Why is the NPA having so much trouble attracting strong candidates? It’s conventional wisdom that the party is bound to attract more votes this year than in 2008, as people look for alternatives to Vision Vancouver. The reasons coming from people with the NPA now or in the past: Too many other elections, perhaps still […]
Entries from January 2016
A tough year for Vancouver’s Non-Partisan Association, as election approaches
May 10th, 2011 · 63 Comments
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Christy Clark: The very warm, very strategic communicator
May 7th, 2011 · 21 Comments
The byelection to give B.C.’s new premier a seat is this week and I see that Christy Clark’s efforts to bypass the media and speak only to “regular citizens” are becoming a bit of a story. No surprise to me. At Vancouver magazine, we decided to do a profile of Ms. Clark, this perpetual firecracker […]
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Where is the Non-Partisan Association?
May 4th, 2011 · 73 Comments
Today is the final day for the NPA to receive applications from those wanting to run as candidates under the party’s banner. I’ve run a list before of the candidates who appear to be in the race so far, though I had to glean it from various bits of gossip. (So, sorry, Jason Lamarche, that […]
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Bulletin from Chicago, home of key Vancouverites
May 2nd, 2011 · 16 Comments
Kathleen Bartels, Vancouver Art Gallery director. Sadhu Johnston, deputy city manager. Mike Shiffer, senior TransLink planner. Chicagoans (is that the right word?) all. So I finally decided to come here and see what inspired them. What do I see? – A city hall that looks like the world’s biggest secure bank, a massive building with […]
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