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The various Legion's in Vancouver should be given special status in recognition of their service to our country...

Considered a powerful member of Ontario's Provincial government, George Smitherman declared his candidacy for Toronto mayor today The race to see who will replace David Miller as Toronto's next mayor is heating up...

The Vancouver Sun questions whether American citizens should be allowed to have influence over municipal elections in BCOver at the Vancouver Sun, Daphne Bramham wrote an excellent story today about the need for electoral reform at the municipal level...

A bridge over troubled waters – Hundal compromises Vision again. Photo: Jeff Hodson/MetroLongtime political observer and now blogger Alex Tsakumis broke the story that Vancouver Park Board chair Raj Hundal is stepping down from his position on the PNE Board. ...

Panel should consider higher tax rates for Vancouver's more valuable properties, and re-think DCLs: report CityCaucus.com has read a draft strategy document written by the Vancouver Economic Development Commission (VEDC) which recommends that the City should aggressively pursue a regional...

Louisiana Governor Huey Long wrote the book on populist politics – is Vision reading it? As we take stock of the past year of Vancouver civic politics, we're seeing a pattern emerge. ...

Vancouver politicos better sharpen their pencils for November 14th Many familiar faces from Vancouver politics have banded together to hold a rather big coffee klatch on how the city is doing under the current Vision Vancouver administration...

Now that Vision has stopped dumping all over the Olympic Village, does Mayor Gregor Robertson still consider the project a "train wreck"? The stunning new Olympic Village was formally handed over to VANOC yesterday...

In a 9-1 vote, Vision used their massive majority to quash their lone opponent - yet again Last week we reported that Vision brought forward a motion which was music to CUPE's ears...

Former Mayor Sam Sullivan – reaching out to youth on his new agenda If you scan the front page of the Vancouver Sun today, you will read a story from Doug Ward about former Mayor Sam Sullivan and his plans to establish a new urban think tank. ...

Let me first be clear about the fact that I'm not a doctor or researcher specializing in the spread of infectious diseases. Nope, I'm merely one lowly blogger living in a big city where the concern over contracting H1N1 has reached a fevered pitch...

CityCaucus.com's Mike Klassen talks about Surrey dominating the region in 24hrs It's great to see the blogger I once knew in short pants is now hitting the big time with an Op-Ed in Thursday's 24 Hours Vancouver newspaper...

The car biz redefines "freedom" for consumers not clear on the subject We've talked a lot on this blog over the last 11 months about the issues relating to our North American car culture and the urban sprawl it has facilitated...

James Kunstler A Stateside podcast to note for our readers that has a CityCaucus.com twist. As those who know Mike Klassen can attest, hardly a day goes by without him waxing about something author and critic James Kunstler wrote or said on his weekly blog or podcast...