The Municipal Election

[Ree Fresh]

Anyone???


Sighns are up everywere and voting takes place on the 19th. I have no idea who anyone is or what their doing. Infact untill today both my dad and I got a letter from our unions pretty much telling us who to vote for in our area.

I feel pretty shallow not knowing anything about it except for what the news has shown on Jim Green and the other guy. However there not in my area so I just might have to trust my union and do as they say (if I bother) ??? Och

[LDUB]

Your job is only one part of you life. I would take the time to do the research to see who you think is best suited... not who the union thinks is.

[LDUB]

I hate the fact that my union spends my dues to tell me who to vote for.

[mugwump]

I wish they would tell us what they're actual platforms were. everything is just a tagline. its so vague:(

[BongMan]

I know I wont be voting for the party who called my house asking if I was voting for them and who sent me a newspaper today declaring thiere Candidate new mayor.. Nooo thankyou.

[Bevvy Swift]

i dont know shit either. and i dont have a union. i usually rely on my dad to tell me who to vote for. hes about as lefty as they come, so he rarely leads me astray.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by BongMan

I know I wont be voting for the party who called my house asking if I was voting for them and who sent me a newspaper today declaring thiere Candidate new mayor.. Nooo thankyou.

If you use this elimination process you'll run out of parties to vote for... I've been called by every one now.

[BongMan]

I have only been called by one SET seems content to sit and see what happens

[miss.myra]

I wish Larry Campbell was running again. He was a damn fine mayor for this city.


Jim Green is a good friend of the family, but I don't really support his party's platform..so it's a tough call because honestly, Vancouver doesn't really have any good candidates running for mayor.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

I wish Larry Campbell was running again. He was a damn fine mayor for this city.


Jim Green is a good friend of the family, but I don't really support his party's platform..so it's a tough call because honestly, Vancouver doesn't really have any good candidates running for mayor.

no he wasnt he was a nice guy who was popular and had personality that everyone liked but he was a pretty shitty mayor since he didnt even have the eladership abilities to keep his own party together/inline

i like the guy too but i think his likability was a distraction from the reality that he wasnt a very good leader...as for vancouver i hope the gimp wins the election cuz jim green and cope live in a different reality and will fuck everyone over in a bid to help their own policy concerns (dt eastside, traffic, development, subsidized housing) which will ultimately fail due to poor planning and the afforementioned lack of a basis in reality.

as for coquitlam, they all suck but i hope kingsbury wins, although im probably not going to vote anyway so it dosnt matter.

[Ree Fresh]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Your job is only one part of you life. I would take the time to do the research to see who you think is best suited... not who the union thinks is.

However my job is also a huge part of my life ie $$$ and what I have to wake up at 7am each morning for.
I should go out and resurch, but then I dont even know if I have the time to bother to go out and vote :p

May be a dumb question... but weres a good place to get some basic information in your area?

[Senior]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

no he wasnt he was a nice guy who was popular and had personality that everyone liked but he was a pretty shitty mayor since he didnt even have the eladership abilities to keep his own party together/inline

i like the guy too but i think his likability was a distraction from the reality that he wasnt a very good leader...as for vancouver i hope the gimp wins the election cuz jim green and cope live in a different reality and will fuck everyone over in a bid to help their own policy concerns (dt eastside, traffic, development, subsidized housing) which will ultimately fail due to poor planning and the afforementioned lack of a basis in reality.

as for coquitlam, they all suck but i hope kingsbury wins, although im probably not going to vote anyway so it dosnt matter.

Did you miss the fact that the Vision platform is pro business? They have received support from Concord Pacific, The Granville Group and many other high profile business groups. As for Vision's "policy concerns" such as dealing with the lower east side and such those are issues that are important to a majority of the people in Vancouver, you might recall it was the main issue that swept COPE to power in the last election.

[Senior]

Beyond that SEAN! do you have any idea why there was a spilt within the party? I'm guessing not based on your assertion that it was linked to poor leader ship by Larry Campbell. Do you have any factual basis to assert that he was a poor leader? Beyond improving our city in many ways such as late night bus service, the 4 pillars plan in the lower east side, and giving Vancouverite's a say with an Olympic plebiscite he also maintained a AAA credit rating through responsible budgeting. Grind your axe else where Campbell did a great job.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by wellbelove's

However my job is also a huge part of my life ie $$$ and what I have to wake up at 7am each morning for.
I should go out and resurch, but then I dont even know if I have the time to bother to go out and vote :p

May be a dumb question... but weres a good place to get some basic information in your area?

Search online, you can generally find anything you need. Here's the cities site and they have candidate profiles, didn't check to see how up to date it is though. http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyc...idates_all.htm

Although your union protects your job and wages I think it's giving them too much power to blindly vote for their candidate. You never know, you may agree to their suggestion.

I don't know why people don't make the time to vote. If you go during the right time it takes less than 5 minutes. If you work many companies give you time off if necessary.

[Ree Fresh]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Search online, you can generally find anything you need. Here's the cities site and they have candidate profiles, didn't check to see how up to date it is though. http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyc...idates_all.htm

Although your union protects your job and wages I think it's giving them too much power to blindly vote for their candidate. You never know, you may agree to their suggestion.

I don't know why people don't make the time to vote. If you go during the right time it takes less than 5 minutes. If you work many companies give you time off if necessary.

To be honest I find it kind of distrespectful when someone trys to sugest who to vote for. I think it was a little diffrent when the BCTF and Nurses sent out pamphlets telling ppl to vote for public education and health care, but there were no names or partys sugestd at all. However been given the exact names and no reason why is kinda suspicouse.

Ever since I was a kid both my parents educated me on the the Federal and provincial elections... even in grade 11 and 12 we were toughed alot about it. Yet this is the first time ive ever even looked into a municipal election. Its like im starting from scratch. Although im couriouse and feel its important to vote... im kinda lazy about the whole thing.

[LDUB]

My parents never tell me who they've voted for. They've always felt I should make my own decisions. I guess that's why I get kinda angry about the union thing.

Take a look around, hopefully you'll have the time to make your vote count!

[Ree Fresh]

Heres a link for anyone voting in North Vancouver:

http://www.northvancouver.com/commun...ment/index.php

Originally Posted by mugwump

I wish they would tell us what they're actual platforms were. everything is just a tagline. its so vague:(

YES YES and YES!!!

Im so anoyed! All they talk about is their leadership skills, what theve done in the passed or bring up an issue... but I couldnt really find any candadate who said they would actualy do something or what there vision/plan was???


And then I remind myself to keep in mind... arnt all polititions liers???