A half a million could fund a lot of different things behind the scenes; a pseudo "caucus," if you will
“…Vancouver’s campaign finance rules are so weak that there may effectively be no law preventing Sullivan from taking his campaign secrets to the grave — and disposing of any left-over cash in whatever fashion he chooses.”
“However, no local or provincial office is charged with enforcing charter regulations involving campaign finance. And even if a candidate were somehow found to be in violation, the only penalty provided is a prohibition against holding municipal office — hardly a fearsome punishment to someone who’d just been tossed out of office after 15 years of public service.”
Perhaps that cash is financing NPA attack blog (CityCaucus) run by two former Sullivan hacks?