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oilers i: Vancouver politics can be a lot like a holiday meal, where you hope to avoid that button-bursting extra helping, according to Vancouver Courier. Just as you would wish to not overeat, Vancouverites have long aimed to strike an equilibrium between local government politics and the party holding power in Victoria.article continues below Trending StoriesRCMP investigating fatality at UBCHaving too many veterans is causing headaches for both the Canucks and CometsI Watched This Game Canucks 3, Oilers 2I Watched This Game Canucks 2, Senators 3 SO related Saturday's byelection is Vision Vancouver's to lose Byelection favours A, B, C and D candidates Vancouver votes A look at council candidates running in Oct. 14 byelection Vancouver votes A look at school board candidates running in Oct. 14 byelection It is referred to as the yin-yang theory of Vancouver politics, and it has been in evidence for the past few decades. And, as is often the case, there was that additional serving of casserole that I quickly wished I had not eaten. For example, as the B.C. Liberals held power in the provincial capital of Victoria, Vancouver has been mainly governed by left-leaning parties such as COPE and Vision Vancouver. The fact that provincial governments shifted to the right when councils tilted left, or vice versa, could not be chalked up to some master plan cooked up in a back room. Whereas, during the 1990s when the B.C. NDP ran the province, the right-leaning Non-Partisan Association NPA held majority control over city council, school board and park board. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.