This article is part of The Volcano's primer on Metro Vancouver's 2018 civic elections.
A tweet from a progressive, trade-union backed politician in Richmond containing overt anti-Chinese racism
On Saturday October 20th, elections were held in every municipality in British Columbia. In Metro…
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They get elected, we get evicted: Going beyond the inoffensive reforms of…
The 2018 municipal elections in British Columbia are significant in two ways: one, they are dominated by “the…
Regent Hotel eviction a loss for low-income DTES residents and a gain for serial…
A year after the Balmoral Hotel was shut down, the City of Vancouver has declared that its sister building, the…
Has multiculturalism killed gay liberation?
On May 23rd, the City of Vancouver officially launched their “Year of the Queer” proclamation with a panel…
The shifting sands of Foundation funding for social housing
An interview with King-mong Chan and Beverly Ho from the Downtown Eastside Our Homes Can’t Wait campaign for…
Vision Vancouver fights for the power to remove homeless people from downtown…
Why is Vancouver’s Vision dominated city council going to court to defend an attack on homeless people started…
Small victory for welfare rate housing in Vancouver
No one is holding their breath, but after ten years of struggle, including two tent cities, numerous trips to…
Homeless Counts for What?
Every year since 2010 the City of Vancouver has counted its homeless residents. Around four hundred…
A perfect storm: why the homeless count is no surprise
Gregor Robertson and Vision Vancouver had to put their public relations experts to work in April when they…
Mayor’s Meeting on Mental Health and Addictions
On October 2nd, Vancouver's Mayor Gregor Robertson held a roundtable on mental health and addictions. This was done…