lobbying
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How the Development and Real Estate Lobby Pressed Mandatory Housing Targets, Mass Upzoning, Captured Official Community Plans, and Made the Shutting Down of Public Hearings the Norm in British Columbia Under the NDP Government
How the Development and Real Estate Lobby Pressed Mandatory Housing Targets, Mass Upzoning, Captured Official Community Plans, and Made the Shutting Down of Public Hearings the Norm in British Columbia Under the NDP Government April 27, 2024By Sasha Izard (Originally… Continue reading
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Now, or Never? Sooke Mayor and Council, Upon Learning that the District is a Paying Member of a Registered Lobbyist Organization for Development and Real Estate, Face ‘Tough Decision’ as to Whether or not the District Should Leave it.
Now, or Never? Sooke Mayor and Council Upon Learning that the District is a Paying Member of a Registered Lobbyist Organization for Development and Real Estate: Face ‘Tough Decision’ as to Whether or not the District Should Leave it. District… Continue reading
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The Urban Development Institute (UDI) Caught Misleading the Public Again
The Urban Development Institute (UDI) Caught Misleading the Public About Itself Again: Claims made on the UDI’s new website UDI.org about their liaison committees are not adding up. By Sasha IzardMarch 27, 2024 The Urban Development Institute is a registered… Continue reading
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LETTER: Local governments should distance themselves from lobbyists – Saanich News
LETTER: Local governments should distance themselves from lobbyists – Saanich News This was a tough one to get published. “Executive Director” had to be reduced to spokesperson, which they are as well, but when this was eventually published, I was… Continue reading