December 8, 2010 - 4:28 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
NPA School Board Trustee Ken Denike thinks that public consulation is a waste of money.
Due to the fact that the NPA continues to stand for nothing, it seems as though the party’s approach to policy-making is to oppose everything endorsed by Vision Vancouver. The latest developments with the School Board and potential school closures is a perfect example of this approach.
This past Sunday, the Vision Vancouver caucus made a bold decision not to close down the five schools that had been discussed as being on the chopping block. All of these schools reside in the east side of the city.
This announcement came after “10 meetings where more than 1,600 people registered their attendance and, according to Vision Vancouver, hundreds announced their opinions against school closures.”
According to NPA School Trustee Ken Denike, however, these consultations were a complete waste of money.
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December 3, 2010 - 1:10 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Mackinnon was on the horn last night, while Robertson didn't even bother to show up - much like this picture from the Kerrisdale Community Centre.
An inch deep and a mile wide…that seems to be the best description of the opposition when it comes to budgetary issues regarding the Vancouver Park Board.
Political observers might remember the joint press release sent out by Green Park Board Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon and NPA Park Board Commissioner Ian Robertson.
Yet in spite of that precursor, yesterday’s Council meeting (which had in excess of 30 speakers interested in offering their opinions on the budget) offered performances (or a lack thereof) that didn’t exactly live up to the bluster.
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November 30, 2010 - 1:22 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
UPDATE: Barb Justason tears a strip off of Mike Klassen from City Caucus for his misleading headline about her poll’s findings.
I would like to offer some general reactions to the just released Justason Market Intelligence poll.
First of all, you have got to be kidding me with this:
If Frances Bula is correct and the NPA is indeed “looking to prove, desperately these days,” that “potential NPA candidates,…have a fighting chance to beat Vision Vancouver,” then I think that by all means they should continue to use these results, and this question in particular, as their enticement.
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