To the editor:
Re: “Promised park nowhere in sight,” June 13.
What is amazing is that these citizens find a mystery in this. Let’s face it, 1986 represented a paradigm shift in how party politics would find supremacy in our “democracy,” right down to the municipal level. The odd backroom deal — cigar smoke in the air and bourbon on the table — would be replaced with systemic “donations.” The Zalm as premier and Gordon Campbell as mayor (two “honourable” gentlemen, as we all know) ensured Vancouver’s soul would be sold for development from that point forward.
The property tax dollars that were brought to city departments — as well as the election races — have become the cocaine of our politicians and city inspectors and managers. Reality is that the “park” is a cash cow for Concord Pacific, out of which it dispenses “donations” to ALL Parties, ensuring that the densification will reign supreme and parkless citizens will choke on the fumes from more than cigar smoke.
William Ritchie,
Vancouver
