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Jean Swanson: Vancouver's focus on home ownership neglects plight of the homeless
Alyse Kotyk | Gregor Robertson's commitment to rezone a city-owned lot for social housing is a "little victory" says Jean Swanson. There's much more that needs to be done to address the reality of homelessness.
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Vancouver residents and women's groups demand mayor enforces the law criminalizing johns
Meghan Murphy | On June 14, almost 100 people gathered at City Hall to protest Gregor Robertson's lack of action on prostitution in Vancouver.
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How long can B.C.'s politicians live in fantasy over Vancouver's housing crisis?
Michael Stewart | When property values earn 30 per cent more wealth for Vancouverites than all labour combines, it's time to stop with the platitudes.
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Solving Vancouver's homelessness problem through public health care
Soledad Vega | With a federal election approaching, attention should be less on affordable housing and more on getting federal politicians talking about public health care.
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Ten things Vancouver needs from Gregor Robertson in the next four years
Rod Mickleburgh | Vision Vancouver and Mayor Robertson might be back for a third term, but voters' displeasure was clear and loud. What can Vision do to make things right?
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UP! Left Front changing Vancouver politics
Michael Stewart | In Vancouver, activists from all manner of grassroots movements have organized themselves under a socialist banner called the "Left Front," and they're aiming to change the face of municipal politics.
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Vision's VPD fails to silence dissent
Kim Hearty, Nicholas Ellan | On Monday, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson confirmed his support of the criminalization of dissent.
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Mayor Gregor Robertson uses Affordability Task Force to deregulate and privatize Vancouver housing
Nathan Crompton | For a long time Vancouver elites have struggled to square the circle of how to produce housing affordability without negatively affecting developer profits and property owners’ interests.
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The first aid tent at Occupy Vancouver. Photo: David P. Ball
Occupy Vancouver prepared for potential police violence: Medics
David P. Ball | Volunteer medics at Occupy Vancouver, including an emergency room nurse and a first aid responder, prepare to help those hurt by possible confrontations as rhetoric over removing the camp intensifies.
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Ashlie Gough, Occupy Vancouver and the mayor
Michael Stewart | Ashlie Gough is dead. We don't know why this young woman from Victoria came to Occupy Vancouver, but her death has already sent reverberations across Vancouver.
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Tents at Occupy Vancouver. Photo: Ouno Design/Flickr
Occupy Vancouver the safest place for abandoned people
Gail Davidson | Following the death of a woman in her tent on Saturday, it is clear that the City of Vancouver should help vulnerable people, not force them out of sight.
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Gregor Robertson's riot, part three
Chris Shaw | The latest FOI release on the Stanley Cup riot responds to various queries about how the City of Vancouver did, or didn't, prepare for a potential riot.