After a rousing nominating meeting enjoyed by all not connected with Allan DeGenova, Vision Vancouver has elected Gregor Robertson as their nominee. As this page posted on Friday, most of this page's lack of an endorsement for Robertson came from a desire to see him remain as an MLA. However, if we see more positions coming from him like a tax on owners of vacant condominiums, who is this page to argue that 12th and Cambie isn't a better place for him?
It's now more pivotal than ever that Vancouverites put people in City Hall who are willing to stand up to the vicious cabal of real estate developers who treat Vancouver like their own game of Monopoly, brushing those in need of social housing off the board like so many potato chip crumbs. Peter Ladner and the NPA will continue welcome these cutthroats with open arms, and after the outright betrayal of social housing provisions in the 2010 Olympic bid by VANOC and the NPA, the City of Vancouver can't afford to keep that welcome mat out any longer.
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