Eleven Agents in the Background
May 13, 2026
AI Governance, Data Protection, and Democratic Accountability in Vancouver's Mayor's Office
Category: vancouver
15 posts
Failing at VORR: Why Vancouver Needs To Do Better in False Creek
April 10, 2024
Some boaters who anchor in False Creek have been complaining about unjustified actions by the City and excessively muscular enforcement that has put people at risk. I did a deep dive on the question and what I learned is that the City of Vancouver has not enacted the bylaw needed to enforce its preferences on […]
Politics: Why I chose to run with Mark Marissen and Progress Vancouver
October 11, 2022
I'm a passionate BC New Democrat, and one lesson I learned from Jack Layton's story is that when working towards the greater good it’s best to have a diversity of viewpoints on your side.
I'm Seeking the Progress Vancouver nomination for Vancouver Council. Here's why…
July 21, 2022
Vancouver needs people to want to stay here but over the last 12 years three municipal governments have struggled to bring results to make our Vancouver affordable. The situation is so serious that there are 12,561 fewer under-18s in Vancouver than there were in 2010. That's why I'm seeking the nomination with Progress Vancouver for City Council: for a thriving Vancouver where people can actually afford to live. Find out more about why I think this really matters.
Let's Talk Actually Affordable Housing
July 8, 2022
Over 27% of Vancouver kids born in 2010 have left the city. Our city needs to do better on livability and affordability so families choose to live here.
Temporary Shelter in Parks – Parks Board speaking notes
July 15, 2020
Without safe, governed spaces with basic services in which campers can stay for extended periods of time, without ensuring the safety of everyone in or near our parks, and without addressing dangerous behaviour, the proposed Vancouver Parks Board bylaws intended to govern temporary shelters offers little that is new that we can believe Parks Board staff are in a position to enforce and imposes undue hardship on those whose conduct they are being deployed to address.
Vancouver Leads The Way: Public Funds Should Never Teach and Reinforce Transphobia.
February 26, 2020
I am mindful Vancouver City Council members must be facing quite a bit of push-back from Vancouver Rape Relief (VRR) and their supporters as a result of today's finance committee vote on the staff recommendation to cancel funding of their outreach and education program. On February 26, the City of Vancouver's Standing Committee on City […]
Well done: Vancouver Pride took a stand UBC and Vancouver Library leaders should have months ago.
August 5, 2019
Vancouver Pride Society is doing excellent work keeping institutions accountable for discrimination they enable.
Vancouver-Centre Public School Mess Highlights Years of Ignoring Residents
July 11, 2019
The inaction of elected officials such as Liberals Hedy Fry and Sam Sullivan is responsible for the pain Yaletown or Olympic Village parents will feel every day taking their kids to Coal Harbour accross the downtown core.
Transgender rights repeatedly stand in Canadian decisions
April 2, 2019
Anti-transgender propaganda a modern version of a ‘whites only’ sign
Audio: Vancouver Rape Relief to be excluded for future contracts until it meets City of Vancouver eligibility criteria on inclusion
March 15, 2019
On March 13, 2019 the Vancouver City Finance and Programs Committee heard from speakers in favour of and opposed to a grant request by Vancouver Rape Relief. This is the audio of the speakers presentations. The city renewed the grant but listed the organization as ineligible for future funding.
False Creek pump-out service is hiding the real sewage culprit: the city of vancouver
February 15, 2019
It's a nice symbolic touch to offer courtesy mobile pumpout for boats visiting False Creek but does little to address the real problem.
I was at a Meghan Murphy / Lee Lakeman event at my public library
January 12, 2019
I was there, and I hold the Vancouver Public Library and the City of Vancouver responsible for knowingly taking part in Feminist Current and Meghan Murphy publishing hatred to the internet from their facilities.
Stop making it worse for homeless students
October 19, 2018
This October 19, 2018 article is a reprint from an entry I wrote as part of my 2018 Vancouver School Board campaign, in which I received 27,900 votes Stigmatized youth, in particular LGBTQ2+ and indigenous youth, are over-represented in the 2018 Metro Vancouver Youth Homeless Count, published earlier this month. It represents a comprehensive snapshot […]
“Each For All” with Rubin Puga
October 11, 2018
Morgane speaks about her campaign on “Each For All” with Rubin Puga [Note: This is a re-post of an update from my 2018 Vancouver School Trustee campaign] Too many parents are telling me their child is not getting the education they deserve. You expect more, and I’m here to help. Listen to this segment of […]