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What will happen to EcoDensity in the Non-Partisan Association campaign?

September 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I hear there’s quite a debate going on about how much prominence to give the EcoDensity initiative — something that is closely associated with outgoing Mayor Sam Sullivan — in the NPA campaign. The brand name and initiative often attract notice and admiration from cities elsewhere, with their focus on efforts to make environmental concerns […]

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The yes and no debate over the Vision/COPE deal

September 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

For those of you who don’t have “Tim Louis” and “YouTube” on Google Alert, here’s a link to Tim’s argument for voting no against the proposed agreement on splitting the slate spots among Vision, COPE and Green for the Nov. 15 civic election. Essentially, he’s saying he’s not against an agreement but that this is […]

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Tim Louis going to go to battle against Vision/COPE deal

September 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments

In case anyone had any doubts, The Tyee has extensive quotes from Tim Louis about how and why he’s going to try to negate the “co-operative agreement” that the parties have reached on slate-splitting. The interesting part of this news is the way Louis identifies what is the almost the only issue that the two […]

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The offical Vision-COPE non-aggression pact

September 9th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Here it is, the agreement reached by the two parties’ executives. The only question now is: Will the COPE members pass this at their policy meeting on Sunday (the 14th) or will there be a revolutionary movement to blow this arrangement up? I understand that COPE board member Tim Louis voted against this. FOR IMMEDIATE […]

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Internal war breaks out among Vision candidates

September 8th, 2008 · 10 Comments

The situation is ugly and tense, according to just about everyone I’m talking to, as Vision Vancouver members and candidates head towards the Sept. 20 vote for their slates. People are threatening to quit; Vision women are demanding a meeting with Vision leader Gregor Robertson; and there’s just a lot of unhappiness. What’s going on? […]

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New master list now posted

September 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

My updated list of city council, school board, and park-board candidates now appears as a permanent feature on the left side of this blog page. To forestall the usual critics, please note that I have not listed any independent candidates for mayor because I do not have any candidates for mayor listed, even from the […]

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Donors writing cheques for Vision in tight race

September 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here’s my story from the Globe and Mail today that summarizes the election to date. Some uncomfortable news there for some folks, I realize, but the important thing is: This is only the opening chapter. The always new and surprising thing about election campaigns is the way they evolve in such a short time. It’s […]

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The COPE/Vision negotiations

August 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The deadline has come and gone for the possibility of having Gregor Robertson listed as a COPE/Vision mayoral candidate on the Nov. 15 ballot, something that COPE has talked about wistfully as a possibility early in the summer. And it’s not clear if the two parties are even talking about trying to have any semblance […]

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