Speaking of Tim Louis, we hear talk he's working with former provincial New Democrat election candidate Alicia Barsallo to sell Coalition of Progressive Electors memberships and increase attendance at the civic party's upcoming annual general meeting. So what does Mr. Louis, the coalition's recording secretary, have to say about such rumours? "I work with everybody," he said in an interview with Public Eye. "COPE is a very broad coalition. I've got a lot of respect for Alicia. She's one of many, many people I'm always working with - people from many different points on the political spectrum - to keep the COPE tent as big as possible."