Populist backlash

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British Columbia Reform Party leader Jack Weisgerber is making a political issue out of New Democratic Premier Michael Harcourt's efforts to settle native land claims, which Weisgerber sees as too generous to natives. The Liberal Party has thus far steered clear of the contentious issue.

Conservative Party of Canada, Native people's land claims, Indigenous people's land claims, Weisgerber, Jack

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The battle for B.C.: Liberal Gordon Campbell and the NDP's Glen Clark go down to the wire

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Campbell, the Liberal party candidate, appears to have a slight lead over incumbent Clark in the upcoming May 28, 1996, election in British Columbia. There are also around 500 candidates running for 75 seats in the provincial legislature. Growth, taxes and debt are the major issues.

Buildings and facilities, Architecture, Vancouver, British Columbia

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A volatile political mix; suddenly, it is a horse race for the B.C. premiership

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BC Liberal leader Gordon Campbell's lead in pre-election polls once looked insurmountable, but the ruling New Democratic Party (NDP) is gaining support. The NDP's Glen Clark, Corky Evans, and Joan Smallwood are competing to succeed retired premier Mike Harcourt.

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