Coquitlam under election siege LIBERALISM VS. THE RIGHT by Marcel Martin The election has been called for June 2 and the sign wars have begun. In the Port Moody-Coquitlam riding, the two main candidates displayed on public grasslands are incumbent Sharon Hayes (Reform) and Kwangyul Peck (Liberal). The signs representing the NDP and Progressive Conservative parties have yet to materialize. Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody homes have received a , pamphlet promoting the Liberal election propaganda. This election fluff is the latest of the empty promises that has been spewed forth by Canada’s current majority government. Peck, the Liberal challenger, will have his hands full trying to vie against the popular support for the incumbent Reform Candidate, Sharon Hayes. Throughout the election brochure, Peck makes it quite clear that he disagrees with the fiscal conservative policies of the Reform Party. At the same time, the Liberal election plat- form forecasts a $19-billion deficit for the fiscal year ending April 1997, $14- billion for 1998, $6-billion for 1999, and a zero deficit budget for the year 2000. In the new millennium, we will see if the Liberal forecast is remotely accurate. Another core principle of the Liberal platform is the issue of “job creation.” Jean Chretien’s financial advisors have told him that the unemployment has decreased from 11.4% in January of 1994 to 9.3% in 1997. This miniscule difference has little to do with “job creation” and more to do with the fact that more people have stopped looking for work. Many unemployed people are out of bawdy slum shops, however, have contributed to its inability to flee from its damaging stigma. Legal restrictions are imposed in most cities because of the risk of AIDS, hepatitis, her- pes, syphillus, se oth er com- municable Milner Photo i, a os dissatisfied with the Liberal’s high taxation of medium to large sized businesses. The unemployed realize that tax reductions benefit the private sector which eventually trickles down to the unemployed voter, in the form of employment. The social welfare lobby groups are skeptical of this logic because they have never seen the results of a controlled free market economy. This concept is not lost on the Progressive Conservatives and the Reform Party. It will be interesting to see the opposing pamphlets distributed by the NDP and Reform, and whether the Pcs will ever get their campaign headquar- ters up and running. May promises to be an interesting month for Canadian political animals. @& diseases. Yet profound public distaste, legal battles, health risks, and its on-going association with social deviance has not stopped tattoo artists from pursuing their trade or clients from purchasing their services. ‘Illegal “bootlegging” is common in areas where tattooing is prohibited by legal regulations.