Bob Ransford
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Urban development specialist. New Urbanist CNU-A. Interested in Agricultural Urbanism. Transit rider. Steveston,British Columbia Views,RTs & likes are my own
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Is THIS an issue that is going to determine how you vote? Let’s grow up and deal with real issues. Candidates who raise this as an issue are not the kind of people who are serious about governing. BC is a great province. We deserve something better than a reactionary government.
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From what I am seeing from a distance,John Rustad, as a politician,has many of the characteristics of a Premier I long ago worked for— Bill Vanderzalm. Rustad appears to me to be a Bill Vanderzalm minus the charisma.
For those who can’t readily recall the Vanderzalm era in BC
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@michaelgeller
@neil21
Michael, this is a 25 min walk or a 4 minute drive from ground “0” in Vancouver’s CBD. We can’t allocate land in such areas for duplex density in any of our cities in the world. Urban populations are growing rapidly. We MUST use land more efficiently.
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A small group of activists in Vancouver are selfishly trying to rob opportunities from those under 35 to preserve their 1970s era lifestyles.These baby boomers resisting land use efficiency & new housing want wide streets & parking lots so they can cruise around the city
#vanpoli
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Under 40 & live in or want to live in Vancouver? Get active in the Oct 15 civic election. Defeat those candidates who want to halt housing construction because they dream of a city of the 1970s. Don’t let them push you out of the city with no growth edicts.
#housing
#Vancouver
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Kudos to the best Housing Minister BC has ever had. Ravi Kahlon
@KahlonRav
announced today that BC will change the Building Code to permit Single Egress Stair designs for multi-family buildings encouraging housing diversity & more efficient land use,lowering the cost of
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Vancouver needs 21st century thinking.That means electing city councillors who aren’t trying to re-create their 1970s teen years but instead are forward thinking leaders who plan for today’s teens creating more housing opportunities, transit & product to people choices.
#vanpoli
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The Vancouver Sun didn’t write a single word about the legislation the BC government introduced Wednesday advancing smart growth by directing municipalities on transit oriented development. A HUGE move in mandating land use planning! The only story is 4-paragraphs by Canadian
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@GlobalBC
I’ll never forget her laugh.The first time I heard it was 40 years or more ago where it echoed in the corridor in the basement of the Pacific Press building on Granville where UPC had a small office where she toiled away as a reporter. She was always so down to earth. RIP Deb.❤️
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A group is trying hard to gain control of Vancouver City Hall to stop ALL new housing development. They want to turn the clock back 50 years. If you think housing costs are high now, you can’t imagine what they’ll be if they halt new development.
#housingcrisis
#housingshortage
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I’m afraid to get on SkyTrain to get home.Just let 2 Canada Line packed trains pass.I stepped into 1 car & hardly anyone had a mask.Backed out.The next train was quite full with only about 1/2 wearing masks.Selfish people don’t care about others.
@TransLink
make masks mandatory!
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@michaelgeller
@Canucks
Average age of all of these people in the photo? 61+ years old? Average income? Much higher than the average Vancouver income.
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Globe and Mail editorial:
“The B.C. NDP are far from perfect.On Thursday, their platform outlined high deficits for several years to come. On housing, however, the NDP’s push for density should be emulated across the country. It’s a straightforward strategy: let builders build.”
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@ZakThereso
@jen_keesmaat
Have you ever heard of the dependency ratio? Google it. We will be in even bigger problems if we don’t RAPIDLY INCREASE immigration. Population demographics are seeing the baby boom age out of the workforce and change from wage earning taxpayers to retirees collecting govt
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A huge cheer for the
@TransLink
bus operator who made an announcement to his passengers this morning just prior to disembarking at Brighouse Station wishing everyone a happy International Women’s Day and reminding everyone to be strong helping women be strong. Hear! Hear!
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@kbolan
Tremendous work revealing how this international illicit drug trade is so much a part of the dark side of Vancouver extending internationally. It seems to operate with a lot of impunity. Shocking that our shipping ports are so poorly policed. Appears no government is concerned.
