I've told you before FREY and I'll tell you again.
These Vancouver folk you speak of are not a part of the Left -- they're a wishy-washy bunch who want to save the Rainforests, while walking around in their sweat-shop made $250 jeans, drinking poorly made mass-produced coffee. Let's call them liberals.
The real Left believes in a lot of things like: the colour red, controlled economies, showy parades, large armed forces, correction camps and secret police. They're probably into Mac computers, as well.
These folks share your frustration with the above mentioned liberals, but people thinking the Vancouver folks are the threat allows the real Left to work on getting rid of the social conservatives, so they can take their place.
Gracey
histrionics - nice!