Geoff Meggs vs. George Heyman: The Battle for Climate Theocracy’s Local Crown Ends With a Lesser of Two Evils Holding the Belt
Have a look at the following:
“Geoff Meggs was the best Chief of Staff any Mayor of Vancouver ever had. My friend Larry Campbell isn’t an easy sell–he’ll tell you this himself, although it requires an afternoon AND evening at the Princeton bar. Meggs is one of those extremely polarizing, highly-doctrinaire individuals that does much better behind the curtain than one stage. He’s miserable, caustic and vindictive. He’s also told incredible lies about the useless bike lanes and the destruction of the viaducts. The studies by Silly Hall are all stage managed by Penny Ballem and Meggs is the three ring conductor, while Mike Magee adjusts Mayor Moonbeam’s puppet strings. It’s an all together destructive mix, that’s going to finish off Vancouver, thanks to people like Suzanne Anton and Mike Klassen–both of whom are mostly responsible for the NPA’s DISMAL, ATROCIOUS campaign of last fall.
So now Meggs is running provincially. Of course, he is. Meggs’ wife, excuse me, holistic life traveler, is the General Secretary of the BC NDP. She permitted the LATE delivery of THOUSANDS of illegal, largely Indo memberships in boxes, with CASH that was affixed to memberships afterwards (if I’m wrong, SUE ME, I dare you, I mean it, I dare you–SUE ME, go on…). Meggs, no dummy, may very well dispatch all-round nice guy, unioner George Heyman to the cheap seats in Fairview. Meggs is a guaranteed Cabinet Minister and will surely get something to do with municipal affairs, where he will facilitate the total destruction of Vancouver from afar, after the IDIOTS at NPA central help in that regard after their next AGM (more on that later).
If you’re an NDP reader of mine (there are thousands of you) please think about what you are doing. Meggs is a miserable, horrible public servant, who is one of the main architects of Vancouver’s continuing shame.
If you’re an NDP reader of mine and live in Vancouver Fairview, please vote for George Heyman. He’s a good guy and deserves your vote. Hopefully, he’ll win in a battle for climate theocracy’s local crown.”
I wrote that earlier this year, after Geoff Meggs announced he was running to secure the nomination for the BC NDP in Vancouver Fairview.
What happened last night, though, was a much different story than anyone expected, and on a number of fronts. Yes, George Heyman won, but the rest of the story goes downhill from there.
Far from being the force of nature Geoff Meggs was expect to be, his campaign landed with a thud and then a quick whimper. Nary two hundred voters! While Heyman could only muster just over that. Not even four hundred people bothered to show up! Well, is this a surprise?
Absolutely. Instead of the NDP spin and drivel peddling since this embarrassing debacle for them last night, let me give you the real story.
George Heyman is a climate change doomsterist, as is Meggs–but Meggs is attached to the Hollyhock crew–a most dangerous group.
Moreover, Meggs has a direct pipeline to two people the current NDP in this province DON’T like–at all. One, is Gregor Robertson, and two, is Robertson’s political godfather, Joel Solomon.
Gregor, as we all know, is the suit on stage for Solomon and his Tides Foundation cabal. But anytime Robertson gets into to trouble (without a teleprompter–and that’s often) he resorts to hailing Meggs, to center stage, in an attempt to save the day.
It rarely works, but Meggs is far better skilled at lying about everything from salted bike lanes studies to viaduct removal. He has moderately good debating skills and uses them judiciously. Gregor, on the other hand, comes across as a dunce.
And while there are those inside the NDP, who are quite prepared to live in relative peace with the Tides Foundation crazies, symbiosis isn’t happening–as there is the union movement; the salt of the earthers, as I call them, that realize Solomon’s drivel kills jobs. The green movement is the killer of the middle class; those wanting a better life, and willing to make the effort to do so. The greenies don’t care who they hurt and how much they have to lie to get there. It’s about dogma and doctrine.
Well, last night, this manifest itself in a contest that had the executive director of the Sierra Club pitted against a man the NDP had billed as a “popular” city councillor, with direct ties to the Hollyhock/Tides crowd.
