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Opinion: We were never building affordable homes in Vancouver

"Talk about revisionist history!"

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  • Oct 21, 2025
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Opinion: Wrap-around supports are crucial for Vancouver's homeless youth

"This isn’t about charity. It’s about responsibility."

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  • Oct 16, 2025
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Opinion: B.C. needs to do more than ban exotic cats

The proposed ban addresses one aspect of a much larger problem.

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  • Sep 21, 2025
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Opinion: If TransLink builds Bus Rapid Transit, it must be done right

BRT needs to stand out from the existing RapidBus services.

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  • Sep 17, 2025
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Opinion: Why I'm against Vancouver's proposed mass rezoning plan

Key mechanism for tenant protection: public hearings for rezoning.

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  • Sep 13, 2025
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Opinion: B.C.’s new Holocaust education curriculum comes at a crucial time

In an era of rising antisemitism, learning from the past is more urgent than ever.

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  • Aug 30, 2025
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Opinion: Why this TransLink bus exchange in Surrey needs to be relocated

It'd also better support high-density, transit-oriented development.

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  • Aug 29, 2025
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Opinion: UBC SkyTrain should be built with cut-and-cover tunnels

Choose the most cost-effective construction methodologies.

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  • Aug 26, 2025
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Opinion: Why mining projects are key to B.C.'s economic development

This project bottleneck is cause for concern.

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  • Aug 22, 2025
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Opinion: The next policies B.C. government must pursue to deliver more homes

Some recommendations for B.C.'s new housing minister.

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  • Aug 20, 2025
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Opinion: A downsized new replacement Kitsilano Pool would be a big mistake

"They have already lost trust with the swimming community."

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  • Aug 14, 2025
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Opinion: Who is really standing in the way of Canada's housing affordability?

"Divisive ideology fuels fear and targets convenient scapegoats."

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  • Aug 12, 2025
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Opinion: Metro Vancouver's top 10 bus exchanges that are missing rapid transit

A need to replace the busiest bus routes with something better.

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  • Aug 8, 2025
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Opinion: AI scams are coming for Canada's housing market

How buyers, sellers, and agents can protect themselves.

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  • Aug 5, 2025
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The best ways to support and celebrate Pride in Vancouver

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈

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  • Jul 28, 2025
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Opinion: Flipped to death — failed Curv tower shows speculative rezoning game

"It’s already magnificently fulfilled its real purpose."

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  • Jul 18, 2025
Example of a tower development site in the Broadway Plan area. (Google Maps)
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Opinion: Is Vancouver City Council disconnected from housing realities?

"The housing crisis is not actually what it seems."

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  • Jul 17, 2025
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Opinion: No reason why Vancouver can’t become a cycling city

"We need to stop our half-hearted approach."

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  • Jul 14, 2025
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