On September 13th 2022, a homeless individual, Stanley Q. Woodvine, came across a disturbing piece of paper that may determine the outcome of the race to be elected Mayor of Vancouver. Someone — we don’t know who – had mistakenly dropped a 2-page spreadsheet which listed potential donor “Captains” and donation targets, featuring an astounding…
Category: City Hall
Gentle density in SE False Creek: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
On Wednesday, October 27th, Vancouver City Council convened a session of their Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities to address, among other issues, “The Future of False Creek South: Advancing a Conceptual Development Plan and Addressing Lease Expiries.” In deciding how to move forward on this issue, Council considered a report from the General…
The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical
This Friday, October 22 at 7pm, my partner Penny and I are hosting a virtual screening of The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical, a documentary film about my hero and mentor, Harry Rankin. You can register to join us and see this wonderful film here, which will be followed by a political panel and…
If you’ve seen one wheelchair, you’ve seen them all…?
Former Vancouver City Councillor Sam Sullivan is over 6 feet tall on a short day. I, Tim Louis, also a former Vancouver City Councillor, am barely 5 feet tall on a tall day. Sam weighs 180 lbs dry. I am lucky to weigh in at 90 lbs soaking wet. He is clean shaven. I have…
The uncertain future of False Creek South
In the early 1970s, Vancouver’s Non-Partisan Association (NPA) lost its control of City Council. A new party led by Mayor Art Phillips, The Electors Action Movement (TEAM) came to power. My mentor Harry Rankin, who was on City Council at that time, described TEAM as simply a fresher, slicker, younger version of the NPA. While…
Subconscious socialism
As many of you may know, I have long been committed to the ideals of socialism and consider myself a socialist. It has been said that the essence of socialism is the same as that of many great religions – a commitment to putting others ahead of one’s own self interest. At one point in…
NPA Board: Let’s make a deal!
On April 21, three of the four NPA city councillors, Lisa Dominato, Colleen Hardwick, and Sarah Kirby-Yung, left the NPA. If you were an NPA member you might have thought that things could not get any worse. Now they have! On April 23, every single one of the three NPA school trustees, Carmen Cho, Oliver…