real estate
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The Government of British Columbia had top figures in the most powerful lobbying organization for development and real estate interests in the province, sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) as they advised the Province on adopting mandatory/enforceable targets for municipalities and for other upcoming housing legislation to be able to override local government autonomy.
The Government of British Columbia had top figures in the most powerful lobbying organization for development and real estate interests in the province, sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) as they advised the Province on adopting mandatory/enforceable housing targets for municipalities and… Continue reading
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The “Hong Kong Model, transit density – Setting expectations and having clear guidance. MDE [Minister David Eby] First step target approach”. UDI Executive Committee Meeting in April 13, 2022 with David Eby when he was the Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing.
The “Hong Kong Model, transit density – Setting expectations and having clear guidance. MDE [Minister David Eby] First step target approach”. UDI Executive Committee Meeting in April 13, 2022 with David Eby when he was the Attorney General and Minister… Continue reading
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BC Ministry of Housing violated Freedom of Information Legislation: Ministry’s non-responsiveness in delivering its completed FOI results regarding its dealings and communications with a registered lobbying organization (the UDI), was deemed a refusal to comply with the legislation, by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), which subsequently compelled the Ministry to deliver the results after.
BC Ministry of Housing violated Freedom of Information Legislation: Ministry’s non-responsiveness in delivering its completed FOI results regarding its dealings and communications with a registered lobbying organization (the UDI), was deemed a refusal to comply with the legislation, by the… Continue reading
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“VibrantVictoria” claims it’s not media, is annoyed at being asked if it is connected to real estate – bans poster for questioning if that is really the case – then it turns out that it is run by Citified Media with ties to real estate sector.
“VibrantVictoria” claims it’s not media, is annoyed at being asked if it is connected to real estate – bans poster for questioning if that is really the case – then it turns out that it is run by Citified Media… Continue reading
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“We need to take the approach of all areas potentially supporting up to six storeys to ensure we have a pivotal opportunity to arrive at where we will inevitably need to get by 2050” – Quote from Sept 19, 2024 UDI Workshop on City of Victoria Official Community Plan (OCP) update.
“We need to take the approach of all areas potentially supporting up to six storeys to ensure we have a pivotal opportunity to arrive at where we will inevitably need to get by 2050” – Quote from Sept 19, 2024… Continue reading
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UVic Real Estate Club 2025 Spring Industry Social once again shows how the club is inseparable from the UDI, its finances, and its agenda.
UVic Real Estate Club 2025 Spring Industry Social once again shows how the club is inseparable from the UDI, its finances, and its agenda. By Sasha IzardApril 5, 2025 In numerous previous articles, I have exposed that the UVic Real… Continue reading
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Part 2: The mysterious case of BC Housing’s paid memberships in a registered lobbying organization for real estate and development interests the Urban Development Institute (UDI), and how it revealed that a top BC Housing official was pushing for the crown corporation’s membership renewal in the UDI, while they were also simultaneously a UDI director.
Part 2: The mysterious case of BC Housing’s paid memberships in a registered lobbying organization for real estate and development interests the Urban Development Institute (UDI), and how it revealed that a top BC Housing official was pushing for the… Continue reading
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Public Release of the Urban Development Institute (UDI)’s hidden members directory dated to the beginning of 2024. The directory contains dozens of government branches that are hiding their memberships in the registered lobbying organization for development and real estate interests from the public.
Public Release of the Urban Development Institute (UDI)’s hidden members directory dated to the beginning of 2024. The directory contains dozens of government branches that are hiding their memberships in the registered lobbying organization for development and real estate interests… Continue reading
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UVic Real Estate Club Seeking New Hires: Job Descriptions Appear to Describe Lobbying Activities
UVic Real Estate Club Seeking New Hires: Job Descriptions Appear to Describe Lobbying Activities By Sasha IzardFeb 11, 2025 The UVic Real Estate club was recently compelled to rename its Board of Directors the “Advisory Board”, after it was exposed… Continue reading
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UVIC Real Estate Club compelled to rename its Board of Directors the “Advisory Board” after it turned out that the board was overwhelmingly dominated by current and past Directors from the same Provincially registered development/real estate lobbying organization. 6 out of 8 of the UVIC club Board members as it turned out, were not students attending UVIC.
UVIC Real Estate Club compelled to rename its Board of Directors the “Advisory Board” after it turned out that the board was overwhelmingly dominated by current and past Directors from the same Provincially registered development/real estate lobbying organization. 6 out… Continue reading
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The federal department Public Services and Procurement Canada had (or still has) paid memberships in a lobbying organization for development and real estate interests.
The federal department Public Services and Procurement Canada had (or still has) paid memberships in a lobbying organization for development and real estate interests. The federal department Public Services and Procurement Canada has been and may still be a paying… Continue reading
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