Links
Legislative debate
over second reading of Bill 43
Blair
Redlin, CUPE, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, on loss of public control
of TransLink
GVRD Board Response to the TransLink Governance Review
News Stories
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Major
TransLink overhaul going ahead (CBC- March 8, 2007)
'Taxation Without
Representation' Under New TransLink (The Tyee- March 21, 2007)
New
transit authority 'assault on democracy': Louie (The Province- April 27,
2007)
TransLink
changes could lead to urban sprawl, experts says (Vancouver Sun- April 28,
2007)
GVRD
sears TransLink reform (Burnaby Now- May 3, 2007)
Premier
called a hypocrite (Georgia Straight- May 10, 2007)
TransLink
wasn't a bust, says Mayor (Richmond Review- May 11, 2007)
New
TransLink Panned (Richmond Review- June 14, 2007)
Mayors
to resist the TransLink overhaul (Coquitlam Tri City News- June 17, 2007)
Business
interests dominate new TransLink panel (Richmond Review- August 22, 2007)
We
need to cast a wider net for new TransLink board (The Province- September
3, 2007)
This
reform needs a rethink (Richmond Review- October 17, 2007)
New
TransLink board seen as 'erosion of democracy' (The Province- November 1,
2007)
Critics
line up against neo-TransLink Bill 43 (Georgia Straight- November 15, 2007)
TransLink
overhaul passes (Surrey Leader- November 29, 2007)
New
TransLink system due to fail: Hunt (Surrey North Delta Leader- December 2,
2007)
Business
dominates new TransLink board (Burnaby Newsleader- December 14, 2007)
Board
under microscope (Tri City News- December 28, 2007)
Outgoing
TransLink directors dismiss criticism (Tri City News- January 2, 2008)
Revamped
TransLink losing credibility (The Abbotsford News- February 14, 2008)
TransLink
board highest paid in B.C. (Peace Arch News- February 19, 2008)
TransLink
hikes property taxes at closed board meeting (The Province- March 29, 2008)
Critics
demand openness but TransLink boss defends secrecy (Tri City News- April 2,
2008)
New
TransLink board was cautioned on secrecy (Maple Ridge News- April 12, 2008)
NDP
tries to open up TransLink board (Surrey North Delta Leader- May 2, 2008)
TransLink
'Bad for democracy' (The Province- May 2, 2008)
New
TransLink Board looks at self evaluation (The Province- May 29, 2008)
TransLink
Board Hiring (The Province- August 13, 2008)
Mayors
balk at TransLink fee hikes (Surrey Leader- October 16, 2008)
TransLink
to spend more than it gets (The Province- December 8, 2008)
Cell
phone levy among TransLink tax ideas (Surrey Leader- December 10, 2008)
TransLink won't ask mayors for more cash (Cloverdale Reporter- June 4, 2010)
Mayors condemn TransLink tax grab (North Shore News- November 12, 2010)