Though, this latter description of Meggs as “popular”, is, of course, a bald faced lie. Meggs, contrary to the shameless spin you’ll see below, is NOT a popular city councillor.
Behold, from the arbiter of fair and balanced commentary…on why Meggs lost…
“Some people may have felt that he’s doing a good job on city council and wanted to keep him there,”
“If you see one city councillor in the media facing complaints, etc., on a tough file, it’ll usually be Geoff.”
“And the fact that he was easily re-elected again after the first three years is indication that people appreciate his efforts, understand his experience and knowledge, even if they don’t always agree on every position.”
This inexorable drivel was proffered to the Vancouver Sun’s Mike Hager, by none other than Bill Tieleman, who saw absolutely NOTHING wrong or unethical with making such a ridiculously biased public comment, while having been one of Meggs’ very advisers and strategists. He wasn’t asked to comment as a Meggs strategist, he was asked to comment as a commentator. It’s in the Sun story. No conflict there, right? Not a chance. Nope…geezus. He has no shame whatsoever. None at all. I’m, frankly, embarrassed for him.
Tell me again how Tieleman isn’t doing a disservice to the media and the people of this province, by being a backroomer, registered lobbyist AND campaign strategist all in one??? He’s commenting on a campaign he helped run and direct!!! He sees no shame in such fabrications! None!
According to him, Meggs didn’t get votes because a partisan crowd wanted him in Vancouver instead of Victoria. But on the other hand, Meggs is a really popular guy across the board. Huh??? Oh, yes, and he takes all the hard files. What???
Let me decipher Tieleman’s unendingly biased–and confused bafflegab for you: Meggs came 9th out of 10 councillors in 2008, and only managed to come 6th out of the 7 Vision ran in 2011. His vote share only increased from 49,000 to 56,000 votes. Meandering and confused Andrea Reimer rocketed past him to almost top the polls, while Meggs only received 3,000 more votes than newcomer Tony Tang. Meaning: Meggs isn’t the preferred choice, even among his own people!!!
Vision ran a shorter set of city council candidates and Meggs DID NOT show very well considering his higher profile in the community. He’s always been seen as too much of a polarizing figure–and often, NOT a team player.
This is a beloved public servant??? Oh well, Tieleman’s back in the wine room again, no question.
Then, he tells us Meggs takes on all the hard files! LOL! No he doesn’t. He only appears on bad news pieces because he’s skilled at spinning and lying (as is necessary). What a lark! And this passes for political commentary from Tieleman, all while having been the guy behind the scenes. Nice. Make a mess, and get to clean it up by spinning it to the public.
Unbelievable.
Regardless, Meggs’ has jumped the shark now. Not good enough to bring out more than some 170 voters and in his own backyard? Pathetic!
And as for Heyman, a nice enough chap, who earned his victory, but the NDP did NOT show well last night, considering where they are in the provincial polls.
Plus, the clear fissures in their coalition may again become manifest during election time. The Tides people wanted their instrument in there. The Robertson clan, led by Tieleman and Earnscliffe darling Marcella Munro pushed very hard for Meggs (she is in large part why super nice guy Mike Farnworth is not leader of the NDP–she ran his campaign).
Both of Gregor’s previous assistants endorsed Meggs, including Mira Oreck, who is currently shilling for another empty suit, Barack Obama. Also, the Fariview executive (an unethical move if there ever was one–you should always stay neutral) endorsed Meggs, too. They all gave him public endorsements, and it was all for naught.
So, the local crown of the climate theocrats goes to Heyman, who will hopefully remember his union pals before he does his Sierra Club pinheads.
Heyman won and good for him (I hope my endorsement of him helped), but the NDP hardly looked strong in a riding they will need to pick, to win handily in the next provincial election. No matter how they try to spin it, they can’t possibly be happy with the way last night went.
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For those writing me to say that they think the Premier and John Cummins are getting a free ride from me: I cover what I cover to stir robust discussion. I’m not here to comment on the same issues, day-in, day-out.
Please be patient. Lots of days left this week.
