In Canada, the YIMBY’s are winning
Last week was a big week for housing in Canada.
It looks like the YIMBY’s are finally winning the narrative.
Governments need to get serious about Purpose-Built Rental Housing
Owning a house is a distant dream for most young Canadians, but now renting a decent apartment is becoming a daunting challenge in itself.
BIG SHAKEUP IN OTTAWA
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a significant cabinet shuffle yesterday, promoting seven MP’s from the backbenches and reassigning the majority of cabinet roles.
Insights into Federal, Provincial and Metro Vancouver’s Public Affairs
This is the first monthly “Political Pulse” brought to you by Burrard Strategy. Although the House of Commons and the Legislature have been adjourned for the summer, there will undoubtedly be significant political developments in the coming months that can affect you.
10 reasons why Stéphane Dion’s 2006 Liberal leadership win was no accident
While Dion’s victory was regarded as shocking or “accidental” by most observers, their analysis would have been very different if they had spent some time paying attention to his key strategic advantages.
BC Election Results Show Public Support for More Homes
Mark Marissen, the mayoral candidate for Progress Vancouver, the most YIMBY of the political parties, summed up the shift: “There was a huge difference in the rhetoric from 2018...
Progress Vancouver Mayoral Candidate on Saturday night stay in a tent at CRAB Park
Mark Marissen is also a mayoral candidate for Progress Vancouver. He joins us to talk about what he's learned following his overnight stay at CRAB Park this past weekend, and how...
“Chrétien and Martin Agree on Marissen”
MARTIN AND CHRÉTIEN AGREE ON MARISSEN - Former prime ministers Paul Martin and Jean Chrétien, who were at odds in their political careers, have agreed on Vancouver mayoral...
B.C. municipal elections: Q&A with Vancouver mayoral candidate Mark Marissen
Four years ago, he was running a campaign for mayor, and now he is running himself. Progress Vancouver mayoral candidate Mark Marissen joins Focus BC host Richard Zussman to...
How Vancouver’s mayoral candidates plan to make housing more affordable
City's next leader will have to unite council around shared vision for reducing rent, ownership costs. Voters in Vancouver's municipal election have been met with an array of...
I’m Mark Marissen, and I’m running for mayor of Vancouver. AMA!
“This election has a lot of candidates and far too much chaos, so I figured I’d come directly to you and answer your questions.”
“A big eye-opener”: Vancouver mayoral candidate spends night in tent encampment
All Vancouver mayoral candidates were invited to spend a night in the Crab Park tent encampment, but only one candidate accepted that invitation: Mark Marissen. The Vancouver...
