Premier Campbell says Anti-Poverty Committee members are 'phonies'

from News 1130AM

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The Premier is upset three members of the Anti-Poverty Committee used false pretenses to get into the Vancouver cabinet offices yesterday and trashed the reception area. Gordon Campbell isn't worried about his security but does have concerns about his staff members.

Campbell also feels media members who saw the protesters trying to get into the offices at Canada Place should have let the receptionist know what was up. TV cameras were rolling when the APC members entered the office.

Campbell says if the Anti-Poverty Committee thought their violent actions would help them set up a meeting with him, they were mistaken. "I have no intention of ever meeting with them. I don't think there would be any reason to meet with them. I think they're destructive. I think that they're phonies, frankly."

Campbell says he has no problem meeting with legitimate organizations concerned about poverty like the Union Gospel Mission or the Salvation Army.