Swanson will lead a team of nine Coalition of Progressive Electors candidates for council, parks board and school board
COPE held its nominations conference on Friday, and on Monday reported Swanson, Breen Ouellette, Nancy Trigueros and Tanya Webking would be seeking council spots.
COPE and Vision Vancouver have a tortured relationship. In the 2002 municipal election, COPE — led by Larry Campbell — swept aside the Non-Partisan Association. During his term however, Campbell led a revolution, creating Vision Vancouver and leaving COPE with debt from its 2002 campaign.Article content
Robertson held office for three terms, before Vision was wiped out in the 2018 election after corporate donations were banned. Until that point, Vision Vancouver had been very effective at fundraising.
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