Pubdate: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 Source: Vancouver 24hours (CN BC) Copyright: 2006 Canoe Inc Contact: http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3837 Author: Robyn Stubbs, 24 Hours Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/hr.htm (Harm Reduction) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?142 (Safe Injecting Rooms) CAMPBELL LASHES OUT AT HARPER New Liberal attack ads have hit the airwaves this week, smearing Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as a pro-American extremist and political friend to Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe. And yesterday, the Liberals' Team B.C. brought in newly appointed Senator and former Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell to talk about how Conservative policies would impact the Downtown Eastside. Joined by Vancouver Centre candidate Hedy Fry and Vancouver East candidate Dave Haggart, Campbell told reporters "in Mr. Harper's world, people who suffer addictions are bad people ... and in his world, bad people don't exist." Worried specifically about the future of Vancouver's safe injection site, helping mentally ill and addicted people become productive citizens "sure as hell isn't going to happen under Stephen Harper," Campbell said. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom