Civic Savvy: The Import of UnanimityThe first major motion has passed Vancouver City Council – unanimously! A unanimous vote on an ideological issue is…
Civic Savvy: Misunderstanding CACs I’ve revised this post on the consequences of negating the CAC mechanism – and why most candidates probably don’t…
Is Policy Good Politics?rc There’s an oft-repeated line credited to Kim Campbell when she was running as Conservative leader in 1993: “An election is…
The Importance of Gen X Leaders – (2) Tanya PazIn the last Civic Savvy, we profiled New West Councillor Patrick Johnstone – one of the relatively few Gen X…
Civic Savvy: The Importance of Gen X Leaders – (1) Patrick JohnstoneMuch of the current election narrative has been stripped down to a conflict between Boomers and Millenniums on housing affordability…
Civic Savvy: Thirty For Thirty“Everyone is eating away at everyone.” So says a campaign coordinator for some of the independents. He’s experienced, active in…
Civic Savvy: Generational Change on the North Shore?The North Shore is a self-conscious piece of paradise: the glory of post-war suburbia set into west-coast rainforest. Understandably, most…
Civic Savvy: Paul Sullivan on the North ShoreAs you might have noticed, those commenting on ‘Civic Savvy’ – our savvyards – go mostly unnamed. That’s their choice.…
Civic Savvy: Will all the independents on the ballot confuse voters?There are already nine declared candidates for mayor in Vancouver. More to come – maybe many more. Will a long…
Civic Savvy: Is there a path for independents?Given that almost no independent candidates for Vancouver council have ever won (nod to Carole Taylor in ’86), why does…
Civic Savvy: Vision might get a majorityAnother conversation with a savvy insider on the civic election – one who deserves the moniker of ‘pundit’ (in the…
Civic Savvy: What’s going on with the local elections? Not much is going on. It’s August; no one seems to care about an election in October. Not at…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner