Vision Vancouver vote opens door for COPE election candidates

While Gregor Robertson remains undecided about running for the city’s top job, the Vancouver-Fairview MLA may be emerging as the consensus choice for a mayoral candidate for both the Coalition of Progressive Electors and Vision Vancouver.

“We think that there’s a real possibility for someone, perhaps Gregor Robertson, to be a unifier to really bring both parties under a joint mayor,” COPE executive member Rachel Marcuse told the Georgia Straight. “We think if the political will is there to do it, then we can and we should.”

Marcuse was interviewed on the sidelines of Vision Vancouver’s annual general meeting on January 14. At the meeting, Vision members approved nomination rules which, according to people in both parties, boosted the chance of seeing a common campaign to challenge incumbent Mayor Sam Sullivan and his Non-Partisan Association in November’s civic election.