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What happens if a president and the federal government fail to follow a judge's orders? www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... via @nbcnews.com

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"#Vancouver council considers making strong tenant protections in Broadway Plan citywide" as told by Dan Fumano via @vancouversun.bsky.social #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

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"If we are lucky to grow old, it may be us in the positions our elders are in currently. Perhaps out of self-preservation, we should act now." — @namshine.bsky.social #cdnpoli

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"Paid parking coming to eight Vancouver community centres and facilities" as told via @vancouversun.bsky.social #vanpoli #bcpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/news/paid-pa...

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NEW @npr.org EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data from the NLRB and hid its tracks. It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets. A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:

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A @goldinyvr.bsky.social article feat. a new poll on foreign buyers & speculation tax + federal ban & the Gordon, Ley, and Yan paper on "Crafting the Narrative" plus responses from #Vancouver developer community #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre GIFT LINK: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ee67d5a...

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EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears www.ft.com/content/20d0... via @financialtimes.com

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Top Trump official tells Europe to choose between US or Chinese communications tech - on.ft.com/3Yx3Nc2 via @FT

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"Who gets in to Vancouver’s ‘below-market’ rental apartments?" as told by @douglastodd.bsky.social via @vancouversun.bsky.social #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

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Need to provide strong, clear + well-crafted guidance for great #urbandesign? Consider @sfucity.bsky.social 252: Designing & Drafting Design #Guidelines with @nlamontagne.bsky.social + Oliver Hartleben Starts Thurs May 8 | 9am PST | In-person SFU Van| Register: www.sfu.ca/content/sfu/...

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A great summery of various federal party #housing platforms using Toronto feat. @johnpasalis.bsky.social #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre "Toronto housing is expensive. Can the election change that?" as told by @cbcqueenspark.bsky.social via @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social youtu.be/CWes1utYFow?...

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@ayan604.bsky.social Maybe you can use the 7 minute walk neighbourhood centre & the UBC mostly surface LRT concepts to show how neighbourhoods can be made more livable. My CAD's out of date so I can't add some more clarification. drive.google.com/file/d/1jMB8... drive.google.com/file/d/1ixbT...

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"Vancouver eyes major hotel policy overhaul to tackle room shortage" as told by Sarah Grochowski via @vancouversun.bsky.social #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

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Want to learn about the tools for designing + building for better #neighbourhoods? Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY104: Introduction to Neighbourhood Design with a Sat field class! #vanpoli #vanre Starts Tues May 6 | 6pm PST| Online + F2F | www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

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"#Vancouver byelection: Where did COPE, OneCity win big and more on the widespread collapse of ABC (with interactive maps)" as told by Cheryl Chan via @vancouversun.bsky.social #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...

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Ok..#BlackMirrorS7...one of the better seasons...up to Hotel Reverie..pretty good so far.. won't be subscribing to anything for my neocortex anytime soon

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NEW!!!! Egyptian food on the Drive! @superdishes.vancity (First Ave x Commercial) opened a brick and mortar just a few days ago Try their Ful, Falafel, and Mint tea Their homemade walnut baklava is devine #YanEats #foodie604 #yvreats

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King Arthur had Excalibur...Green Lantern had his power ring...I got this Reactivating some latent super powers courtesy of the Vancouver Public Library...Get yours today.

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In requiem for tree near Commercial Drive

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New @goldinyvr.bsky.social article open with a new poll on foreign buyers tax + ban as well as the Gordon, Ley, and Yan paper on "Crafting the Narrative" as well as responses from #Vancouver developer community #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre Gift Link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ee67d5a...

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Trump Administration Live Updates: Smartphones and Computers Get Reprieve From New U.S. Tariffs on China www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

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“It doesn’t matter if the CBC is good or bad, it’s both. It is ours, and it is us.”

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Share of Votes Casted for Top Seven Candidates by Voting Place in the City of #Vancouver, 2025 By-Election Interesting to see where candidates received votes and comparing them to each other and where #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre

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Hey! It's bad! arstechnica.com/space/2025/0... 2/3 cut in astrophysics 2/3 cut in heliophysics 50% cut in Earth science 30% cut in planetary science This is just such an incredible self-own, what are we doing?

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New @goldinyvr.bsky.social article open with a new poll on foreign buyers tax + ban as well as the Gordon, Ley, and Yan paper on "Crafting the Narrative" as well as responses from #Vancouver developer community #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre Gift Link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ee67d5a...

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A Geography of the 2025 Civic By-Elections in the City of #Vancouver..it's interesting to see how this reflects the social, economic & political geographies of the City + illustrative of various campaigning strategies, but, with a 15% voter turnout rate, the road to 2026 is open. #vanpoli #vanre

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Thanks to my friend Marcus Grant for giving me this magnificent book. We shared plenary session N.1 "Urban Planning & Governance" at the International Urban Health Summit" yesterday in Hanover. Always a pleasure to talk to you, dear friend. Happy Proximity 💫 🙌

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Finished my last lecture in my first full undergraduate Urban Studies class in 25 years today with one of my favourite quotes about education: "Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire." and told all my students to "get lit".

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A Geography of the 2025 Civic By-Elections in the City of #Vancouver..it's interesting to see how this reflects the social, economic & political geographies of the City + illustrative of various campaigning strategies, but, with a 15% voter turnout rate, the road to 2026 is open. #vanpoli #vanre

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Gannett will stop publishing diversity information, citing Trump’s executive order

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"The policies around foreign buyers in British Columbia are there to protect British Columbians. I assert that Chinese Canadians are British Columbians, and they are struggling with housing.” www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...

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A Research Co. survey showed 77% of respondents approved of the provincial foreign buyer tax increase from 15% to 20% "B.C. developers push back on foreign buyer restrictions" as told by @goldinyvr.bsky.social #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...

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Interesting to see how @seanorr.bsky.social's votes were distributed throughout the City of #Vancouver (with caveats) #vanpoli #vanre

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"Whitecaps stadium scheme raises questions of taxpayer subsidy and privatizing park lands" as told by Denise Ryan via @vancouversun.bsky.social #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/news/whiteca...

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Unlocking public land could dramatically impact #housing affordability in Canada, but there are many barriers to using this land for housing. Our new report shares barriers and solutions from nearly 100 housing decisionmakers across Canada. Read it now: buff.ly/aEw4T21

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Starts tonight! Do you want to learn about what moves #Transportation Engineering decisions + the field’s common tools & applications? Consider taking CITY 111: Intro to #TransportationEngineering Starting Wed, Apr 9 | 6pm PST| Online | Register: www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

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Starts tomorrow! Want to learn about what moves #Transportation Engineering decisions and the field’s common tools & applications? Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY 111: Intro to #TransportationEngineering Starts Wed, Apr 9 | 6pm PST| Online | Register: www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

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This still sparks joy.

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"Do passports pay off? Assessing the economic outcomes of citizenship by investment programs" "The popularity of property investment, too, raises questions about the potential destabilization of the local real estate market" doi.org/10.1080/1369... #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre

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"Do passports pay off? Assessing the economic outcomes of citizenship by investment programs" "The popularity of property investment, too, raises questions about the potential destabilization of the local real estate market" doi.org/10.1080/1369... #vanpoli #vanre

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Treat Day @sfucity.bsky.social @cs-sfu.bsky.social ...Vegemite..where have you been all my life?

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"Michael Kovrig comes to Vancouver: 'Ground zero' for his detention in China" as told by @douglastodd.bsky.social via @vancouversun.bsky.social vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

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