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Andrew Wilkinson, MLA Leader of the Official Opposition Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 2018 May 01 Please don’t incite violence against political opponents Dear Mr. Wilkinson, I’m greatly alarmed to learn that you have recently incited mob violence against British Columbia Attorney General David Eby, forcing him to cancel a planned town hall on […]
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Would attempts by a multi-billion dollar corporation to influence city administration be considered a matter of public interest? City of Vancouver does not think so. On November 3, 2017, I sent the following freedom of information request to the Freedom of Information office of the City of Vancouver by email: Copies of all documents, including […]
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Dear Mayor and Council, Today, you will be voting on a new set of proposed bylaws, which, if passed, would make Airbnb and other short term rentals legal in Vancouver. The move to legalize short term rentals in the city have been spearheaded by Kaye Krishna, General manager of Development, Buildings, and Licensing. Ms. Krishna […]
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To: Mayor Gregor Robertson Connie Pavone, Executive Assistant to the Mayor’s Chief of Staff Jessie Adcock, CTO Kaye Krishna, General manager of Development, Buildings, and Licensing Dear Sir and Mesdames, I learnt yesterday that the City of Vancouver has abruptly decided to stop accepting property use bylaw infraction complaints sent to @CityofVancouver Twitter account. A […]
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My name is Rohana Rezel, here as an individual, and I’m speaking against this motion. Airbnb’s Alex Dagg told you that “The vast majority of our hosts are everyday people and families sharing the extra space at their homes a few nights each month to earn modest supplemental income” But out of curiosity, I went […]
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Update: Elections BC has revised the results for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain citing a “transposition error”. The projects have been updated to reflect this change. Here’s my attempt to project absentee vote projections for the cliffhanger ridings from last night. Data BC Election final results 2013 BC Election preliminary results 2017 Method First, I calculated the absentee vote […]
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The Hon. Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, P.C., O.Ont., M.D., M.B.A., F.R.C.S.(C) House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Canada March 07, 2016 Screening immigrants for Canadian values The greatest regret of my life is that, as an immigrant already here in Canada, I will not be able to prove myself worthy of […]
Read More →April 21st, 2016 Commissioner Bob Paulson RCMP National Headquarters Headquarters Building 73 Leikin Drive Ottawa ON K1A 0R2 Charge Former PM Harper and Harper’s PMO over Duffy Scandal Dear Sir, Justice Charles H. Vaillancourt verdict today on the Duffy trial is loud and clear: Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Nigel Wright and Mr. Harper’s PMO […]
Read More →Introduction When the Canadian doctor Sir Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1920, which continues to help millions afflicted with diabetes to thrive, he turned down offers from big corporations that would have made him a billionaire. Calling insulin a gift to humankind, he gave the patent away to researchers to make sure that it would […]
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