Thanks for your patience, in advance.
Be well.
Alex, is there anyone on the civic political scene that can effectively take on those who are controlling city hall? Any decent business person out there who can be convinced to run and bring this city back to somewhere close to the center of the political spectrum?
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One name: Ian Robertson.
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I’m guessing the viaducts are toast now for sure…
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For sure. These idiots will kill them. They’re insane.
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Perhaps after the viaducts are demolished the luddite idiots at city hall can sacrifice a defenseless baby seal to the “Solar Flare” Gods in the inane hope that a really big burst of radiaton from the sun will render all cars obsolete…………. But since most people will be stuck in traffic grid lock they probably wont notice their cars arent working.
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Forgot to say thanks for the excellent article…. Also, do you have any insight into what is causing the continual delays of the final vote by council? Are they sensing that there actually is resistance where Meggs has insisted there is none?
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The logistics alone are massive.
The gridlock will be unending. They’ll lose the next election over it. Just watch.
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for what it’s worth – here’s my twitter exchange with meggs on the topic, with a touch of his famous condescension at the end:
@geoffmeggs
New post: Viaducts review heads to new stage with broad public, stakeholder support http://bit.ly/O5TlQE
me:
positive feedback gleaned from 600 comment cards = BROAD support?
@geoffmeggs
Check out report on city site – support of large majority at open houses very clear #viaducts
me:
i read it-it’s still a small sample-how is it more relevant than similar ones with different (con) results? http://bit.ly/LOCxNf
@geoffmeggs
poll says ppl closer to #viaducts happier with city proposal; likewise, ppl with open house info 3:1 positive
me:
still not representative of all CoV residents or viaduct users-180 mil in capital $ decided at ballot box in 2011-why not this?
geoffmeggs
relax: lots more info, debate to come, next council report months away.
I also love how he really didn’t answer a single one of my questions.
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Of course not. Nothing he says is true about viaduct, bike lanes or the Olympic Village.
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But it will be too late!
The viaducts will be gone to appease their sanctimonious condescending view of all things modern AND make a few voters east of Victoria Dr. to Rupert St. happy to be rid of all the traffic that existed when they bought their houses 10 years ago.
Well done City of Van Clowncil, you’ve managed to turn the traffic clock back over 50 years…….. in a City of 2.5 million people.
I routinely cycled in from Burnaby to downtown van for work but even the Francis/ Union bicycle route is a joke.
So many cars started using the bike route because all other streets were either blocked, rerouted or dead ended they have NOWHERE ELSE TO GO!
Just wait for the complete chaos that the removal of the viaducts will bring.
People will not abandon their cars just because the idiots at Shitty Hall think they will….. For the 10′s of thousands of deliver drivers, taxis, trucks, AND communters that rely on those viaducts. WHERE do these morons think they will go?
But then again, these vehicles arent Vancouver voters are they? So…to hell with them ! According to the myopic dolts at Van City Hall.
Another good arguement for a Regional Municipal Hall to rid us of the wastefull duplication of services, the “Me first” attitude of politicians protecting their “feifdoms”.
How many mayors, how many police chiefs, fire chiefs, Parks board leeches, how many beaurocrats could we nuke in the name of tax dollar savings?…….
Not nearly enough.
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As for the viaducts:
1. Justasen Market Research produced the only opinion poll so far (with undecided factored out):
Against Removal: 56%
(35% strongly)
For Removal: 44%
(14% strongly)
2. The Georgia viaduct is part of Translink’s “Major Road Network”.
3. Both the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts are also part of Translink’s “Major Truck Route”.
4. Translink has refused previous municipal requests to remove such designations in other municipalities, which sets a precedent.
5. The cost of viaduct demolition is pegged at up to $100 million.
6. The cost of moving the Skytrain guideway has also been pegged at up to $100 million.
Taking all of the foregoing into account, I still think the CoV faces huge hurdles attempting to finalize this pet project.
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Precisely why they’re taking so long. They’re afraid. And if Meggs thinks being so closely identified to this will make him Mayor, he’s crazy.
