Candidates thank moderator Jonathan Weisman for his excellent performance at Thursday night’s debate sponsored by the Dunbar Residents’ Association at St. Philip’s church. Left to right, Colleen Hardwick, Theodore Abbott, Lucy Maloney, Sean Orr, and Annette Reilly.
A warm welcome from Dunbar Residents’ Association president Elizabeth Ball set the stage for a good-humoured candidates’ debate at St. Philip’s Thursday night.
Participants included Colleen Hardwick and Theodore Abbott from TEAM for a Livable Vancouver; Lucy Maloney for OneCity; Annette Reilly for the Green Party of Vancouver, and Sean Orr from the Coalition of Progressive Electors. All are running to fill two vacant seats on Vancouver City Council in a byelection set for April 5.
Candidates for the ABC party, which has a majority on council, were invited but did not attend.
DRA president Elizabeth Ball (l), a former city councillor herself, told the crowd that her motto going in to work every day was “do no harm” and urged today’s candidates to adopt the same attitude. Here she’s talking with Colleen Hardwick (r), one of two candidates running for TEAM for a Livable Vancouver.
Who to vote for? Crowd watches candidates make their case for an X on the ballot in the April 5 byelection. By the end of the evening, the candidates were moving toward agreement on one thing: don’t elect any more ABC councillors.
TEAM’s Colleen Hardwick (l) in conversation with Shirley Chan as the crowd disperses.
TEAM candidate Theodore Abbott chats with audience members. TEAM is running two candidates to fill the two vacancies, while the other parties at the event have chosen to run only one each.
Moderator Jonathan Weisman (l) talks with with Green candidate Annette Reilly and COPE candidate Sean Orr.
Green Party candidate Annette Reilly (r) shares a laugh with Shirley Chan.
TEAM’s Theodore Abbott (centre) chats with audience members.