[news] Vancouver Mayor Calls Anti-Poverty Committee " a Bunch of Anarchists"

[Resist!ca]

According to Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell of the "Coalition of Progressive (sic) Electors," the Anti-Poverty Committee (APC) are "anarchists" who have blown into town and "should go blow someplace else." Sounds like APC must be doing something right! (FYI:  Campbell is a political opportunist and former cop who only decided to run for COPE when his buddy, ex-Vancouver Mayor Phillip Owen of the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) was unceremoniously dumped by the right-wing party for his support for a safe injection site and other harm reduction measures.  Rumours abound that due to the constant friction between Campbell and a few of the more social-democratic City Councillors in COPE, Campbell may run as an "independent" in the next election.)

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2004/9/25/231425/485