Sam SullivanCM(born November 13, 1959[2]) is aCanadianpolitician who served as theMLAforVancouver-False Creek.Previously, he served as the Minister of Communities, Sport, and Cultural Development with responsibility for Translink in the short-lived BC Liberal government after the 2017 election, as well as the 38thmayorofVancouver,British Columbia,Canada, and has been invested as a member of theOrder of Canada.[3]He is currently President of the Global Civic Policy Society and an adjunct professor at the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.[4]
Sam Sullivan | |
|---|---|
 Sullivan in May 2008 | |
| 38thMayor of Vancouver | |
| In office December 5, 2005 – December 8, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Gregor Robertson |
| Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development of British Columbia | |
| In office June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Peter Fassbender |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Beare(Tourism, Arts, and Culture) |
| Member of theBritish Columbia Legislative Assembly forVancouver-False Creek | |
| In office May 14, 2013 – October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mary McNeil |
| Succeeded by | Brenda Bailey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1959 |
| Political party | BC Liberal Party(provincial) Non-Partisan Association(municipal) |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University Langara College[1] |
Early life
editSam Sullivan was born on November 13, 1959, toEast Vancouverresidents Lloyd and Ida Sullivan. His father ran Sully's Autoparts onEast Hastings Street.He has three brothers, Donald, Patrick, Terry, and a sister, Carol. Sullivan attendedChief Maquinna ElementaryandVancouver Technical Secondary Schoolin East Vancouver.
Quadriplegia
editSullivan became paralyzed after breaking his neck in a skiing accident at age 19.[5]He had a fracture dislocation of his fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae, leaving him almost completely paralyzed.[6]
After a seven-year struggle withdepression,[5]he successfully completed aBachelor of Business Administrationdegree atSimon Fraser University.[7]Sullivan later founded sixnon-profit organizationsdedicated to improving the quality of life for disabled people in North America.[8]
Disability advocacy
editIn 2005, Sullivan was inducted into theOrder of Canada,the nation's highest civilian award for community achievement.[9]This was in recognition of his work to improve the lives of those with significant disabilities. TheSam Sullivan Disability Foundationhas raised over $20 million and served over 10,000 people with disabilities since its inception.[10]Organizations he created include the following:
- Tetra Society:this organization recruits technically skilled volunteers who create custom-made assistive devices that are not available on the market. There are currently 45 chapters throughout Canada and the US, which have created more than 5,000 devices.[11]
- Adaptive Sailing Association:beginning at Vancouver's Jericho Sailing Center there are now 20 programs throughout Canada and the US. Sullivan initiated the development of the Martin 16 sailboat, designed specifically for people with disabilities, including high-level quadriplegics who usesip-and-pufftechnology. 150 of these sailboats are in use throughout the world.[12]Sullivan also initiated the Mobility Cup National Regatta for people with disabilities.[13]
- British Columbia Mobility Opportunities SocietyWilderness Access Program: Sullivan worked with Tetra Volunteer Paul Cermak to invent the TrailRider, a one-wheeled vehicle that enables people with disabilities to access the wilderness. 100 of these are currently in use around the world. They have been used by people with significant disabilities to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and to the base camp of Mount Everest.[14]BCMOS also operates an Adaptive Paddleboarding and Kayaking program at the Olympic Village.[15]
- Vancouver Adapted Music Society:This organization operates a music studio in theGF Strong Rehabilitation Centreand supports the musical aspirations of people with disabilities, including recordings and performances.[16][17]Sam Sullivan and Dave Symington formed the band Spinal Chord and recorded an album of original music in 1993 calledWhy Be Normal?Sullivan was the band's vocalist and played keyboards using custom-designed computer software.
- ConnecTra Society:ConnecTra links people with physical disabilities to activities and programs that will, over time, allow them to grow, gain confidence and become increasingly active and involved in the community. It has helped over 200 people with disabilities since the inception of the ConnecTra Project in 2012. This project helps people with disabilities get signed up at their local WorkBC. Many participants have gone on to find part-time and full-time jobs.[18]
In recognition of these achievements, Sullivan was inducted into theTerry Fox Hall of Famein 2000 and won the Christopher Reeve Award in 2008.[19]
City Councillor
editSullivan was first elected toVancouver City Councilin 1993 as a member of theNon-Partisan Association(NPA), and served for 15 years total.
