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B.C. residential school survivor joyfully overdoes Christmas, perhaps due to early deprivation

B.C. residential school survivor joyfully overdoes Christmas, perhaps due to early deprivation
yesterday 10

Vancouver Sun

Douglas Todd

Meet B.C. Chief Aaron Pete, one of the hottest new voices in Canada

Meet B.C. Chief Aaron Pete, one of the hottest new voices in Canada

The 30-year-old chief is attracting millions of viewers and readers by probing for a middle way on some of the most polarizing debates of our era

20.12.2025 10

National Post

Douglas Todd

Meet B.C. Chief Aaron Pete, one of the hottest new voices in Canada

Meet B.C. Chief Aaron Pete, one of the hottest new voices in Canada
20.12.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Douglas Todd

Meet B.C. Chief Aaron Pete, one of the hottest new voices in Canada Douglas Todd: The 30-year-old chief is attracting millions of viewers and readers by probing for a middle way on some of the most polarizing debates of our era, including regarding Indigenous affairs

20.12.2025 10

The Province

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Liberals got a popularity bump by reducing immigration targets. But those numbers aren't the full picture

Liberals got a popularity bump by reducing immigration targets. But those numbers aren't the full picture
16.12.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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Liberals got a popularity bump by reducing immigration targets. But those numbers aren't the full picture Douglas Todd: Confidential government polling showed support for lower migration targets. But actual numbers are slippery for both permanent and temporary residents.

16.12.2025 8

The Province

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Metro Vancouver’s tree canopy: Under threat like never before

Metro Vancouver’s tree canopy: Under threat like never before
11.12.2025 30

Vancouver Sun

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Metro Vancouver’s tree canopy: Under threat like never before Douglas Todd: The portion of Metro Vancouver blanketed by trees has been steadily declining — and B.C. government upzoning mandates are making the situation worse

11.12.2025 9

The Province

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Should Canadian taxpayers finance more subsidized housing?

Should Canadian taxpayers finance more subsidized housing?
09.12.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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Should Canadian taxpayers finance more subsidized housing? Douglas Todd: 28 Metro Vancouver urbanists champion the role public money can play in easing prices

09.12.2025 2

The Province

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Bold decision-making and a long career: Is Joy MacPhail the most powerful woman in B.C.?

02.12.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

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Bold decision-making and a long career: Is Joy MacPhail the most powerful woman in B.C.? Douglas Todd: The well-connected former NDP cabinet minister has been chair of ICBC and B.C. Ferries, and a giant development company

02.12.2025 10

The Province

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The strange silence over slaughtered Nigerian Christians is ending

28.11.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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The strange silence over slaughtered Nigerian Christians is ending Douglas Todd: More people in the West are overcoming fear, ignorance or indifference to learn about the atrocities being visited upon many church members in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, even while the actual death and abduction tolls are disputed.

28.11.2025 10

The Province

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Why Canadian bosses love hiring foreign workers

26.11.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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Why Canadian bosses love hiring foreign workers Douglas Todd: Low-skill guest workers toil longer hours, with fewer absences, for less pay than Canadian domestic workers, which means wages go down for everyone, says a peer-reviewed study.

26.11.2025 10

The Province

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New Granville Street Bridge bike and walking lanes are stark, underwhelming. But we can hope

20.11.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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New Granville Street Bridge bike and walking lanes are stark, underwhelming. But we can hope Douglas Todd: The almost-too-wide new pathways seem cold and spartan and exposed. And it’s not as if there are many walkers or riders on them yet.

20.11.2025 9

The Province

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Pushback grows against B.C. NDP's stealthy housing deregulation manoeuvre

14.11.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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Pushback grows against B.C. NDP's stealthy housing deregulation manoeuvre Douglas Todd: Questions are arising about why a radical piece of legislation that threatens construction standards wasn't introduced by the minister of housing. Instead, it was quietly sponsored by an NDP backbencher.

14.11.2025 10

The Province

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Is this Chinese 'billionaire' rich enough to buy up much of the Hudson’s Bay?

