Civicscene.ca returns to the pages of the Vancouver Sun this morning with a column about the lack of quality opposition currently tarnishing Vancouver’s City Hall these days.
Gregor Robertson may be high in the polls at the moment, but he also faces little to no opposition, which has the possibility of damaging the credibility of his agenda. As far as I am concerned, scrutiny and dissent is a necessary thing for an ambitious agenda like Robertson’s.
Here’s hoping that the three opposition councillors pick up their games in the second half of this election cycle, as I would love to see some fireworks return to council chambers.
As an example, go read “Showdown” Joe’s rebuttal, and my subsequent response, to yesterday’s piece for a little bit of the kind of tussle I am referring to, and check back later in the day for a post on the Vancouver Park Board’s new principles for the city’s community centres, and how the network of little fiefdoms attached to the community centre association presidents needs to be discontinued…in spite of their confusing objections.
Great piece. Precise analysis, Jonathan!
From my own corner of irrelevance: congratulations on you marriage, new home and of course on this new venture. Hope to read more from you.
John G.
P.S. May I borrow your expression “corner of irrelelvance”?