InVancouver's 2002 general local elections,Sullivan was the only incumbent member of city council from the NPA to win re-election after the NPA-dominated council was defeated by theCOPEparty, leaving only five out of 27 seats on the council, school board and parks board.
In 2004, he led the Knowards campaign opposing the COPE-initiated campaign to replace the city'sat-largesystem of choosing councillors with awardvoting system. The proposal was defeated 54% to 46% in a referendum.
2005 mayoral race
editFollowing the 2002 electoral losses, the Non-Partisan Association rebuilt its slate for the2005 election.Sullivan beat formerBC Liberal Partydeputy-PremierChristy Clarkfor the NPA mayoral nomination. He then led the party to electoral majorities on the City Council, School Board and Park Board with 17 out of 27 seats.
On May 2, 2006, Sullivan provided a statement to theRoyal Canadian Mounted Policeabout his past decisions to provide money to illegal drug users.[citation needed]Because of increased public awareness surrounding these incidents during the mayoralty race, the Vancouver Chief of Police requested that the RCMP investigate these incidents.
Sullivan's statement gave a brief account of his decision to provide financial support to a 20-year-old woman working as a prostitute in his neighbourhood in the late 1990s, by providing $40 a day for three weeks for heroin.[citation needed]Sullivan also gave money to a severely addicted crack cocaine user so he did not have to steal, and let him smoke in his van.[citation needed]
Jim / James Green controversy
editIn the election, Sullivan ran against several candidates, the most prominent of which wasVision VancouvercouncillorJim Green.Sullivan defeated Green by a narrow margin of 3,747 votes of 130,000 ballots cast. A second, independent candidate named James Green also ran in this election, gaining over 4,000 votes. The close margin of Sullivan's victory and the similarity of independent candidate James Green's name to that of Sullivan's main opponent Jim Green led to a major controversy.[20]Speculation that James Green was a "spoiler" candidate was inflamed when it became known that Sullivan had helped Green in a dispute about office space.[21]No allegations were ever proven that Sullivan was supporting the independent candidate James Green, and both men denied any wrongdoing.[21]
As mayor of Vancouver
editCitizen Samdocumentary
editSullivan was the subject of aNational Film Board of Canadadocumentary,Citizen Sam.It premiered in November 2006, and was nominated for aGemini Award.[22]
Olympic and Paralympic Games
editSullivan took part in theClosing Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics,in the ceremony where theOlympic Flagwas passed fromTurinto Vancouver. The ceremony involves an official of the current host city waving the flag eight times, then handing it off to an official of the next host city, who waves it eight times. When it was his turn, the flag was put into a special bracket built into Sullivan's wheelchair. He then swung his wheelchair back and forth eight times to wave the flag. After the event, Sullivan received letters from people across the world who were inspired by the act, and received many invitations to be a keynote speaker at conventions.[citation needed]"I especially was moved to get letters from people who wrote very eloquent letters, saying they had consideredsuicide,and changed their mind when they saw me perform my duties...To see I had such an impact on people's lives was truly a humbling experience, "Sullivan said in response to the reaction.[23]
EcoDensity initiative
editShortly after theWorld Urban Forumheld in Vancouver in June 2006, Sullivan launched theEcoDensityinitiative. It was defined at its launch 'to make Vancouver more sustainable, affordable, and liveable'. This included plans to densify Vancouver, including more towers and allowing secondary houses on existing single-family properties. Sullivan claimed higher densities and smallerecological footprintswere necessary to sustain a growing population.[24]
In a move that was roundly criticized by both community members and the local media, Sullivan's staff registered the term "EcoDensity" with the patent office, under his name.[25][26]In September 2007 the City of Vancouver announced that the ownership of the trademark had been transferred to the city.[citation needed]
In 2009 theCanadian Institute of Plannersawarded the EcoDensity its Planning Excellence award for City Planning.[27]
Project Civil City
