A Very Merry Christmas

So this is Christmas

And what have you done?

Another year over

And a new one just begun

And so this is Christmas

I hope you had fun

The near and the dear ones

The old and the young

A very merry Christmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any fear

And so this is Christmas (War is over)

For weak and for strong (If you want it)

The rich and the poor ones (War is over)

The road is so long (Now)

And so happy Christmas (War is over)

For black and for white (If you want it)

For yellow and red ones (War is over)

Let's stop all the fight (Now)

John Lennon, 1971

On the Mayor's Motion to Disband the Elected Park Board

 Here is my statement:

It is unfortunate that the current mayor doesn't seem to appreciate representative democracy. The government closest to the people is often the most important. Nothing is closer to the people than their parks and recreation. Vancouver is as beautiful as it is because the city founders knew they had other business to attend to, and gave the responsibility of parks and recreation to a separate body. To throw more than a century of success out on a whim is not only churlish but also irresponsible.