... Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is no stranger to Tides Canada. In fact, he was a Tides Canada director from 2002 until 2004 when he entered politics with the NDP. The treasurer of Vision Vancouver, the political party that Mr. Robertson rode to power, is Martha Burton, who has been a senior advisor to Tides Canada. Mike Magee, the Chief of Staff at Vancouver City Hall, was also a senior advisor to Tides Canada (2002 to 2007).There's lots more, including info on Robertson's real estate holdings on Cortes Island:
... according to my calculations, during the course of five years of politics with both the NDP and Vision Vancouver, Gregor Robertson has received $400,000, including $340,000 in campaign finance for Vision Vancouver, from sources that are affiliated in various ways with two registered charities: the Endswell Foundation and Tides Canada.
... Tides USA announced that it had purchased Hank's Beach, a 150-acre ocean-front property on Cortes Island. [which is happily (for Robertson) located right next to] ... 82 acres of ocean front that is owned or co-owned by one of Mayor Robertson's companies, Treedom Ventures Inc.See also, Terence Corcoran's "mystery Mayor".
Veeerrrry interesting!
As always follow the money, and low and behold one finds a lot of American money funding Robertson. Rather strange that foreigners are so interested in Canadian municipal elections.
ReplyDeleteWith all its city hall connections it looks like Vancouver is owned by the Tides Foundation.
ReplyDeleteIt's odd that there's been so little curiosity about this among local media commentators. I've been looking for it on the web and it's pretty sparse.
I've been looking at the funding connections to Vancouver socialists for several years and the connection is loud and clear. Follow the money.
ReplyDeleteI watched as many of the nauseating 11 o'clock "news" hours that are available locally and pretty much nothing of this subject was reported. Global danced around it a bit, but nothing of any detail. However, the Global team did ask the NPA Mayoral candidate, Anton, if she was being "mean" to Robertson for pointing out Robertsons questionable funding machine. Pathetic.
ReplyDeleteAs always follow the money, and low and behold one finds a lot of American money funding Robertson. Rather strange that foreigners are so interested in Canadian municipal elections.
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