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Play it again, Sam

Posted by Jonathan Ross

Sullivan's defense of his financial decisions are likely to be shredded by the auditors of KPMG.

Sullivan's defense of his financial decisions are likely to be shredded by the auditors of KPMG.

I am still awaiting the KPMG report that will expose the complete incompetence, and some might say impropriety, of the previous NPA council with regards to the mismanagement of the Olympic Village.

In the mean time, however, I will direct readers to this smug editorial written by former Mayor Sam Sullivan in January, 2009.  In it, he seems to argue that as a result of the Property Endowment Fund’s (PEF) enviable size, the Olympic Village and the manner in which taxpayers money was handled is not worthy of concern.  If losses are attributed to the PEF instead of the annual operating budget, everything is fine, according to Sam.

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Posted by Jonathan Ross

“Do the contracts with Fortress/Millenium stipulate who would finance all the unplanned add’l costs or shortfalls and the City’s role re budget overruns?” – former Chief Financial Officer Estelle Lo, in an email dated October 10, 2008

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FACT OF THE DAY

In 2010, Vancouver had fewer than half the number of murders than it had in 2009.  There were nine homicides within Vancouver’s city limits, down from 19 killings the previous year.

Quote OF THE DAY

“Perhaps it was my silk dress or the new perfume I’ve been wearing lately. When I asked Suzanne Anton what her New Year’s resolution was, she replied, “To kiss a pretty girl!” and pecked me on the cheek.”  – Writer Emily Barca describing her encounter with the lone NPA City Councillor on New Year’s Eve.

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