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Jul. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Understanding Proportional Representation — Three Models, One Video

Trust The Tyee to get a political scientist to help British Columbians understand what proportional representation is, and what the three…
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Jul. 07, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Making Room for Whom In Vancouver

Candidates of various persuasions keep telling me that housing is the #1 issue for Vancouver in the 2018 civic election.…
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Jul. 06, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

McMansioning of Agricultural Land May be Over~Province Finally Stepping In

After the majority of council in the City of Richmond busily carved up the best agricultural land in Canada —…
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Jul. 06, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Metro Vancouver Governance: Survey

Are you getting ready for the upcoming 2018 civic election in Metro Vancouver?  If so, here’s a chance to speak…
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Jul. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Farmland Owner$ A$$ociation Rai$es Dollar$ for Pro Man$ion City Councillor$

There’s a farmland travesty occurring in Richmond where city council has been influenced to approve mansions of 10,700 square feet…
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Jul. 05, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver Mayoral Endorsement — Libby Davies For Kennedy Stewart

Long-time Member of Parliament (1997-2015) and well-known Vancouver politician Libby Davies has endorsed fellow NDP member Kennedy Stewart in his…
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Jul. 04, 2018 / Colin Stein

LRT vs Skytrain: Candidate Responses 1

Our most recent question, sent to mayor and council candidates in the City of Surrey, Township of Langley, and City…
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Jul. 03, 2018 / Colin Stein

Question for Surrey & Langley Candidates: LRT or Skytrain?

This is the second in a series of pre-election “Questions for Candidates” — for mayor and council candidates in the…
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Jul. 02, 2018 / Gordon Price

TransLink Funding: Where the Waste Was

Another sign (literally underfoot) of improved responsiveness and service from TransLink. With approved plans and assured funding, TransLink has been…
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Jun. 29, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Just In Case You Mixed These Up

YES! Vancouver is not to be confused with “Yes Vancouver”, the spankin’ new Vancouver civic political party of Mayoral hopeful…
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Jun. 29, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Bremner’s New Party — YES Vancouver

Current Vancouver City Councillor, and mayoral aspirant in the October civic election, Hector D. Bremner has announced the formation of…
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Jun. 29, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

If At First … Jean Swanson Won’t Give Up

Jean Swanson is running for a council position in Vancouver’s October civic election, under the COPE banner. But it isn’t…
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Jun. 28, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver Civic Election Candidates on the Left — Getting Clearer

The Green Party of Vancouver, OneCity and COPE have announced candidates for the October 20, 2018 civic election in Vancouver.…
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Jun. 27, 2018 / Colin Stein

Kettle-Boffo Question: Candidate Responses 2

On the same day we published responses from City of Vancouver mayor and council candidates to our question “What would…

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