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Good for Heyman! We can do without Megs at a provincial level. Heyman will join Horgan, Fairnsworth as more middle of the road lefties. They have a greater understanding of how life works for most people.
Megs can stay with his bike lanes & more no parking in Stanley Park, until the city of Vancouver voters give him the toss.
the enviornment is critical for future human beings. Human beings need to also be able to live a couple of steps up from the cave dwellers. All that nice new technology which keeps many of us alive needs to be recognized. we can’t smear bitamen around the water & land. On the other hand not all of us want to live in a tent singing, what is that song? kumbai my friend or something. We don’t all want to live in MacMansions with more granite & marble than a mountain. We have to find the middle ground. Megs, in my opinion, doesn’t understand “middle ground”. Heyman does.
If Dix spends too much time with the Megs of the province he will be a one term premier. If he acknoweldges he is premier for all B.C.ers & finds the middle ground, he could be there until he retires.
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Wouldn’t get too comfy. Dix will have Shane Simpson and Spencer Chandra-Herbert to contend with along with a few others.
I’ve watched both in the House. They bite.
The NDP has the likes of Horgan, Farnsworth and James, but they have quite a few rabid left wingers in there too.
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“Heyman won and good for him (I hope my endorsement of him helped), but the NDP hardly looked strong in a riding they will need to pick, to win handily in the next provincial election.”
How big should the nomination meeting have been? There’s supposedly a high number of supporters in Fairview, but how many members? Did they succumb to the fait accompli view of the next election?
Was the ballot secret, or an enemy-making show of hands?
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They should have had at least 1000 people in that room.
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Totally agree. When a party is not in power and is nominating the more candidates the better as that will create a healthy membership in the riding. 300-400 is pathetic for a party that is pretty well anointed at this stage.
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Complete agreement. For a supposed “high profile, battle of the titans, Fall Brawl/War Games,Showdown in Terminal Town” title event such as this there should have been at least 1000 people around the rink.
I’m surprised either one of them didn’t go through the last campaign’s supporter lists to recruit new members.
Esp. in these “ythe games count” season working towards the Championship Game next April.
So who was the entertainment while the counting was going on?
Spencer Herbert doing a Moonwalk?
and rest assured the voting was by secret ballot.
Handled by OTEU types of course. .
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Sorry if this is off topic:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-premier-christy-clark-warns-of-national-crisis-over-pipeline/article4627532/
I just think some will appreciate the laugh.
“…The Premier said that if Ottawa wants to play hardball, it could use the federal power of disallowance to override provincial opposition. In theory, disallowance gives the federal government the power to unilaterally revoke provincial statutes. However, it has not been used since 1943…”
King George VI wasn’t it?
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ROTFLMFAO!!! The Dummy rides again!
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Speaking of whom will be on with Not-So Good for a love-in tomorrow.
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Of course.
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If his previous “interviews” with Christy are any indication…….
Bill Good should bring plenty of Chapstick for all the butt kissing his lips will be forced to endure.
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Her grandstanding is salacious, all self-serving for a higher profile. Now she’s taking on PMSH. She’s arrogant enough to run against the head of the Lucky Sperm Club, Justin, thinking she has a chance.
Please resign to run for the federal Libs CC, please!
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I’d vote for Justin Beiber before I’d vote for Justin Trudeau
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Ditto!!!
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Are you planning an article on the temporary” 2000 Chinese miners taking BC jobs?????
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Yes, I am.
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I think the list of endorsements for Mr. Meggs tells a story.. is Mr. Teilman on this list?
If you take the time to google these names you will find a common thread.
If there is anyone without the time or access to search let me know and I’ll post some links for you..
http://geoffmeggs.ca/fairview/endorsements/
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I love it. Tieleman listed as an endorser even though he’s working the campaign behind the scenes, and without a hint of shame.
Then Marcella Munroe–same role, except being listed as a journalist!!! LMAO!
THESE PEOPLE SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO THE PUBLIC AND SHOW SOME SHAME!!!
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I saw that a few days ago. What a wuss. If he is the journalist he keeps telling people he is, he wouldn’t even think of writing an endorsement.
