For those of you who live in Vancouver, here's a Vancouver Sun article on the problems of the Downtown Eastside. Ah, just in time for Vancouver's upcoming municipal election. (November 16th, 2002.)
Now, if you've ever even dreamed of voting for that airhead Jennifer Clarke, note this part:
The NPA's mayoral candidate, Jennifer Clarke, wants an Art Outreach for Children program in Woodward's. That sounds like Marie Antoinette's "Let them eat cake." Seriously, what responsible parents would ever allow their child to be on that block of Hastings Street?
Well, exactly. These kinds of moronic suggestions are irritating when they come from somebody who wants to run the city.
I could rant about politics for a good long while here, so I'd best stop before I really get wound up. (Otherwise you'll never see another post on any other topic.) But look, here are some links related to the Vancouver election:
City of Vancouver's Election Page
COPE (Committee of Progressive Electors)
COPE is running Larry Campbell for mayor.
NPA (Non Partisan Association)
The NPA is Jennifer Clarke's party.