editSullivan conducted an informal survey on his website asking visitors how they felt about civil disorder in the City of Vancouver. On November 26, 2006, he released the results of his survey and created a new program called Project Civil City, which is known as the mayor's effort to enhance public order in Vancouver's public areas. The conclusion of Project Civil City was that police were not the answer to the city's social problems. The police chief of that time was opposed to the project, saying "I'm not in favor of this kind of position" and "I can do this job".[28]Throughout his term, Sullivan was criticized by the opposition for his reluctance to hire more police.[citation needed]An important initiative of Project Civil City was the creation of theStreet to Home Foundation,whose goal was to encourage philanthropists in the city to contribute toward the solution tohomelessness.[citation needed]
An initiative Sullivan championed was CAST(chronic addiction substitution treatment).[29]This would prescribe drugs to people with addictions. He formed a group called Inner Change which raised several million dollars to support the SALOME drug trials. An important goal was to reduce overdose deaths.[30]This was opposed by the opposition.[31]
Statistics from theVancouver Police Boardindicate that in 2005, the year before he became mayor, 51,429 property crimes were reported in the city.[32]In 2008, his final year as Mayor there were 40,514 property crimes.[33]
However, in its first two years, homelessness went up 54 to 78 percent, drug offenses doubled, and street disorder went up 84 percent.[34]The project was cancelled in 2010.[35]
Civic strike
editA civic strike of Vancouver's inside, outside, and library workers that began on July 26, 2007, was dubbed "Sam's Strike" by the strikers.[36]The strike lasted 88 days and was the second longest in Vancouver's history; the longest was 90 days under Mayor Mike Harcourt in 1981.[37][38]The unions blamed Sullivan's intransigence at the bargaining table for prolonging the strike.[39]The union cited the city never tabling a written counteroffer as evidence of the city not negotiating.[40]A mediator was called in who recommended 17.5% (21% compounded), which was the amount accepted by the rest of the municipalities in the region. When two of the civic unions rejected the recommendation, public support collapsed, and within the week a new vote by the three civic unions accepted the deal. On October 19, 2007CUPELocal 391 voted 71 percent in favour of the city's offer and ended the strike.[37]
NPA donation allegations
editCritics accused of Sullivan of misusing political donations when $5000 raised for the Knowards campaign through the Nanitch Policy Society was used to buy tickets for campaign volunteers at a 2004 NPA dinner.[41]Calls for an inquiry by Vancouver city council opposition members were subsequently dismissed by the Provincial government. In December 2009,The Tyeepublished a letter from Sullivan in which he explained the background behind the Nanitch Policy Society, and in particular the donation made to the NPA.[42]
Ouster from NPA
editIn 2008, although the NPA board had greenlighted Sullivan to run for mayor and he had the endorsement of all NPA City Councillors,[43]NPA councillorPeter Ladnerannounced that he wanted to challenge Sullivan for mayor. On June 8, 2008, it was announced that Ladner had defeated Sullivan to win the NPA's mayoral nomination.[44]Ladner beat Sullivan in atight, 1,066-to-986 voteafter convincing enough NPA members that Sullivan would be defeated in the municipal election without a change in leadership.[citation needed]Ladner proceeded to lose against his mayoral opponent with NPA reduced to 4 out of 27 seats on the council, School Board and Park Board.
Post-mayoral activities
editGlobal Civic Policy Society
editIn November 2009, Sullivan formed the Global Civic Policy Society with a $500,000 startup grant from the Annenberg Foundation of California.[45]The society hosts a speaker series called Public Salons that "provide a public platform for the thinkers and doers of Vancouver".[46]The presentations are featured on a 1/2 hour weekly television program on Shaw TV calledSam Sullivan's Public Salons.[47]Through its Greeting Fluency Initiative, the society hosts salons that encourage citizens to "learn a few words of greetings in the languages of their neighbours".[48]It has developed a smartphone app called Greeting Fluency Aid, available free to the public, containing greeting phrases from eighteen languages.[49]It includes over 30 endangered first nations languages of British Columbia. The society hosts the Vancouver Urban Forum with a specific goal of increasing urban densities.[50][51]Its Early Documents Transcription Program is putting the oldest Vancouver City Council Minutes online for free access to the public.[52]It contributes to short BC education and policy videos under the Kumtuks banner which had 800,000 views by the end of 2017.
