Monday, April 28, 2014
Jim Hanson to run for District Council
Jim Hanson who ran for the NDP in North Van-Seymour during last years Provincial election has decided to run for District council.in this Novembers municipal election. When Jim ran for MLA last May he received approximately 8500 votes which was a 32% improvement from the previous NDP candidate in 2009 and he also had the second highest vote gain of all the NDP candidates in the Province.
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Being an NDP candidate is a mill stone around his neck.
The people who vote in municipal elections in North Vancouver tend to push out the union backed, more socialist candidates.
He looks like Kevin Macauley round two. Nice guy, too many union masters.
Let's just hope that things are a-changin' in the DNV. I think they are, and predict a much higher voter turnout this November because of people's unhappiness with the status quo.
The more candidates the merrier for voter turnout so I would agree with Anon 9/;24 AM
What is his platform?
Just curious. In the City, the staunchest pro-development councillors are also very much entrenched within the NDP. Are the councillors in the District any different? That is, what party affiliation do the pro-development councillors hold?
The DNV Council has three conservatives, three liberals, and one green. All of them support compact redevelopment.
Who the hell's the green? I doubt it! Surely you don't consider Muri a green.
Muri only stands G.U.A.R.D. the forest for the mountain bikers these days. If that is considered "green"... hahahahaha!
Running for municipal Council today means you will have to check your hat at the door. The real power now belongs to Metro Vancouver Regional directors touting ICLEI agenda on sustainable building for density, etc. Resistance is futile.
If Jim Hanson wins a seat, then he will fit it very nicely with the very hypocritical socialistic "green" agenda DNV has to follow. Business as usual in DNV.
Mike Little has announced he is running to become the Federal Conservative Candidate in the newly created riding merging east of the Seymour River to North Burnaby.
I wonder if he will run for DNV Council in November if he is the Federal conservative candidate? I don't know the time parameters.
Gerrymandering.
The party hasn't set any parameters just yet hoping for as many "credible" candidates as possible for the candidacy. I would say his chances are decent, but chances are the deadline and selection will occur well before November so he is pretty safe either way.
Anon 4;48
Are you suggesting that if he is the Tory candidate he will not run for DNV Council?
Mike Little has made it clear that if he wins the nomination, he will not run for Council. He said something about not following in the footsteps of a certain school board trustee a few years ago....
I was at a council meeting last month and I heard Mike say he was going to run for council. He said it was too much of a gamble for a seat that is mostly held by the NDP.
Ah yes, another politician hedging his bets.
Point of clarification for Anon 9:19 AM: No I am not really. If he doesn't get the nomination it will probably be well ahead of the civic election. Then he's ok to run and probably win a council seat. If he does get the nomination he can still run for council and leave his seat if elected Federally and cause a civic by-election. "pretty safe either way."
Who will pay for that civic by-election? Seems to me, if any politician wants to run federally or provincially, they should bow out of any municipal race altogether.
"Pretty safe either way." For whom? Certainly not the taxpayers and the voters. $$$ spent in by-elections could be much better spent if our politicians stick to their signature when they sign their nomination papers to serve to the best of their ability for the full length of the term.
I don't really want to see a byelection, but if we do end up with one maybe we can get the amalgamation referendum on the ballot.
Why would that referendum question be placed on the regular election ballot?
Sorry, that should have read, Why wouldn't that referendum question be placed on the regular election ballot?
Since this post is supposed to be about Jim Hanson, I wonder where he stands on these issues, and why he isn't participating in this discussion.
HA! If I were running for election, I wouldn't be answering any questions on this blog.
Why not?
The City of North Vancouver is not ready to put the referendum question on their ballot, so there is no point putting on the DNV ballot. Hopefully the composition of the City council will change to a group that seriously considers amalgamation. At that time you can come up with a wording that is acceptable to both and would go onto the next referendum opportunity.
I am happy to see Mr Hanson is running. He seems very knowledgeable and interested for local issues of the residents. GOOD LUCK Jim!2362483
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