AB. ‘The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Political party wants change
in way elections are fought —

‘THE LEADER OF a small

federal political party wants’

~ to change, how election fi- ”

 nancing is ‘provided.

Ron Gray of the Christian
Heritage Party does favour -

recent . legislation which
‘shifts. financing -away from
depending on companies and
‘unions to the public purse.

* But since: that. new for-
,mula depends upon how «|g
many votes a political party

received in the last election

and requires them ‘to ‘hit a:
minimum threshold, smaller .
| parties such as 5 his: are left

- out.

done is frozen the others out.

They’ ‘ve pulled up the draw-. “
_ bridge behind them and:are *

: “What the parties now'in , .[2
Parliament effectively have -

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE PARTY leader Ron Gray, left, was ona a tour of the Skeena-
Bulkley federal riding last week. With.him is party candidate Rod Taylor. The tour
was planned in’advance of the federal election but the it’s timing allowed Gray and

excluding any“others,” ,said »

ey who was on a north-

. western tour last week.

He favours being able.

to check a box that would

be, included. on income tax

‘forms.

- SBy checking that box; ae

“person would be willing to

-' they want it.to go to. And
if they, don’t favour a party,

the money then goes to Elec- _
tions Canada for education .
* on the political. process in-

the schools and for immi-
grants,” said Gray.
‘He estimates his party

‘spent $140,000. during the

', 2004 federal eléction.cam-

‘ paign. in. the. 62. ridings ‘in’

- which it ran candidates.

Taylor to do some campaign planning and organizing.

4 a

: ridings but. hopes it exceeds
‘the 62 of 2004. and the. 63
“in its best and first year as ae
party, 1988. ss.

The | Christian | ‘Heritage |

Party is described as: the.:

“ Christian conscience of the

a support the political process 7
by: $2. And they .can then:
check ‘what Political : party.

One: of: those” “ridings,

. Skeena-Bulkley, -provided
‘Christian Heritage Party

- 1,408: votes, “.behind. the |

- NDP; Conservative,and Lib- |

eral: candidates’ but ahead of

..” the Green party contender. -

“This is one of our stron- :

° \ger. ridings and Rod Taylor.

is one of our: strongest can-
didates,” said Gray.

_ He doesn’t know yet how
many candidates the party
will run in the 308 federal

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the court’ s justices change

Canadian political system.

“We think things will be.

different this time. We're
‘growing in a’number of —
“places, particularly :Alberta’

where: people. are. fed. up

_ with the Conservative party. *

We have people who. used to:

organize for. [Conservative :
'.. party predecessors] Reform *

and the: Canadian Alliance,”

“said Gray. ©.
That support comes from, 7
people who oppose the Con-

_servative party decision not:
to support any legislation on = [

stopping abortion, ‘the leader -

‘continued.
candidate’ Rod ‘Taylor with —.
“tives. feel it is OK to kill
-110,000 babies a year,” said.
- Gray.” :

aye guess the Conserva-

The. Christian” Heritage

“Party also wants to rein’in -
* what.Gray ‘calls unwarrant- .|

ed judicial activism on .the
part of the Supreme Court of
Canada.

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something they should not .
. be allowed to do, Gray said.

He. wants a parliamen- .
would be able to vote. Right »

now -the. Supreme Court. —

‘tary committee. to. examine

“decisions” which: affect the -
constitution and if they are «

~ found. to. be inconsistent

_with the constitution, to in-
troduce a bill to have, ‘them -

overturned or amended. .,
“This. way ° "Parliament

is not accountable: t to > any-
body,” said Gray. -

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