DouglasTodd
@DouglasTodd
Migration, demographics, religion, ethics, housing .... Columnist at Vancouver Sun / Postmedia News https://vancouversun.com/author/douglastodd2/
The great ‘supply’ solution to Canada’s housing crisis flounders — further To understand why @MarkJCarney's goal of building 500k houses a year won't happen, look to New Zealand and the realities now of making a profit in real estate. #cdnpoli 1/2 vancouversun.com/opinion/column…
Sounds like Andrew wants Canada to compete with the world on low-cost labour. Having just returned from 3 weeks exploring Uganda, Kenya, and Egypt, I’m certain that’s not the Canada I want to live in. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
Let’s roll out the red carpet and sell our new homes to foreign investors That’s the latest idea being pushed by Canada’s homebuilding industry 1/
"As a result of the City of Vancouver, for instance, frequently upzoning properties with the goal “to increase supply and thereby restore affordability,” Condon said, “land values have ballooned by over 600 per cent (since the 1970s). Today, the typical Vancouver parcel is often…
About time! I can write the conclusion up front
Auditor-General planning audit of international student program theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…
Bus driver moves the internet after receiving flowers from children while on duty 🥺❤️
At least one TFW scam getting prosecuted: “CBSA officials alleged that Khaira runs multiple companies to access additional temporary foreign workers, and had his staff provide "fraudulent documentation to support work that did not actually take place”. cbc.ca/news/canada/pr…
'Canada is the most infiltrated country': Iranian Canadians fear the regime's borderless terror By coincidence @tomblackwellNP and I wrote on the same day about dangers coming from Iran. This headline says it all. Via @AlirezaNader #cdnimm #cdnpoli nationalpost.com/feature/canada…
The legendary Tom Jones hits spiritual high with Blind Boys Of Alabama backstage at the Byron Bay Blues Fest, running through a stunning rendition of the American folk song "God's Gonna Cut You Down." He might be 85, but Tom Jones proved he’s lost none of his vocal power.
Sean has a point.
A major category error of Canadian politics is the tendency to treat the Assembly of First Nations as a governance body capable of acting as a nation-to-nation interlocutor. In reality, the AFN is a dysfunctional (and government-funded) lobbying organization. Its incentives…
Doug, thank you for this article . When people like @RamJoubin speak the truth , they endanger their lives as Iranian regime sympathizers take their videos and openly mock them by promoting the threat of passing that information on to those that could birth their families . There…
Today, 74% of U.S. adults say they would support banning middle and high school students from using cellphones during class, up from 68% last fall. Good. Getting there. Via @pewresearch pewrsr.ch/4eTX9Uu
The recent housing report by Realosophy President John Pasalis is a masterclass on speaking the truth, when financial & political forces keep most housing 'experts' quiet. "Canada has built an economy where the best way to get rich isn’t to invent, create, or build anything—it’s…