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Oct. 22, 2018 / Colin Stein

“For the People” Extremist Politics vs Proportional Representation

Ready for another protracted saga of political gutter-sniping? Step back, YIMBY-NIMBY housing types, you just had your fun. It’s time…
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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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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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Feb. 17, 2018 / Gordon Price

Pattullo: A question for Andrew Wilkinson

From the CBC: B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson questioned why the provincial government couldn’t get federal funding for the Pattullo Bridge…
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Jan. 23, 2018 / Gordon Price

Mobility Pricing: What U.S. states are doing

The Sun editorial board continues its thoughtless, lazy attack on mobility pricing in one of those fatuous editorials that has no…
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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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Sep. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A New Relationship with Metro Mayors and Province~Transportation and the Region

Get a little bit of rain and everyone gets back to business in Vancouver where the The CBC reports on the…
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Jul. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Bridge and the "Rotting" Tunnel Vision

  You would hope that the Vancouver region could work on a cohesive vision of accessibility and affordability that includes…
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Jul. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Full Page Advertisement to "Get The Facts" on the New Massey Bridge

The game of “Whack a Mole” got a little more complex in Delta where the Corporation decided to take out…
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Jun. 30, 2017 / Gordon Price

PTERR: Ending the Referendum Requirement – 4

Two down, one to go. Finally – a response from an NDP MLA: Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver West…
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Jun. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Liberals Say Economy At Risk with Massey Tunnel Rethink

More hyperbole regarding the rethink of the Massey Bridge has emerged as reported in the Delta Optimist. The newly minted Delta…
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Jun. 13, 2017 / Gordon Price

PTERR: Ending the Referendum Requirement – 3

One down, two to go. Sam Sullivan, newly (if briefly) appointed minister responsible for TransLink, made a breakthough announcement yesterday…
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Jun. 06, 2017 / Gordon Price

PTERR – Price Tags Initiative to End the Referendum: Responses

Responses to the Price Tags Initiative to End the Referendum (more here) in the order received:   June 6, 2017…
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Jun. 06, 2017 / Gordon Price

Ending the Referendum Requirement – Response from Sam Sullivan

Sam Sullivan, the Liberal MLA from Vancouver-False Creek, is the first to respond to the “Price Tags Initiative to End…

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