Homelessness

Vancouver Snapshot

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:57:25 -0700

Comparing Ladner to Robertson

Bill Tieleman — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:13:22 -0700

Non-Partisan Association mayoralty candidate Peter Ladner wins if.......

the Vancouver election turnout is low due to multiple-election voter fatigue or just disinterest. The NPA is one of Canada’s most successful political parties because Vancouver doesn’t have a ward or constituency system and because the wealthier part of town votes in disproportionately higher numbers than the rest of the city. That means a low turnout is the NPA’s big advantage.

The Great Debate

Irwin Loy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:43:04 -0700

Vancouver’s leading candidates for mayor spent Wednesday evening sparring over the city’s crucial issues of homelessness, addiction and mental health.

In the end, neither Peter Ladner nor Gregor Robertson scored a knockout punch in a debate sponsored byTheTyee.ca and 24 hours, but the public saw pieces of differing opinions emerging in a cautious campaign that has been light on policy discussion so far.

For Robertson, the mayoral candidate with the centre-left Vision Vancouver party, Wednesday’s debate wasa chance to add flesh to his campaign, which has so far been generous with bold promises – ending homelessness by 2015, for example –but stingy with specifics on how to do it.