XPost: bc.politics, van.general, can.politics   
   From: none@present.com   
      
   "Alan Baker"  wrote in message news:lrc481$lbp$1@news.datemas.de...   
      
   > On 2014-07-30 23:26:02 +0000, (ಠ_ಠ)Раиса said:   
   >   
   > > It doesn't take too much projection to connect the facts that the Harper   
   > > government wants to turn Granville Island over to the Port Metro federal   
   > > jurisdiction - and CP Rail now wants the Arbutus Corridor rail lines   
   > > 'cleaned up'.  People of Vancouver, stay alert . . .  this could affect   
   > > the quality of life for many, many Vancouverites.  Even the very rich   
   > > ones.  Harper is intent on getting Albertan oil to the west coast. This   
   > > is likely how he plans to do it - pending the very lengthy fight with   
   > > all opponents to the pipelines.   
   >   
   > You are...   
   >   
   > ...(how to put this)...   
   >   
   > ...(I've got it!)...   
   >   
   > ...utterly delusional.   
   >   
   > CP wants to get paid for the land as if it were for development and the   
   > city of Vancouver wants to pay for it as if it were railway right of way.   
   > So CP wants to apply some pressure.   
   >   
   > The idea that Granville Island could be used as a port for cargo and/or   
   > oil is...   
   >   
   > ...completely ludicrous.   
   >   
   > You have NO CLUE about the requirements for modern vessels that simply   
   > CANNOT be satisfied by any facility in False Creek.   
      
   Well, let's consider her opinion ... for starters, the Burrard St. bridge   
   would have to go, because it's less than 100m between the piers, and it   
   looks like less than half that distance above the water ... and the   
   Granville St. bridge would have to go, for pretty much the same reasons.   
      
   "Delusional" and "ludicrous" don't even scratch the surface.   
      
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