Want to run for the Non-Partisan Association's board of directors? Well, if you didn't get your nomination papers in by last Friday, you're out of luck. But one of those who did was former provincial Liberal backbencher Rob Nijjar. In an interview with Public Eye, he explained, "I've been involved with the NPA before. That's how I started out - Jennifer Clarke, the second time she ran her campaign. I've known Sam Sullivan since then. And I worked closely with him throughout that time. And also, when I was a MLA, I happened to be his MLA. So the reason I'm running is quite simple. It's the same reason I ran for the Liberals. I care about my city. I care about my province. And, if I want the province and the city to go in the right direction - in this case the city - I don't want COPE. I don't want an alternative."

Continued Mr. Nijjar, "I'm not saying the NPA is always doing the right thing. And I'm not saying they're the greatest party in the world. But the NPA is the only reasonable solution for us to move forward as a city. So it's my job to make sure, for my family, that that happens."