Roasting Emerson Tonight

This evening a number of pro-democracy folks will gather outside in the rain in front of the tony Vancouver Club (corner of Hornby and Hastings) in order to demonstrate once more that politicians who toy with the votes of citizens will pay a price.

Inside, in warmth and substantial comfort, lumber execs and politicians will roast David Emerson as they hold him up as ‘lumberman of the year’. Outside in the rain, folks from all walks of life will foresake comfort in order to make a point.

We can guess what the invited guests will think of our protest. Been there, done that. Democracy for many of these people appears to mean very little.

Perhaps Jack Poole (assuming he’s invited), that beacon of fair play and justice who heads up the 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee, will laugh at us simple citizens, again.

Yesterday at City Hall, Sam Sullivan mocked our concerns. Again. On noting a protest sign which crticized slippery Sam’s approval of the duplicitous David Emerson, Mayor Sam remarked “oh goody, a sign for me too”.

Next election – federal, provincial or municipal – there’ll be a number of politicians who have their spoken and written record regarding the Emerson affair come back to bite them.

And if it doesn’t rain too hard, we’ll have appetizers and drinks outside… join us!