Vancouver real estate is so expensive that politicians want to tax it into submission, and many homeowners are OK with that nyti.ms/2LirdKt

Patti Bacchus: The rich are revolting over the school surtax ow.ly/HdIh30kkVKP #BCpoli #vanpoli #Vancouver #VSB #BCed

Other cities of world: Locals buy homes, tourists visit in RVs Vancouver: Tourists buy homes, locals live in RVs #vanre

"There is no doubt that there is a connection between casinos and the real estate market," says former RCMP Deputy Commissioner Peter German, author of 'Dirty Money,' a report into money laundering commissioned by Attorney General David Eby.

The housing crisis for people marginalized by poverty like low-income women face instability, evictions, violence and barriers like stigma. #vanpoli #topoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/2018/…

Biggest applause for a win at the #WebsterAwards goes to Sam Cooper for his series on laundered money. And rightly so.

As housing costs around the world continue to skyrocket, Vancouver: No Fixed Address takes an uncompromising look at the city's housing crisis, where citizens fight to preserve homes as living spaces,.. Leilani Farha 🍉 #vanre #bcpoli #CRPD #right2housing tvo.org/video/document…

Great docs recently added to the TVO Docs YouTube channel: The Gardener Buddy Microtopia Vancouver: No Fixed Address Airbnb: Dream or Nightmare Priced Out Push The Home Show There Are No Fakes Inside Kenk youtube.com/tvo

Charles Wilkinson's HAIDA MODERN (@HaidaModern), featuring world-renowned #Indigenous artist Robert Davidson and winner of the Audience Award for 'Most Popular Canadian Doc' at #VIFF2019 has its digital release, June 2 on Knowledge Network @kpassiton knowledge.ca/program/haida-…

Hey #Vancouver: our city's oldest building (and one of my favourite local museums) the Old Hastings Mill Store is in danger. It's evaded destruction multiple times in 134 years - let's not let it fall now in 2020! If you can, please consider donating to their GoFundMe page:

I'm working on a story about tiny homes as a solution for homelessness for The Tyee, and I'm reminded of this story from 2016... some people create their own tiny mobile homes, but there's no legal place to put them. jenstden.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/cnvan_…

“Never settle” says the bio for a bankrupt Trump Vancouver hotel...

Thank you South Rock Social Justice & City of White Rock for hosting the documentary screening "No Fixed Address" which takes a look at the Vancouver housing crisis. #vancity #yvr #surrey #SurreyBC #vancouver #homelessness #HousingCrisis #affordablehousing

New in my investigation, River Rock Casino's top VIP hostess allegedly called for cash delivery for VIP, she's done vancouversun.com/news/local-new…

Excellent expose of devious #moneylaundering using #VanRE, via @KathyTGlobe & Xiao Xu. Builds on eye-popping work of Sam Cooper & shows links to house prices and #China-produced #fentanyl deaths in #Canada (see Todd piece above) #BCpoli #CDNpoii theglobeandmail.com/news/investiga…

We will be sad to see the great Sam Cooper leave Vancouver - he was a tremendous force in local investigative journalism - but are so grateful we had him on the local beat while we did. Congrats on the new gig, Sam and thanks for all that you did for Vancouver! x.com/scoopercooper/…

“Many of those players later flip the units for much higher prices, sucking up supply, further driving up prices and leaving #Vancouver-area residents desperate for an afffordable place to live” - Excellent investigative piece by @KathyTGlobe: x.com/kathytglobe/st…

Wow. What year is this? Hard to believe that Redbaiting is coming back in style on the West Side of #Vancouver. This would be laughable if it weren't so frightening. Suffice to say #TheRankinFile couldn't be more timely. Go see it at #DOXA2018. #VanRE #VanPoli #BCPoli x.com/rankinfilefilm…

.DOXA Festival starts tonight! It was our pleasure to screen there last year. Check out some of the highlights of this year’s excellent #documentary lineup below. If you’re in #Vancouver you should go! x.com/doxafestival/s…

A sad state of affairs. Thread👇 x.com/vanreport/stat…