The man who hopes to run for mayor with Progress Vancouver says that under the current mayor and council, the city's population actually shrank last year. As mayor, I want to...
Mark Marissen: Grow Vancouver. How to fight climate change
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Mark Marissen: Don’t blame anti-Asian sentiment on the COVID-19 pandemic
A Vancouver mayoral candidate says the seeds were being planted in his city for many years Vancouverites have long thought of our region as one of the world’s most welcoming...
Mark Marissen: Let’s fix this Vancouver housing crisis with open hearts and open minds
Healthy cities require a strong middle class. Unfortunately for us, Vancouver is well on its way to becoming a city for the very rich and the very poor. If, like me,...
Mayoral candidate Mark Marissen’s mom wants voters to know how kind-hearted he is
He's not the first Vancouver mayoral candidate who sees his mother as an asset on the campaign trail—and he likely won't be the last. Over the years, Progress Vancouver mayoral...
Does Mark Marissen have any chance of becoming mayor of Vancouver?
Some who read this headline might be asking themselves this question: "Mark who?" Others who know Mark Marissen might say: "Are you friggin' nuts?" I'm here to say that...
Friends of Granville Island releases video calling for local creative control
In recent years, there's been a growing chorus of concern over the management of Granville Island. The federally owned arts, culinary, industrial, and tourism hot spot is...
Vancouver Quadra Liberal candidate Joyce Murray posts most inspiring video of 2019 election campaign
Every once in a while a political campaign video commands your attention and forces you to watch. The most famous may have been Democratic presidential candidate Lyndon B....
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...
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...
