After 14 years and four terms, Green Coun. Adriane Carr officially tendered her resignation on Wednesday.
WATCH: Long-time Green councillor Adriane Carr resigned from Vancouver City Council, and took a shot at Mayor Ken Sim on her way out. Alissa Thibault reports.Vancouver’s longest-serving city councillor is calling it quits and says the conduct of the city’s mayor and his majority on council is a major part of why.
Carr pointed to moves by ABC to scuttle her motions in council, the party’s attempts to reverse a ban on natural gas for cooking in new homes and to review the office of the integrity commissioner, and its decision to remove opposition councillors from appointments to Metro Vancouver as examples.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
“Today is not a discussion around disagreement, it’s about celebrating the legacy of Coun. Carr,” ABC Coun. Mike Klassen said.
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