It was also odd that there were written endorsements from the Riding Association Executive.
That’s a no-no in the Associations I helped to run. Eecutive Members were free to go for a candidate of choice, but no using their titles nor that of our riding association. In short, they were on their own.
The reason is that the Riding Association has to live with whom-ever gets to be the candidate, and the best way for the Riding Executive is to simply run the meeting on behalf of the Party, find an out of the riding Returning Officer who knows that they’re doing and are good with volunteers, and stay out of any nomination campaign.
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Mira Oreck is on Meggs endorsement list – and on Obama’s as well!
Tides Foundation, Joel Solomon, Cortes Island, Gregor’s private elevator at Vancouver City Hall, Diebold voting machines in our last civic election – and now the U.S. Preidential election???
Wake The Fuck Up! (Article & YouTube Viral Video)
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Obama+secret+Vancouver+weapon/7371719/story.html
Wake The Fuck Up! (Video Only On YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmG_J9bDlYo
PLUS –
Christy Clark’s 99 Problems (RAP REMIX)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lu-z4FyHNw&feature=results_video
For 11 more videos from this person on YouTube, see: Deep Rogue Ram (11 Videos)
I got 99 doughnuts but the bitch ate one!
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Here is a sample of Mira Oreck’s work
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Obama+secret+Vancouver+weapon/7371719/story.html
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great post alex.
what this shows is that fairview is up for grabs.
if we actually get a moderate to right alternative it would be a tight race
however for those who are tghinking thank god no meggs do not understand the bc ndp.
mr meggs may not be in the cabinet room however his influence is,
i see mr heyman as a minister of labour he is fair and resonable and help resolve issues, however contrary to popular believe labour has had a rough go under ndp goverments,
many strikes during various ndp goverments have had back to work orders.
mr heyman has a reputation for bringing people together.
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Well Meggs back at City Hall to continue the destruction of Vancouver. Vision is the worst and most dishonest this city has seen. Their green policies are not green and when coupled with their disastrous affordability BS have made Vancouver a much worse place to live. And on top of that they are financially irresponsible.
Vision has ignored all public input on issues and march only to their puppet masters the developers and Tides. Their vision of the city is some ideological BS that will fall apart because it isn’t deliverable or maintainable
. http://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/media-report-future-of-vancouver-forum-oct-20/
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Geoff Meggs makes Bruce Yorke look like a reasonable and productive councillor.
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….and this am on CKNW ….City Officials were promoting the “successful” sale of the former Olympic Village condos. out of 730 condo’s for sale….. only 140 remain to be sold. .
The original mortgage on the property was $730,000,000.00
The mortgage that remains after 75% of the units sold? $430,000,000.00
Can you say ……. A horrible business deal that will force Van city property/business taxpayers to “bleed” for decades to come?
Oh well, the debt cant last as long as Montreals’ “Big Owe”?
Can it?
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Geller and I are the only ones to point out how this has become a Vision boondoggle.
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So the land was mortgaged at $1 million per condo unit but they are being sold for $500K per leaving a $350 million taxpayer hole? Brilliant. Now we are going to drop another $200 million to rip up the Viaduct so we can make more space for free range chickens? Let’s see, that’s $550 million. Hell that’s only 40% of annual CoV revenues, no problem. Let’s not talk about the $500 million net debt on the CoV 2011 financials. Let’s all say Ooommm and make it go away. Eventually the property tax bite will leave us no option but to ride bicycles. Mission accomplished.
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Correct.
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Am I reading this correctly? He (Meggs) will be going back to his position at Silly Hall?
Really?
Did he not have to resign that position, in order to run as an NDP candidate?
Sorry, I am a little out to lunch on this one, but optics dictate, and moreover, ethics, that he should have.
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He didn’t have to resign. He should have or reimbursed taxpayers for the days he ate up on his provincial campaign.
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Quite correct. They need not resign unless they actually win the MLA’s seat. Essentially he’s on “City Time” during the day, and if he’s campaigning on City Time, he should reimburse the taxpayers for the time he spent doing that.
