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“Don’t slam the door on trade” — my latest Vancouver Sun op/ed

May 11, 2012 5:25 am /Soapbox, Vancouver /Comments Off
I was invited to contribute another opinion column to the Vancouver Sun – here's the original link. A bleak scenario has been painted by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson in his quest to halt the increase ...

Election wrap up: letter to the editor

December 13, 2011 6:04 am /Soapbox /Comments Off
While mapping out potential new directions for my urban affairs blog CityCaucus.com, I've also been gently easing into Christmas festivities with my family and rekindling relationships that took a back seat during my campaign. Last ...

Why I’m running for Vancouver city council

July 16, 2011 8:19 am /Soapbox /Comments Off
At the time of my campaign announcement last April there were many things to prepare, and it never occurred to me that I would take the speech that I wrote for that day as a ...

VO’s Linda Solomon & Vision crony involved in another hatchet job

September 28, 2010 5:10 pm /Soapbox /Comments Off
If it's a gift I got from Sullivan's staff, how come I had to work so hard for it? Another day, another smear from Gregor Robertson's cronies against me. Honestly, don't they have anything better ...

In response to the recent smear about me

September 2, 2010 6:46 am /Soapbox /Comments Off
Sadly smear campaigns seen on the national stage are going local Speaking to my friend Sam Sullivan last year he told me of one regret he had from his term in elected office. He said ...

Liberal nod for Rebagliati a sign of party disarray

October 27, 2009 1:21 pm /Soapbox /1 Comment
Rebagliati runs in Okanagan-Coquihalla: what are these guys thinking? And what's with the toque? So Ross Rebagliati is now a Liberal candidate. I do not know Mr. Rebagliati, and do not disparage his accomplishment of ...
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