It’s not often that I agree with our current mayor, but when Gregor Robertson recently accused the Canadian Pacific (CP) of “bullying tactics” in its efforts to force the city to pay well above market for the long contested Arbutus Corridor, bulldozing some of the community gardens that city residents have nurtured along the…
Longtime City activist Tim Louis ready for November 2014 election – calls for expropriation of Arbutus Corridor
These are the highlights of my speech this morning. Friends and the media joined me at the Arbutus Corridor as I announced my bid for a COPE nomination to run for City Council in Vancouver’s November municipal election. I will be running for a nomination at COPE’s Nominating Conference Sunday Sept. 7th. — I am here…
Vision’s Vision is Getting Blurry
In politics, as in our personal lives, sometimes we need to revise our expectations. Other times, we have to admit we are wrong; we are required to concede that we simply did not do enough. In the case of Vision Vancouver’s highly touted and infinitely flexible promise to end homelessness, it appears that a rather…
Resurrecting the Downtown Historic Railway
Great analysis below is courtesy of my friend Peter Finch, who is an advocate for (and very informed about) streetcars. Vancouver’s Vision-dominated city council recently produced a report on the Downtown Historic Railway, declaring it “too old to work on a safe and viable basis,” and adding that “ridership was ….low” (attrib. Geoff…
Please support Audrey Siegl’s AWALASKENIS II Journey of Truth & Unity Caravan to Ottawa!
Hello friends. Please consider sending a donation and positive thoughts to Audrey Siegl as she prepares for her important journey. She’s asked me to share her statement and contact info below, and I am asking you to do the same. Thank you. I am rejoining my AWALASKENIS II Journey of Truth & Unity Caravan to…
Thanks to ATU Local 1724!
Big thanks to the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1724 for endorsing me in my bid for re-election as one of COPE’s co-chairs! These folks are hard working and deserve our support. The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) will be having our 2014 AGM this coming Sunday July 6th at 154 East 10th Ave. Registration…
Petition re: Trinity Western University Law School
Let’s get the BC Law Society to change its position. They recently decided to recognise Trinity Western University Law School in spite of its anti-gay position. Pass this on to any lawyers you know, as it is a petition directed at the BC Law Society, and therefore can only be signed by members of the…