August 19, 2010 - 11:48 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Yesterday I stumbled on Frances Bula’s hidden online gem about Mike Magee, the Chief of Staff to Mayor Gregor Robertson.
I think it is a pretty interesting look at the personality that the Mayor seems to trust more than any other (OK, maybe Amy his wife pulls ahead).
Magee is an enigma in many ways - at one time a star athlete that played hockey for the Blackhawks at the Chicago Forum in a preseason game, he has shifted pretty comfortably into his second career stream.
But what strikes me is the sentiment behind those that have surrounded Gregor Robertson for many years, REGARDLESS of whether you identify with all of their ideals and beliefs or not.
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September 4, 2009 - 7:48 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Laying the seeds of sustainability does produce results - one idea at a time
Truth be told, I was not always a supporter of Gregor Robertson, largely because I didn’t know how to accept some of the policy utterances he made. That is, his visions for the city were at times so grand, and so idealistic, I was often unsure of whether it was rhetoric, blue sky dreaming, or an actual plan for action that I was listening to.
Statements like this for example:
“There is no reason why Vancouver cannot be the greenest city in the world. Our citizens have the talent, the expertise, and the drive to make Vancouver an environmental leader. It’s time to ditch the green-washing and get moving on a real commitment to sustainability.”
were hard to decipher from the point of view of a political hack such as myself who can at times grow impatient with platitudes.
Well, here I sit in September 2009, and as Vancouver approaches the one-year anniversary of Robertson’s victory, let’s say that my scepticism has been largely replaced with hope, particularly when it comes to his green agenda. Read the rest of this entry »
