Congratulations to Vancouver’s Vision. You have clearly demonstrated what those that follow the progressive movement are all about; gain power then ram your philosophy down the throats of the people. Individuals that comprise and support parties like Vision consider themselves to be the elite of our society. They are elite in name only.

These individuals know better than the rest of us and wish to make sure we live our lives according to their philosophy. They tell us what kind of light bulbs we should use, what kind of car we should or shouldn’t drive, what foods we should eat, how we should heat our homes and how we should spend our money. They are invasive dictators. If you don’t follow their rules, you are to be punished.

“Visionaries” are not a fan of successful people that have money; unless they are members of their movement. If you have money, it should be redistributed to those that don’t; again unless you are a member of their movement. They love democracy; until they gain power and as long as the majority agrees with them. When the majority disagrees with them, for the betterment of our society, they have to be controlled and educated. Facts are only there to be manipulated for ‘the cause’. Facts that disagree with their vision are only inconvenient truths; to be conveniently ignored. 2 Vancouver’s Vision is a microcosm of what currently infests the White House, infects the mindset of many citizens to the south of our country and is currently destroying many European societies. To a progressive, freedom means the freedom to agree with them.

Thank you Vision for showing surrounding communities your idea of how to run a local government. Thank you for clearly demonstrating to us what it would be like if we had one local government, police force or other bureaucracy governing the Lower Fraser Valley. You think TransLink is a problem; imagine what it would be like to have a whole bunch of ‘TransLinks’ governing every aspect of our lives. Look up the definition of fascism; the real one, not the manufactured one that applies the term only to so-called right-wing governments. It will tell you what Vision is all about.

So, city staff (who, collectively, have about as much common sense as the fruit flies you find buzzing around the bottom of your red wine glass' last drops) will now have the power and money to decide what is going on in each centre and dictate how they want things done? Even though most of them probably don't even live in Vancouver and have no idea of what each individual community needs? What will happen to the hundreds of different VOLUNTEERS who give up their time to help put on events for THEIR community, people like the ones who stayed at this meeting for hours not to be heard. They'll quit. Way to go city staff, way to go.

It does not sound good.

VISION ........... Sounds more and more like Communism to me, one collective and we know whats good for the people. Give me a break.

So disappointed in our Park Board. I voted for them. There is a proper process for engaging the City's residents. They may believe their plan is right, but they have chosen to not listen to the vast majority whom they are supposed to represent, and instead are ramming their plan down our throats.