The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, February 14, 2006 -A3 Turner says Liberal defector By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Ncwlv ciccîted [liton MP Garth Turner is caiiing for Liheral defectur David Emerson'- resîgnation, sayîng hc should run again for his seat as a Conservanive in a by election. The local pohntcian made the comments Thursday un Parhiament i[ll, where he and feliow Conservanive MP Myron Thomnpson both said Emerson needs lu go back lu his con- stituents - who elected him three weeks ago as a Liberal - and look for their approvai un his party change. In speaking with The Champion Friday, Turner said he hopes the Vancouver MP will do the -hunourahie thing" and seek a hy-election. "I think anyhody who is a memher of the guverument shuuld have lu he eiected hy the peuple as a representative of the party that furms the guvern- mlent- lie said. -low can peo- pie hc accountahe il thev're nul eiected2- Turner',- cail for actioun has caused a sur in Ottawa - sumce thing he discusses qutte cindid- ly in his un-line hlug. -This une MP came face-tu- face with the party machine in a sertes uf unhappy meetings, inciudtng une tuntght (Thursday) with îhe prime rm- ister," lie says un his Weh site. "I îhink il is nuw safe lu sav îny career options wuîhîn the Conservatîve caucus are sert- uusiy limiîed." Hie gues un lu noie that he's expecîîng the Whip wili be assigming me a renuvaîed wash- routa sumnewherc in a lurgoîten corner uf a vermin-înfesîed, dank hasemtenî in Ottawa. That shuuld go weii with my seat in the flouse uf Cutamuns that wtfl he visihle unis duning lunar eclîpses.' While soîne un Parliament Hll may he iess than tmpressed wrth Turners suggestiun uf a hy- electun, he said he thnsit's something ~popl in lilton wuuld expeci.- Prevtuusiv, Turner has pub- licEy stated that Newmarket- Aýurora MP Belînda Strunach shouid have put lier iamne îhruugh a hv-elecîioa process after crossing the fluor iii jutn the Libcral parts\. Turncr said hc îhinks Emerson was made intemnation- ai irade mînister in Prime Minister 'Stephen Harpers, cabi- net hecause the Conservatives don't have representation in British Columbia, and also because Etaersons a "pretiy rcspected' business main. "I cao accepi huth of those (reasuns). Reaching oui for tal- ent is neyer a had thing," he said, hut nuîed this needs lu he dune in a ýdemocratie way"- Whîie Turners comments lu The Champion on Emnerson's cabinet appoinîmeni were rela- tively lame, he duhhed the deci- ston a "questionahle" une in his on-line hlog, noîing il "seemed tu fly in the face of everything I had told voters ahout accounta- hility and democracy'" Turner is nuw luoking lu gel legislaîîun put in place that wuuld force an MP who crusses the fluor lu go hack lu their con- stituents for support. le noîed il that doesn'î happen he will inîruduce a private meinhers hill on the malter. Etaicrsons party change has caused an uproar is hus west toast ridiîsg and across îhe country, wiîh several others hesides Turner detnanding he resign. -With jîles jrom tlte Tut Star News Set vice Mclaiare Heu resse y cari hi l'ai ftcd ai rrîintrtî'sse v@-mrtt tîn- carianeharntpiori.e Iti Srartleasc aie basrd on 48 mîths adr iieliJ 80.000 kur wth $0 1,1 or rlci ar prt s reght, ITwTT tayrrerrt (ITorrenrt 2 91%,$3035 rrowi totIal tir11 $5852 tiraril APrixi 25 5,-3580 îrWr C(iltta ari 5331a GIS 1375-$4550 duwii, Le6 1 25', $3480 airwrr . riiidio, aS2'1 3540 (Jiieiri rii( a pplicale taxes down o arr-pprôvert r 113 (asi riceý niý trI ,t rtaies iiid irnsv AH irtets assrotted Io dealer. See iWl' tr fu rîrmîlit tir rîrar, ri i restric tais airrît i tr r it aiai r [inn r 0 It l!I nrt ti a tir cn ai ra ri 'w r f r r tI;ii