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Jan. 15, 2018 / Gordon Price

David Eby's speech – and Questions for the Liberals

Price Tags: The Georgia Straight helpfully provided the full text of Attorney-General David Eby’s speech: “Housing and trans-national money laundering: an…
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Jan. 12, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Council Makeover

Joining the crowd that will no longer be on Vancouver City council in late October, 2018 — Tim Stevenson. Vision:…
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Jan. 12, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

VanBikes Interviews Gordon Price

Among a series of cycling advocate profiles at VanBikes, author and interviewer Colin Stein has interviewed Gordon Price. For all…
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Jan. 12, 2018 / Gordon Price

Gregor Robertson Interview on Global

Given the programming priorities of nightly TV news, (look, a car crash, a fire, a bear), political interviews don’t get the…
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Jan. 11, 2018 / Gordon Price

Next Mayor? Let the speculation … continue!

Price Tags: Now that Gregor Robertson has withdrawn from the race (and Andrea Reimer, Geoff Meggs and George Affleck –…
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Jan. 10, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Pundits: Start Your Speculation [Update]

Mayor Robertson’s departure is a boost for the ever inventive local pundit industry.  Easy questions spring to mind, each worth…
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Jan. 10, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Modernize the Motor Vehicle Act

For a start, change the Motor Vehicle Act’s name, so that all road users are considered in its contents.  After…
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Jan. 10, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Bye-Bye Mr. Mayor

Gregor Robertson sent me (and probably a few thousand others) an e-mail today. The list of city council departures now…
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Jan. 08, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Agricultural Land Reserve, Vicki Huntington, and the Future of the Region

Vicki Huntington needs no introduction to the people living in Delta. Ms. Huntington was the former MLA for Delta South…
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Jan. 08, 2018 / Gordon Price

Now is the time for congestion charging

From the NY Times: The average vehicle speed in Midtown today is just 4.7 miles an hour. That’s 28 percent…
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Dec. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto's Bike Riding Parking Enforcement Officer Still Not Back to Work

As extraordinary as it seems, the City of Toronto do not have Kyle Ashley, the parking enforcement officer who was…
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Dec. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Those Mega Cruise Ships Looking for a Vancouver Parking Place

In the “bad ideas that just won’t go away” department both Port Metro Vancouver and the Delta Optimist are out in force…
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Dec. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Season's Greetings From Price Tags Vancouver

    This image is courtesy of Price Tags contributor, author and artist Michael Kluckner. The Co-Editors of Price Tags’…
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Dec. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

T'was the Night Before Christmas in Vancouver's West End…

From CBC’s Stephen Quinn in the Globe and Mail~ a Vancouverized twist of an old Classic: T’was the night before Christmas, and…

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