07 December 2023

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.


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