Douglas Todd

RT @Hutchyman: #VanRE ⁦@DouglasTodd⁩ The owners of Vancouver-area homes with a median value of $3.7 million pay income taxes of just $15,80…

RT @rrrobbberttt: @pmcondon2 @DouglasTodd City has long-standing target of 1.1 hectares of neighbourhood parkland (excluding destination pa…

RT @JohnVaillant: Behold, the hollow city - #Vancouver sells condos like crypto

Bulk of Metro Vancouver presale condos bought recently now "below original price." Investors made up half of buyers between 2021 to 2023. Via @joanneleeyoung Beware: Developers using this cyclical downturn to call for more foreign cash. #vanre #vanpoli https://t.co/4J0k1Eg6k0

A significant new fine for feeding deer near homes, schools, etc. A good idea. Via @lpynn #bcpoli https://t.co/hJdUwhoWX2

RT @pmcondon2: VANCOUVER: In the 90's and aughts Vancouver adhered to a standard ratio of numbers of acres recreation space per thousand n…

There's been a drastic drop in students applying from India. "Canada’s reputation has been tarnished by an explosion of diploma mills," says @betterdwelling. Decline will impact hiring at Tim Horton's, supermarkets, hotels etc. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #onpoli https://t.co/YiknrwuWpc https://t.co/6sXyZD51p5

Almost half of Canadians believe in "spirits in nature." They uphold idea that "parts of nature, like mountains, rivers or trees, can have spirits or spiritual energies." Via @PewReligion Relevant to informal Cascadian nature mysticism. #bcpoli #vanpoli https://t.co/CKFJ7Ovnjx https://t.co/mmWzI5qqqr

RT @PHfloor: “I don’t think we need the housing if we don’t have the jobs,” said McCredie. “It’s the same issue they’re having with the Bro…

After Faisal Hussain’s shooting rampage on Danforth in Toronto —which left 2 people dead & 13 wounded—the US found he was connected with drugs, weapons and a Pakistani terror network. Canadian police didn't want to admit it. Via @scoopercooper #cdnpoli https://t.co/zTPmYeM9Pp

Toronto’s unsold condo rate reaching ‘an incredible level,' says @ronmortgageguy “The tiniest of condos” built for investors, mostly under 500 sq ft. “If you build a very bad product, people (still) won’t take it.” #torontorealestate #vanre #vanpoli https://t.co/d96wtoTNgi

Canada's best provinces for graduates to find a job? Not Ontario or B.C. The 2 provinces that trailed the national average are, ironically or not, the top destinations for students, domestic & foreign. Via @BetterDwelling #cdnpoli #bcpoli #onpoli #cdnedu https://t.co/IULSrJtzUL https://t.co/Bu4baiaRSJ

Ross McCredie, @SuttonGroup, expects some of the presale market will see foreign buyers walk away from their deposits rather than complete their purchase. “For a long period Vancouver focused just on rich people from foreign countries." #vanre #vanpoli https://t.co/qcUXxUMpL0

I've often wondered about this - during my actual "interstitial times," actually. Looking out the window is fabulous. So, in general, is contemplation. Without external stimulus or distraction.

Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt

What happens when all "interstitial time" (the bits of time between other things) goes to your phone and you no longer just think, or look out a window? Christine Rosen shows what we lose, drawing from her recent book: https://t.co/v9o3msemQZ

"Liberals...play the politics of “progressive” postmodern leftism, because it suits the Liberals’ base in the boardrooms, the managerial caste, the public sector aristocracy, the faculty lounges & the corporate human-resources sector." Via @TerryGlavin https://t.co/jDn0skJokq