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On Fear Mongering & Avoiding All Culture To Afford An Urban Life

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by Sean Orr | This is what plutocracy looks like: Elections Canada In Conflict Of Interest For Promoting Voter Turnout. Right, because consulting the electorate = manipulation. Because championing democracy = partisanship. Best reply: “Actually, the problem is who we let run for office, not the people who vote.” – Pearce

Guaranteed livable income plan possible, Ghiz confirms. I seem to remember something similar when I was a wee lad. It was called welfare.

But who needs a guaranteed income plan when you can just be a cheap SOB: How To Live In Vancouver For Cheap. Contribute nothing to local culture; do not buy art or attend live music shows or theatre performances. Tip poorly, if at all, order hot water and lemon, and eat all the free bread you can. You won’t have any friends but hey, friends are expensive and you have to buy the draining bastards birthday presents.

My frenemy Nicholas Ellan is doing a good thing: Portland Hotel Society Staff Spring into Action. I hope the dentist will be OK because I have about 230 cavities that need filling.

CBC to cut 657 jobs, will no longer compete for professional sports rights. Can we make it 658 and fire O’Leary?

Looks like the VSB is slashing the alternative City School program. That’s bad news for local weirdoes. So, to recap so far: Save PHS, save CBC, Save City School, and most of all, SAVE THE ORPHANAGE!

OREganized crime: Mining exec’s North Vancouver home sprayed by gunfire. There goes the neighbourhood.

Thousands of ‘illegal’ Chinese motorists could be driving in Richmond. And cue the indignation of a thousand racist rednecks…

Vancouver is so flighty: City Bird competition. Just don’t tell the crazy Swan Lady in Lost Lagoon that her beloveds weren’t even nominated.

On Ken Sim’s So-Called “Swagger” and ABC’S Class War

Sean Orr is back from his hiatus with a rundown of the local headlines that have been running on a ticker tape through his mind over the past six months...

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.