For as long as I’ve been a reporter in this city the complaint has been that we build too many giant luxury condos in a few places and not enough medium density housing across neighbourhoods. But this week reaffirmed why that approach is so baked into the DNA and political culture of Vancouver.
Stephen Eustáquio proving you can look so fine while simultaneously becoming a national hero
Only months after the BC government axed the Community Housing Fund As @jfatkey.bsky.social put it, "To spend public dollars to bail out the condo market or the private development sector, I think frankly is a misuse of public funds." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli
Critics slam government plan to 'bail out' sagging condo sector in B.C. | CBC News
A plan by the B.C. government and Ottawa to buy thousands of vacant condo units and turn them into affordable housing is drawing criticism. Some call it a "bail out" for developers.
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The BC NDP axed their $3 billion affordable housing program & left thousands of low-income units half-built. Then they announce a $3 billion handout to the corporations who profit off the housing crisis. We need social housing that working families can afford, not this corporate bait-and-switch.
Folding on life-saving measures is bad — folding on them because *Ken Sim* asked you to is worse. When will the cowardice of the BC NDP end?
B.C. health minister says overdose prevention site in Vancouver's Yaletown not proceeding | CBC News
B.C.'s health minister said Thursday that an overdose prevention site in Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood will not be proceeding, after backlash from the city's mayor and other groups.
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Basically every single historic urban neighbourhood that people look at as popular, desirable, heritage, and nostalgic is illegal to build now. those places that people love ARE the missing middle that we can't build anymore of.
Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 3mo agoTurns out “Missing Middle” housing hasn’t been missing. We knew where it was the whole time. We made it illegal. Never forget, housing choice is a leadership challenge. #UrbanTruth #MissingMiddle
“selling off Canada’s entire environment just makes good fiscal sense”
The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · 3mo agoCarney announces environment to be eliminated as cost-cutting measure
It's official: OneBC's Dallas Brodie is facing a recall petition The petitioners need to collect 15,232 signatures from residents of the Vancouver-Quilchena riding before July 20, when the petition is due back to Elections BC for verification #bcpoli
Current Recall Petitions | Elections BC
Find information on current and past petitions in B.C.
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The Dallas Brodie recall is now listed by Elections BC as approved 👀 The folks behind the recall are www.recallbrodie.com! Check out their site for info & volunteer opportunities!
Tuesday's Most Read # 2 - The Unhappy Hosts of the World Cup link.theoverheadwire.com/j3pyd @theatlantic.com @henrygrabar.bsky.social
The Unhappy Hosts of the World Cup
Cities and states are covering a lot of the costs of this summer’s matches, and have few options for bringing in much revenue.
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19-year-old finally gets into daycare after 19-year wait
19-year-old finally gets into daycare after 19 year wait
London, ON - After waiting for almost two decades on a government waitlist, 19-year-old Chad Mendes is finally getting a subsidized daycare spot.
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Local nerd disappointed he didn’t get the long form census
Local nerd disappointed he didn’t get the long form census
TATAMAGOUCHE, NS - An event five years in anticipation turned to bitter disappointment this week, as a local census dweeb did not receive the coveted long form questionnaire.
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Our collective ability to allow people to die rather than experiencing any discomfort shouldn’t be surprising, and yet…
William Azaroff (he/him)@wazaroff.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday, Ken Sim and ABC killed an overdose prevention site that Vancouver Coastal Health has been working towards for years. (1/6)
The only ballots wackier (and longer) than a Vancouver municipal election are US Primary ballots.
In 2021 the Vancouver City Planning Commission (led by @mssinenomine.bsky.social and @ayasinvan.bsky.social) wrote a memo outlining how the City should respond to heat events. Very few actions were actually taken, and now the rest are being cut. People will die. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vancouver city council approves motion to plan for future heat waves after criticism | CBC News
Vancouver city council has passed a motion to plan for future heat waves after B.C. saw a spike in sudden deaths during last month’s unprecedented heat dome.
