Canada first country in the world to declare a Sikh Heritage Month (Daily Hive)
Canada is officially the first country in the world to adopt formal legislation to recognize April as Sikh Heritage Month.The private member’s bill was brought forward by Sukh Dhaliwal — Liberal MP for BC’s Surrey-Newtown riding.The bill was unanimously passed by the...
Surrey’s Vaisakhi parade sees more than 500,000 people, setting new attendance record (Global BC)
The importance of the festival hit new heights this year, with April being designated Sikh Heritage Month in B.C.Surrey-Newton MP Sukh Dhaliwal attended the parade and said recognizing the contributions Sikhs have made to the fabric of Canadian history can’t be...
Burrard Strategy’s Mark Marissen talks post-election landscape
Mark Marissen is a guest in The Majority of BC as he talks of the political landscape after the provincial elections. Listen here...
The Dean Welcomes the Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould (CGCT)
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, formally announced funding to the Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma in Vancouver.On May 4, 2018, Veterans Affairs Canada launched the first call for applications for the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund. Organizations were...
Mark Marissen: YIMBYs will dominate future Vancouver politics
VANCOUVER’S HOUSING CRISIS IS THE “NEW NORMAL.” THIS HAS PROFOUND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS, WHICH HAVE ALREADY SHAKEN UP VANCOUVER’S POLITICS. Prior to the crisis, successful municipal politicians usually catered to the NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) crowd, those...
Vancouver Election 2018: 8 hot topics and where leading mayoral candidates and electoral organizations stand
7 mayoral candidates and four parties present their platforms on the key issues in Vancouver's municipal election: housing, the overdose crisis, transportation, governance and taxation.
Here’s Hector Bremner’s potential pathway to victory in the Vancouver mayoral election
Polls have a way of skewing the views of the media—and that can affect the magnitude of coverage for certain candidates. Read here
Vancouver election candidates bring forth fresh ideas to shake up the status quo
The media and the public love a political horse race. Therefore, it's no surprise that there's been a great deal of attention on polling in the Vancouver election. Read here
Hector Bremner’s Yes Vancouver issues a report card on political parties’ housing policies
Before you begin reading this article, realize one thing: the chart above will be disputed. That's because any time a political party rates its rivals, those opponents will take aim at what's being said. With that in mind, I present to you Yes Vancouver's...
Yes Vancouver’s Hector Bremner is winning the video campaign, but will that make him mayor?
There's been something missing from this Vancouver mayoral campaign—and possibly, it can be traced to campaign finance reform. We're just not seeing that many memorable videos from the candidates running for the top job. n my mind, Yes Vancouver's Hector Bremner...
Michael Lee tosses hat into crowded field of B.C. Liberal leadership hopefuls
“My name is Michael Lee and I want to change the future of British Columbia by seeking the leadership of the B.C. Liberal party.” And with that declaration to a loud and cheering crowd of some 200 at the Bill Reid Gallery in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday, Lee’s public...
The redemption of Stéphane Dion
Seven years ago, Stéphane Dion resigned as Liberal leader. Today, he joins the Trudeau cabinet as the minister of foreign affairs. In the crowded aftermath of the Liberal celebration at the Queen Elizabeth hotel in Montreal on election night, awhile after Justin...
Pacific Future Energy recruits former First Nations chiefs to help launch project
Pacific Future Energy, undaunted by industry skepticism over its plans to build a B.C. bitumen refinery, has recruited two former national chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations to help launch the venture. Shawn Atleo has been named to the company's management roster...
Liberals pull off surprise victory in B.C. election
In an astounding turn of events in British Columbia, Christy Clark's B.C. Liberals have won the provincial election and will retain power for another four years. The Liberals have earned a convincing majority winning 50 of the 85 ridings compared to the NDP at 33....
Mark Marissen: On the mark
In America, Mark Marissen would be a star: a man who, for better or worse, battled his foes to usher in a whole new kind of professional politics in B.C., and came out on top. Good looking in a scrubbed, cheerful way, the youngish Marissen is half of a B.C. power...
