November 24, 2010 - 8:26 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Bill McCreery sits in the background, looking very unhappy at having to sit and be a greeter at the NPA table. His former party TEAM never made a man of his stature do such things I am sure.
Over the weekend, there was a very telling quote delivered by newly acclaimed NPA City Council candidate Bill McCreery, who is leading the charge for what is “new” within the 73 year old political entity (Bill received his Bachelor of Architecture in 1969 and was a Commissioner on the Vancouver Park Board from 1973-74, and thus has witnessed first-hand the NPA evolve into the young, fresh and dynamic organization it is today).
Mike Howell from the Courier asked McCreery if he was concerned the fact that there was only one race at the nomination meeting this past Saturday. Here was his response:
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November 23, 2010 - 12:34 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
The next Premier of British Columbia?
Why? Because Clark is going to make an announcement on her future in the next few days, and there are no indications that civic politics, much less running for the NPA, is on her radar.
Either Christy will continue to sit on the political sidelines and enjoy her newly signed contract with CKNW, or she will announce that she is throwing her hat in the ring for the BC Liberal leadership.
Christy has a lot of tongues wagging within BC Liberal and other circles for a number of reasons 1) She is quite popular and has plenty of name recognition within the general public 2) She is untouched by the HST or Gordon Campbell’s recent troubles 3) She still has a strong foothold within the party, making her ability to organize much easier than someone like Dianne Watts and 4) She is a progressive who comes from a strong federal Liberal background, a pedigree that might just turn the public perception of what the BC Liberals have turned into.
I think that Clark could be a game changer in consideration of who is lining up as potential candidates in that party – she could be a consensus candidate that all camps could agree upon at the end of the day.
Which brings me to the delusional NPA.
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November 18, 2010 - 12:08 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
If Vancouver cabs were sitting idle on Friday and Saturday nights for this, I could understand. But this isn't the reason for them being off the road.
This morning, representatives from all four Vancouver taxi companies are speaking to a motion forwarded by lone NPA Councillor Suzanne Anton for new taxi licenses.
These licenses would be specifically targeted to the peak periods of 3-5 in the morning on Saturday and Sunday mornings when hundreds of partyers exit the bars intent on getting home.
Now as I wrote last week, at the moment, City Council doesn’t seem to be inclined towards the option of adding new temporary licenses.
But CivicScene has just found out another reason why temporary licenses are completely unnecessary in spite of the rationale listed in Anton’s motion text.
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November 16, 2010 - 1:40 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
With no likely seconders for her motion, Anton is likely to spend today's Council meeting buried in her coffee mug. But nonetheless, here are some valid questions that should be answered.
Lone NPA Councillor Suzanne Anton has put forward two motions for today’s Council meeting – one on the need for more taxi licenses and the other on exit interviews for senior managers and City Hall who depart the organization.
Here are some questions for her to answer before they are likely discarded for having no seconder.
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