Dear Editor:
A throng of happy Liberals packed the Pinnnacle Hotel ballroom on Monday night to watch the election returns.
The atmosphere was jovial and optimistic, a hint of the open and welcoming government that was being elected. As the campaign wore on it soon became obvious that Jonathan Wilkinson and the Liberals would most likely win the North Shore but the happy surprise on Monday was by how much. Wilkinson garnered 24,308 votes to the Conservative Andrew Saxton’s 11, 645, taking 58 per cent of the vote.
However, another surprise of the evening was when Mr. Saxton waded through the crowd to offer his congratulations to the Liberal winner and to offer his support for a smooth transition. It showed courage and class.
I suspect now that he doesn’t have to answer to the PMO and was able to take off the muzzle; he was there to show citizens he really wanted to show up at all those candidate meetings and to answer all of those phone calls but was prevented from doing so. I wish him and his family well in all their future ventures.
Roxanne Davies
North Vancouver
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