22.10.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

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Parking peril: The growing 'disconnect' between policy and reality in B.C. (Part 1)

22.10.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

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B.C.'s push against parking comes with unintended consequences (Part 2)

22.10.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

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Is a 'B.C. billionaire' rich enough to buy up much of the Hudson’s Bay? Douglas Todd: Weihong Liu's B.C. holdings are not as extensive as they first appear, according to court and land title documents.

22.10.2025 4

The Province

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Parking peril: The growing 'disconnect' between policy and reality in B.C.

22.10.2025 2

The Province

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B.C.'s push against parking comes with unexpected consequences (Part 2)

22.10.2025 10

The Province

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B.C.'s push against parking comes with unexpected consequences (Part 2)

18.10.2025 8

Vancouver Sun

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B.C.'s push against parking comes with unexpected consequences (Part 2) Douglas Todd: Five things to know about the hidden costs of B.C.'s new parking policy - with their unexpected consequences on everything from selling condos to those on lower-income

18.10.2025 10

The Province

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Parking peril: The growing 'disconnect' between policy and reality in B.C.

16.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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Parking peril: The growing 'disconnect' between policy and reality in B.C. Douglas Todd: In B.C., governments are allowing, even encouraging, developers to avoid providing on-site parking

16.10.2025 10

The Province

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Is a 'B.C. billionaire' rich enough to buy up much of the Hudson’s Bay?

10.10.2025 7

Vancouver Sun

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Is a 'B.C. billionaire' rich enough to buy up much of the Hudson’s Bay? Douglas Todd: Weihong Liu's B.C. holdings are not as extensive as they first appear, according to court and land title documents.

10.10.2025 9

The Province

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Don't envy the winner of the federal NDP's leadership contest

04.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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Vancouver’s latest international ranking — 36 on a list of 48 cities — is a red flag

01.10.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

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Vancouver’s latest international ranking — 36 on a list of 48 cities — is a red flag Douglas Todd: Instead of being “world-class,” new evidence suggests Vancouver is seriously falling behind other major urban regions around the world.

01.10.2025 6

The Province

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Canada is failing to count how many overstay their visas

25.09.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

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Canada is failing to count how many overstay their visas Douglas Todd: How can decision-makers plan for housing, jobs, schools, water supply, physicians, rental units and social services when a significant number of people who were supposed to leave the country aren't being tracked?

25.09.2025 4

The Province

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Can the left learn anything from Denmark's Social Democrats' migration policy?

24.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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Can the left learn anything from Denmark's Social Democrats' migration policy? Douglas Todd: Those who pay the highest price for high migration levels, says Denmark’s social democratic PM Mette Frederiksen, are the working class. “It's not the elite people.”

24.09.2025 10

The Province

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How can the owner of three B.C. malls and a mansion not be 'a resident of Canada for tax purposes'?

19.09.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

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How can the owner of three B.C. malls and a mansion not be 'a resident of Canada for tax purposes'? Douglas Todd: Billionaire Weihong Liu, who is trying to buy up much of the troubled Hudson's Bay Company, says she is a citizen of China. And that's where she lists her current address

19.09.2025 10

The Province

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TODD: Terry Fox asked me, what do you believe happens after death?

13.09.2025 7

Toronto Sun

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TODD: Terry Fox asked me, what do you believe happens after death?

12.09.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Terry Fox: What do you believe happens after death?

11.09.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

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Terry Fox: What do you believe happens after death?

11.09.2025 10

The Province

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Vancouver accelerating demolitions of lowrise rentals, says former chief planner

05.09.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

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Vancouver accelerating demolitions of lowrise rentals, says former chief planner Douglas Todd: The city intends to prezone vast swaths of the Broadway and Cambie corridors to make it profitable to build highrises. But specialists say "don't displace" what's already relatively affordable.

05.09.2025 7

The Province

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'The Canadian promise has been broken for all younger people,' says B.C.’s Don Wright

03.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

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'The Canadian promise has been broken for all younger people,' says B.C.’s Don Wright Douglas Todd: The former head of B.C.’s civil service under John Horgan says younger people's pessimism about the future due to out-of-reach housing prices and stagnant wages is 'the real existential threat facing Canada.'

03.09.2025 10

The Province

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Vancouver’s suburbs are not sprawling. They’re growing up

29.08.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

Douglas Todd