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  • Scroll down through this account of the HST rally at Canada Place this past Monday, where you will find a picture of Deputy Mayor Ellen Woodsworth, who is described at having given “a rousing speech!  What they fail to mention is that Ellen ended off by trying to lead the crowd in a “NO GST” chant.  Ellen had no idea until awkward attendees informed her of her single letter mistake as she went to sit down.

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    Anton was a Park Board commissioner in 2004.
  • The VPL employees were all over this site yesterday.  I am going to try and get an update from yesterday’s board meeting to see if anything was decided about the administration’s poor decision making.
  • I don’t agree with Kennedy Stewart on a lot of things these days, but he is right when he states that there is “something wrong” with the campaign finance rules (or lack thereof) at the municipal level.  If the Feds have capped individuals and kept out corporate interests, municipal elections should be subject to a lot more scrutiny when it comes to contributors (that goes for you too, Province of British Columbia).

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FACT OF THE DAY

More than 221,000 people have taken the second Amtrak evening train to Vancouver since the service began last August. It had a record month in July with nearly 25,000 passengers. Ridership on the morning train has also increased 21% in the past year.

Quote OF THE DAY

“Economic power is [dependent] on how fast you move people and goods around. You see China growing right now very rapidly in this direction. This is the direction North America must go.” – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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