s this Lumberworker goes to press
we are literally hours away from
a federal election. Finally Cana-

dians will have the opportunity
to use the ballot box to show
their opposition to the policies
of the Mulroney government.

As far as elections go it will
be an exciting one. All three
parties are within striking
distance. There are but a few
percentage points separat-
ing them. For Ed Broad-
bent this will be the first election

that has seen him start as high in
the polls as he is. That and Broad-
bent’s formidable campaigning skills
make for a potent NDP combination.
Ed Broadbent loves to campaign;
he loves the cut and thrust of debate
and he loves to have the kind of
intense contact with people that only
a federal election can bring. His
performance in the 1984 campaign is
evidence of that. He took the party
from 11 percent in the polls to over
20 percent on election day.
See page 8 OUT OF THE GATE

LUMBERWORKER/OCTOBER, 1988/7