What now for Gregor Robertson and Vision Vancouver?
November 17, 2014
The music that piped Gregor Robertson onto the stage for his victory speech on Saturday night after a securing his third term as Vancouver’s mayor said it all.
The mega-hit Happy by Pharrell Williams speaks to a boundless, simple joy despite the challenges ahead:
Here come bad news talking this and that
Yeah, give me all you got, don’t hold back
Yeah, well I should probably warn you I’ll be just fine
Yeah, no offence to you don’t waste your time
Make no mistake, there is certainly a lot Robertson and his Vision Vancouver team should be happy about.
They fought a good fight. They faced a virtually unknown challenger from political obscurity who gave them a run for their money.
They had an army that was organized, tight and focused — financed with millions of dollars from an unlikely coalition of supporters: big business, big unions, interest groups and thousands of individuals.
But this time around, it wasn’t a walk in the park.
As with any political party that’s held power for any length of time, Vision has made some enemies over the last six years.
Most notably, citizens who say there hasn’t been enough consultation as Vision pushes forward with its progressive agenda of tackling homelessness and climate change, and increasing density in neighbourhoods that used to be primarily single-family homes.
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