Centre for Fourth Wave Reform
editIn February 2011, Sullivan founded the Centre for Fourth Wave Reform to explore ideas for change in municipal governance.
Chinook Wawa Revival
editSullivan is trying to promote the revival ofChinook Jargon,the aboriginal trade language once widely used in British Columbia. On June 27, 2015, together with retired University of British Columbia Anthropology professor Jay Powell, he hosted Chinook Wawa Day at the Creekside Community Centre in Vancouver; from September 26–27, they hosted Chinook Wawa Weekend.[53][54]The workshops featured educational material to support citizens interested in the nearly extinct language. Sullivan has published and translated several videos of aboriginal elders speaking Chinook Wawa.[55]
Transcribimus
editIn June 2012, Sullivan began hiring individuals and later recruiting volunteers to transcribe handwritten Vancouver City Council Minutes from 1886 to 1891. His goal was to make the achievements ofDavid Oppenheimer,Vancouver's second Mayor, accessible online free of charge to the public. In December 2015 he announced the completion of the first four years of Minutes and the creation of Transcribimus to recruit more volunteers to transcribe additional handwritten documents of Vancouver.[56][57]Transcribimus is a network of over 20 volunteers that has transcribed 2,500 pages of handwritten documents.
Kumtuks Educational Series
editIn January 2016, Sullivan began publishing Kumtuks, aChinook Jargonword meaning "knowledge". The series includes a video channel[58]and articles[59]about British Columbia's history, public policy, and general knowledge.
Provincial politics
editIn November 2012, Sullivan announced he would seek theBC Liberal Partynomination inVancouver-False Creekafter the current incumbentMary McNeilsaid she would not be seeking a second term in the2013 British Columbia general election.[60]Sullivan's main competition for the nomination wasLorne Mayencourt.[61]Sullivan defeated Mayencourt by a vote of 273 to 202, with commercial litigation lawyer Brian Fixter coming in third.[62]Sullivan went on to win the election, receiving 11,328 votes, with the NDP candidate Matt Toner receiving 7,981 votes.[63]
2017 provincial election
editSullivan was re-elected in the 2017 election as MLA for Vancouver False Creek, but only after a recount.[64]On June 11, he was appointed Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development with responsibility for Translink. His first move was to scrap the requirement for a referendum on Transit funding.[65]
His tenure in cabinet was short lived as the Liberalminority governmentofChristy Clarkwas defeated in aconfidence motionon June 29, 2017. As a result, theBC New Democratic Partyled byJohn Horganformed a government weeks later, with the support of theGreen Party of British Columbia,and Sullivan and the Liberals moved to theOppositionbenches where he served as the Official Opposition Critic for Housing. Clark announced her resignation as Liberal leader weeks later.
Liberal leadership
editSullivan announced on September 21, 2017, that he was seeking theleadershipof the BC Liberal Party.[66]"Sam Sullivan entered to raise issues, not win, and finished sixth, which is probably where he expected to be.[67]"He was eliminated on the first ballot. Sullivan was defeated in the 2020 provincial election.
