A16 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December

From front

Two petitions

The Crash Helmut group, officially called the Committee
to Recalt Helmut Giesbrecht, meanwhile, expects to get
the green light early next week from Elections B.C. to be-
gin gathering signatures.

Organizers are spending this week honing their canvass-
ing plans once the official signature gathering period be-

ins.

5 The application filed by Sexton includes a 200-word
statement that says Giesbrecht has repeatedly refused to
listen to or represent the people of Skeena.

It goes on to say that Giesbrecht has “even publicly
ridiculed and verbally attacked’’ people who requested his
hel ;
He has demonstrated by his decisions and actions that
he does not work for the people — he works for the
government,” it says. ‘This has teft the people of Skeena
riding without a voice in Victoria. Because of his unwillin-
gness to do the job he was elected to do, be should not
hold the office of MLA.”

They have 60 days to gather 7,900 signatures.

A dry run of the recall campaign took place last week in
which the campaigners gathered commitments from 2,107
people to sign the recall petition once the campaign is offi-
cially underway.

Sexton had said they would only proceed if they gathered
20 per cent of the signatures they need — or 1,515 signa-
tures — by Nov. 27, the day before the official filing was
planned.

Another recall organizer, Mike Rosenau, said 950 names
had been collected prior to beginning that effort on Nov.
24 and that 1,150 more names were collected up to late in
the evening Nov. 27.

“We achieved what we wanted to achieve,’’ Rosenau
said. ‘“We kept on going after we had reached that 20 per
cent level.”’

If those 2,107 people identified actually sign the recall
petition, they will make up about 28 per cent of the num-
ber required to oust Giesbrecht from office.

Nov. 28 was the first day recall petitions could be started
following an 18-month waiting period after the 1996 elec-
tion.

Recallers stay
away from
literature

COPIES OF a pamphiet put out by a tiny far-right group
condemning homosexuality have been put into mailboxes
in the Horseshoe.

The pamphlet of the Canadian Intelligence Service based
in High River, Alberta was first published in 1993 and out-
lines in graphic detail various homosexual activities.

It also quotes American studies as to the health effects of
the activities.

The appearance, so close to the intensified activities sur
rounding the recall campaign almed against Skeena NDP
MLA Helmut Giesbrecht, has recall backers worried.

Opposition to the planned introduction ‘into’ public
schools of material advocating tolerance toward
homosexuality is one of the foundations of the recall
movement,

But Mike Rosenau, a local pastor and key recall
organizer, said the pamphlet distribution isn’t connected to
the recall campaign should not be used to detract from the
campaign’s efforts.

*T’ve read the material and it certainly isn’t something I
support of condone,’’ he said of the pamphlet content and
of their distribution.

Rosenau did track down the person distributing the
pamphlet and found it was someone who supports the idea
of recall. —

“This person is not a (recall) canvasser and he is not part
of the team,’’ said Rosenau.

3, 1997

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ONE MAN’S opinion that recall lagisiation Is wrong
surfaced Friday when John How registered his own
patition fo oust Skeena NDP MLA Helmut Giesbrecht,

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How risky was that ear operation? <

"Mr. Parsons, the doctor will see you
now.”

The nurse held open the door to the doc-
tor's office,

Mike was quiet throughout the whole ear
examination. But his mind was racing.

“fm 50% deaf in one ear.” Mike thought,

“This doctor.is Supposed to be. one of pthe

best. If | have any hope, it's him."

The examination:seemed to. go an fore
er. Mike’ anxiously waited for the: doctor to
speak, Finally, the-doctor looked up.

"There's hope,: Mike. » | can: aperate.
Chances are 90% you'll be completely
improved. 8% chance no improvement.” 2%
chance you'll be worse. Your biggest danger
is an ear infection.”. -

Mike added the figures up in his head.
He could hardly contain his joy.

"You gat-me, Doc. Lay me out an that
table and‘do your magic.”

Three months later, they wheeled Mike

into. the operating-raom. The anesthesia
knocked him out almost immediately. -

"Nurse, hand me the. specialized
instrument."

The nurse smacked the instrument into .

- the docter's hand. ‘The doctor began. work:
ing.on Mike's ear.

Suddenly, he gave out a curse.

"Darn it, that instrument has jammed
open in the patient’s ear. Fix it, Quick.”

After a couple of hours, the instrument
was out and the operation continued.

Two days after the operation, the - ‘Symp:
toms appeared. ..

Mike was beside himself.

“Those buzzing noises in my ear.are driv-
ing me crazy. I'm so-sick, Life is-hell. |
was better off with just -a touch of
deafness." - .

But the problems dissapeared quickly,

BASED ON .-

ACTUAL COURT

CASES ate .

Soon.after, Mike left for a contract t job as a
mechanic:in California,

~ On his way back home te Canada, Mike
developed an ear Infection.

° “We' ve got ta go heavy with the antibiot-
ics; "said the emergency doctor in the hos-
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When Mike got home, his wile removed
the bandages. .-

Mike almost fainted. .

"My hearing is gone-in that ear.
Completely gone. |'m totally deaf! That
doctor-who did-the operation mucked up,
‘He's made’'me deaf. I'm suing.”

In court, Mike was extremely emotional,

- "Your Honor, I'm deaf In one ear and it’s all

the doctor’s fault. He should’ve checked

the instruments before-he operated.. He

alse should've specified the risks involved.
if-he had, | would néver have agreed to the
operation. Because of his mistakes, | am
now legally deaf.. Make him pay for the
damage he has caused my ear.”

The doctor had ‘a ‘different spin, “Your
Honor, | did the best that | could. | told
Mike there was a possibility of failure, But
It wasn't the: operation that caused the

_ deafness. | told Mike that if he got an ear

infection, it would cause serious problems.
wasn't anything | did/or didn't do. It was
completely out of my hands.”

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