Here lies the NPA, a party that once laid claim to fiscal responsibility and governance entitlement in Vancouver. It is survived by Suzanne Anton, Ian Robertson, and a few faithful wayward souls.
Here is the KPMG report that Councillor Suzanne Anton was so anxious to get her hands on these past few months. Read through these summarized details, and help me figure out exactly why:
The NPA's legacy to the taxpayers of Vancouver explodes this morning.
In spite of the false assertions from Councillor Suzanne Anton that the KPMG Olympic Village report is somehow being hidden, the document is poised to be released for public consumption in about 30 minutes.
I of course don’t have the report, but have been provided with some details that will give Vancouver taxpayers an idea of how inept and irresponsible the former NPA council was in managing this project.
Namely, the most explosive revelation that will come to light will be around the decision to choose Millennium as the developer for the project.
The KPMG report will demonstrate that in the first round of ranking criteria, Millenium came in third out of three potential candidates. Subsequently, new criteria was added into the mix to allow Millennium to rise to the top of the heap and win the contract.
What I am not aware of at this point is what that criteria was, why it changed, or who decided it should change.
What should provide answers surrounding the Olympic Village will undoubtedly raise just as many questions as to how such a defining feature of our city’s Olympic infrastructure was so badly handled.
This should be an interesting morning.
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“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.
