Category: COPE
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MAJOR PROGRESSIVE VICTORY IN VANCOUVER CIVIC ELECTION; turn to right in other cities
People’s Voice Vancouver Bureau For the first time in a quarter-century, a broad-based, labour-backed movement of diverse progressive forces has won a sweeping victory in Vancouver. However, the BC-wide municipal elections held on October 17 saw a turn to the right in several other cities. And while it appears that various far-right groups did not…
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High stakes for working people as Vancouver election comes down to the wire: People’s Voice calls for unity against mayor Ken Sim’s right-wing ABC
Another complicated Vancouver civic election campaign is entering the final stretch. When this issue of People’s Voice reaches print subscribers, advance voting will be underway for municipal elections taking place here and across BC on October 17. Veteran Green city councillor Pete Fry has emerged as the leading candidate for mayor in Vancouver, heading up…