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Jun. 26, 2018 / Colin Stein

Davidoff on the Economic Policy Change We Need: A Tax on One, the Other (or Both) of Your Houses

As is widely acknowledged, single family homes are now unaffordable to most new home buyers in Metro Vancouver. Even with…
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Jun. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

NZ Prime Minister’s Experience With Proportional Representation

Helen Clark was Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-2008), a country that uses a form of proportional representation to elect…
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Jun. 22, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

So You Want to Be Vancouver’s Mayor?

As Vancouver’s 2018 civic election gets closer (October 20), mayoral candidate Wai Young has sounded off with policy positions on…
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Jun. 22, 2018 / Colin Stein

Discussion: Is Vancouver Truly ‘Making Room’ for More Affordable Housing for All?

Amidst the ongoing housing affordability crisis in the Vancouver region, and just four months before municipal elections, City of Vancouver…
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Jun. 21, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Wai Young — Vancouver Mayoral Candidate

This one’s too good to make you click for more. Accompanied by a violin, Coalition Vancouver candidate Wai Young spoke…
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Jun. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Icepick is Back

In 2015, Toronto-based developer Cadillac Fairview attempted to get approval for a 26-storey office building at 555 Cordova. Dubbed “The…
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Jun. 19, 2018 / Colin Stein

Vancouver Candidate Survey on Kettle-Boffo Project: What Would You Have Done to Close the Gap?

Earlier today, The Kettle Society and Boffo Properties announced the cancellation of the Kettle-Boffo project, a proposed 12-storey, mixed-use development…
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Jun. 18, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Why was a Former Saskatchewan Premier in Victoria Railing Against the B.C. Speculation Tax?

Price Tags contributor Tom Durning shares an article from Press Progress that sheds some light on the comments of Brad Wall,…
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Jun. 14, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Latest Polling on Vancouver’s 2018 Civic Election

It’s hard to keep up with Vancouver’s swirl of entrants, parties, quotas and alliances in the 2018 civic election. So…
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Jun. 13, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

New Zealand, Governance & Proportional Representation: June 25

Helen Clark was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999-2008, during which time proportional representation was the electoral…
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Jun. 12, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Three Way Mayoral Race in Delta~The Police Chief, The City Manager, The Seasoned Councillor

South of the Fraser, there hasn’t been a lot of change at Delta City Hall for a few decades. Mayor…
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Jun. 08, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

0.2%Mageddon in Vancouver and the Fourth Estate

The well-connected and prolific Gary Mason wonders in the Globe and Mail just why in heaven we are paying any…
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Jun. 07, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

He’s In, He’s Out; He Can Turn on a Dime

In a twist that’s highly circular, Hector Bremner (current NPA Vancouver City Councillor) has made an overture to the party…
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Jun. 07, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vision Vancouver Acclaims Mayoral Candidate…and the Gloves are Off

It’s official now, but not much of a surprise — Ian Campbell will be the Vision candidate for Mayor of…

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