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…
Category: NPA
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…
RIP the NPA!
The Coroner just arrived at NPA headquarters. She could find no pulse! The death certificate will be issued any day. On April 21 three of the four remaining NPA city councillors, Lisa Dominato, Colleen Hardwick, and Sarah Kirby-Yung left the NPA. Those of you who have been reading my blog over the last few months…
More trouble for the NPA
The problems for the Non-Partisan Association continue to grow. This week Mark Marissen, former husband of past-premier Christy Clark, announced his intention to run for mayor in Vancouver’s October 2022 civic election. This further divides the already divided right-wing vote. Since its founding in 1936, the NPA has almost always been able to unite the…
More cracks in the NPA Titanic
If previous revelations of infiltration by the alt-right into the NPA board of directors weren’t enough to sink the ship, this week two more icebergs closed in on it — one small, the other larger and much more destructive. COVID-19 has been a public health crisis for over a year. Now, unfortunately, things are taking…
Soon, the NPA will be put out of its misery
The Non-Partisan Association saga continues with yet another chapter that illustrates how the oldest and, some would say, most venerable municipal party in Vancouver has been taken over by a bunch of right-wing amateurs. The NPA’s elected caucus has continued to demand that their party’s board of directors call an annual general meeting. Normally, this…
No one is immune to the rise of fascism
As the countdown continues with the transfer of power from President Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, the world is on edge. Rumours continue to circulate that President Trump will launch an attack on Iran during the dying days of his presidency. Even worse is the unthinkable but very real risk he will push the nuclear…