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I think Christy should be reimbursing the taxpayers for the constant
campaigning she has been doing on our time and our dime..
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Thought I heard the loser on Sunday would probably be going onto another Vancouver riding. I assume this is the case. Might Meggs take on Clark?
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I doubt it.
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Meggs stated he would not run in another riding…but he could have been fibbing..
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Are you kidding me??? Geoff Meggs LIE???
Now way, not possible. ROTFLMFAO!
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Augh, Bruce York. Gees, that goes back.
Remeber Bruce Erikson too. I was at a by-election count at City Hall.
Erikson was there for the results of the count, and was so pickled you wouldn’t want to light a match near him as that would start an alcohol fuelled fire.
Yeessh!
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Both terrible aldermen. Totally undeserving of those offices.
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They were. Harry Rankin was alot more fun to follow with his trademark chair rattling rants.
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Yeah, Harry was a friend of mine. He was much more reasonable than Erickson or York.
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If the Vancouver taxpayer saw the disgusting amount of waste of tax dollars throughout the city, they’d be calling for Gregor’s and Penny’s immediate resignation.
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Absolutely.
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Alex, I thought Hollyhock was a club for carpet-hoppers. What’s the political connection?
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Climate change fascism. They are connected to Sierra, but not as close as with Vision Vancouver and Meggs.
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I love this endorsement….
“Geoff Meggs ay laging handang tumulong sa anumang pangangailangan natin sa abot ng kanyang makakaya.”
ANGIE IGONIA
Co-ordinator, Sampaguita Seniors Society
Multicultural Helping House
TRANSLATION = “Geoff Meggs is like a tone deaf Philipino at karaoke…lots of noise but no talent”
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OMG man, stop! I just about wet my drawers from laughing so hard.
HYSTERICALLY FUNNY!!!
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THAT was AWESOME !
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Geoff Meggs – “Puck You!”
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I just feel in love with hockey…
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I’m Curiosity, and I approve that non-endorsement!
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I don’t know Tagalog, but that certainly sounds like it!
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We still must remember that Meggs is on the Regional Boards, therefore still has much influence…
When is the next civic election in Vancouver?
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Next one is 2014.
Civic elections cycle through every 4 years and are
at the same time across B.C.
So there’s a bit of time yet for us suffering through Mayor Moonbeam
and Clowncil.
So hence the idiocy of any Vancouver Clowncil, Skool, or Pahks elected people jumping off swimming to seek a seat provincially.
It sets off expensive by-elections, should they win a seat. There would
be one by-election for more than one person who won an MLA seat
but the impact on the taxpayers is the same whether it is one (Anton)
or more.
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Correction: Civic election cycles are three years long, not four.
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alex a fellow vancoverite told me today that if meggs got a provincial nod he would tear down the pottalo bridge to build condos and divert traffic to the new port mann bridge lol
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I wouldn’t out anything past Meggs. He’s pure evil.
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I live in Fairview. Had Meggs been chosen, there is no question my vote would go (over my dead body) to the Lieberal Candidate. Now, my vote for the NDP is possible but not assured. I wonder how many people in their respective ridings will take a close look at their candidate rather than the party they represent? Georgio had better make himself very visible and lay his personal cards on the table before he can be assured of my vote.
Will an Adrian Dix Government make all of BC a carbon (silly me) copy of the City of Vancouver under Mayor Moonbeam?
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If he does he will last just the four years.
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As I see it the taxpayers in Vancouver should be thanking those people that did show up for choosing Heyman. They won’t be stuck with the cost of a byelection should the NDP take that riding.
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Thought of The Night
“George (Ge1) Heyman and Geoff (Ge) Meggs, two Periodic Table Elements in the Carbon Group. So close to each other that it’s impossible to distinguish them apart. Problem is, they are… the Recalcitrant Elements. One wants to Cut the Carbon, the other wants to Tax the Carbon! Carbon is not happy … not – happy.”
Alex,
That was a scream!
For a long time I couldn’t find a fitting use for the expression “the lesser of two evils”… My search is over now.