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@acoyne
I am not at ALL a fan of Poilevre but I would expect CTV to not only be abjectly regretful for the conduct of their staff involved in presenting this news report, altered as it was, but horrified that this happened. Horrified not out of fear of retribution but as professional
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Thank you
@Translink
.The driver of bus 402 pulled over to the side of the road at 11am to observe 2 mins of silence on Remembrance Day.
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A Vancouver school has a new name from a B.C. First Nation: hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ name wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm. I can’t use this name.I’ve never been taught the International Phonetic Alphabet.Such elitism hinders reconciliation.IPA is not an English nor indigenous alphabet. Be real.
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I just received a call from a representative of BC United. Kevin Falcon’s phone bank is contacting federal Conservatives, reading a supposed statement from Pierre Poilievre where he says he does not support the BC Conservative Party. Pretty desperate appeal.
#bcpoli
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As a longtime Conservative who has campaigned against social democratic parties and their policies in Canada, I am appalled at
@PierrePoilievre
’s attempt to equate democratic socialism with Nazism. SHAME!
On the 85th anniversary of Black Ribbon Day, we remember the victims of Soviet Socialism & National Socialism (Nazism).
May we never forget the countless atrocities committed by these socialist ideologies, and may we honour those who fought to liberate Europe.
Canada must
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BC is now the most progressive smart growth jurisdiction in North America. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon has introduced a series of gov’t bills requiring pre-zoning for missing middle housing,established TOD areas & abolished minimum parking requirements
#smartgrowth
#urbanism
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@BrentToderian
How can you justify energy use of your handheld communications device and your laptop, both of which I assume you use? Is casting your opinion more vital than brushing your teeth? Pencils work by the way if you simply wish to document your opinion so that it exists.
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Political advice to
@JohnRustad4BC
:your biggest challenge if elected Premier will be watching your own back given the hyper-opportunistic turncoats (especially those who’ve never held elected office before) who’ve joined your team.Their ambition far exceeds their loyalty &
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Canada is the great country it is because of
#peoplelikeNenshi
. Doing the right thing is what Canadians do. Hope, not fear, motivates us.
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Grab a copy of this morning’s Province newspaper to read my op ed piece on how the current voting system isn't fair and how it rewards insiders. Support Proportional Representation. Or…
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Not funding the growth & maintenance of Metro Vancouver’s public transit system— the 4th busiest in Canada & the US—will quickly see its demise, leading to major regional growth management issues, negatively impact quality of life for everyone for decades.
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@franann1231
Indeed he was. There was quite a circle close to him of what I called the right wingnuts. Look back at the history. Jud Cylorne is a name that will come up.
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@jen_keesmaat
There were people from municipal governments north of Toronto who came to BC to study this:
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@iamkennethchan
Fantastic for the future of Vancouver and a huge step not only toward reconciliation but also toward a huge involvement of the indigenous community in the economic life of our urban region and province.
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North American urbanism has reached a vital inflection point with the housing shortage across the continent. Storing automobiles no longer makes sense. Land must be used efficiently for housing. Minimum parking requirements aren’t feasible. Public transit will be the new focus.
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@michaelgeller
@Dave_Eby
@noahsarna
The son has a “non-arms’ length tenant” as provided for in the declaration for the speculation and vacancy tax.
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@jldundas
We have hate crime laws in Canada. They must be enforced to their full extent. Canada’s Justice Department should direct prosecutions for violations of those laws. The Minister of Justice should so direct.
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@AirCanada
@Stephanie4BC
Ten hours between tweets. Does that mean more than 10 hours later the chair wasn’t yet returned. It only takes six hours to fly across the country. I would have expected Air Canada to have commandeered a special direct flight to return the chair. What ARE THEY COLLECTIVELY DOING?
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@fabulavancouver
I posted this yesterday on FB: It’s about five years ago now that Rize Alliance completed construction and opened the doors of “The Independent”, a 21-storey mixed-use tower with 258 condominium apartment dwellings, emerging at the heart of redevelopment of the Mount Pleasant
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@iamkennethchan
5 years to nail down the approval of the project design. An additional at least 6 or 7 prior years of community planning. All to provide a mixed-use (housing-commercial-community uses) at one of the region’s busiest transit hubs. SHAME! Get On With IT !!!!
