November 15, 2010 - 4:39 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
At one time, Suzanne Anton wasn't afraid to identify herself as an NPA Councillor. My how times have changed...
I know that the NPA is supposed to represent “Elected civic representatives…[who] make decisions based on the viewpoint of many individuals and organizations, and not be under obligation to policies or platforms of political parties.”
But this (or if the column somehow changes as a result of this post, here is the original screen shot) seems like a little much.
So now Suzanne Anton is the “Independent Councillor”???
Then again, with the deadweight of the NPA around my neck, I would probably do the exact same thing.
November 15, 2010 - 12:01 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
With former electeds like Chiavario, Cowie and Rogers, vcaTEAM had a respectable group of candidates back in 2002. The party's Achilles heal was the lack of a viable Mayoral candidate.
Back in 2002, I became involved with a group of municipal activists who had the the notion that the polarized politics of COPE and the NPA could use a dose of moederation, and as a result formed a new party named vcaTEAM.
The tried to take a middle of the road approach. They had established candidates (Nancy Chiavario and Alan Herbert was were both former NPA Councillors, Art Cowie was a former TEAM Councillor and Liberal MLA, and Stephen Rogers was a six-time Cabinet Minister and former Speaker of the House). They had a platform that spoke to many of the issues that are topical today (biking corridors, opening up the city to fun, adding social and affordable housing and a push to increase support for alternative forms of transportation other than the car).
At the time the NPA was in total disarray. Councillor Jennifer Clarke had organized a coup against popular former Mayor Philip Owen, and the party was divided down the middle as a result.
So it sounded like a recipe for potential success – the elements certainly were there.
And then the party introduced their Mayoral candidate very late in the game, and everything changed.
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November 10, 2010 - 3:42 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
October 25, 2010 - 11:24 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