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Michael Schwandt@michaelschwandt.bsky.social · 3mo agoAn unexpected loss in the climate protection space. According to this article, the City states it is "facing significant budget changes for 2026 and as a result, the funding for the cool kits and the air cleaner programs had been cut.” #climateemergency #heatwave dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
I can get a place for May but I need to raise $1100 in two days. every bit helps e-transfer: thefool.ward@gmail.com I appreciate your help so much
karen ward@kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 8mo agoHi. shit remains bleak and I have a bill to pay this week so I can live indoors, and I need to ask for help. Please if you can pitch in, I greatly appreciate it e-transfer: thefool.ward@gmail.com
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Today and every day, stick it to the oligarchs and shop from the small, human-scaled businesses that are a part of your community! As an author and a reader, I am so grateful for independent bookstores and the booksellers who make them what they are.
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windward antifascist@windward-afa.bsky.social · 3mo ago"Blood & Soil" was adopted by the Nazi Party & subsequent neo-Nazi movements. It's a fundamental concept of Nazism. DARVOing Indigenous rights using Nazi ideology. To hear it spoken in the BC Legislature by an MLA is very, very bad.
It's my fave local bookstore, Upstart and Crow! The best curated selection and nicest staff, if you are looking for somewhere to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day.
Vancouver Sun@vancouversun.bsky.social · 3mo agoWith help from Heated Rivalry and Project Hail Mary, indie bookstores have plenty to celebrate vancouversun.com/entertainmen...
the premier insists this is needed because “the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled late last year that the mineral rules in the province are ‘inconsistent’ with the DRIPA legislation” but for some reason he's not amending the Mining Act hmmmmmm #bcpoli
CTV News Vancouver@ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 4mo agoB.C. to suspend Indigenous rights law, First Nations sources say
I don't recall any previous transformative technologies that had to be sold to the public so hard. No one in 1999 was going, "Guys. Cell phone? It's coming, whether we like it or not. I think it's important, FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, to learn about cell phone. So that we're not left behind!!"
Being part of building a community land trust is one of the best parts of my job, and I'm such a fan of everyone doing this hard work in Vancouver. bcbusiness.ca/real-estate/...
Vancouver’s newest housing experiment aims to preserve affordable housing—permanently
Community land trusts are emerging as a new housing model in Vancouver, aiming to preserve affordability and protect properties from speculation long-term.
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This is obscene. Our public dollars should not be spent on private schools.
Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉@alonghurst.bsky.social · 4mo agoMy latest: Public funding for private schools growing faster than public schools When analyzed on inflation-adjusted per-pupil terms, from 1999-2000 and 2025-26 B.C. spending on public schools increased by 32% compared to 50% for private schools www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #bcpoli
You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.
One of FIFA’s demands has been to ensure that the cities that signed on to host would agree to a large local and sporting event blackout clause. This FIFA agreement is one of the worst deals for Canadian residents and tax-payers and will haunt the Canadian cities that agreed to host for decades.
Why Montreal isn't hosting the World Cup — and FIFA's strict conditions for Toronto, Vancouver | CBC News
Thousands of documents obtained by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête shed light on why Montreal isn't among the host cities, how much the event will cost Canadian taxpayers — about $1 billi...
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Literally me bringing up 2021 Twitter in a housing conversation tonight 🫠
Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 4mo agoan interesting dynamic among "progressives" this election is that a lot of the incredibly toxic insults that characterized #vanre debates from 2017-2022 has mostly subsided, but it does inform a lot of the current political positioning in ways that are very confusing to normies
Check out "No Place Like Home: The Missing Key to Our Housing Crisis" a new book from Jessica Barrett via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/760899... Book Trailer: youtu.be/jPS8kGTKric?...
No Place Like Home by Jessica Barrett | Penguin Random House Canada
From award-winning journalist Jessica Barrett, an honest and urgent look at our housing crisis and lessons from around the world that will make better homes for all Canadians.
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