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Bill Tieleman is one of BC's best known communicators, political commentators and strategists. Bill writes a politics column Tuesdays in 24 Hours newspaper. Hear Bill on Mondays at 10 a.m. on CKNW AM 980’s The Bill Good Show. Bill has been Communications Director in the B.C. Premier's Office and at the BC Federation of Labour. Bill owns West Star Communications, a consulting firm providing strategy and communication services for labour, business, non-profits and government.
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BASI-VIRK: Supreme Court of Canada decision whether or not to hear secret witness appeal expected shortly; 3 weeks on RCMP documents starts Nov 24
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The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to announce shortly whether or not it will hear an appeal about potential testimony by a secret witness in the BC Legislature Raid case, the Special Prosecutor said today.Bill Berardino told BC Supreme Court Ju...

3 views | aggregated: 1 day 10 hours ago
topics: bc-government, bc-rail, election, investigation, liberal
It's a Happy Planet city in Vancouver
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Gregor Robertson, Vision Vancouver & COPE nearly sweep NPAIt was a stunning victory Saturday as Gregor Robertson led Vision Vancouver to a resounding victory over the Non-Partisan Association.Together with their electoral partners the Coalition Of Pr...

4 views | aggregated: 4 days 9 hours ago
topics: candidate, city-council, cope, elected, mayor
Tune in to CKNW AM 980 tonight - Saturday November
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Tune in to CKNW AM 980 tonight - Saturday November 15 - starting at 8 p.m. for full municipal election coverage. I will be joining host Jon McComb and panelists Frances Bula - blogger and writer extraordinaire - and Daniel Fontaine - Mayor Sam Sulliv...

14 views | aggregated: 5 days 7 hours ago
topics: election, mayor, sam-sullivan
The case for and against Gregor Robertson and Peter Ladner as best mayor for Vancouver
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As anyone who reads this blog or my 24 hours newspaper columns knows, I am a big supporter of Vision Vancouver candidate Gregor Robertson.But my evil editors at 24 hours enjoy tormenting me and my fellow columnists, so they insisted we each write a s...

13 views | aggregated: 6 days 4 hours ago
topics: business, candidate, councillor, crime, liberal
NPA candidates play Where's Waldo? in campaign ads - no mention of mayoral candidate Peter Ladner in most ads
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In a strange political version of the popular Where's Waldo? cartoons, Non-Partisan Association candidates have overwhelming run personal campaign ads that fail to even mention their own mayoral nominee - Peter Ladner.Top prize for dissing the lead...

3 views | aggregated: 6 days 11 hours ago
topics: candidate, elected, mayor, nomination, npa
Vancouver election: Desperate times, desperate measures for Non-Partisan Association
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As the Non-Partisan Association realizes its desperate situation it seems also to be grasping at very thin straws.More productively, why doesn't the NPA answer some simple questions:1) Was Vancouver Finance Director Estelle Lo fired?2) Did Vancouver ...

12 views | aggregated: 1 week 1 day ago
topics: candidate, election, mayor, npa, political
The Banana Republic of Vancouver? What the hell goes on at City Hall with 100 million taxpayer dollars?
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What kind of a Banana Republic has Vancouver become?In a secret meeting October 14 - secret because the Non-Partisan Association majority insisted on - council voted to lend $100 million to Millennium Development, a private corporation building the 2...

11 views | aggregated: 1 week 5 days ago
topics: election, employment, investment, mayor, npa
Gregor Robertson is the best choice for mayor of Vancouver
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Bill Tieleman's 24 Hours ColumnTuesday November 4, 2008Robertson's the one for mayorBy BILL TIELEMANUnless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes, but no plans.- Peter Drucker, management consultantNon-Partisan Association mayoralty c...

24 views | aggregated: 2 weeks 2 days ago
topics: business, candidate, city-council, councillor, downtown
Advice for Gregor Robertson & Peter Ladner - how each can win & vulnerabilities
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24 hours newspaper has set up an election blog for the November 15 province-wide municipal vote.Here's the first installment on the Vancouver city mayoralty election contest - advice to Non-Partisan Association candidate Peter Ladner and Vision Vanco...

8 views | aggregated: 2 weeks 5 days ago
topics: candidate, crime, election, liberal, mayor
Vancouver provincial by-elections voters reject BC Liberals' cheating, elect 2 NDP MLAs in Fairview, Burrard
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Despite enormous efforts by the BC Liberal provincial government to cheat their way to 2 by-elections wins by running expensive, taxpayer financed advertising campaigns, the New Democratic Party has won both seats in Vancouver-Burrard and Vancouver-F...

13 views | aggregated: 3 weeks 23 hours ago
topics: candidate, cope, election, liberal, liberals
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