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Century Group and Four Winds Brewing Company announced yesterday that they are pursuing plans for Four Winds to establish a craft brewery and restaurant at Southlands Tsawwassen -a beach community rooted in farming and food.
#agriculturalurbanism
#agrihood
#newurbanism
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@michaelgeller
@pmcondon2
Are you now aligning with Patrick’s theories on urban land economics?
I’m more with Michael Goldberg who is an actual urban land economist. His research explored urban land markets, urban & regional transportation,urban housing economics & policy & the globalization of real
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Smartest Move Ever for tackling climate change, ensuring housing affordability, promoting smart growth and advancing quality urbanism!! Ravi Kahlon is the best Housing Minister in the country.
With this Bill, we will be removing restrictive parking minimums within Transit Oriented Development Areas.
This will ensure residents of these new developments no longer incur costs of expensive, empty parking spots while other people struggle to find affordable homes. 🧵 [3/4]
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@DanAlbas
You lost the election. We don’t overthrow democratically elected governments in this country using thugs and rebellion.
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When I started working in urban development 35 years ago Canada had 1/3 less population than today. 1985 housing completion were 216,532. In 2022 there were 219,942 housing completions. Housing starts fell below 200,000 during 9 years since the new millennium.
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@Concern70732755
Who defines “our” core values and customs? What cultures do they reflect? When my Catholic Italian immigrant ancestors came to Canada at the turn of the 20th century they were discriminated against by Canadians of Anglo Protestant background.
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@marissenmark
Yeah, I’ve been active in politics for close to 50 years. After about 10 years into it I realized there was no way I would ever pursue elected office. The personal sacrifices are too many. They SHOULDN’T be. Representative democracy is electing someone from our own ranks—peers.
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@PierrePoilievre
Please explain/elaborate on the following words: “bring home a country that works for the people who do the work.” What is the “work” these people do that you will rewarded them for? Who are they? How do you bring a country home— home to where? What is the “promise of Canada”?
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@jen_keesmaat
You may have very valid concerns and your recommendations to not approve the project may be the right ones but I don’t want to live in a country where planners have the final decision nor any other bureaucrats. We govern ourselves in a democracy. We elect representatives.
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@GurratanSingh
Good for your brother! No one elected in our democracy should have to tolerate what I saw in the video.I once met your brother&his wife in a store in Vancouver & we had a delightful chat after I told him I worked in politics for Tories. He is a great guy!
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Love the
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driver on bus 401 who makes an announcement with his name welcoming everyone aboard and telling us where we are going. Also has a flower arrangement on his dash. Bus no R16109. Driver deserves a special thanks!
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The Province should prohibit local governments from requiring minimum off-street parking for new developments within 800 meters of a rapid transit station and/or bus exchange.This VERY expensive infrastructure will be obsolete within the next 15 years.
#housingaffordability
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@jen_keesmaat
But Ministerial Orders were being so quickly issued they didnt’t have time to fully explore this option.
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@michaelgeller
@neil21
Would planners have been pulling their hair out when Vancouver went from near 0 FSR in 1870 to the density Vancouver was at when World War 2 ended? That 75 year period made the city extremely more dense comparatively. Now go back 70 years from today and compare.
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@suzannealma
We have a democracy. We don’t make decisions in a democracy using popularity polls. I realize many today don’t understand that because their lives are guided by fleeting opinions posted here or on other social media. Let’s protect democracy not popularity contests.
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Why wasn’t SkyTrain designed for snowfall? Can some new equipment be designed for snow clearing on guideways and tracks? This is normal winter weather in most other parts of Canada. Climate is changing globally. Let’s adapt instead of pretending it doesn’t snow here.
