Please keep your eyes peeled for Olivia Richmond. She has been missing since last night and was last seen at Cates Park in #northvan and the downtown core. Since it has been 24 hours, every moment is critical. I know her parents would be grateful for any information.

This is why the inclusionary zoning game is such a racket. Opponents will just keep ratcheting the number up. There's no sound reasoning behind 55%, they're just reaching for a higher number than the last one she saw, with a minimal understanding of how the economics work

The Squamish Nation has released our wonderfully written annual report.

This report is required under our Financial Administrative Law as a best practice to share the state of affairs for us as a government.

Please feel free to read and share.

Literally me today.

NEW - B.C. makes seismic shift in funding model to retain, attract more family doctors. The changes include a significant wage increase for family doctors and accounts for admistrative costs. #bcpoli | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/9238889/f…

high speed trains

Wondering why emissions still not going down? 86% emissions causing climate change come from oil, gas & coal. New research OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives International Energy Agency shows fossil fuel subsidies have doubled. Oil companies are making record profits & top 20 have plans to spend 930B new oil & gas by 2030.

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout wants the federal government to collect data on how many of its employees speak an Indigenous language and for speakers to receive the same $800 annual bonus awarded to English and French speakers.

Full interview on N2N: youtu.be/r9WXYAEPVX0

I have so much to say about the topic of “housing,” but I would love some recommendations on what folks would be most interested in for my next substack piece.

What would you be interested in reading my analysis or opinion on related to housing?

Welcome to the team and family, Shayne Ramsay! We’re excited to have you, your experience, and your passion within our group.

We are incredibly excited at the real estate and development opportunities we have through Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw | Squamish Nation to work on together.

Excellent analysis on the fate of the proposed 2030 Olympic Bid.

One strong move for David Eby, based on new Nov. 18 swearing-in, and NDP scrapping a week of session, could be to take housing bill he mentioned he was prepping in spring (speeds up muni approvals and penalizes them for not meeting targets) and drop it day 1 (Nov. 21) in house.

For too long, the child welfare system in BC has continued to uphold harmful colonial practices. New laws will make sure Indigenous Peoples have authority over their children, youth & families in accordance with their customs, traditions & Indigenous laws. news.gov.bc.ca/27668

Cindy Blackstock on how the deal excludes some children | CTV News vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?c…

It will be better when First Nations can decide how to define the “best interest of the child” according to our customs and laws.

This is a step in the right direction, and I applaud the BC NDP government for finally making this change. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Weaponizing the ‘Every Child Matters’ campaign against Cindy Blackstock a champion of our children, is unacceptable & totally offside. We can have disagreements on the issues, but we should never resort to this kind of personal attack on our own community leaders.

With our immigration remaining at the 400,000+ level, we are truly in an era of hyper diversity. Something private and pubic sector leaders need to reinforce at the boardroom, to the political backrooms, to the lunchroom, to the newsroom to the courtroom. #bcpoli #vanpoli