TransLink Hijacked King Campbell? How Gordon Campbell stole your vote on region's fate. By Rafe Mair Dec 17, 2007 Read the full story on The Tyee A few quotes to arouse your curiosity To hell with citizens How do you feel about this TransLink if you live in a part of Metro Vancouver who doesn't vote right? These men and women with no mandate from taxpayers will decide how hundreds of millions of your taxes will be spent. When the argument is made that they were approved by the mayors, remember that the only discretion the mayors had was to pick nine names from Campbell's list of 15 friends of his government. What happens when Victoria wants to do something against the wishes of a local council? The Campbell government does it anyway and to hell with letting citizens and their councils into the project before it's a done deal. The politicians closest to you, your municipal councils, can do nothing because Victoria in the person of Gordon Campbell has stripped away its rights. Taxation without representation. Well folks, George III is alive and well. He runs his fiefdom in a great big office in the parliament buildings in Victoria.