In the “George vs. Geoff’ battle of the Elements, I have found just the thing!
Few days ahead of the ‘nomination’ battle I’ve started a little predicto-twitter extravaganza.
Have a laugh on me:
19 Oct @glissandoremmy
@NDPBC HeldTheir #VancouverFairview NominationDebateThisWeek & ThereWas… NoChoiceBut @GeoffMeggs & @GeorgeHeyman
Hmm,TooMuch #CO2 InZAir!
19 Oct @glissandoremmy
ThinkingAboutIt AnyOfThem @geoffmeggs Or @GeorgeHeyman IsGoodNews4ZCompetition WhoWouldWant OneWhoLikes2CutCarbon & ZOtherWhoWants2TaxIt!?
21 Oct @glissandoremmy
@raytomlin Sshhh! CandidatesEnterZRoom @GeorgeHeyman CarryingHis #CarbonCuttingKnife @GeoffMeggs CarryingHis #CarbonTaxingPencil Shivering!
21 Oct @glissandoremmy
@raytomlin @seanantrim AsLongAsU2RThere CouldUAskZInformed @GeorgeHeyman & @GeoffMeggs “CanOneGetZ #LegionnairesDisease From #Fracking ?” :-/
21 Oct @glissandoremmy
ROTFLMAO! Z #VancouverFraserview NDPVoters DumpedZ”CityMaker” @GeoffMeggs InFavorOfZCarbonizer @GeorgeHeyman WOW! IFear4ZViaductsNow! :O
Then there was this hilarious tweet from Bob Ransford:
21 oct @BobRansford
@jonbenbak What did he get dumped from? Nomination loss could be interpreted as sign voters want him to continue making city hall decisions.
In response to the beautiful message from Jon Baker:
21 oct Jonathan Baker @jonbenbak
The people who organized the dumping of Megg’s have shown exactly how to deal with this political infection at City Hall. #vanpoli
21 oct @glissandoremmy
@BobRansford ThatWasAMistake! Ok,ThereWere2Mistakes OnlyDifference OneGotZNomination That’sAll AtBestTheyWereALaurel&HardyAct! @jonbenbak
21 oct @glissandoremmy
@Lamarche @george_affleck NowWeRAllAwaiting 4 Z #WrathOfMeggs TensionIsSoHigh InZ #Vision Camp, SomeoneWillDeliverBefore DueDate! ButWho? :/
Then to one congratulatory message addressed to the victor, I had this to say:
21 oct @glissandoremmy
@raytomlin As Z spokesperson 4 Z Environment I have this 2 say @GeorgeHeyman Environment is fine, we don’t need U! CutZCarbonSomewhereElse!
To this end, should I be surprised that Frances Bula said this:
21 oct Frances Bula @fabulavancouver
Whoa. Vision councillor Geoff Meggs did not win the NDP nomination for Vancouver-Fairview. Did not see that one coming.
Could it be possible that she didn’t read my Tweets? Especially my last…
21 oct @glissandoremmy
@fabulavancouver And @glissandoremmy was right… again! :/
Oh, I forgot she doesn’t follow people that don’t follow… Geoff, or Gregor, or Joel, or Vision… “anonymous jackasses” like me… ‘tz all good, all good!
We live in Vancouver and this keeps us busy.
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Ransford’s comments are particularly troubling.
Bob has really blown it here. I know he thinks taking down the viaducts is a good idea, but I fear that much of that legitimization will be coming from Vision looking to Bob–a superb mind and land use expert, to excuse it. Sad, frankly. He’s dead wrong on this issue, as are those advocating for such devastation. The only real winners, will be the developers who wrote big cheques to Vision and will write bigger ones to the consultants supporting such insanity.
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The only time I had a contact with Meggs was when he was the editor of The Fisherman Newspaper and I was a proud member of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union. I found him to be cold, arrogant and completely lacking in people skills. In short, he showed himself to be a self centred prick.
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Word economy award you!!!
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This is hysterical..
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/envisioning-a-fully-realized-transportation-2040-plan/article4709215/
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