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…
Tag: COPE
New Years 2014 — the numbers are in!
On January 1st, my partner Penny and I had our annual New Years Day drop-in event at our home. This year, we turned it into a fundraiser for COPE. Entry was by donation, and once inside attendees enjoyed an enormous feast put together by Penny. A big thanks to everyone who came out and made…
Letter to the Vancouver Courier
I submitted this letter recently to the Vancouver Courier in response to this article. To the Editor, Re: “Vision rides high as Vancouverites fume” (Vancouver Courier, Dec. 24) Allen Garr has it 50% right. Vancouverites sure are fuming, and who can blame them? Vision Vancouver has handed tens of millions of taxpayers’ dollars to developers…