Too late, he already trademarked it

Mayor seeks credit for Broadway extension idea. “Incidentally, the report that recommended that $1 million study was part of a three-year plan that TransLink approved in 2004, which was more than a year before Sullivan became mayor”. What a slimy little man.

The Strike isn’t Political

Then he goes on Global National and says that the strike isn’t political while dodging questions left and right: “I’m not on the bargaining committee”. Its always someone else’s fault. Meanwhile the DTES continues to harbour some of the foulest odours known to man.

Skull and Bins

Dumpsters could be cleared out of Vancouver’s downtown core: “It’s being called one of the most effective ways of battling crime”. Yeah, because that how the mafia got started, behind dumpsters. And the Hells Angels run a mean racket with the help of those bottles and cans.

All your roofs are belong to us

Metal thieves steal convention centre roof before installation. I love how dude is all like, ‘its not going to slow us down’ like it was 9/11 and he was Giuliani saying that the terrorists can’t break our spirit. Of course its not going to slow you down, just like being three times over budget isn’t going to slow you down.

You wouldn’t do it on a tax return…

Minister of Finance Carole Taylor Reveals Windfall from Feds. She didn’t lie, she just withheld certain facts. Like for example that 62.5% of the net increase in the province’s forecast surplus is due to increased transfers from the federal government.

We Want to Know what You Think

B.C. politicians want to hear public’s ideas for cutting greenhouse gases. Input for budget requested on government website. Really? They’ve never heard of Stop Gateway? They’ve never heard “More Buses, Lower Fares”? Or the outcry over off-shore oil and gas? Are they really that oblivious?

Campbell and the Greens?

Green Party of BC leadership candidate: “The real problem is that we don’t have a democracy and we don’t have a free press”. Amen bro. Meanwhile the interim leader is keen on Campbell, gives him an “A” for his environmental work. Is working closely with these greasy neo-cons a sellout or a chance to influence policy? Is it better to work from the inside, or take the whole thing down from the outside? Are rhetorical questions a good tool, or do they just sound pretentious?

James and the Giant Raspberry

NDP to oppose Gateway plan. Way to actually make a decision for once guys. Yet shun their own candidate, Sather, for essentially doing the same. Only problem was that he also opposed the Tsawassen land treaty. Too bad the NDP aren’t mature enough to have a free vote on the matter.

Fuck 2010

IOC satisfied housing problems resolved. Am I taking crazy pills or something? Am I living in a completely different reality than these corporate douche bags? The Olympics should be its own corporation and if it can’t pay for itself, then it can’t have a party. If they don’t give two fucking shits about the goddamn Downtown Eastside then fuck them, really. If they are so totally blind, or at least willfully ignorant that all three levels of government have failed in their promises to protect cheap rental stock and evictions and to build new housing then they really don’t deserve to be an international organization. If the UN can come in here and call it a disaster, why can’t the IOC?