Homelessness: We all pay
I have the privilege of living in a lovely downtown Vancouver neighbourhood. The late-fall mornings are crisp and fresh and, even in a light drizzle, it’s a pleasant place to live, work and walk. But here’s something that makes me reject any claim that Vancouver is one of the world’s most “liveable” cities: On one […]
Overcoming the cost of regulatory paralysis
Cities can improve housing affordability but they need help “Time is money” – it’s a phrase you might hear when the boss is complaining about your productivity (or the lack of it). In that instance, you might understand it to mean: “Let’s not be standing around when we could be doing something productive.” But in […]
Opinion: Don’t sell assets to pay for infrastructure
*This article was originally published in The Vancouver Sun newspaper on March 20, 2017 here. We will regret selling infrastructure that Canadians still need The Canadian government is pursuing a policy that could leave us all, as citizens and taxpayers, tenants in our own house. It’s a risky, unnecessary direction that we all will come […]