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

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This should be the first Canadian election that focuses on migration

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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.

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

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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.

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10 reasons fewer newcomers are becoming Canadian citizens

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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.

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

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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’

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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

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New Catholic archbishop for Vancouver region stresses reconciliation with First Nations

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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

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Makeshift dog parks hand Vancouver developers huge property-tax breaks

21.02.2025 10

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Makeshift dog parks hand Vancouver developers huge property-tax breaks Douglas Todd: The U.S. developer of a chunk of land in Point Grey gets a $611,000 property tax reduction by making it available to dogs and gardeners. That's just the tip of what's going on across the region.

21.02.2025 9

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Should birthright citizenship be a global human right?

16.02.2025 10

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Should birthright citizenship be a global human right?

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Three Vancouver Safeway developments: 'Overbuilding everywhere!'

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Three Vancouver Safeway developments: 'Overbuilding everywhere!' Douglas Todd: Developers are pushing to build soaring rental buildings in part because the city no longer requires them to provide as many millions of dollars worth of amenities for rental buildings, say critics.

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Surrey buses 'absolutely packed' — and so is everything else, says Brenda Locke

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Surrey buses 'absolutely packed' — and so is everything else, says Brenda Locke Douglas Todd: It’s not only bus drivers apologizing. So are staff at the city's only hospital. So are principals running overflowing schools in Surrey, the second fastest growing large municipality in Canada.

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It's time to end our obsession with bloated big cities, like Vancouver and Toronto

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It's time to end our obsession with bloated big cities, like Vancouver and Toronto Douglas Todd: The future of housing affordability in Canada lies in providing support to mid-sized centres, such as Kamloops and Kitchener-Waterloo

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Metro Vancouver has become a 'resort' that squeezes out locals, says major real-estate player

29.01.2025 10

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Metro Vancouver has become a 'resort' that squeezes out locals, says major real-estate player Douglas Todd: “We’ve got a whole bunch of people, from all over the world, who use Vancouver as a resort,” says Ross McCredie, CEO of Sutton Group. “And you start thinking, ‘How can our kids compete to buy real estate?'"

28.01.2025 9

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Why does the B.C. government ignore this low-cost passenger rail network for the Fraser Valley?

21.01.2025 4

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Why does the B.C. government ignore this low-cost passenger rail network proposed for the Fraser Valley? Douglas Todd: A carbon-free, 99-kilometre light rail network that would connect many cities and communities untouched by the SkyTrain extension, is enthusiastically supported by public polling

21.01.2025 5

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China 'corruption' allegations hit $45 million real estate case in Metro Vancouver Douglas Todd: A wealthy family insists it's the rightful owner of more than seven Metro properties being claimed by the family of a man they allege is under investigation in China for corruption and money laundering.

17.01.2025 6

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China 'corruption' allegations hit $45 million real estate case in Metro Vancouver

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Metro Vancouver can't absorb so many people so fast, says mayor and others

14.01.2025 10

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Metro Vancouver can't absorb so many people so fast, says mayor and others Douglas Todd: Ottawa has lured a supercharged volume of immigrants and temporary residents to Metro Vancouver — 119,000 in one year alone — without providing the infrastructure to support them.

14.01.2025 10

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Can Ottawa solve the problem of millions of expiring Canadian visas? Douglas Todd: Half of Canadians now believe “mass deportations” are necessary to stop unauthorized migration. What can be done about the many temporary residents not willing to leave?

07.01.2025 4

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Can Ottawa solve the problem of millions of expiring Canadian visas?

Douglas Todd: Half of Canadians now believe “mass deportations” are necessary to stop unauthorized migration. What can be done about the many...

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Why Canadian journalists are entering politics at a rapid rate Douglas Todd: It’s not only Donald Trump filling top positions with personalities from Fox News. The swing of media and public-relations figures into politics is also happening in Canada.

03.01.2025 3

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Why Canadian journalists are entering politics at a rapid rate

Douglas Todd: It’s not only Donald Trump filling top positions with personalities from Fox News. The swing of media and public-relations figures...

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Douglas Todd's most-read articles of 2024

Todd's top 10 pieces had to do with China, housing, construction, the inter-provincial exodus from Vancouver or changing neighbourhoods, whether...

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Secular Christmas moments connect Vancouver’s Christian minority with others Douglas Todd: In this cosmopolitan region — despite scores of different cultures, languages and religions — there are still ways to come together in community and magic.

