Vancouver Civic Election 2018

[Migrant_Coconut]

Looking forward to whenever the hell A Better City decides to give, I dunno, an actual platform or policies on top of their generic "Make Vancouver Great Again" mission statement.

Originally Posted by rofina

Ill give Coupar a chance, but definitely a skeptical one.

Don't. He likes the QE viewcone (at least enough to be chopping down trees over it).

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

Looking forward to whenever the hell A Better City decides to give, I dunno, an actual platform or policies on top of their generic "Make Vancouver Great Again" mission statement.



Don't. He likes the QE viewcone (at least enough to be chopping down trees over it).

To be fair I think they are auditioning leaders and councilors to drive their platform. It's ok to be open this early in the process.

[osirisboy]

Wow people are still talking about the 2018 election

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

Wow people are still talking about the 2018 election

What do you suggest, a new thread for the 2022 election, or asking the mods to drop the date on this thread?

[bluefox]

Originally Posted by Changing City

What do you suggest, a new thread for the 2022 election, or asking the mods to drop the date on this thread?

Let's just rename this thread to be a "Vancouver Municipal Elections General Discussion".

[rofina]

I love you Ken Sim.

Vancouver mayoral candidate Ken Sim promises to abolish the Park Board

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ken-...rd-abolishment

Lets hear the rest of the platform, but this is a great start.

At the least the Overton window is finally shifting.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by rofina

I love you Ken Sim.

Vancouver mayoral candidate Ken Sim promises to abolish the Park Board

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ken-...rd-abolishment

Lets hear the rest of the platform, but this is a great start.

At the least the Overton window is finally shifting.

"He already gave an indication when he ran for mayor in 2018 with the NPA. He wanted to preserve single-family neighbourhoods, anchoring his rental housing policy on the creation of more secondary suites.

He's far less likely than Stewart or Marissen to support densification to allow more rental buildings over vast parts of the city currently the preserve of owners of houses.

There won't be any apartments approved on Drummond Drive or on the Crescent in Shaughnessy if Sim ever wields power.

After all, he received an endorsement in 2018 from the Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners' Association."

- Charlie Smith article, Georgia Straight

[GenWhy?]

“It’s time to take the politics out of our parks, and focus on good governance for Vancouver,” said Sim.

And let's put it back into the politics at council! Got it, Sim!

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by Changing City

"He already gave an indication when he ran for mayor in 2018 with the NPA. He wanted to preserve single-family neighbourhoods, anchoring his rental housing policy on the creation of more secondary suites.

He's far less likely than Stewart or Marissen to support densification to allow more rental buildings over vast parts of the city currently the preserve of owners of houses.

There won't be any apartments approved on Drummond Drive or on the Crescent in Shaughnessy if Sim ever wields power.

After all, he received an endorsement in 2018 from the Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners' Association."

- Charlie Smith article, Georgia Straight

That's why in the development community the NPA are so confusing. The landowners and big "D" Developers like them being pro business and preserving their neighbourhoods, but then the party grind building anything taller than 3-storeys even harder.

[rofina]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

“It’s time to take the politics out of our parks, and focus on good governance for Vancouver,” said Sim.

And let's put it back into the politics at council! Got it, Sim!

Its a start. We need less boards, less councils, less everything.

Empower Council and the Mayor.

Then hold them accountable.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

“It’s time to take the politics out of our parks, and focus on good governance for Vancouver,” said Sim.

And let's put it back into the politics at council! Got it, Sim!

What other major North American cities have separate Parks Boards?

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by rofina

Its a start. We need less boards, less councils, less everything.

Empower Council and the Mayor.

Then hold them accountable.

Yes the 3-way finger pointing between CoV, VPD, and PB over things like Strathcona need to stop.

Bike lanes that stop at park boundaries? What a fucking joke.

[chowhou]

Originally Posted by whatnext

What other major North American cities have separate Parks Boards?

Minneapolis immediately comes to mind. There are others too.

[Alex Mackinnon]

Well, I didn't vote for him last time around. If the rest of his platform isn't hot garbage, there's a good chance I'm voting Sim this time around. The poll on that DailyHive article says it all. 79% says axe the parks board right now, only 11% says no.

Are you all ready for the jokes?

[Jimbo604]

Oh well at least the NPA aren't repeating their mistake of the 2011 election.

They announced their candidate a scant four months before the election leaving little time to build name recognition or anything else.

Meanwhile the high-profile incumbent, Gregor Robertson, whether you agree with him or not, was very much out there in the previous three years and had a huge lead in profile, name recognition, etc.

I'm not sure though, 18 months is a long time... too long perhaps? Plenty of time to "step in it".

How long would be the optimal time to announce a candidate, dear SSP readers. I'd say 12 months.


And be sure to check out this exciting stub page for the soon upcoming fall 2022 Vancouver election! No date yet, it seems.
https://vancouver.ca/your-government...election.aspx?

[chowhou]

Be careful about becoming single-issue voters, everyone.

There's a lot of baggage you have to accept if you become one.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Jimbo604

Oh well at least the NPA aren't repeating their mistake of the 2011 election.

They announced their candidate a scant four months before the election leaving little time to build name recognition or anything else.

Meanwhile the high-profile incumbent, Gregor Robertson, whether you agree with him or not, was very much out there in the previous three years and had a huge lead in profile, name recognition, etc.

Robertson retired in 2018 though. There was no incumbent running. Party affiliation should have counted for a lot but Sim still lost (barely), even with a left vote split between Stewart and Sylvester.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by chowhou

Be careful about becoming single-issue voters, everyone.

There's a lot of baggage you have to accept if you become one.

Ken's only running on one issue so far. I think it's a winner, but I do want to see what he plans for housing, zoning, and permitting. All a mess right now.

[Migrant_Coconut]

Quick reminder that it's the same Ken Sim that ran on preserving SFH districts (and instead adding more secondary units), more resident consultation, and less density on Commercial. And who got endorsed by the Shaughnessy Property Owners' Association.

Conclusion: expect a bylaw that allows two basement suites and then nothing else after it.

[kaitoe]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Ken's only running on one issue so far. I think it's a winner, but I do want to see what he plans for housing, zoning, and permitting. All a mess right now.

I’d be a little more persuaded if he was more realistic about what he would have to do. That is, instead of saying “abolishing the park board,” he said, “encouraging city council to pass a motion suggesting the province to amend the Vancouver Charter to get rid of the century-old park board”. The city has no real power over whether the Park Board is in place or not.