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Why do politicians have to die before we say good things about them?

23 Aug 2011

Jack Layton died at the young age of only 61 Earlier this week former NDP Opposition Leader Jack Layton passed away after a relatively brief battle with cancer.On Monday morning the nation found out that he would not be...

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Some Vancouver merchants are more equal than others

28 Jul 2011

BC's legislature was the scene of a few hot debates over the Canada Line constructionBack in 2007 the MLA for Vancouver-Fairview stood up in the BC Legislature and introduced a private members bill titled the Small Business Fairness and Protection...

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Election 2011 fallout - over to you, readers

2 May 2011

Nothing like the feeling of casting a ballot Later this week I’ll be writing about what myself and many other political watchers in B.C. have dubbed “The Year of the Voter.” For those of us who follow politics, and...

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Part I: Civic parties impacted by all the politicking at senior levels

30 Mar 2011

It's shaping up to be a David vs Goliath battle in Vancouver civic election this fall Last week our family decided to get out of Metro Vancouver and head to sunny Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for some much needed...

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Vision insider starts hiring fed election staff

24 Mar 2011

Stratcom's Bob Penner from 2008 For those of us who want to know who's who in the zoo known as B.C. politics, it's always interesting to watch federal election time. Only then can you really see where the lines...

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Tweeting new frontiers in political cartooning

3 Mar 2011

Social media + humour = profoundly powerful political message – see video What's funny is pretty subjective at times, but an early appreciation of Mad Magazine in my youth groomed me for a lifelong attraction to cerebral & even...

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Louie vs Jang: who will run for NDP in Vancouver-Fraserview?

28 Jan 2011

Jang V Louie in a winner-take-all match for Vancouver-Fraserview MLA - click for larger Thanks to the iron fist of Chief of Staff Mike Magee, Vision Vancouver have not lacked internal caucus discipline. Even COPE councillors Woodsworth and Cadman...

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BC leadership races add tension to civic political scene

23 Jan 2011

Politics in BC is making for strange bedfellows right about nowIn what is the wacky world of BC coalition politics, even the slightest shift in the tectonic plates can result in massive tremors miles from the epicentre. That's because at...

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Opposition to Vancouver mega-casino pure political theatre

18 Jan 2011

Could a new mega-casino be heading to downtown Vancouver soon? You bet! There are times having to watch Vancouver City Council can be very painful. Today was one of them. On the agenda was an item referring to a...

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24 Hours: Swiftness of Carole James' departure a surprise

11 Dec 2010

Oops. How'd that happen? Kwan ends James' political career – photo: Vancouver SunThe following article ran last Tuesday, Dec. 7th in 24 Hours newspaper, the morning after Carole James announced she was stepping down as leader of the BC NDP....

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NDP touts Campbell resignation as party "victory"

3 Nov 2010

The NDP promotes "Facebook parties" to celebrate Campbell's resignation The reaction to Gordon Campbell's unexpected announcement was barely sinking in when only 15 minutes after he had finished making his short remarks announcing his resignation, the BC NDP circulated...

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NDP and labour were both chastised by Vision's other blogger

19 Sep 2010

Yesterday we re-posted the first in a two part series about Kevin Quinlan, the Mayor's Director of Communications. Prior to his current job, Quinlan was a paid staffer with the Vision party and was also the author of a...

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Anton needs to announce she won't be running for Mayor

9 Sep 2010

Coun. Suzanne Anton should leave the Mayor's spot open for another candidate With the recent poll results showing Mayor Gregor Robertson's approval ratings falling faster than the temperature on Baffin Island this month, it's natural for people to begin...

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Running for mayor in vogue with senior politicos

5 Sep 2010

Popular NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis is now running to become Mayor of WinnipegWhat do current and former MPs Maurizio Bevilacqua, Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Denis Coderre, Rick Limoges, Joe Fontana have in common with current and former MLAs George Smitherman and Kent...

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Politicos wake up to growing Filipino influence

21 Aug 2010

The Conservative party makes their presence known at the Filipino festivalThe following column appeared in 24 Hours newspaper this week...Last Saturday morning while standing in my backyard, I could hear the swelling sound of drums coming from nearby Fraser...

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Five reasons why political campaigns go into debt

7 Aug 2010

Got debt? You might be a political party then It might seem obvious to some, but let's ask the question. Why do political campaigns go into debt? In Vancouver, we've discussed how during the past two elections (2005 &...

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Vision, COPE approve HST and recall protests in park community centres

8 Jun 2010

Recall isn't just about autos like the Ford Pinto anymore – it's coming to Vancouver's parks Last night the Vision Vancouver Park Board with the support of COPE's Loretta Woodcock voted in favour of a revised motion that not...

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Vancouver's municipal parties should hold open nominations

12 Mar 2010

Open nomination battles often provide the fuel for internal political battles The issue of whether to protect incumbent politicians is always a thorny one for Vancouver's civic parties. On the one hand, they don't like the prospect of all...

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Vancouver City Hall needs dogged opposition

7 Mar 2010

MacPhail and Kwan wrote the book on opposition politics - Flickr Photo: BC NDP Late in 2008, Mayor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver team were elected to govern the city with a massive majority. After all the votes were tallied,...

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Another out-of-towner hired as City of Vancouver senior management

9 Dec 2009

See u at Hollyhock in 2010! Vancouver's new senior manager shakes a leg with Renewal PartnersIn what is becoming a recurring pattern at Vancouver City Hall, we've just learned that the latest hire for the senior management team is...

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