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Video: Election Night Victory For "Mayor Moonbeam"

Submitted by RA on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 16:47

While I generally try to maintain a professional equanimity in any of my blogging and vlogging, it's been quite difficult during this last Vancouver municipal election campaign given the low level of tactics that the NPA, incumbent party Vision's main opposition, has resorted to in its bid to win votes. This is the party that has given us exemplary local councillors Peter Ladner and Gordon Price in the past, but the NPA campaign this time around didn't shed much light on the talents of their latest crop of candidates.

Video: Mayor Gregor votes this morning

Submitted by RA on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 19:50

The polls are open for another 10 minutes or so as I write, so we'll soon know the shape of the next Vancouver municipal government.

Hopefully the crisp, but sunny Winter's day brought out more voters than the dire 31% of voters in 2008.

Here's Mayor Gregor Robertson arriving with his wife and two of his teenage children who are about to vote for the first time in a civic election.

Video: Affordable Housing is Number 1 Priority, Says Mayor

Submitted by RA on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 00:06

Vancouver City Mayor Gregor Robertson gave an interview to Charlie Smith from the Georgia Straight which is up on YouTube.

Suzanne Anton's Moratorium on Bike Lanes

Submitted by RA on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 23:31

Cycling is turning out to be one of the hot topics for next month's coming Vancouver municipal election, with NPA leader Suzanne Anton positioning herself in direct opposition to the Vision/COPE alliance on cycling policy.

It's the Election System, Stupid

Submitted by RA on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:05

Stephen Harper's majority government looks less than convincing when you compare the way people actually voted versus seats won. The Conservatives won 54.22% of the seats with only 39.62% of the votes.

Election Night 2011 - A Party Called "Other"

Submitted by RA on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 23:49

Now that he has a majority, PM Harper suggested that we go to bed, but CBC's pundits are still trying to fathom the big changes in the Canadian political landscape.

B.C. Election Day Closing: Which Party's Greenest?

Submitted by RA on Sun, 05/03/2009 - 20:35

Advance voting for the British Columbia provincial elections starts in three days (Wednesday 6 May). General Election Day is on 12 May, 2009. There's also a referendum on changing to a fairer voting system the BC Single Transferable Vote or BC-STV (vote yes).

Conservative Minority Government

Submitted by RA on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 20:09

So it's another term of Conservative rule for Canada. Votes for "Battleground Vancouver" are still being toted up, but the CBC have just officially announced that the Tories have won another minority government.

Tactical Voting Site Focuses On Environment

Submitted by RA on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 16:10

I like the idea from a geek point of view of Vote For the Environment, which has been reportedly getting tons of hits lately. But this doesn't make sense for the party with the strongest environmental policies - the Green party - who really need to attract as many votes as possible even if they don't win any seats.

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