“It’s really refreshing to see a government change course, and then change course in a common-sense way.” – Ian Tostenson, president and CEO of the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association, commenting on the Vancouver City Council’s decision to rescind the bylaw that limited alcohol to 50 per cent of a restaurant’s sales.

“In the modern world, it’s up to individuals to vote and to contribute to people who run for office.  It’s outdated to say if you own a business you get to contribute twice, whereas somebody who doesn’t own a business only gets to contribute once, which was the effect of the old law.” – Toronto Mayor David Miller after voting on the Executive Committee to eliminate corporate and union donations yesterday.