Last month, former provincial Liberal backbencher Richard Stewart announced he would be running against incumbent Maxine Wilson to be mayor of Coqutilam. And, according to Mr. Stewart's Facebook profile, that campaign has an unlikely endorser - former New Democrat legislator Tim Stevenson. Writing on his wall, Mr. Stevenson stated, "I'll be right there for you. No problem. I'm rooting for you. You're the man. You're the one. Etc., etc..........Go get her tiger." Asked about that comment, the Vancouver councillor explained, "It's a bit of joke....I haven't ever ventured into other people's municipalities. So I'm sort of reticent to do that. But he and I have joked for quite a long time about him running to beat Maxime. And I have always said, 'Just send me a cheque. And I'll fill it out for you.' But I didn't mean literally on the cheque part either."

So would Mr. Stevenson actually endorse Mr. Stewart? "Well, from what I know of him, he's a pretty good guy. But I really don't know. The only thing I ever see of her is at Metro meetings. And I don't know him at all outside of official regional meetings. I don't know him. But he seems like a fairly decent guy. And I know there's a lot of discontent with Maxime among the councillors."