Vancouver's Civic Strike: The Truth Is Finally Becoming Clear!

It's said that if you tell a lie enough times that even you start believing it. Such is clearly the case with the "altered truths" told to the striking CUPE workers by their leadership and then repeated amongst themselves ad nauseum.

This became clear to me when I heard striker after striker calling into CKNW and providing a completely twisted, false view of the facts at hand. Recall the first sentence above.

Province columnist, Michael Smyth, offers a scathing view of the strike here. He says what many of us have been thinking for some time: This strike was mostly about the union leaders and their political masters trying to embarrass Mayor Sam Sullivan and his NPA party so that the CUPE friendly parties will win the next election. I have to wonder what a striker, who wasn't able to find temporary work, thinks about being used as a political pawn throughout all of this.

The ironic thing for me is that I have not been a fan of Sam Sullivan whatsoever. I did vote for him but have since found him to be weak, indecisive, and at times, just downright odd. But the hairs on the back of my neck have gone up over the past 13 weeks, watching the way he has been treated.

If you're a citizen of Vancouver then think carefully about who you vote for next time around. Also, think doubly carefully about not voting at all. For if the union-friendly thugs get in, watch for your taxes and rents to go sky high!!!