SEAN ORR

Musician, blogger, dishwasher, socialist, city councillor

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

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[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

To ABC, saving lives is ideology

[ABC Vancouver @Vote4ABC]

Yesterday, ABC voted to keep Vancouver moving.

While the non-ABC parties on Council wanted to lower speed limits on major arterial roads to 30 km/h and 40 km/h, ABC chose to stand with commuters and residents.

Speed limits must be driven by common sense, not ideology. Let's keep Vancouver moving forward.

[Mark Burge @markeburge]

ABC is now lying about the substance of the motion that was on the table before modifying it to make it look like they supported the motion while removing the main thing that would actually make our streets safer for everyone.

#vanpoli

[COPE: Coalition of Progressive Electors @COPEVancouver]

“I really believe that limiting accessible voting to one location is discriminatory and should be identified as such." - @SeanOrr

[COPE: Coalition of Progressive Electors @COPEVancouver]

NEW from City Hall:

In the GVRD, 100 people die every year from fatal car accidents.

Today staff brought a report to bring a moderate handful of tweaks to reduce injuries and save lives in the city.

ABC amended it to make the streets less safe.

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

@Fishferbrains @Lanefab Basically the answer is: depends on the uptake

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

@Fishferbrains @Lanefab Yup just asked this

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

@CrashKate @sqwabb @sandyjamesplan @bcplace I have yes. I’m looking into it

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

Interesting.
The VPD spokesperson says they'll be on alert for soccer hooliganism during the World Cup, but it's the Granville Entertainment District so they deal with that kind of behaviour all the time.

Yet when it comes to a supervised consumption site that saves lives and connects people to healthcare, treatment, and recovery, suddenly it's treated as unacceptable.

Public intoxication, fights, and disorder connected to nightlife are often seen as part of doing business. But a health service that prevents overdose deaths? That's where some people draw the line.

It's a strange double standard.

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

@kcorr54 @kylesheldon @FWC26Vancouver @scienceworldca ^*^

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

@Tom_Selleck Thats me

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

Apparently I'm super popular in the Okotoks. That's kind of like a dream of mine.

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

@sqwabb @Cynthia95001250 @sssrrrbbb89 @KenSimCity I mean I was just a regular citizen at the time but ok

[Vancouver & District Labour Council @vancouverdlc]

Getting accountability out of ABC would be like squeezing blood from a stone.

[COPE: Coalition of Progressive Electors @COPEVancouver]

NEW from City Hall: The motion from Councillor @SeanOrr on getting a low-income transit pass has passed unanimously.

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

@delujnl Thats good because right now this city is Kaputt

[SEAN ORR @seanorr]

@sandyjamesplan @BurrowsAmanda @Lucyincanada @FirstUnitedDTES Yup

[Amanda Burrows @BurrowsAmanda]

A win! Council unanimously supports cooling rights for renters in Vancouver by ensuring landlords can’t ban cooling devices.

Thank you to @Lucyincanada & @seanorr
for your leadership on this and for recognizing @FirstUnitedDTES for our work. This will save lives.

[Rod Mickleburgh @rodmickleburgh]

Meanwhile, in Seattle....Staging #FIFAWorldCup games is costing the city $32 million (US) to host six matches...Seattle's security bill: $15 million (US)...

Vancouver's security bill: $242 million (Can)....#vanpoli

https://t.co/eOG6MnFMeG

[Arminder Randhawa 🦋 @ArminderRand]

Stewart Prest, a lecturer in political science at the University of British Columbia, called the code of conduct process flawed.

“I think you can’t help but come away with a sense of conflict, and conflict of interest of another sort when you see the mayor and his majority on council voting to put aside recommendations that referred to the problems with the mayor’s own behavior and choices,” he said.

[Laura Christensen @l_christe]

Just like when they decided a letter of reprimand for discriminating against me (as a new mother) was too much.

If they aren't willing to make even symbolic gestures to acknowledge wrong-doing, they are clearly endorsing this behaviour.

[CTV News Vancouver @CTVVancouver]

Vancouver mayor won’t be sanctioned for harassing, personally attacking councillor https://t.co/i7Lq0hjvCg