23.12.2024 3

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Secular Christmas moments connect Vancouver’s Christian minority with others

Douglas Todd: In this cosmopolitan region — despite scores of different cultures, languages and religions — there are still ways to come together...

23.12.2024 10

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Metro Vancouver has longest transit trip times in North America, plus other congestion problems Douglas Todd: The harrowing realities of Metro Vancouver’s increasing traffic jams are revealed in startling new data and commuters’ tales

17.12.2024 3

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Metro Vancouver has longest transit trip times in North America, plus other congestion problems

Douglas Todd: The harrowing realities of Metro Vancouver’s increasing traffic jams are revealed in startling new data and commuters’ tales You can...

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China murder case reveals $113-million alleged real-estate fraud in Metro Vancouver

Douglas Todd: A B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit revolving around an investor murdered in China raises questions about offshore money in Metro Vancouver...

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China murder case reveals $113-million alleged real-estate fraud in Metro Vancouver Douglas Todd: A B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit revolving around an investor murdered in China raises questions about offshore money in Metro Vancouver real estate

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

Douglas Todd

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

Douglas Todd

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

Douglas Todd

This should be the first Canadian election that focuses on migration

Douglas Todd

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.

Douglas Todd

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

Douglas Todd

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.

Douglas Todd

10 reasons fewer newcomers are becoming Canadian citizens

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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.

Douglas Todd

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

Douglas Todd

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’

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

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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.

Douglas Todd

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

Douglas Todd

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.

Douglas Todd

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.

Douglas Todd

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

Douglas Todd

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

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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

Douglas Todd

New Catholic archbishop for Vancouver region stresses reconciliation with First Nations

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Douglas Todd

Makeshift dog parks hand Vancouver developers huge property-tax breaks

Douglas Todd

Makeshift dog parks hand Vancouver developers huge property-tax breaks Douglas Todd: The U.S. developer of a chunk of land in Point Grey gets a $611,000 property tax reduction by making it available to dogs and gardeners. That's just the tip of what's going on across the region.

Douglas Todd

Should birthright citizenship be a global human right?

Douglas Todd

Should birthright citizenship be a global human right?

Douglas Todd

Three Vancouver Safeway developments: 'Overbuilding everywhere!'

Douglas Todd

Three Vancouver Safeway developments: 'Overbuilding everywhere!' Douglas Todd: Developers are pushing to build soaring rental buildings in part because the city no longer requires them to provide as many millions of dollars worth of amenities for rental buildings, say critics.

Douglas Todd

Surrey buses 'absolutely packed' — and so is everything else, says Brenda Locke

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Surrey buses 'absolutely packed' — and so is everything else, says Brenda Locke Douglas Todd: It’s not only bus drivers apologizing. So are staff at the city's only hospital. So are principals running overflowing schools in Surrey, the second fastest growing large municipality in Canada.

Douglas Todd

It's time to end our obsession with bloated big cities, like Vancouver and Toronto

Douglas Todd

It's time to end our obsession with bloated big cities, like Vancouver and Toronto Douglas Todd: The future of housing affordability in Canada lies in providing support to mid-sized centres, such as Kamloops and Kitchener-Waterloo

Douglas Todd

Metro Vancouver has become a 'resort' that squeezes out locals, says major real-estate player

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Douglas Todd

Why does the B.C. government ignore this low-cost passenger rail network for the Fraser Valley?

Douglas Todd

Why does the B.C. government ignore this low-cost passenger rail network proposed for the Fraser Valley? Douglas Todd: A carbon-free, 99-kilometre light rail network that would connect many cities and communities untouched by the SkyTrain extension, is enthusiastically supported by public polling

Douglas Todd

China 'corruption' allegations hit $45 million real estate case in Metro Vancouver Douglas Todd: A wealthy family insists it's the rightful owner of more than seven Metro properties being claimed by the family of a man they allege is under investigation in China for corruption and money laundering.

Douglas Todd

China 'corruption' allegations hit $45 million real estate case in Metro Vancouver

Douglas Todd

Metro Vancouver can't absorb so many people so fast, says mayor and others

Douglas Todd

Metro Vancouver can't absorb so many people so fast, says mayor and others Douglas Todd: Ottawa has lured a supercharged volume of immigrants and temporary residents to Metro Vancouver — 119,000 in one year alone — without providing the infrastructure to support them.

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Can Ottawa solve the problem of millions of expiring Canadian visas? Douglas Todd: Half of Canadians now believe “mass deportations” are necessary to stop unauthorized migration. What can be done about the many temporary residents not willing to leave?