tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post8293924020012990149..comments2023-07-25T02:39:44.615-07:00Comments on Bill Tieleman: Vision Vancouver nomination vote results - congratulations to winners and thanks to all candidatesBill Tielemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-17675383600864044722008-09-29T09:42:00.000-07:002008-09-29T09:42:00.000-07:00I sometimes wonder if David Cadman got elected to ...I sometimes wonder if David Cadman got elected to city council in 2005 because a lot of people confused him with Chuck Cadman, who was in the news a lot around that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-73777353791142635542008-09-28T22:14:00.000-07:002008-09-28T22:14:00.000-07:00Earlier today COPE held its nomination meeting. A...Earlier today COPE held its nomination meeting. After 3 ballots, David Cadman and Ellen Woodsworth were nominated as COPE's candidates for city council. The reason why it took 3 ballots was because COPE adopted <BR/>an election rule which said in order to be nominated, a candidate must receive 50% + 1 votes of all ballots cast. On the first ballot there were 322 ballots cast. Cadman received 161 votes, Tim Louis received 157 votes and Woodsworth received 126 votes. On the 2nd ballot, Cadman won his nomination, Louis support slipped to 141 votes and Woodsworth remained in 3rd place. In the 3rd ballot showdown between Louis and Woodsworth, Woodsworth edged out Louis 137 votes to 131. So thanks to Vision-COPE agreement, Vision has sacrificed two candidates who received over 2000 votes each without being part of a slate, i.e. David Eby and Heather Harrison, in order to make room for two candidates who couldn't even muster 200 suporters,i.e. David Cadman and Ellen Woodsworth. Somewhere in Shaughnessy a group of NPA strategists are laughing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-10829449145709546842008-09-24T09:02:00.000-07:002008-09-24T09:02:00.000-07:00I don't blame Kashmir Dhaliwal for bringing his su...I don't blame Kashmir Dhaliwal for bringing his supporters out. Nor do I blame him for entering into a slate agreement with other candidates. The "vote for no less than 8 candidates or your ballot is spoiled" system Vision decided on gave him no choice but to run as part of a slate. This system works against any voter who comes out to vote for a single candidate in that the votes they cast for other candidates they don't care about may give those candidates higher totals than the candidate they have come to support. Why Vision came up with this silly system is beyond me. It makes no sense unless they were purposely out to exclude someone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-38044375500479850872008-09-22T12:13:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:13:00.000-07:00AnonAbove--I, for one, am fully supportive of fact...AnonAbove--<BR/><BR/>I, for one, am fully supportive of fact that Mr. Dhaliwal brought out so many supporters.<BR/><BR/>After all, is that not part of the big tent?<BR/><BR/><BR/>(although I would agree that the slating thing was problematic)<BR/><BR/>RossK<BR/><BR/>.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-74361057223510749332008-09-22T09:45:00.000-07:002008-09-22T09:45:00.000-07:00I'm really sorry Eby didn't make it too, but am re...I'm really sorry Eby didn't make it too, but am really bothered by the comment posted by Anon at 8:50<BR/><BR/><B>"Also if Kashmir Dhaliwal hadn't brought out about a 1000 Indo-Canadian supporters to back his Reimer/Meggs/Jang slate, Eby and Harrison would have finished in 5th and 6th place respectively."</B><BR/><BR/>Your comment implies that Indo-Canadian votes aren't real votes or are second-class votes - it's an ignorant and offensive suggestion. Vision can't serve Vancouver if it doesn't reflect the full diversity of Vancouver. We need them all (and yes, we can do that and leave room for COPE too). This "them-vs-us" attitude really sucks and will get us nowhere but self-destruction!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-82074753116419887972008-09-22T09:19:00.000-07:002008-09-22T09:19:00.000-07:00Gregson isn't an incumbent Vision trustee. She is ...Gregson isn't an incumbent Vision trustee. She is an incumbent COPE trustee who moved to Vision at the last minute.Why not run for COPE again now the 2 parties are behaving as one? COPE has 5 trustee slots and Gregson should be one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-53716069148400803112008-09-22T08:50:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:50:00.000-07:00I sympathize with the supporters of David Eby and ...I sympathize with the supporters of David Eby and Heather Harrison. Were it not for that stupid agreement Vision entered into with Cope, both Eby and Harrison would be city council candidates for Vision. Also if Kashmir Dhaliwal hadn't brought out about a 1000 Indo-Canadian supporters to back his Reimer/Meggs/Jang slate, Eby and Harrison would have finished in 5th and 6th place respectively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-75085904856774324102008-09-22T07:22:00.000-07:002008-09-22T07:22:00.000-07:00my vision for Vision is the Civil War starts withi...my vision for Vision is the Civil War starts within twenty-fours of election day.<BR/><BR/>With so wide a collection of "isms" in one party and the almost assured malice that Senator Marissen and his LPC/BC Copperheads will bring to Vision, the next three years of council will require a UN Peacekeeping Force just to workout the seating arrangements in the nearest Starbucks.<BR/><BR/>The GREAT SATANAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-85723746784888753462008-09-21T20:11:00.000-07:002008-09-21T20:11:00.000-07:00WTF?But I also echo the comments about David Eby.T...WTF?<BR/><BR/>But I also echo the comments about David Eby.<BR/>Time to get the wallet out, again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-71283319651099168622008-09-21T18:48:00.000-07:002008-09-21T18:48:00.000-07:00If the NDP has any brains at all, they will try to...If the NDP has any brains at all, they will try to get Heather Harrison to run in Quadra against Deborah "the lazy prioncess" Meredith and Joyce "the wicked queen" Murray. That way when wicked queen Joyce looks into he magic mirror and says"<BR/><BR/>"Mirror, Mirror on the wall <BR/>who is the fairest candidate of all?"<BR/><BR/>The magic mirror can reply,<BR/><BR/>"Oh wicked queen, <BR/>who shifts to green,<BR/>Heather Harrison is the fairest<BR/>candidate Quadra has ever seen!"<BR/><BR/>Here's hoping the mental dwarves in the NDP have enough sense to recognize Heather "Snow Weiss" Harrison as their best bet in Vancouver Quadra!<BR/><BR/>DRAFT HEATHER FOR QUADRA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-39952864562104226462008-09-21T14:29:00.000-07:002008-09-21T14:29:00.000-07:00"...more important to Vision members than unfortun..."...more important to Vision members than unfortunate controversy about her personal hobby."<BR/><BR/>Are you kidding? The controversy was from her advocacy to legalize concealed weapons. She is a sitting duck if the NPA decides.<BR/><BR/>http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/voices/story.html?id=d9dba7a3-54fd-41bc-bed4-3d1564446597fatpatsathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041309722227303122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-14372778454704956032008-09-21T12:08:00.000-07:002008-09-21T12:08:00.000-07:00I note with interest the number of voters and then...I note with interest the number of voters and then notice that the NPa could only come up with less than 400 total. Way to go Vision and we who don't live in the city anymore are a bit envious that we couldn;t add our names. We hope Gregor and his team has great success in the electionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-70190197225523157742008-09-21T11:08:00.000-07:002008-09-21T11:08:00.000-07:00I agree with Chris! Eby had/has my vote.I agree with Chris! Eby had/has my vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-51901981139888267632008-09-21T10:34:00.000-07:002008-09-21T10:34:00.000-07:00I hope David Eby wins on a recount. If not he shou...I hope David Eby wins on a recount. If not he should run as an independent.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605408515168612477noreply@blogger.com