After the serious losses that the 44-year-old organization suffered in the last municipal election, there is a mood of wanting to put aside past differences.
This significant gain by Independent COPE will put us in a better position to point out the folly of COPE’s subservient alliance with Vision Vancouver.
To borrow the language of the “Occupy” movement, Vision and the NPA represent the “one percent”. COPE needs to revitalize its traditional role of representing the “99 percent”.