Vancouver Civic Election 2018

[whatnext]

West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert considering a mayoral run:
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-n...rs-mayoral-run

[csbvan]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Well Bremner just got elected on a proposition to massively re-zone everything. His seat wasn't a deciding vote, so he could say anything really. Not a traditional NPA stance.

The NPA has traditionally suffered from a lack of a cohesive vision. They'll need a strong mayoral candidate to succeed.

Bremner's election was hardly a success though. The NPA garnered less than 30 percent of the vote, which doesn't bode well for their chances. I would not be surprised to see both the NPA and Vision struggle.

[Tetsuo]

Originally Posted by whatnext

West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert considering a mayoral run:
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-n...rs-mayoral-run

I heard he's upset he didn't get a cabinet post

[Alex Mackinnon]

So, there's some scary speculation over at PriceTags that Condon could be getting tapped to run as the COPE candidate for mayor.

https://pricetags.wordpress.com/2018...l-speculation/

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

So, there's some scary speculation over at PriceTags that Condon could be getting tapped to run as the COPE candidate for mayor.

https://pricetags.wordpress.com/2018...l-speculation/

I guess we figured out which party will be anti-density and protect the west side.

[Tourist9394]

https://globalnews.ca/news/4153752/v...esidents-vote/

This is music to my ears.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Tourist9394

https://globalnews.ca/news/4153752/v...esidents-vote/

This is music to my ears.

It’s an appalling sellout. Non-Canadians have helped wreck this city and have no right to cast a vote. If you want to vote, become a Canadian.

[Migrant_Coconut]

Calm the flock down, both of you. It still has to get approved by the GreeNDP, who're still trying to crack down on foreign embezzlement and welfare abuse; I think they know exactly why they shouldn't let the foxes into the henhouse.

I'm all for accepting immigrants, but if PRs can vote, what's the point of getting citizenship?

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by whatnext

It’s an appalling sellout. Non-Canadians have helped wreck this city and have no right to cast a vote. If you want to vote, become a Canadian.

Worth noting the council vote on this was unanimous.

[whatnext]

Apparently Burnaby MP kennedy Stewart is seriously considering a run for Mayor of Vancouver:
http://vancouversun.com/news/politic...7-4f84a3407529

That would also open up a safe NDP seat for Jagmeet Singh to run in.

[Tourist9394]

https://globalnews.ca/news/4186361/t...s-shaughnessy/

Not only Eby is the target, even those little punks from ivory towers living off university subsidized rentals are target. And they call him American socialist transplant.

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by whatnext

It’s an appalling sellout. Non-Canadians have helped wreck this city and have no right to cast a vote. If you want to vote, become a Canadian.

You pinpointed it, and I think, said what a lot of people think but wouldn't have the chutzpah to say. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

Calm the flock down, both of you. It still has to get approved by the GreeNDP, who're still trying to crack down on foreign embezzlement and welfare abuse; I think they know exactly why they shouldn't let the foxes into the henhouse.

I'm all for accepting immigrants, but if PRs can vote, what's the point of getting citizenship?

Agreed, plus, is there not the possiblility that vote results will be skewed to someone with a bias to certain interest groups? Canada is so lax sometimes, it borders on naïveté.

[logicbomb]

Originally Posted by whatnext

It’s an appalling sellout. Non-Canadians have helped wreck this city and have no right to cast a vote. If you want to vote, become a Canadian.

It's a mere token vote for the transnational elite. Non-Canadians (foreign investors) own this country. The own your natural resources, they own your land, and they own your politicians that continue to openly give bits and pieces away.

This coming from an individual that took pride in being Canadian 20+ years ago. Seeing my friends do their best to adapt Canadian values and study their asses off for the citizenship test was a true testament to how much they appreciated this country.

[a very long weekend]

With the real problems that Vancouver faces (transportation, the artificial land shortage created by decades of ultra restrictive zoning, housing costs proximate to those on a moon base), it blows me away that a guy like Patrick Condon could even dream of getting a nomination for a major political party. Like, his every answer will make things worse.

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by s211

Thank you for bringing that up. I'd contend that much of Vancouver's civic problems have been exacerbated, and not helped, by the presence of political parties at the civic level. I'd PAY to eliminate all civic parties, literally pay, and call it my investment in a better future.

Interesting, in a positive sense. Could you tell about the administrative structure you'd have, the levels at which decisions are made (for infrastructure, etc)... admin/org/levels > done how?

[CanSpice]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

Interesting, in a positive sense. Could you tell about the administrative structure you'd have, the levels at which decisions are made (for infrastructure, etc)... admin/org/levels > done how?

I don't see how abolishing political parties changes how City Hall operates...?

[Changing City]

Ken Sim is the NPA's mayoral candidate, with 977 votes out of 1960. John Coupar got 602 votes and Glen Chernen 379.

[Sheba]

NPA selects Ken Sim as mayoral candidate

Ken Sim will be the Non-Partisan Association’s mayoral candidate for October’s municipal election, when the party, which has dominated Vancouver politics for most of its 81-year existence, will try to avoid a fourth consecutive electoral loss after a decade out of power.

Sim beat out two other candidates: two-term park board commissioner John Coupar and self-styled civic government watchdog Glen Chernen.

...

Housing is expected to be the top issue, by far, in Vancouver’s municipal election this year. And on Sunday — a day when, coincidentally, the front page of the New York Times included a story about Vancouver’s “housing frenzy” — it was no surprise that the subject came up repeatedly in the three candidates’ speeches.

Chernen told the assembled crowd about his work investigating real estate deals in the city, saying he feels the city has been badly mismanaged for the past decade. Coupar said he wanted to speed up the city’s approval process to build more housing and review the overall city plan. Sim said he worried his children and grandchildren might not be able to live in an increasingly unaffordable city.

...

NPA Coun. Hector Bremner, whose bid for the NPA mayoral nomination was shot down in early May, announced two weeks later he was looking to start their own party and run a slate for October’s election.

Bremner’s team is expected to hold an event Monday evening, at which more details may emerge about their plans.

Adrian Crook, one of the council candidates expected to appear alongside Bremner’s team Monday, was in the crowd at Sunday’s NPA meeting. Crook was previously seeking the NPA nomination to run for council, but publicly disavowed the party after Bremner’s candidacy was rejected. His party membership still valid, Crook decided to attend Sunday’s event “as a tourist,” he said, confirming he planned to be at Bremner’s event Monday.

[WarrenC12]

Well I'm glad Chernen was soundly beaten. I don't know too much about Sim's platform, if he has one. Backed by some pretty big business money.

[rofina]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Well I'm glad Chernen was soundly beaten. I don't know too much about Sim's platform, if he has one. Backed by some pretty big business money.

Yes. Business background, and ties to Chip Wilson.

This is NPA's version of Gregor.