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TURKEY AM GRAVY SODA POP AT $65 A BOTTLE (YES, IT TASTES GROSS) SQUAMISH BONANZA TOWN GETS A $35 MILLION GIFT i.t.vs,c3 'mm inn -l HO I'f Itttt VU1 VER www.vancouversun.com FINAL EDITION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2003 Free from U.S. jail, B.C. man wants to come home Explosives expert was held 15 months on terrorism charge BY NICHOLAS READ VANCOUVER SUN Make it a crime to be gay: AMaince MP Even Svend Robinson could become straight, party's family-issues critic says A Vancouver Sun EXCLUSIVE j. 'A 'A. BY PETER O'NEIL VANCOUVER SUN (-' if i WMlfclUllllll llli'ifcMliaiil 'Ibday, David Hudak is one happy man.

After more than 15 months in an American prison, Hudak, a North Vancouver explosives expert jailed on nine federal charges relating to his work as a military trainer, is finally free. He was released Tuesday from an El Paso, Texas detention facility and was still revelling in his freedom when he talked to The Vancouver Sun Wednesday. "Absolutely wow," he said in a phone interview from his lawyer's office in Albuquerque, N.M. "I'm still saying Waking up this morning with my dad handing me a cup of coffee was a thrill. "It's surreal, it really is.

I can't even put words to it. It still hits me standing in the sunshine now. I'm out!" His parents, Bob and Sandra Hudak of Nanaimo, have been in the U.S. for the past six weeks, ever since his trial began last month. On Tuesday night, the three went out for a celebratory steak dinner at which Hudak smoked "an exceptional cigar, had 18-year-old scotch, and felt like a million bucks." Though a jury acquitted him last week of all federal charges against him, his problems aren't over.

The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service now says Hudak violated U.S. immigration laws by overstaying his visitor's visa. That meant that instead of being set free last Wednesday after his acquittal as both he and his family expected he was taken by U.S. marshals CANWESTREGINA LEADER-POST MP Larry Spencer says gay conspiracy began in the '60s would struggle with it," said Spencer, pointing out that someone could hate long-distance running or weightlifting but then train themselves in that area and learn to love it.

See GAY 'CONSPIRACY A3 INSIDE OTTAWA Canadian Alliance MP Larry Spencer, his party's family-issues critic, says he'd support any initiative to put homosexuality back in the Criminal Code of Canada. The U.S.-born former Baptist pastor also argues that the gay-rights movement's recent successes in areas like same-sex marriage stem from a "well-orchestrated conspiracy" that began in the 1960s. The conspiracy included the seduction and recruitment of young boys in playgrounds and locker rooms and the deliberate infiltration of North America's judiciary, schools, the religious community, and the entertainment industry, he said. The movement's progress in gaining public acceptance for homosexuality would have been slowed, however, had Pierre Elliott Trudeau not legalized homosexuality in 1969, according to the MP. "I do believe it was a mistake to have legalized it," Spencer (Regi-na-Lumsden-Lake Centre) told The Vancouver Sun.

While he said no Canadian government would likely have the "courage" to reverse Trudeau's decision to remove the state from the nation's bedrooms, Spencer would support any bill that advocated such a move. "If somebody brought a bill in the House to do that I'd certainly vote for it. Yeah, I'd like to see that to be the case. It's not that I would want spies in everybody's bedroom or anybody following anybody. People who have been practising homosexuals for most of their adult lives, like New Democratic MP Svend Robinson, could transform themselves into heterosexuals.

"I believe he could. I believe he JAKE SCHOELLKOPFSPECIAL TO THE VANCOUVER SUN See HUDAK DETERMINED A2 David Hudak was acquitted of Illegally stockpiling military explosives but still faces a deportation hearing. China, Taiwan on collision course Births Deaths D12 BndE 02 i I jf- Business Michael Campbell F3 Rain. Classified FuU ComicsKids DU Crossword C39.F19 rl9 Editorials A10 $1 MINIMUM Ferry Schedule F19 OWFRE Horoscope C39 MAINLAND Lettm All Lotteries A2 70 CENTS RETAIL MoYie5 C34 75 CENTS Music C18 COIN BOX Vaughn Palmer MO Queue CI Michael Sasges F15 canada.com 1 TV FJ8 Theatre C13 Showdown expected after warnings from Beijing on independence referendum and Taiwan, he said: "Of course, it will bring about a temporary, partial impact. But over-all, it cannot possibly obstruct the var-ious economic and trade exchanges across the Straits." For more than a week, Chinese officials at various levels, including Premier Wen Jiabao, have been attacking Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's plan to pass a referendum law, then draft a new constitution and put it up for an island-wide vote in 2006.

See CHINA REJECTS A2 it considers gradual steps toward formal independence. "If a referendum law that sets no limits passes, I believe we will make a strong reaction," Zhang Mingqing, a spokesman for the Chinese government's Taiwan affairs office, said during a televised news conference. "Without a doubt, we will have a strong reaction. As to what the reaction will be, you will know in a few days." Asked whether a military response was possible, Zhang declined to say. Asked about the impact on trade between China BY PHILIP P.

PAN WASHINGTON POST BEIJING China warned Taiwan on Wednesday it will deliver a "strong reaction" if the island adopts a law allowing its citizens to vote on proposals that could lead to independence, but the main Taiwanese political parties quickly dismissed the threat and agreed to debate and call a vote on the referendum legislation Thursday. The Chinese warning and the swift response in Taipei appeared to set the stage for a showdown after more than a week of steadily escalating rhetoric by the Chinese government, which has threatened war if Taiwan continues taking what 0 1 Island labour council refuses to help Sally Ann I Tibetan Rug CLEARANCE SALE Magnificent collection of Tibetan Rugs in unique new designs and colours that will stimulate your imagination and inspire your decorative ideas DISCOUNTS 250oto60o Safety concerns lead to cancellation of First Night VANC0UVE SUN Last year's First Night may well turn out to be its last night. The alcohol-free New Year's Eve celebration at Granville Island, which last year drew more than 25,000 revellers, has been cancelled. It may have been a victim of its own success as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Association which administers Granville Island thought it was too big for the site. Worried about the safety of the throngs of people at night, and concerned about traffic gridlock and parUng, CMHC Granville Island will instead spread holiday events, such as carriage rides and carollers, throughout The Port Alberni and District Labour Council is striking a blow for union solidarity this Christmas by going on strike against the Salvation Army.

The council says it won't man kettles for the Salvation Army's holiday fund-raising efforts because of the Army's decision last fall to contract out jobs at Sunset Lodge in Esquimalt, President Jack McLeman said the council has set aside $400 to buy turkeys and toys for needy families in the area and $200 for the deposed workers at Sunset Lodge. Alberni Valley Salvation Army captain Jeff Johnston said all funds raised in the area are spent there. The army is expecting a 30-per-cent increase in the need for Christmas hampers this year because of economic conditions. 1 only thing any boycott action in Alberni is going to affect are the people here," he said. "And this town has already had enough hits this year." Victoria Tunes Colonist yA v.

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