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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. |
Blog
Meghan Murphy
| On June 14, almost 100 people gathered at City Hall to protest Gregor Robertson's lack of action on prostitution in Vancouver. |
Blog
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. |
News
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. |
Blog
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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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. |
Blog
Kim Hearty, Nicholas Ellan
| On Monday, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson confirmed his support of the criminalization of dissent. |
Blog
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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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. |
Blog
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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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. |
Blog
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. |