in an effort to sway voters. “We couldn’t get the opposition parties to deal with the highest priorities of Canadians so we’re forced to come to you to get a mandate to complete our economic recovery,” said Harper. “Choose stability by voting for a strong, stable, majority Conservative government.” But not everyone was there to support the prime minister. Outside, a group of about 12 demonstrators lined the road to the Quinsam Centre, holding signs protesting the halibut allocation and the federal government’s decision to replace the Coast Guard cutter Point Race with a smaller vessel, two issues which were not addressed by Harper during his speech. And if the polls are any indication, Harper still has work to do if he wants a majority government. A recent Ekos Politics poll has the Conservatives at 33.7 per cent of the vote with the NDP gaining at 28 per cent, ahead of the Liberals who sit at 23.7 per cent. If those results were to hold, the Conservatives would have 131 seats in parliament, the NDP would have 100 and the Liberals would hold 62. The Vancouver Island North riding has historically been a
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses a crowd of supporters at the Quinsam Hall on Saturday. He visited the riding in an effort to shore up incumbent Conservative candidate John Duncan.
for Conservative Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca candidate Troy DeSouza, Nanaimo-Cowichan candidate Jo h n Ko u r y and Duncan, who were all on hand to generate support for the party. H a r p e r war ned the crowd that electing an NDP government would be a step backward for Canada, with citizens living above their means and
close race, with MPJohn Duncan defeating former NDP candidate and MP Catherine Bell by more than 2,000 votes in the last election and by less than 500 votes in the 2004 election. In 2006, Bell was elected over Duncan with more than 600 votes separating the two. Harper urged supporters to vote
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provinces pitted against each other. Harper also said the NDP have said no to Employment Insurance premiums to create new jobs and no to initiatives targeted at improving health care, all things Harper said the Conservatives have said yes to, without raising taxes. Harper also noted how Campbell River has benefited from the Conservative’s Economic Action Plan. “There’s been new infrastrucContinued on Page 2
A 19-year-old man survived a dozen stab wounds Easter Sunday following a fight at an outdoor birthday party. According to Campbell River RCMP, the victim was at a party with friends at a campsite beside Echo Lake, located west of the city on the Gold River Highway. In the early morning hours Sunday, the victim got into a confrontation with another man which led to a fight, and he was stabbed 12 times in the torso. The victim’s friends drove him to Campbell River hospital where he was later airlifted to Victoria and underwent surgery. He is presently in stable condition at Victoria General Hospital. Police were called to Campbell River hospital at 3:25 a.m. Their investigation led them to a home located in the 4700 block of Argonaut Road where they discovered a 40-plant marijuana grow operation on the property. They also seized other drugs, firearms and clothing. One man was arrested. Bradley James Perkins, 23, is charged with aggravated assault and firearms offences. He was held in custody and was expected to appear in provincial court on Tuesday. Details were not available at press time.
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