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Mayor Robertson's Happy Planet Juice company leaves Vancouver

28 Oct 2011

NPA says jobs are being squeezed out of Vancouver at an alarming rate Less than a week after Mayor Gregor Robertson unveiled his economic strategy to attract new jobs to the city, it has been revealed the company he...

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Stratcom helping Vision push poll its way to platform

8 Aug 2011

The elusive Stratcom boss Bob Penner: his company is conducting a Vision push poll Want to know what Vision's platform promises will be this fall? You were betting it would be more green than Kermit the Frog dancing in...

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Two civic parties capable of playing the fundraising game

2 Jun 2011

Peter Armstrong has jumped aboard the NPA train to help it win the next electionWhen it comes to politics, they say it’s all about the money. Only a few months ago, the NPA was being written off by the political...

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Has Vision Vancouver received indirect donations from charities?

29 May 2011

Mayor Gregor & his Tides Canada buddies cut the ribbon on new offices in 2009 Once again it's a pleasure to share the writing and research of Vivian Krause. Vivian is a nationally published writer and Canada's leading expert on...

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Fair questions about Renewal Partners, Vision Vancouver's biggest donor

21 May 2011

A ribbon gets cut at the launch of the Tides/Renewal Centre in 2009 – click for larger CityCaucus.com is pleased to present the writing and research of Vivian Krause. Ms. Krause is an expert on the financing of Canadian-based...

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Anton says politicization "complete;" emails show cozy Solomon-Sadhu relations

11 Apr 2011

Who's running City Hall? Gregor, Joel, Mike, Sadhu or Penny? An exclusive report in today's 24 Hours Vancouver newspaper is just one of two alarming examples of the politicization of the City's traditional non-partisan public service. A second flagrant...

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Tides Canada throws legal muscle at Vivian Krause

21 Mar 2011

Tides Canada's lawyers (not shown) take aim at a North Vancouver single mom In the annals of Canadian politics I can't think of any individual, let alone a woman working single-handedly, who would take on a more formidable and...

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Wrap up of the week's stories 2011-02-05

6 Feb 2011

GlobalTV's top story for Saturday features journalist Gary Mason on Patriot Hearts For our readers who've not kept track of recent posts here on CityCaucus.com as well as other city stories hitting the wires, this is a sum up of...

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Vivian Krause: My open letter to Joel Solomon

1 Feb 2011

Krause does what every smart investigator does Once again we present the work of Vivian Krause (Twitter: @FairQuestions) whose latest Vancouver Sun op/ed "The American attempt to kill B.C.'s salmon farms" dominates the opinion pages. We've asked Vivian to update...

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Vision pollster gets personal with questions about sexuality

31 Jan 2011

What's your income? How will you vote? Oh, and are you queer or straight? It's called a push poll. That's when the pollster is trying to influence the person on the other side of the phone. What we know...

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Yeah, this is nothing like Hollyhock

25 Jan 2011

Diners on the hunt for ethical chicken – a scene from Portlandia When I first saw the amazing Dream of the 90s video from the new cable TV program Portlandia, I just about fell out of my chair. Needless to...

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A Christmas wish to Vision Vancouver from Bruce Allen

24 Dec 2010

Bruce Allen says 'Merry Christmas and a Happy Planet' to Vision There's no denying that Bruce Allen, like the music artists he represents, is an entertainer. His no-holds barred approach to business has been the root of his success....

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Krause: My fair questions to Gregor Robertson

2 Dec 2010

Gregor campaigning with Carole James 18 months before dumping the NDP Update December 10th ***PLEASE NOTE: Tides Canada is a legally distinct entity from the Tides Foundation (US). The lawyer for Tides Canada has stated in a letter, "no...

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An NPA government must be more open than Vision

27 Nov 2010

Who governs Vancouver next must be totally transparent Now that Councillor Suzanne Anton is kicking the openness debate at Vancouver City Hall up a notch by requesting a review by Provincial government authorities, it might be time to stand...

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Will the BC NDP go the way of COPE?

22 Nov 2010

Trashed? Can the BC NDP be getting 'the COPE treatment' from Vision? What has been happening in BC politics in recent days has been bewildering for many of us who follow it. This morning the BC Liberals had their...

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Gregor Robertson & charity funding questions make national front page news

20 Nov 2010

Solomon 2IC Martha Burton is both charity exec, consultant, donor & party treasurer Today's front page of the Canada's National Post newspaper features the headline Tides Have Turned: A left-wing U.S. charity's plan for change in B.C., and a 2-page...

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Did Vision Vancouver get $153,783 in campaign funds from a charity?

15 Nov 2010

The $$ behind the throne – the ribbon gets cut at the launch of the Tides/Renewal Centre Once again we present the words and research of Vivian Krause. Ms. Krause has recently been published in the Vancouver Sun & Financial...

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CityCaucus Redux: Why does a corporation own Mayor Gregor's Vancouver home?

12 Nov 2010

CityCaucus.com originally published a post about Gregor Robertson's Californian step-dad Gordon Russell as part of our popular Know Your Donor series back in June 2009. As we dug deeper into the people who financed the Vision mayor's campaign, we discovered...

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North Vancouver mom exposes $US millions for oil sands activism

25 Oct 2010

The "No Tanks" protest staged last weekend in downtown Vancouver. Who paid for it & why, and what are the connections to Vancouver City Hall? We're pleased to reintroduce writer-researcher Vivian Krause to CityCaucus.com. Vivian is one of Canada's...

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Taxpayers funding project of Vision Vancouver insider, says NPA's Anton

19 Oct 2010

Crankin' up the rhetoric on taxes – Gregor won't admit to poor spending choices Tongues were clucking loudly on Tuesday afternoon in Vancouver city council when Councillor Suzanne Anton wondered, after just receiving a briefing from the Director of...

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