October 13, 2010 - 9:50 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Premier Gordon Campbell has guaranteed that construction for the Evergreen Line will start in the spring of 2011. It is a promise, however, that is made on the backs of the municipalities, not his own government.
Watching the Translink Mayors’ Council go back and forth with regards to Translink’s demands for funding is becoming exhausting, and is most definitely frustrating.
It is time to take the gloves off, and go bare knuckle with the ailing Premier (you know, the one who has a 12 per cent approval rating), because his empty rhetoric with regards to transportation funding and the municipalities is wearing really thin.
Let’s take a quick look back at the past month in regards to the ever evolving positions of this group.
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December 14, 2009 - 10:31 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Retiring Toronto City Councillor Kyle Rae is sick and tired of the hopeless fiscal situation of municipalities.
The political retirement of veteran Toronto City Councillor Kyle Rae is not particularly significant for us here on the west coast as a stand alone story. Rae was Toronto’s first openly gay politician, and spent 18 years as the representative for Toronto Centre-Rosedale.
What is significant from the perspective of Vancouver, and indeed all BC municipalities however, is his reasoning for doing so.
In fact, in light of Vancouver’s current budget crunch, local Councillors and critics alike would be wise to use his experience as an indicator of what could be our future.
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