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Who will Occupy Vancouver City Hall after Nov 19th?

14 Nov 2011

The NPA hope this kind of video will help bridge a six point gap in the polls With only a few more days left until the Nov 19th civic election, we are down to the final crucial week of campaigning....

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Post-riot committee advised City to prevent illegal encampment

8 Nov 2011

A committee formed after the riot had their Occupy Vancouver recommendations ignoredOn the eve of city officials shutting down the illegal Occupy Vancouver encampment, I've received a copy of a very important email. It was sent out by Charles Gauthier,...

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CityCaucus Redux: Poll shows more people blaming city for Robertson's Riot

6 Oct 2011

Need to know everything about riot in under 2 minutes? See videoA new poll released yesterday indicates an ever increasing number of Vancouverites are not buying Mayor Gregor Robertson's spin that he wasn't partially responsible for the Stanley Cup riot. According...

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Robertson's Riot: When all else fails, blame Vancouver's media

24 Sep 2011

City police take aim at Vancouver's media saying they helped "incite" Robertson's RiotIt likely wasn't a date you noted on your calendar, but earlier this week we surpassed the 100 day mark since Robertsons' Riot. There are still no charges...

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Mayor's office was involved in at least one Stanley Cup non-event

12 Sep 2011

Mayor Gregor was very involved in the planning of the parade that never happenedIf you’re wondering why I haven’t posted here in a few days, it’s because I’ve been wading through reams of riot-related documents the City of Vancouver posted...

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Not all city employees are created equal

8 Sep 2011

"Don't you dare try to blame the riot on me, buddy" It's been rather intriguing to watch a half-dozen or so senior staff at Vancouver City Hall move into major butt-covering mode once the independent review regarding Robertson's Riot...

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Robertson's Riot report ignores critical issue of political accountability

1 Sep 2011

Does this politician not bear any responsibility for what happend the night of the riot? Photo: Stephen HuiOn June 15th, Vancouver was turned into a virtual war zone. Our streets were torn up and cars were set ablaze as Mayor...

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Lightning speed of Robertson's Riot Review opens it up to criticism

1 Sep 2011

Will the Furlong report will help to ensure political accountability for the riot?After only a few weeks of being on the job, John Furlong and Douglas Keefe have now wrapped up their work reviewing the circumstances surrounding what has been...

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Part III: Robertson's Riot could have been prevented

7 Aug 2011

What role did SkyTrain play in helping to fuel Robertson's Riot?In the final installment of our three-part series, we look into some of the other factors that led to Robertson’s Riot taking place on June 15th.Intelligence GatheringAs I wrote here...

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Robertson's Riot review: Part 2 - better planning was key to prevent chaos

2 Aug 2011

Gregor Robertson talks fan zones to media last May. Video: Jeff Lee/Vancouver Sun In my previous post I explored how the City’s internal review process for Robertson’s Riot is severely flawed and, worse, completely unaccountable. Unlike the independent review being...

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Robertson's Riot: The Review, Pt. 1 - council clueless on terms of reference

31 Jul 2011

Vision could be holidaying in Hollyhock with Joel Solomon while Penny reviews the riot It’s been a little over a month now since the Vancouver Canucks choked and our downtown turned into a riot zone. For his part, Mayor...

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Vision/COPE questions Furlong: Pot. Kettle. Black.

24 Jul 2011

Is it appropriate for Penny Ballem to be judge and jury regarding Robertson's Riot?It was another crazy week in civic politics last week as the Vision/COPE coalition went on the attack against a man some refer to as "Saint John"....

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Anton makes surprise appearance at Vancouver Police Board today

20 Jul 2011

Volunteer members of the Vancouver Police Board pose for a group photo When Mayor Gregor Robertson received the email request from NPA opposition leader Suzanne Anton to attend today's Vancouver Police Board meeting, one can only imagine what was...

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Mayor Gregor makes Monday morning appearance on CKNW open line

17 Jul 2011

Was Mayor Gregor Robertson really clueless about riot preparations?After making a brief appearance on the Bill Good Show a few days after Robertson's Riot, Mayor Gregor has not fielded any questions from their listeners. That's all about to change on...

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Anton's attempt to shed light on Robertson's Riot will go nowhere

13 Jul 2011

City process regarding "internal" riot reviews is ass backwards In the famous words of W.C. Fields "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again." That's probably the best way to describe NPA opposition leader Suzanne Anton's most recent...

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Robertson's Riot a "game changer" for upcoming election

7 Jul 2011

Messages of hope still adorn the side of The Bay downtownA few weeks ago Vancouver not only experienced a devastating riot in its downtown core, it also witnessed the unofficial kickoff of the 2011 civic election campaign. In the days...

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Anton challenges Mayor Gregor to a public debate

5 Jul 2011

Robertson unlikely to debate Anton regarding Vancouver's Stanley Cup riotUPDATE July 6th, 7:00 am: Since we published this story yesterday, Mayor Gregor has confirmed he will not pubilcly debate Suzanne Anton regarding the riot. He told Metro News “I really...

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Anton seeking public feedback regarding Robertson's Riot

4 Jul 2011

Who will review the actions of Ballem and Robertson leading up to and during riot?Last Tuesday, Vancouver council met for the first time since one of the worst events in our city's recent history: the 2011 Stanley Cup riot.Following a...

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Vancouver's "internal" riot reviews won't pass sniff test

1 Jul 2011

Another YouTube creation capturing the aftermath of "Robertson's Riot" There are a lot of reviews going on right now regarding what some have dubbed as “Robertson’s Riot.” On Tuesday the B.C. government announced that Douglas Keefe, a former Nova Scotia...

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MSM Editorial: Robertson displays "arrogance" and "disdain for democracy"

30 Jun 2011

"Dumb and Dumber" is now playing at 12th and Cambie cinemas It's rare that our team will take an editorial from the mainstream media and post it here in its entirety, but that's what we're doing today. That's because we...

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