Kirk LaPointe
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Oct 23, 2026
George AffleckHOST
I wasn't
Jody VanceHOST
helping anybody, but I was, as a former colleague of Kirk LaPointe's, I'm pleased for him.
Jody VanceHOST
And I think he'll do a good job.
Jody VanceHOST
I think he...
Geoff MeggsHOST
They could be a former realtor, but they shouldn't be buying and selling real estate while they're a member of council.
Geoff MeggsHOST
And his view was that it hurt Sager and helped Kirk LaPointe, who certainly pounded on that issue.
Geoff MeggsHOST
So I just wanted to throw that in.
Mike McDonaldHOST
Yeah, and Kirk LaPointe would be another guy to watch in the region.
Mike McDonaldHOST
Very media savvy, smart guy.
Mike McDonaldHOST
And you don't see many examples of someone running for mayor in one community than ending up as mayor in another community.
Jas JohalHOST
Mike, Daniel Fontaine in U.S. Minster, a sort of a very outspoken individual, not just what's happening in U.S. Minster, but at the Metro Vancouver level.
Jas JohalHOST
You know, with so many incumbents gone and Mr. Fontaine, one of those key people leading the charge against Metro, what kind of impact? Will he and some of the other new mayors, I think Kirk LaPointe and many others, what kind of impact do you see them playing in regards to the regional level?
Mike McDonaldGUEST
I think Daniel's going to have a huge impact.
Mike McDonaldGUEST
He has a majority on council, which means he definitely has a seat on the Metro Vancouver board.
Mike McDonaldGUEST
He'll be an agenda setter.
Mike McDonaldGUEST
He's got the media relationships as well that have served him well.
Mike McDonaldGUEST
But you mentioned Kirk LaPointe.
Mike McDonaldGUEST
He's another guy who can communicate well.
Mike McDonaldGUEST
He's got the media relationships as well that have served him well.
Mike McDonaldGUEST
But you mentioned Kirk LaPointe.
Mike McDonaldGUEST
He's another guy who can communicate well.
Mike McDonaldGUEST
He's a former journalist who's been in the public eye for a while.
Stephen QuinnHOST
in Vancouver a level of negativity that surpassed this?
Mike KlassenGUEST
We saw a lawsuit between Kirk LaPointe and Gregor Robertson.
Mike KlassenGUEST
Uh, and there was a number of other campaigns-
Stephen QuinnHOST
But that's a lawsuit.
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Stephen QuinnHOST
And so where does that leave your ongoing accountability campaign for Metro Vancouver?
Daniel FontaineGUEST
Well, I look around the region, uh, Steven.
Daniel FontaineGUEST
I'm s- I'm looking at some of the folks that got elected, like Kirk LaPointe, uh, the, the new, and Chris Shields out in White Rock.
Stephen QuinnHOST
Mm-hmm.
Jody VanceGUEST
Yeah, definitely not fresh, young, new.
Jody VanceGUEST
But Kirk LaPointe winning in West Van, I mean, 91% of Port Coquitlam voters voting in Brad West.
Jody VanceGUEST
So there is an incumbent in Brad, but there's the new guy, Kirk, in West Van, who I thought ran a very savvy campaign there.
Jody VanceGUEST
Yeah.
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I don't know why.
Grace KeyCORRESPONDENT
In West Vancouver, Kirk LaPointe beat out incumbent mayor Mark Sager.
Grace KeyCORRESPONDENT
LaPointe saying he ran promising transparency, accountability and a plan based on public input.
Kirk LaPointeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I think that that then gave them the sense that change was going to be okay, that it wasn't going to be radical, that it wasn't going to be anything that was going to take them by surprise.
Ian BushfieldHOST
But it is a new face and new council, so we'll see where she takes them.
Matthew NaylorHOST
West Vancouver, a bright spot of the evening as Kirk LaPointe wins by 1,400 votes over Mark Sager.
Matthew NaylorHOST
However, three of four incumbents were there, so really the bum that people wanted to kick out there most of all was Mark Sager and more power to him.
Ian BushfieldHOST
And I think that's what we saw in a lot of municipalities as well, right? Langley Township, Delta, West Vancouver, a couple other places saw a lot of these controversial.
Ian BushfieldHOST
So I would probably not vote for her.
Ian BushfieldHOST
Let's go to West Vancouver, where incumbent Mark Sager has had a difficult four years of scandal and controversy, which has led him to face off against Kirk LaPointe, former journalist and...
Ian BushfieldHOST
Did he run for mayor of Vancouver
Matthew NaylorHOST
one time? MPA mayoral candidate.
Ian BushfieldHOST
If at first you don't succeed, move to West Van and try again a decade later.
Matthew NaylorHOST
Honestly...
Ian BushfieldHOST
I didn't hate Kirk LaPointe when he ran.
Ian BushfieldHOST
And he spent a number of years as a columnist, whereas columns were interesting.
George AffleckHOST
A couple other ones.
George AffleckHOST
West Van, Kirk LaPointe trying to be, who ran for mayor in Vancouver, is trying to be mayor of West Van.
George AffleckHOST
He's trying to beat the incumbent.
George AffleckHOST
Some controversy around the incumbent, legal stuff.
George AffleckHOST
I don't remember exactly what it was, you know, and I think that's probably [laughs] the problem.
George AffleckHOST
Uh, so could Kirk LaPointe upset, uh, Mark Sagar, the mayor of West Van? Maybe, but I'd doubt it.
Jody VanceHOST
I worked with, I worked with Kirk at Roundhouse Radio.
George AffleckHOST
Oh, yeah.
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