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Photos: Chinese New Year Parade brings out politicians in Vancouver
Gregor Robertson, Jason Kenney, and Michael Ignatieff helped kick the parade off with a yell of "Gung hay fat choy."
Stephen Hui
Thousands of people braved the rain to take in the annual Chinese New Year Parade in Vancouver's Chinatown.
Also in attendance were dozens of politicians hoping the Year of the Rabbit will bring them luck in the B.C. Liberal and NDP leadership contests, this fall's civic elections, or the looming federal election.
The Straight spotted Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff; federal minister of citizenship, immigration, and multiculturalism Jason Kenney; B.C. NDP interim leader Dawn Black; B.C. Liberal leadership candidates George Abbott, Mike de Jong, Kevin Falcon, and Moira Stilwell; B.C. NDP leadership hopeful Adrian Dix; Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson; and others working the crowd.
Politicians handed out lai see (sans lucky money) and wished voters lining the parade route "Gung hay fat choy."
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Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.Stephen Hui
Vancouver Quadra Liberal MP Joyce Murray.Stephen Hui
Don Davies, Joyce Murray, Michael Ignatieff.Stephen Hui
Conservative MPs John Weston and Andrew Saxton.Stephen Hui
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.Stephen Hui
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney.Stephen Hui
B.C. minister of science and universities Ida Chong.Stephen Hui
Jason Kenney and Richard Stewart.Stephen Hui
B.C. minister of tourism, trade and investment Margaret MacDiarmid.Stephen Hui
B.C. Liberal leadership candidate George Abbott.Stephen HuiPages
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Feb 6, 2011 at 7:20 pm
I rather watch the super bowl than this nonsense, what is Ignattiff doing there wasting taxpayers money travel, and same Ida Chong who will soon be voted out.
Feb 6, 2011 at 7:41 pm
That'a all I can say.
Feb 6, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Shameless.
Feb 6, 2011 at 10:25 pm
fake fake fake fake
Feb 6, 2011 at 11:23 pm
it's the lunar new year not Chinese new , or it should be called Tibetan new year and Mongolian new year and Sioux new year etc . Silly mest up money grubbers , harpers not there because he isn't good with minorities .
Feb 7, 2011 at 12:03 am
It's the one time per year any of these bozos actually get anywhere near the DTES.
Feb 7, 2011 at 9:07 am
Sluuuuuuurp!
Feb 7, 2011 at 9:43 am
It is a Liberal love fest to win over Asian voters who traditionally vote Liberal but have been swayed of late to other parties. Ignatieff was ther as Big Daddy to to lead them all. One of the above comments is so right, "It's the onlt timew of year any these bozos get anywhere near the downtown east side"!
Feb 7, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Whenever I see politicians smoozinig it up and slacking off rather than doing real work, I vote for the politician who is at home spending time with his or her family or doing research on solving the problems that we elected them to solve.
Feb 7, 2011 at 8:05 pm
My son had a brillo time collecting chocolates from Ignatieff et al. Too bad about all the pushing and shoving and muttering in the crowd. You want to see multiculturalism policy hard at work? Ignore the official parade and watch the sidewalks.
Feb 8, 2011 at 8:14 am
Stephen Hui certainly managed to make this a purely Liberal/Conservative roundup of photos.
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