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Is this what a civil city looks like?
While covering the NPA Nomination contest I turned my camera on the protest going on outside the hotel.
Soon after, I was banned from the hotel on th...
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dan-froidevaux |
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Sammy Sullivan to Run in the Federal Race?
Mayor Sam Sullivan lost an ally last week in his ongoing public relations assault on how good the 2010 Winter Games will be for Vancouverites.
On J...
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cosmo_girl |
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Vancouver's Vacancy Rate Continues to Dip
Despite a B.C. Supreme Court ruling in their favour, renters are still being squeezed out of the market
Moving out of one's home rarely happens w...
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cosmo_girl |
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BC has 10 swing ridings
The Strategic Counsel, pollster for CTV and Globe and Mail for this election, says there are 45 swing ridings in three big provinces that will d...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Come back, Harvey
Reading this blog post from Harvey Oberfeld about the questions he hopes reporters ask Stephen Harper makes me wish Harv would come out of retirement....
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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SFU Prof Says Vision Vancouver Has Lost Control of It's Brand
While some political observers might believe the number of hopefuls seeking a Vision Vancouver nomination is a sign of the party's popularity, politic...
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politix_pete |
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Emerson's understudy
On Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson announced he wouldn't be seeking re-election as the Conservative parliamentarian for Vancouver-Kings...
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Public Eye Online |
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Leung finally announces Tory candidacy
Ex-Chinese radio host Ronald Leung, notorious for his ultra conservative stance on many social issues, has FINALLY announced today that he is running ...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Sunday Morning News
The Province has more about the investigation into what happened at the Truong mushroom farm. It's not often I find myself agreeing with Jim Sinclair,...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Transport minister cancels federal road toll study
CTV TorontoWell, of course.The Transport Canada study would have examined how pricing can be used as a tool to induce greater efficiency and sustai...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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It's official: We'll have to vote on Oct 14
CP - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, weary of waiting for the opposition to bring down his minority government, dashed his promise of a fixed election ...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Straight up with Raymond Louie
With only 48 hours to go until the announcement of VIsion s official Mayoral candidate, I caught up with Councillor Raymond Louie, to talk about ...
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dan-froidevaux |
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Fedral Election for October 14th, 2008
As anticipated, Stephen Harper visited Rideau Hall this morning and officially and had the Governor General dissolve Parliament. federal election h...
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theleftcoast.ca |
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Why Peter Ladner Thinks Sam Sullivan Has to Go
I caught up with Coun. Ladner at a community function to talk about the upcoming NPA nomination and why he thinks it s time for a change....
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dan-froidevaux |
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Transexual Parks Board Hopeful Says Escort Ad Won't Affect Political Career
One of the NPA's more colourful parks board hopefuls says an ad she posted in 2000 on a website advertising escort services won't stand in the way of ...
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cosmo_girl |
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Does BC Place Have a Future?
Just over a year ago, the roof of BC Place Stadium collapsed under the weight of snow and slush, and the dome deflated for the first time in its 26 ye...
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Shane_B |
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Victory is Ladner's...Yeah Surprisingly...
Few people prior to yesterday s nomination meeting thought Coun. Peter Ladner had a chance at unseating Mayor Sam Sullivan...we were all wrong. ...
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dan-froidevaux |
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Harper to Call Election this SUNDAY!
It is rumoured that tomorrow morning at 8am Stephen Harper is going to visit Canada's Governor General and ask her to dissolve the current Parliament ...
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theleftcoast.ca |
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Vote for me…er…I’m drunk…
I recently found myself knocking back a few at a local bar-star boozery to watch a friend compete in an amateur comedy show. Assuming this was a night...
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politix_pete |
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Election campaign might start next week
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Declaring the Canadian Parliament to be at an impasse, Prime Minister Stephen Harper signaled on Tuesday that he could trigger an e...
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Ladner Looks for Solutions
Peter Ladner says he wants to put the non-partisan back in the NPA.
I'm more of a consensus builder than (Mayor Sam Sullivan), said Ladner,...
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politix_pete |
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Greens 'will not hesitiate' to use courts to get into leaders' debate
TORONTO - The Green party will go to court if necessary to secure a spot for leader Elizabeth May in the televised leaders' debates for the upcoming ...
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travelbug |
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PETER LADNER STEERS NPA SHIP BACK TO THE ROCKS
Oldtown NewsVancouver, BCPETER LADNER STEERS NPA SHIP BACK TO THE ROCKSCouncillor Peter Ladner, the Mayoral nominee for the NPA missed an opportunity ...
