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Vancouver Sun

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

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Vancouver Sun

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

22.05.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

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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.

21.05.2025 5

The Province

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

09.05.2025 9

Ottawa Sun

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

08.05.2025 7

Toronto Sun

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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

The Province

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

08.05.2025 40

Vancouver Sun

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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.

03.05.2025 5

The Province

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

02.05.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

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

30.04.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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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.

30.04.2025 3

The Province

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Vancouver's Filipino Christians devastated by mass killing

29.04.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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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

29.04.2025 3

The Province

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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.

28.04.2025 9

The Province

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

28.04.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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

24.04.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

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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

24.04.2025 9

The Province

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

23.04.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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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.

23.04.2025 8

The Province

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Easter: The peril and power of images in religious tradition

18.04.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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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?

18.04.2025 5

The Province

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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.

15.04.2025 4

The Province

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

15.04.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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Foreign interference tactics in Canada always changing, says target

10.04.2025 10

Toronto Sun

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Foreign interference tactics in Canada always changing, says target

10.04.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Foreign interference tactics in Canada always changing, says target

10.04.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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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

The Province

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Michael Kovrig comes to Vancouver: 'Ground zero' for his detention in China

08.04.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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Michael Kovrig comes to Vancouver: 'Ground zero' for his detention in China Douglas Todd: He doesn’t necessarily think China’s navy is going to show up soon in Vancouver’s harbour, but he's getting out the message China is capturing the world's "elites” and intimidating its diaspora communities.

08.04.2025 10

The Province

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B.C.’s fast-growing cities getting hammered by rapidly rising property taxes

05.04.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

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In a time of unaffordability, Canadian 'housing nationalism' shouldn't be a dirty word

31.03.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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In a time of unaffordability, Canadian 'housing nationalism' shouldn't be a dirty word

31.03.2025 9

The Province

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This should be the first Canadian election that focuses on migration

27.03.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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This should be the first Canadian election that focuses on migration Douglas Todd: Mark Carney is bringing in people who support high migration policies. The Conservatives are breaking Canada's old taboo against talking about it.

27.03.2025 10

The Province

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New platform set to prevent financial elder abuse, especially with housing

25.03.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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New platform set to prevent financial elder abuse, especially with housing Douglas Todd: “There are a lot of bad actors who are ready to swoop in” when seniors start to lose their abilities, says a major Vancouver real-estate executive. He says he has something to stop them.

25.03.2025 10

The Province

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10 reasons fewer newcomers are becoming Canadian citizens

20.03.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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10 reasons fewer newcomers are becoming Canadian citizens Douglas Todd: How do we explain the 40 per cent drop in permanent residents choosing to move onto citizenship? COVID-19, the devaluing of Canada and grim economics are among the factors.

20.03.2025 10

The Province

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Push for below-market rental units in B.C. highrises is stupid, says UBC prof

19.03.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

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Push for below-market rental units in B.C. highrises is stupid, says UBC prof Douglas Todd: Metro Vancouver residents are having to put up with uglier buildings and fewer amenities because highrise developers are promising to make 20 per cent of their units ‘affordable’

18.03.2025 10

The Province

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Massive Jericho Lands development will be 20-times denser than its neighbourhood, architect says

14.03.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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Massive Jericho Lands development will be 20-times denser than its neighbourhood, architect says Douglas Todd: A public hearing is set for April on MST Partnership's disputed plan to house up to 28,000 people in 66 highrises in the westside Vancouver development.

13.03.2025 10

The Province

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Canadian governments fail to stop money laundering because they want the cash, says law prof

12.03.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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Canadian governments fail to stop money laundering because they want the cash, says law prof Douglas Todd: "Once it is in the system, dirty money behaves just like clean money,” says law professor Sanaa Ahmed. Governments quietly rely on it to prop up the domestic economy.

11.03.2025 10

The Province

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New Westminster is paying the price of becoming Canada’s second-densest city Douglas Todd: Overcrowded schools, rapidly rising property taxes and distressed boulevard trees amid downtown's towers are some of the downsides of this historic city’s swift-rising population, says a city councillor.

07.03.2025 3

The Province

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New Westminster is paying the price of becoming Canada’s second-densest city

06.03.2025 8

Vancouver Sun

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Is it time to talk about reforming B.C.'s Agricultural Land Reserve?

28.02.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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Is it time to talk about reforming B.C.'s Agricultural Land Reserve? Douglas Todd: Although it’s almost taboo to discuss opening up the ALR to housing, some argue it’s the key to combating unaffordability

28.02.2025 10

The Province

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New Catholic archbishop for Vancouver region stresses reconciliation with First Nations

26.02.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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New Catholic archbishop for Vancouver region stresses reconciliation with First Nations The incoming archbishop, Richard Smith, co-ordinated Pope Francis’s historic visit to Canada in 2022, when the pontiff, who is now in critical condition, apologized for the church's treatment of Indigenous people

26.02.2025 10

The Province

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