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The BC government’s housing strategy promises more than any BC government has in 20 years to try to meet housing demand. Implementing everything quickly will test the measure of the Eby administration. Everyone should support the government in the effort to end the housing crisis
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Agree! I took a proposal for multi-family development around Nanaimo Station to the City about a decade ago. They weren’t willing to support it. Cities around the world wish for transit oriented development. Vancouver is content with detached homes around rapid transit stations.
Taking nearly 4 decades to allow multi-family housing around Nanaimo Station is a land-use policy failure, exporting young Vancouver families to the suburbs.
Transit stations should be surrounded by multi-family housing. It’s just common sense.
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@Conservative_BC
Canada is a REPRESENTATIVE democracy! You can’t effectively have a representative parliamentary democracy if you also require referenda. That is DIRECT democracy. Our democracy in North America has worked for almost 250 years. Don’t screw with it unless you change the whole
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Has Andy Yan ever built any housing, especially private sector housing? He’s quoted ad nauseam. Let’s hear from home builders, building construction trades & the banks that finance them. We might hear suggestions for making the market function better
#vanpoli
#housingshortage
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I’m on the Expo Line SkyTrain heading into Vancouver. There are 16 people in the car I’m in. Only 5 people are wearing masks.
@TransLink
more pressure please & if that doesn’t work make them mandatory for riding transit. PLEASE
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@marissenmark
He did more to hinder and make very complex and expensive the provision of new housing in BC - more so than any government leader prior and since. He grew the powers and added to complexity of local governments in BC. As a former developer, he hindered the urban development
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@JustinTrudeau
@telfordk
Hate crimes are taking place with this rhetoric. People committing crimes in Canada should face the full consequences of our laws. Freedom of speech does not extend to include hate speech.
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Shame on all of those who voted NO in the Metro Vancouver Transit Referendum over a year and a half ago. Things have only gotten worse.
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@PierrePoilievre
I don’t understand this “not worth the cost” positioning. In my 40+ years of active political service with conservatives in Canada I’ve never seen evaluating governing using an economic equation,especially one simply reduced to a cost calculation. Governing is NOT a transaction.
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Wise move by Premier Eby to establish a separate Ministry of Housing with new Minister Ravi Kahlon. Increased housing supply is the key to more affordable housing. Focusing on that goal can make a big difference and make life better for all British Columbians.
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The BC gov’t can really confront the housing crisis. Revamp the Vancouver Charter. Scrap “conditional use” zoning powers & eliminate ability to have hundreds of zoning “districts”. Put 8 people in a room for 10 days with legislative drafters & tell them to get it done!
#bcpoli
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@markmulroney
Shocking! Meanwhile, politicians continue to invent reasons to declare stat holidays and spend so much time virtue signalling instead of grappling with vital national strategic issues that need to be addressed if we are to bolster productivity and quality of life.
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Guy Felicella and I met for the first time yesterday.We had a coffee in Steveston where we both grew up.I am 10 years older than Guy.We both went to the same schools in Richmond. Guy’s family and my family were acquainted.We share Italian ancestry -mine a bit more diluted than
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“Straight supply is not the answer to the whole challenge of providing more housing and making it affordable.
It simply does not follow,”says Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie.
Will building less housing make existing housing more affordable?
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Soaring municipal development charges are crippling housing affordability in BC. These are targeted taxes on new home buyers. Financing urban infrastructure this way is both unfair & inefficient. Governments can borrow more efficiently than homeowners can with mortgages.
#bcpoli
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More good work by BC Housing Minister
@KahlonRav
in ensuring more homes are delivered faster for people. New legislation will require upfront zoning by municipalities and more efficient and transparent development finance levies.
#morehomesfaster
#bcpoli
#vanpoli
#HousingCrisis
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@PierrePoilievre
You aren’t going to get elected with silly negative slogans. Show you understand Canada and that you can lead. You come from Reform roots. Reformers don’t know leadership. They only know opposing & belittling. Build Canada up. Don’t try to invoke conflict. Inspire confidence.
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@guyfelicella
A very interesting way to think about this. We too often fail to think deeply and instead react in a manner that is not constructive.