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Oldtown News |
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Paradise Makers : The Politicians - Vancouver
SFU City Programme Paradise Makers September 5, 2008This evening's lecture was actually more of a interview with four of the TEAM Vancouver ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Unions Push Back Over Government Imposed Gag Law
B.C.'s seven largest unions will challenge a controversial law limiting spending in the run-up to the 2009 provincial election.
The law, formerly k...
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politix_pete |
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Councillor blogger?
It's great to see young people getting involved in politics. My fear that the next generation is too apathetic to participate and will drop the ball ...
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travelbug |
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Decision day for the NPA
It's Sullivan vs. Ladner as Vancouver's Civic Non-Partisan Association votes today on who its mayoral candidate will be on Nov. 15.
Peter Ladner, t...
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travelbug |
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Election Predictions: North Vancouver
Okay, it's almost a done deal.The PM should make it official on Sunday. When it is all said and done what will the results of the upcoming Federal El...
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North Vancouver Politics.com |
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Why Al thinks Mayor Sam "Needs a New Job."
I caught up with Parks Commisioner Al DeGenova at his campaign headquarters to talk about why he thinks Mayor Sam s time in office has come to a ...
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dan-froidevaux |
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New BC Green Party Member Wants to Run for MLA in Victoria
Hello fellow Green Party members,My name is Yashar Barza, and I am a new member of the BC Green Party. I recently sent my application to be considere...
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Green Party of BC blogs |
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Let's make lost opportunity an election issue
I took a break from working on a look at big issues in the federal election campaign and flipped through some old newspapers sitting on a chair in the...
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Paying attention |
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Harper to Call Election on Sunday
All of the news agencies have settled on October 14 as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's election date. Harper will meet the Governor General Sunday mor...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Morning Brew: Election Season
The gloves are off as the election for, um, mayor of Vancouver, draws closer: Gregor Robinson Afraid of Debate? I'm not sure Betty. I don't actually k...
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Beyond Robson |
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Barracuda bites into Dems lead
V.P. NOM PALIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT RNC A Canadian Press Harris/Decima survey polled Canadians on who they would vote for President in the upcoming ele...
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Live at Five |
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General Lee
TEAM Burnaby is in the news again with more candidates.One of their surprise council candidates may be Lee Rankin, who has regularly been rumoured as ...
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Burnaby Politics |
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Health is where her heart is
Last month, Vancouver-Kensington provincial New Democrat legislator David Chudnovsky announced he wouldn't be running for re-election. So who's going ...
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Public Eye Online |
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Breaking: Harper to call election for October 14th
MONTREAL (AFP) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set Sunday to seek to dissolve parliament and call snap elections for October 14, ending...
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Gray Is Back In The Race!
In the continuing soap opera that is the Langley federal Liberal riding association, it now appears that Jake Gray will in fact run as the candidate i...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Our election is about which party can manage the economy
Jayson Myers, Special to the SunJayson Myers is president of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters.onlinePoll question: Should Canadians vote for the...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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George Chow re-running!
VV release - Vision Vancouver Councillor George Chow announced today that he will run again for city council. After a lot of thought, I'm pleased to...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Will the Penn be mightier?
Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn won Saanich-Gulf Islands with just 37.15 percent of the vote during the 2006 federal election. So who's going to ...
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Public Eye Online |
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Belle-weather?
Last month, the provincial New Democrats announced Jenn McGinn would be the party's Vancouver-Fairview by-election candidate - running to hold the rid...
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Public Eye Online |
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Emerson Out
David Emerson will not run for re-election, reports the Vancouver Province. There had been some chatter that perhaps Nina Grewal or Mark Warawa were g...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
The provincial New Democrats have already announced Jenn McGinn will be running for them in the upcoming Vancouver-Fairview by-election. But who will ...
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Public Eye Online |
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"Green" funding for Ford: Why Government Shouldn't Pick Winners
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is reported to be on the verge of giving $200 million from a green initiatives fund to For...
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Blogs for Election Junkies (in Mediacheck)
A rough guide to political sites in this season of elections, here and in the US. ...
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TheTyee.ca |
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Another Name in the Fed Lib Mix: Warren Deacon
After posting yesterday that Rebecca Darnell is considering running for the federal Liberals in next month's election, I have heard another name in th...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Taking taxis not easy for visitors to Vancouver
Vancouver SunLast year, Kevin Falcon was inconvenienced when a taxi refused to take him to Surrey. So he brought in the taxi passengers charter of ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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A Political Tsunami: Gregor Wins!
MLA Gregor Robertson takes the nomination of the Vision Vancouver Party, pitting him against fellow commuter cyclist Coun. Peter Ladner...Let the race...
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dan-froidevaux |
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Harper Has Shot At Majority
This morning's Globe and Mail reports that the Tories are within striking distance of a majority government: According to the poll, conducted by the S...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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