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How B.C.'s small businesses could be champions for $15 minimum wage

Wes Regan — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:40:00 +0000

If the Province wants small businesses on-side for $15 minimum wage, it should take seriously the crisis of affordability facing small businesses caused by real estate speculation

Voter turnout should be as much of a concern as vote splitting in federal election

Wes Regan — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:08:00 +0000

What if you have a party and nobody shows up?

Time for change in Vancouver East, and in Ottawa

Wes Regan — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:03:00 +0000

What would make Vancouver East matter more than ever in Ottawa? Voting Green. Here's why.

Kill Bill C-51, choose courage, Canada: opinion

Wes Regan — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 22:01:00 +0000

In my opinion, Bill C-51 is not a response to terror. This bill is "fear itself." Across Canada on March 14, Canadians will come out to show courage and strength and protest Bill C-51.

Bill C-51 could be the biggest bait and switch Canada has ever seen: opinion

Wes Regan — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 01:39:00 +0000

Bill C-51 may end up being the biggest bait and switch in the history of Canada.

Jacobs and Florida and Gehl oh my! Who really influences our local politicians?

Wes Regan — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:00:00 +0000

Still undecided about who to vote for? Second guessing yourself? Who really influences and inspires those candidates who are running for a seat in Vancouver's City Hall?

On November 11, think of voting on November 15

Wes Regan — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:00:00 +0000

"Yes, the long memory is the most radical idea in this country. It is the loss of that long memory which deprives our people of that connective flow of thoughts and events that clarifies our vision,...

Vanishing Vanhattan: Which candidates have the right ideas when it comes to our local economy and small businesses?

Wes Regan — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 07:00:00 +0000

Retail gentrification is causing tension and concern in Vancouver's communities as development continues to displace local serving, locally owned, independent businesses. What can the City do?

As election approaches, time to think about what Vancouver's future will look like

Wes Regan — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:16:00 +0000

Ideas come and go, but a measure of permanence remains in the lasting presence of those ideas within the built form of cities.

Vancouver neighbourhoods tired of towers, maybe it's time to build down?

Wes Regan — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:03:00 +0000

As Greater Vancouver prepares to accommodate another 1.2 million people by 2041 it's time we talked about all that unused density right below us.