All the blog posts, with a select collection of blog posts from old website pre-2022.
Some of the older posts are archived here not so much for posterity as transparency/ Comments have been turned off.
REVEALED Mayor’s Plan to freeze new supportive housing in Vancouver
Buy Canada or Bye Canada
Most Canadians are still reeling from the apparent betrayal by our supposed closest allies, as President Trump threatens punitive tariffs as a prelude to his not-really-joking aspiration to make Canada a 51st state.
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Election finance fairness
Today, council approved framework for a by-election to replace council seats vacated by Adriane Carr and Christine Boyle. Elections (and by-elections) are a cornerstone of our democratic process of course, but one party has not being playing by the same rules as the rest of us.
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I’m putting the blog back together
To be clear I was always a lousy blogger. While I do like to write, I lack the conviction to put it into a long form written piece when — let’s face it– a cheeky tweetstorm or snappy comeback on Facebook is so much easier and has a much more extended reach.
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Re-elect to City Council
I’m running for re-election to Vancouver City Council on October 15 and I would appreciate your support!
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On Vancouver’s new cup and bag bans, and associated fees
January 1, 2022 saw the introduction of Vancouver’s new bylaws and fees designed to reduce the use and waste of single use items and very specifically plastic bags and disposable cups.
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In Vancouver, social housing probably doesn’t mean what you think it does
As the city defines it, a building is considered 100 per cent social housing if it’s rental housing that includes a minimum of 30 per cent low-market rents.
A fanciful promise to “make it easier to build social housing than mansions” failed to win support at Vancouver council last week.
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BC’s outdated wrongful death law
Unanimous support from my colleagues at Vancouver CIty Council to encourage the province to update BC’s Wrongful Death Law. We are the only Canadian province who have not updated our wrongful death legislation – which currently fails “non-breadwinners” children, elders, the disabled, and disproportionately high number of indigenous peoples.
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Roadmap for clearing the tent city at Strathcona Park
Finally we have a coordinated response rolling out for Strathcona Park; with City, Parks and new provincial government at the table.
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Local State of Emergency Declared in Vancouver
Emergency Operations team (led by City Manager, Deputy City Manager and our Fire Chief) powers to react more swiftly to issues as we need to keep our city safe: ie shutting down unsafe situations, thwarting hoarding and price gouging, procuring emergency supplies and even temporary expropriations.
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Considering a Local State of Emergency
The City is preparing to declare a State of Local Emergency.
While that sounds scary, it’s no reason to panic. SOLE is a legal tool that allows us to shut down risky establishments, mitigate price gouging & hoarding, and keep our City COVID-safe.
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