FELGER HINTS THE END IS NEARER FOR POLITICS

From putting up signs for past provincial and federal candidates
such as current MLA John van Dongen and former Abbotsford MP Randy
White to being the lone Marijuana Party candidate, or Radical
Marijuana Party as it was listed on the ballots, in B.C. - it has
been a long road for Tim Felger.

Tuesday night, as he waited for the results in his shop Da Kine, it
looked as if that journey might be coming to an end.

"I'm just really at the end of my wits ... it's been a really brutal
election," said Felger, an entrepreneur who made his money by
starting a Domino's Pizza franchise in B.C. in 1986 and later started
a new chain, Express Pizza, in Abbotsford.

Among the list of abuses Felger said he has been through in this
election are threats, people urinating in his mailbox and throwing
feces at his window.

After running in a number of civic elections, including the upcoming
November election where he will be running for a seat on council,
Felger said his time in the electoral spotlight might be dimming.
Even collecting 100 signatures in order to be eligible as a candidate
was a struggle.

"I've pretty much given up on politics," said a visibly upset Felger.

The anti-drug prohibition activist said he has reached out into the
community, having worked with the Children's Hospital and Athletes in
Action in the past and has worked with the school system and used to
be the sponsor of the City Basketball Tournament.

As the results started to come in from across the country, Felger
said adding the word "Radical" before Marijuana Party was another
move by Ottawa to discourage voters.

"My name here is the Federal Marijuana Party of Abbotsford," said
Felger. "I don't think it's right."

Felger, as was predicted by many pundits, finished last out of the
five candidates with 358 votes (0.7 per cent of the total votes).

But as he walked around his store, before the final numbers were
known, he calmly showed off his goods - and hung prominently in the
middle of his store, among his bongs and pipes, is a framed copy of
the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.