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So here's us, on the raggedy edge.
All the lonely houses stand like monuments / To thieves — Neko Case, Tightly |
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Results are in, and Vancouver has voted against wards by a slim majority - just 4%.
Most surprising was the turnout, which came in at 22.6%. As noted below Peter Ladner predicted either 10% or 15% (wrong again Peter) and to the best of my knowledge, both the Yes and No sides expected it to be less than 15%, although there appeared to be little polling done on the issue. 22.6% is appallingly low, but it’s less appallingly low than 15%.
I will readily admit to having mixed feelings, for reasons that may not have been obvious. While I think the concept of wards is a good one, the current ward proposal was so flawed that there was no way I could have supported it. It expanded government for no reason and failed to address the real concerns of the region.
The “No” team deserves congratulations here, as winners always do.
My question remains “What next?” How is Vancouver and the GVRD going to move forward?
Everybody knows this thing is broken, but no one’s brave enough to fix it. The years leading up to 2010 are going to be important ones for Vancouver, and interesting too watch. I’ll be playing a role in this somehow, on some level.
Posted by skooter at 10:09 AM This entry is filed under Vancouver.