Politics

Looks like the liquor wells may soon run dry in BC streets as the public servants represented by the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU) have voted 82 per cent in favour of job action. According to The Vancouver Sun a notice to strike is on the bargaining table if a resolution has not been reached by May 23, the next round of contract talks.

With a fresh renovation bringing renewed interest to BC Place, residents continue to voice their dissatisfaction with the three bright video screens surrounding the stadium.

It’s no secret Vancouver is the second-most expensive city in the world. But with such news, we are facing a much more grim situation that will manifest itself in the long-term. Our high-priced real estate will soon doom Vancouver economically.

Foreign Policy, a global magazine of politics, economics, and ideas, ranked Vancouver #6 in a list of 10 cities & 6 emerging centres to watch for in the next century. It’s great to see a Canadian city make the list, even better that it’s Vancouver, the gateway to Asia.

The Pacific Northwest Metropolis has come a long way in the last decade. The next century we’ll see a new, better Vancouver emerge.

In a city as diverse as Vancouver one would think that diversity would be well represented in our civic government. That isn’t the case. What’s worse is the facade put on by our political leaders to get the minority vote. Why are minorities not represented in municipal politics? Why the lack of involvement and voter turnout? We asked these questions to one of the youngest candidates in this coming civic election, Michael Darni.  

The people of B.C. have been asking for a stat holiday in February for a long time and now  it looks like they are going to finally get there wish as the third Monday of February will now be known as “Family Day”. This was announced during today’s 2011 provincial throne speech. Looks like the Liberals are trying to buy your votes once again. Then again, that is the nature of politics.