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| US Draft-Dodger Running For Mayor In Vancouver |
| 2005-11-14 |
| Among the other questions to be answered in British Columbia's municipal elections Saturday is whether a former U.S. draft dodger should replace a mayor who had his own TV show. Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell, the inspiration for the Canadian television character Dominic Da Vinci, is headed to the Canadian Senate after one boisterous term as mayor of the country's third-largest city. The lip-shooting cop-turned-coroner became a populist mayor in 2002 but still found time to consult on "Da Vinci's Inquest," a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. series, and leaves left a fractured civic party for longtime ally Jim Green, who is running to succeed him. "I'm the guy that asked Larry to run for mayor," said Green, 62, who came to Canada as a U.S. draft dodger during the Vietnam war. "I was considering it myself, but I thought Larry would have a broader appeal than I would... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #7 Don't forget Canada has three major parties. Count the Liberal + NDP vote, and you've got a blue state (except Alberta). It's not just Vancouver. The NDP was born in Saskatchewan. BC was governed for 30 years by something called the Socreds. Look up social credit theory to get the gist. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2005-11-14 21:33 |
| #6 Yes Larry, I'd be a bit concerned about my "appeal" if I were you as well. I hope you ponder it daily, and until the day they shovel your worthless ass into the ground. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2005-11-14 21:03 |
| #5 Vancouver is hardly the dominant state......Alberta sands.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-14 20:56 |
| #4 Do you really want more blue states? |
| Posted by: Rafael 2005-11-14 20:19 |
| #3 will he be prosecuted when western Canada votes to become America's newest states? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-14 18:53 |
| #2 Good for him. I'm sure he and the people of Vancouver are perfect for each other. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-11-14 18:29 |
| #1 They deserve him. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-11-14 18:29 |