Electoral record
edit| 2020 British Columbia general election:Vancouver-False Creek | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Brenda Bailey | 11,484 | 46.77 | +6.30 | $47,212.32 | |||
| Liberal | Sam Sullivan | 9,217 | 37.54 | −4.62 | $85,582.35 | |||
| Green | Maayan Kreitzman | 3,108 | 12.66 | −3.11 | $9,079.62 | |||
| Conservative | Erik Gretland | 465 | 1.89 | – | $1,126.02 | |||
| Libertarian | Naomi Chocyk | 280 | 1.14 | +0.27 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,554 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | 0.81 | +0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,755 | 51.06 | −4.62 | |||||
| Registered voters | 48,482 | |||||||
| New DemocraticgainfromLiberal | Swing | +5.46 | ||||||
| Source:Elections BC[68][69] | ||||||||
2018 BC Liberal leadership
edit- = Eliminated from next round
- = Winner
| Candidate | Ballot 1 | Ballot 2 | Ballot 3 | Ballot 4 | Ballot 5 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Votes | Points | Votes | +/- | Points | +/- | Votes | +/- | Points | +/- | Votes | +/- | Points | +/- | Votes | +/- | Points | +/- |
| Andrew Wilkinson | 4828 15.69% |
1591.46 18.29% |
4928 16.05% |
100 0.36% |
1630.98 18.75% |
39.52 0.46% |
6436 22.39% |
1508 6.34% |
2202.30 25.29% |
571.33 6.54% |
7832 29.22% |
1396 6.83% |
2863.51 32.91% |
661.21 7.62% |
12509 53.76% |
4677 24.54% |
4621.29 53.12% |
1757.78 20.21% |
| Dianne Watts | 7449 24.20% |
2135.13 24.54% |
7537 24.54% |
88 0.34% |
2167.49 24.91% |
32.36 0.37% |
8036 27.95% |
499 3.41% |
2470.62 28.38% |
303.13 3.47% |
9130 34.06% |
1094 6.11% |
3006.96 34.56% |
536.34 6.18% |
10761 46.24% |
1631 12.18% |
4078.71 46.88% |
1071.75 12.32% |
| Michael Lee | 8100 26.32% |
1916.68 22.03% |
8206 26.72% |
106 0.40% |
1956.29 22.49% |
39.60 0.46% |
8614 29.96% |
408 3.24% |
2261.09 26.03% |
304.80 3.54% |
9842 36.72% |
1228 6.76% |
2829.53 32.52% |
568.44 6.49% |
eliminated | |||
| Todd Stone | 5073 16.48% |
1483.48 17.05% |
5134 16.72% |
61 0.23% |
1504.69 17.30% |
21.21 0.25% |
5664 19.70% |
530 2.98% |
1765.98 20.29% |
261.30 2.99% |
eliminated | |||||||
| Mike de Jong | 4837 15.72% |
1415.13 16.27% |
4906 15.97% |
69 0.26% |
1440.56 16.56% |
25.43 0.29% |
eliminated | |||||||||||
| Sam Sullivan | 488 1.59% |
158.11 1.82% |
eliminated | |||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 30775 | 8700 | 30711 | -64 | 8700 | - | 28750 | -1961 | 8700 | - | 26804 | -1946 | 8700 | - | 23270 | -3534 | 8700 | - |
| 2017 British Columbia general election:Vancouver-False Creek | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sam Sullivan | 10,370 | 42.16 | −10.27 | $51,086 | |||
| New Democratic | Morgane Oger | 9,955 | 40.47 | +3.53 | $30,096 | |||
| Green | Bradley Darren Shende | 3,880 | 15.77 | +6.85 | $1,575 | |||
| Libertarian | Liz Jaluague | 213 | 0.87 | – | $0 | |||
| Your Political Party | James Filippelli | 91 | 0.37 | +0 | $561 | |||
| Citizens First | Phillip James Ryan | 9878 | 0.36 | – | $1.9mil | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,599 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 181 | 0.73 | +0.18 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,780 | 55.68 | +5.57 | |||||
| Registered voters | 44,508 | |||||||
| Source:Elections BC[70][71] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election:Vancouver-False Creek | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sam Sullivan | 11,228 | 52.21 | −4.19 | $114,796 | |||
| New Democratic | Matt Toner | 7,981 | 37.11 | +9.58 | $110,920 | |||
| Green | Daniel Tseghay | 1,928 | 8.96 | −4.15 | $1,050 | |||
| No Affiliation | Ian James Tootill | 199 | 0.93 | – | $8,270 | |||
| First | Sal Vetro | 90 | 0.42 | – | $3,207 | |||
| Your Political Party | James Filippelli | 81 | 0.37 | – | $610 | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,507 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.55 | −0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,625 | 50.11 | +1.96 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 43,157 | |||||||
| Source:Elections BC[72][73] | ||||||||
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