[Busriders-van] Vancouver Council rejects democratic selection of GVRD/TransLink boards

[Darren Abramson]

Jim,

Thank you for that tidbit of information.  It presents VERY STRONG TESTIMONY
towards the interests of Vancouver City councillors (specifically, NPA) in
regard to whether they truly represent those who vote for them (as they
theoretically do), and I would have to say the only people they represent
are themselves!  This is especially evident if the motion that was rejected
is only for recommendation, and is non-binding!

As far as I am concerned, for the GVRD and TransDINK to be truly
accountable, it behooves them to allow voters to either directly elect the
members of these bodies, or at the very least, recommend them in nonbinding
plebesites (where most recommendations should be carried out, if not all of
them).  That this motion was defeated along apparent party lines speaks
volumes to me about the problems with the GVRD and TransDINK.

-Darren

> -----Original Message-----
> From: busriders-van-admin at resist.ca
> [mailto:busriders-van-admin at resist.ca]On Behalf Of Jim Shewchuk
> Sent: September 17, 2002 10:34 PM
> To: Bus Riders Union Mailing list
> Subject: [Busriders-van] Vancouver Council rejects democratic selection
> of GVRD/TransLink boards
>
>
>     More ammo for campaign to prevent the re-election of at least
> the Vancouver
> component of Translink / GVRD...
>
>     At the September 17th Vancouver council meeting, Council
> voted 9 to 2 to
> reject Lewis' motion to add a ballot to the November election
> allowing voters
> to *recommend* to council whom the electorate wish to serve on to the GVRD
> and the TransLink boards.  (Councilors Lewis and Bass were the only ones
> in favor)
>
>
>
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