Douglas Todd: Developers build housing to maximize profits, not to help affordability

Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:10:06 +0000

Analysis: Properties that could be developed for housing are often withheld from the market in anticipation of greater future gains, says professor. That’s regardless of softened zoning.

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Douglas Todd: 'Astonishing' findings on Canadian ethnic groups' earnings and education

Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:00:41 +0000

People of South Korean, Chinese and South Asian extraction tend to be the top earners in Canada, broadly speaking. Latin American and Black people are often among the lowest.

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Douglas Todd: Former Haisla chief would have been a much different B.C. Liberal leader

Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:50:27 +0000

Opinion: The contest’s surprising second-place finisher comes from a small First Nation, had parents who attended residential school and struggled mightily as a young adult.

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Police worry about rise of stranger assaults: What’s happening to Vancouver?

Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:27:54 +0000

Every day the city of Vancouver experiences an average of four stranger assaults. Fear, and the perception of danger, is growing. What’s behind the disturbing trend?

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Douglas Todd: Prof spotlighted foreign ownership in Vancouver 30 years ago. But few followed the money.

Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:00:50 +0000

Opinion: SFU professor emeritus laments how a host of Canadian politicians headed off on “trade missions” around the world to woo investment, which, alas, mostly went into real estate.

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