Vancouver declares a homelessness emergency, a shelter loses its funding, Ken Sim is back, Indigenous youth score a meeting but racist violence is on the rise, Surrey is getting its police and pigeons once more.
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Surrey Uber Alles
Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests shutdown Vancouver, the Throne Speech hints at goodies for Metro Vancouver and we check in how Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey councils. Plus an interview on recent court rulings on ride hailing and the New Westminster renoviction bylaw.
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Community Conversations: Vancouver’s LGBTQ2S+ Advisory Committee
Members of the City’s LGBTQ2S+ Advisory Committee speak about the development of an anti-hate policy
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The demon buses of sleet street
Snow, RapidBus, Annual Rental Report, the crime of being Indigenous in public and pigeon drama.
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Coquitlam’s real land sell off dwarfs hypothetical Vancouver land sales
Coquitlam is set to raise 12% of its budget through land sales.
Sullivan Sessions
Matthew talks to former Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan
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Alex Hemingway wants to raise your property taxes
What if an 8.2% property tax increase was too small?
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Rebecca Bligh quits the NPA
Rebecca Bligh quits the NPA, the chandelier and SkyTrain strike
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Rental Incentives Review 2: Rental Harder
The Squamish Nation looks to build 6000 homes, Vancouver staff propose changes to rental incentives, protests continue in Burnaby and pigeons threaten to bring down a North Vancouver councillor.
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Stoppage! Transit, fireworks, poop construction
Zoe Ferry returns for a jam packed episode with Matthew in which they discuss the transit strike, the fireworks ban and more.
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