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The great ‘supply’ solution to Canada’s housing crisis flounders — further

The great ‘supply’ solution to Canada’s housing crisis flounders — further

22.07.2025 20

Douglas Todd

The great ‘supply’ solution to Canada’s housing crisis flounders — further Douglas Todd: To understand why Mark Carney's goal of building 500,000 houses a year won't happen, look to New Zealand and the harsh realities right now of making a profit in real estate.

22.07.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Canada’s borders dangerously vulnerable to spies and agents of Iranian regime, Vancouver lawyer says

Canada’s borders dangerously vulnerable to spies and agents of Iranian regime, Vancouver lawyer says

18.07.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Canada’s borders dangerously vulnerable to spies and agents of Iranian regime, Vancouver lawyer says Douglas Todd: "A lot of people against the (Iranian) regime in Canada never speak up because the regime has their mom, or aunt, or brother or husband in Iran," says Ram Joubin.

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Á'a:líya Warbus: Right-hand woman to B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad

Á'a:líya Warbus: Right-hand woman to B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad

15.07.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Á'a:líya Warbus: Right-hand woman to B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad Douglas Todd: First Nations leader and hip-hop singer does a lot of "heavy lifting" for the Conservatives

Douglas Todd

Amid confusion, Vancouver pushes for social housing highrises across the city

Amid confusion, Vancouver pushes for social housing highrises across the city

10.07.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Amid confusion, Vancouver pushes for social housing highrises across the city Douglas Todd: Almost one-third of the city is being targeted for social-housing highrises, despite concerns they aren't healthy for residents, especially families

Douglas Todd

Kerrisdale highrise exemplifies threat to Vancouver's 'greenest city' boast Douglas Todd: A tremendous expanse of privately owned city green space is getting covered with highrises. One telling example has a developer poised to tear out almost half a city block of verdant foliage.

Douglas Todd

Kerrisdale highrise exemplifies threat to Vancouver's 'greenest city' boast

Douglas Todd

Canada's population standstill rattling Vancouver's housing industry

Douglas Todd

Canada's population standstill rattling Vancouver's housing industry Douglas Todd: With a cyclical downturn in big-city real estate, the development industry is urging politicians to bring back domestic investors and foreign buyers.

02.07.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Canada's population standstill rattling Vancouver's housing industry

Douglas Todd: With a cyclical downturn in big-city real estate, the development industry is urging politicians to bring back domestic investors and...

02.07.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Housing Minister Gregor Robertson's properties justify scrutiny

Douglas Todd

Housing Minister Gregor Robertson's properties justify scrutiny Douglas Todd: The Conservatives are pointing to how federal housing minister Gregor Robertson owns millions worth of B.C. property. We need to know the assets of every politician.

26.06.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Is Canada building too many rental apartments?

Douglas Todd

Is Canada building too many rental apartments? Douglas Todd: Unlike elsewhere, rents are going down in Canada as population growth eases. Still, governments are aggressively subsidizing highrise rental projects.

Douglas Todd

Why good family homes aren't getting built in Vancouver

20.06.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Why good family homes aren't getting built in Vancouver Douglas Todd: The short answer, alas, is avarice. Let’s look at the different ways this human weakness so often leads to the construction of small, cramped units instead of livable dwellings.

19.06.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Canada’s giant immigration industry will have to get used to 'intense' public debate

Douglas Todd

Canada’s giant immigration industry will have to get used to 'intense' public debate Douglas Todd: Worries about media coverage are emerging from the thousands of lawyers, agents and others in Canada paid to smooth the way each year for millions of migrants.

Douglas Todd

Will the real Santa Ono please stand up?

Douglas Todd

Will the real Santa Ono please stand up? Douglas Todd: Last week UBC’s former president, Santa Ono, was suddenly denied the highest paid university administration job on the continent. Officials in Florida didn’t believe he had really rejected his DEI convictions.

