Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell appointed to Canadian Senate

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What a fucking joke. Holy shit, I can't believe this shit. I like Campbell and all, but this is such a crock of shit.

Uh..your thoughts (I Assume they'll be much more interesting than mine)

No link just yet.

[Maple]

1. Why is that bad?

[SeveneightyWhoa]

2. Yeah, why's it bad?

I don't know anything about the guy..

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3. Because, he divided his party in Vancouver

And proved himself as an opportunist. He ran for the left wing COPE just because they would accept him. He probably would run for the right wing NPA had he been asked to.
Then he spoke up in favour of Wall mart in South Van.
Basically Maple, he turned out to be a big phony.

What I do like about him was his work with safe injection sites, even though it was Phillip Owne who began that work.

[Maple]

4. Here's the url

along with these other names.

Andrée Champagne of Quebec, Dennis Dawson of Quebec, Hugh Segal of Ontario, Larry W. Campbell of British Columbia and Rod Zimmer of Manitoba to the Senate.


http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news.asp?id=553

And since when has being an 'opportunist' been a disadvantage to a politician?

And South Van needs to grow. The reasons for turning WalMart down were pretty silly. It would have been an environmental one at that.

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5. There were many reasons people didn't even hear about

Like that about a two minute drive from walmart is an area of small business finally flourishing after years of effort to make it a local shopping destination.

The thing with Campbell is he came on the scene and was treated as a beacon of hope, a non-politician that was going to help Vancouver solve its problems. And he let us believe it and even encouraged the ass kissery by the local press (I know as I covered that election).
Then, two years after being elected, Vancouver's great party of hope turned into a big cat fight, ending in Campbell leaving and two new parties being started. Now that the left vote will be split, we can look forward to those fucks in the NPA to take over again... though I'm sure Gordon Campbell won't mind.


BN Story
OTTAWA -- Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell has been appointed to the Canadian senate.
The announcement was made by the Prime Minister's office in Ottawa today.
Campbell has been mayor of Vancouver since the fall of 2002 but recently announced he would not seek re-election.
Before becoming mayor, Campbell was Vancouver's chief coroner, and before that worked on the R-C-M-P drug squad.
He will sit in the senate as a member of the federal Liberal party
(BN)
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DWL

[Maple]

6. Well the council

set aside that area for just such businesses as WalMart...then refused to use it!

As a Mayor he only has one vote, he can't work miracles.

I think the problem lies with the council...and they shouldn't have parties at the municipal level anyway. It leads to just such messes.

In any case, he's a damn sight better than Art Eggleton.

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7. The previous council (NPA) set it aside for businesses like Walmart

They were selling the city off to corporte interests.

You know, I was skeptical of the party system in Vancouver too. But because the city has an At large System, rallying behind parties has been the only way the impoverished traditional non-voting types have been able to get a voice at City Hall.
If they would go to a Ward system (Defeated in a controversial referendum)we wouldn't need to worry about this kinda crap.

[Maple]

12. I guess I don't understand

the 'selling the city off to corporate interests' part.

I mean, it's a city. You can't run it on agriculture. It needs businesses. Small, medium and large.

Is it because it's 'Walmart?' Would it be any different if it was Hudson's Bay or Sears? Is a Zeller's any different? Or would you prefer 300 'mom and pop businesses?'

They're not selling the city, just allowing one business to operate in it...so maybe it's the name of the business that puts you off?

[LibertyorDeath]

8. Not sure what to make of it. I hear what you're saying HEyHEY

My jaded starting point is all governments lie and all politicians are liars.








After moving to Vancouver in 1969, Larry Campbell worked for the RCMP, becoming a member of the Drug Squad in 1973. He changed careers in 1981 and established the first Vancouver District Coroner's office. In 1996, Larry was appointed BC Chief Coroner, at a time when drug overdose deaths in the province skyrocketed to as high as 400 deaths per year.

Larry advocated publicly for drug use to be considered a health issue and was instrumental in bringing the issue to national attention, leading to the development of the Four-Pillars Approach to Vancouver's drug crisis - enforcement, treatment, prevention and harm reduction. Larry retired as BC Chief Coroner in 2000, but continued to advocate on behalf of the thousands of people suffering from drug related harm.

Now working as a private consultant, Larry provides forensic services for both industry and government. As well, Larry is a script writer for the Gemini award-winning television series Da Vinci's Inquest, which chronicles the life of a Vancouver coroner.

Larry has a degree in public administration and a Masters of Business Administration. He and his family live in Point Grey.

http://www.cope.bc.ca/index.cfm/fuseaction/page.inside/pageID/FF01C352-E664-4076-81F70AFEC479EAC3/

His website

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/councillors/campbell.htm

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9. One thing though - the man is a sharp dresser

[LibertyorDeath]

10. LOL Inspector gadget I presume

:)

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11. That particular one reminds me of Dean Wormer

[Maple]

13. And if you ran for office this year

would that automatically make you a liar too?

Politicians are just ordinary people. Some lie, most don't.

[LibertyorDeath]

14. I disagree

"Politicians are just ordinary people. Some lie, most don't"

That may be true of your local politician who sits on city council

but it is not true at the Federal level. IMO

ordinary people ?????
W. L. Mackenzie King
Louis St. Laurent
John Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
Pierre Elliot Trudeau

I'll hang my hat with JFK on this one

“Mothers may still want their favorite sons to grow up to be President, but . . . they do not want them to become politicians in the process” (John F. Kennedy).

politician
Dictionary
pol·i·ti·cian (pŏl'ĭ-tĭsh'ən) pronunciation
n.


2. One who seeks personal or partisan gain, often by scheming and maneuvering:

Cheers.