Robert Cross (mayor)
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Robert Cross, Jr is a Canadian
politician and former mayor of Victoria
, British Columbia
. Cross was the mayor of Victoria from 1994 to 1999. Cross served two terms as mayor of Victoria before leaving office and politics as a whole. Cross has been the center of many controversies including a contentious plan to develop a multi-plex. During the last few days in office Cross stated he had concerns about the state of the project but stated that he simply "done all he can do". His father, Robert Cross, Sr, was noted for the historic building, Victoria House.
Politics of Canada
The politics of Canada function within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions. Canada is a constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is head of state...
politician and former mayor of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Cross was the mayor of Victoria from 1994 to 1999. Cross served two terms as mayor of Victoria before leaving office and politics as a whole. Cross has been the center of many controversies including a contentious plan to develop a multi-plex. During the last few days in office Cross stated he had concerns about the state of the project but stated that he simply "done all he can do". His father, Robert Cross, Sr, was noted for the historic building, Victoria House.