11.06.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Canada’s housing crisis calls for more than ‘cranes on the skyline’

Douglas Todd

Vancouver's opulent CURV tower gets away with switching out of below-market housing

22.05.2025 20

Douglas Todd

Vancouver's opulent CURV tower gets away with switching out of below-market housing Douglas Todd: For the price of one penthouse suite, developers behind the tallest tower in Vancouver are getting out of their vow to include below-market apartments in their grand design.

Douglas Todd

TODD: Lululemon founder the wrong target for those wanting extra taxes on mansions

Douglas Todd

TODD: Lululemon founder the wrong target for those wanting extra taxes on mansions

Douglas Todd

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson the wrong target for those wanting extra taxes on mansions Douglas Todd: Since Wilson pays a great deal of Canadian income taxes, he's not the best example of why mansion owners should pay a property surtax. Find out who owns the rest of B.C.'s 10 most expensive properties

08.05.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson the wrong target for those wanting extra taxes on mansions

08.05.2025 40

Douglas Todd

Despite voters' rebuke of Vancouver's ABC party, new towers will still be higher, increase density Douglas Todd: Even though voters elected two progressive candidates last month, council's direction is not about to change in regard to the pace and scale of mega-highrise projects.

Douglas Todd

Despite voters' rebuke of Vancouver's ABC party, new towers will still be higher, increase density

Douglas Todd

The federal Conservatives gained seven seats in B.C. How they did it

30.04.2025 10

Douglas Todd

The federal Conservatives gained seven seats in B.C. How they did it Douglas Todd: This election helped “shatter the myth" that people who normally vote NDP would never vote for the Conservatives, say analysts.

Douglas Todd

Vancouver's Filipino Christians devastated by mass killing

29.04.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Vancouver's Filipino Christians devastated by mass killing There are tears, solidarity and questions of "Why?" Of the 142,000 Filipino Canadians in Metro Vancouver, 92 per cent are Christian and 70 per cent are Roman Catholic

Douglas Todd

When Canadian leaders complain about 'labour shortages,' be suspicious Douglas Todd: Businesses moan relentlessly about shortages of workers and talent, but the concept can be deceptive. And business interests don’t always align with those of wider society.

Douglas Todd

When Canadian leaders complain about 'labour shortages,' be suspicious

28.04.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Impossible to make blanket statements about the ‘ethnic vote’ in federal election

Douglas Todd

Impossible to make blanket statements about the ‘ethnic vote’ in federal election Douglas Todd: Amid all the anecdotes, campaign tactics, media trends and polls, the case of Jagmeet Singh stands out for illustrating both the power and limits of so-called ethnic politics

Douglas Todd

Metro Vancouver's 'grand bargain' over highrise clusters could be thrown into jeopardy

23.04.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Metro Vancouver's 'grand bargain' over highrise clusters could be thrown into jeopardy Douglas Todd: Residents have accepted the "grand bargain" when politicians create highrise clusters and leave other neighbourhoods more or less unchanged. But the pace of development is now feverish.

Douglas Todd

Easter: The peril and power of images in religious tradition

18.04.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Easter: The peril and power of images in religious tradition Douglas Todd: When the second commandment says to "not bow down before graven images,” what role can the visual arts play in spiritual life?

Douglas Todd

Who gets into Vancouver’s ‘below-market’ rental apartments? Douglas Todd: A flood of new below-market rental apartments are coming to Metro Vancouver. But deciding who gets into them is fraught.

Douglas Todd

Who gets in to Vancouver’s ‘below-market’ rental apartments?

Douglas Todd

Foreign interference tactics in Canada always changing, says target

10.04.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Foreign interference tactics in Canada always changing, says target

10.04.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Foreign interference tactics in Canada always changing, says target

10.04.2025 10

Douglas Todd

Foreign interference tactics in Canada always changing, says target Douglas Todd: Sometimes China interferes by launching attacks on politicians. Other times it is complimentary, say former MP Kenny Chiu and others

10.04.2025 10

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