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The Province of BC is leading a new direction in providing housing for people today as it is desperately needed. I suspect there is already some scheming going on to play “silly bugger games” at the local government level— either motivated by partisan differences, big egos or the
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@PierrePoilievre
Jean Charest reminded us at Brian Mulroney’s funeral that Prime Minister Mulroney treated his political opponents with respect. He did not view them as enemies. They were opponents, but most importantly, they were also Canadian patriots.
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Vancouver City Councillors: City Hall morass is denying people affordable housing. Staff have too many & contradictory policy goals. Only goal should be more housing quickly! There’s no one accountable for approval time. Housing NOW should be your COVID recovery plan!
#vanpoli
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Canada has fewer home completions now than it did in the early 1970s, when we had half the population and larger households.
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Brent Toderian is right! If Vancouver City Councillors are wise enough to approve the Broadway Plan, a decade or so from now popular opinion will likely be that the plan did not go far enough in setting goals to transform the city’s settlement patterns.
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Mass timber construction underway of 18 storey student residence at UBC.Mass timber construction can be BC's future.
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Vancouver voters have decisively indicated they aren’t at all keen in turning the clock back to the 1970s. Embracing change and managing growth will be guided by a Council with some unity and resolve. No more votes to abstain.
#vanpoli
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When governments get 100% of the power from just 40% of voters something is not right.Proportional representation—the voting system in more than 90 countries—gives everyone a voice. If you don’t want that you don’t really support democracy.
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@jen_keesmaat
Doesn’t the Ford government control nearly 2/3 of the seats in the Ontario Legislature?
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@Concern70732755
Hahahahahahaha do you really believe everyone in Canada aligns with your thinking, your background, your perceptions, your education or lack thereof, your life experiences, your upbringing, your geographic influences, etc. ? I believe you have an over-inflated ego!
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@KenSimCity
“Courts reconsider”? Doesn’t that mean an appeal? Judges don’t make decisions then “reconsider” those decisions and the arguments supporting them. It’s best for politicians to not comment on judges’ decisions. I don’t agree with the decision either but respect the justice system.
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@jen_keesmaat
Where do planners say no? They make recommendations to elected representatives of the public. We do live in a democracy where elected officials ultimately make the final public policy decisions. We don’t live in a technocracy, thankfully.
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Federal & provincial legislative reform is URGENTLY required so all 3 levels of government have clarity on how urban infrastructure is to be financed economically. Defacto taxes hidden in residential purchase prices & inefficiently financed with home mortgages makes NO sense.
Metro Vancouver board voted 82-58 to proceed with hikes in development charges on new housing starting in 2025, instead of delaying for one year as requested by
@SeanFraserMP
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So sad to learn Saturday of the sudden passing of my friend David Thom. David was a visionary business leader who led IBI Group in going public +/-20 years ago growing it into one of North America’s largest architectural firms -now part of Arcadis. David was a superb architect.
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@peter_tulip
Formal educational instruction in urban land economics should be a prerequisite of being accredited as an urban/city planner. In Canada,sadly, knowledge of urban economics/land economics and urban development finance is not a big part of earning a graduate level planning degree.
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Canada’s population increased by 776,217 over the 1st 9 months of 2022 exceeding the total growth for any FULL-YEAR since 1867.
In BC municipalities continue to drag out approvals for smart growth to provide housing. The Provincial government needs to act FAST to remedy this.
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@dylankrugerbc
Seattle a few years ago re-introduced a rooming house zoning— the kind of housing that existed more than a century ago when immigrants to North America were plenty. Time to have similar flexible residential zoning again.
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@EvanDunfee
Richmond should be western Canada’s cycling mecca. Miles of separated MUPs, waterfront trails, next to no real grade changes beautiful vistas, nature all around and genuine character people places like Steveston.
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@PierrePoilievre
As a long time Conservative who has campaigned against socialism in Canada I am APPALLED at your effort to attempt to equate democratic socialism in our country with Nazism. Shame on you! You have dragged national politics down to a new level.
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Huge admiration for Scotland's voters.They participate in democracy.Turnout in independence referendum in excess of 85%.
#ScotlandDecides
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