» AMIDST-A Sea of red and white at the Lib- “al, a small brightly coloured poo! of green talking to delegates when another leadership . His supporters nearly mobbed Martindale. - .» “When Kennedy went over (to, Dion), | - was standing there in the Kennedy group asa ~ leader Stephane Dion. will benefit northwestern B.C. ' _ Dion has:a proven record of intergovernmental affairs _ success, has. listened to the West’s concerns and is: focused: _ on taking care of the environment, said Martindale. Ai2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 13, 2006 Local Liberal loves leader choice made in Montreal and says Dion will do well ‘By MARGARET SPEIRS eral Party leadership convention in Montre- — ‘began to grow. _ : oe, ’ When the voting tide. started-to turn to- ward eventual winner Stephane Dion, who ‘showed up with attention-getting bright green signs, buttons, hats and scarves for supporters, one local delegate nearly es- caped with just the shirt on his back. . . Bruce Martindale, president of the Skee-. na-Bulkley. Valley federal Liberal riding as-" J sociation, and a strong Dion supporter, was | contender, Gerard Kennedy, was eliminated. Dion delegate talking to Kennedy delegates — and they started grabbing green stuff off me and wanted to be identified as Dion-only {supporters],” he said. Martindale, who was wearing a green Dion supporter hat, scarf and T-shirt turned around and someone asked for his hat; someone else took his scarf and he gave away a whole only souvenir fromthe convention. == handful of buttons, leaving him with just his Dion shirt, his - ~.. Martindale, who travelled to Montreal for the leadership ‘convention with seven other members of the riding associa- _ tion from Prince Rupert and Hazelton, believes new party "Martindale met.Dion in Prince Rupert in September when | he toured the northwest looking for supporters and liked » whathe saw. _ “He’s an impressive man to meet, a good listener and “consensus builder for sure,” said Martindale. "What struck Martindale about Dion was how he saw the environment as a main issue. - Bruce Martindale . " gate,” said Martindale. “When you talk about the environment ‘said the environment is the most important issue in the next century. Dion set’the groundwork for the Paul . Martin Liberal government’s Kelowna Ac- Dryden penned, Martindale said. “(Both of those have. essentially been abandoned by the new Conservative govern- ment.) . nok '. “He’s got the experience. He’s very de- termined,” said Martindale of Dion. a “His determination is something that ev- * eryone talks about.” Dion wrote the Clarity Act — - which says .<.. asked in any future Quebec separation refer- endum and that a clear question must be on the ballot form — after taking ideas from all across Canada, said Martindale. _ Westerners asked for clarification on any future Quebec referendum question so Dion’s already shown he can listen to us, Martindale said.” ee - Dion even mapped a way for Canada to get back into the: Loa 7 _ Kyoto Accord and fulfill its commitment, although he didn’t have a chance to put it through before the federal election that - placed Stephen Harper in office, said Martindale added. . _. The association president is also talking about a concerted -. " Liberal effort in the northwest in the next federal election. - becoming important to everybody in soci- | ety, it’s not a fringe issue anymore and he. ' recognized that,” he. said, adding that Dion ~ | cord and for a child care agreement that Ken . there have to be limitations on what can be "a The main thing is to start campaigning early to be better 7 prepared than was the case. in this past January’s election where the Liberal campaign here was “very slow out of the » “Everyone talks about the power of Nathan Cullen, Ihave a lot of respect for Nathan Cullen but he’d better watch out — _ because we’re ready to come back,” said Martindale. “This is a different party and a different way’ to. approach this. We’re not living in the past but looking to the future.” # Tis The-Season-For Savings Sale-A-Bration! a SALE STARTS DECEMBER 13TH 2062: OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE! 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