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January 17, 2026

The Bayview Development Project in regard to the Vancouver Island Rail Situation, by Arthur McInnis

The Bayview Development Project in regard to the Vancouver Island Rail Situation This article summarizes the critical issues surrounding the City of Victoria’s handling of the rail corridor through the Bayview development project and its implications for regional rail restoration… Continue reading

January 14, 2026

Reframing the Debate: Why Councillor Caradonna’s Opposition to Public Engagement is Wrong and His Analysis Does Not Hold Up, by Arthur McInnis

Reframing the Debate: Why Councillor Caradonna’s Opposition to Public Engagement is Wrong and His Analysis Does Not Hold Up The writing critiques Councillor Caradonna for opposing a motion that would have required staff to report on public feedback to Council.… Continue reading

December 23, 2025

The Housing Crisis Playbook: How BC’s Development Lobby Wrote the Province’s Override Laws, by Arthur McInnis

The Housing Crisis Playbook: How BC’s Development Lobby Wrote the Province’s Override Laws An investigation by Sasha Izard revealed the hidden architecture of British Columbia’s housing reforms: non-disclosure agreements, inside access for lobbyists, delayed FOI releases, and publicly subsidised industry… Continue reading

November 29, 2025

Trust, But Deregulate: The Professional Reliance Act’s Return to Faith-Based Governance, by Arthur McInnis

Trust, But Deregulate: The Professional Reliance Act’s Return to Faith-Based Governance Arthur McInnisNov 29, 2025 By any other name, it would still smell of self-regulation. When George Anderson tabled Bill M 216 – 2025, the Professional Reliance Act, he might… Continue reading

October 18, 2025

The Vanquishing of the Public Hearing: how a single rezoning exposed the quiet dismantling of the public’s voice in Victoria’s planning process, by Arthur McInnis.

The Vanquishing of the Public Hearing: how a single rezoning exposed the quiet dismantling of the public’s voice in Victoria’s planning process. By Arthur McInnisOct 18, 2025 Victoria’s new Official Community Plan was meant to guide growth. Instead, it has… Continue reading

September 29, 2025

The Roundhouse site in Vic West is not Downtown by Arthur McInnis

The Roundhouse site in Vic West is not Downtown By Arthur McInnisSept 29, 2025 Lately, a person suggested to me that the Roundhouse development at Bayview needed to have been approved as a means of saving downtown. While that is… Continue reading

September 28, 2025

Ebycrats by Arthur McInnis

Ebycrats by Arthur McInnis Sept 28, 2025 There is a Comment in the Times Colonist today by Gene Miller entitled:“Victoria OCP: a triumph of political authority over community.” Victoria OCP a triumph of political authority over community – Victoria Times… Continue reading