The Non-Partisan Association’s mayoral candidate in the 2018 election says the resignations are further indications that the city will need to form a new civic party
Jane Frost, Corey Sue, Ginny Richards and Marie Rogers have all resigned as board members to the Non-Partisan Association board in Vancouver.Vancouver’s once-dominant civic party, which almost won control of city council in the past election, is showing increasing signs of fracture after four of its 15 board members resigned, saying the board is ineffective and irrelevant.
Vancouver’s civic politics, unlike most municipalities across the country, operate under a system of locally based political parties, rather than independents with no official links to organized political entities. The current council is made up of four parties and an Independent mayor, Kennedy Stewart.
While he wouldn’t say that he was definitely forming a new party, “don’t be surprised if you see something in the next six months,” he hinted. The four board members who resigned call themselves “moderate residents,” but did not cite specific examples of a right-moderate split. The move is sure to set off more division among both party members and those looking to support a centre-right party in city elections. Many of these potential voters are not sure where to go in spite of their dissatisfaction with the leadership of the current mayor, and the often erratic moves of the four-party council he heads.
The current NPA councillors do not appear to have joint positions on critical issues, and sometimes end up voting against each other or introducing motions that don’t get the support of all of their party colleagues.
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