Peschisolido vows to help Chan win Liberal riding in next run
By Lori Kittelberg Mar. 29, 2004
NDP MP Svend Robinson says he has at least one prominent Liberal who will take on visible role
VANCOUVER, B.C.–Incumbent Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido, who recently lost his nomination against former Chrétien Cabinet minister Raymond Chan in a bitter, raucous battle, says he will now work to get Mr. Chan elected in Richmond, B.C. in the next federal election.
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