Vancouver may be getting its own bike-gate scandal. Mayor Robertson’s new home is believed to be at Point Grey Road near York Avenue, at the very end of the controversial, proposed bike path on Point Grey Road. This creates a potential conflict of interest for the mayor, as it looks like he was negotiating the sale during the public consultation process on the bike lane. From Village Whisperer:

“What no one told the public was that the dedicated bike path that would lead to the front door of the Mayor’s new house. A house which – at the time of the meetings – Robertson may have already bought (or was under negotiation to buy).”

http://whispersfromtheedgeoftherainforest.blogspot.ca/2013/07/housegate-when-did-mayor-buy-and-when.html

“By definition it sorts out who is allowed to come and play here: You better be well educated, you better have yourself a pretty good family income, because boy, you can’t get into this market otherwise,” said Lindsay Meredith, professor of marketing at Simon Fraser University.”

That’s exactly what they said about Whistler 10 years ago and look what’s happening there. This is nothing more than more pumping disguised as social commentary. Soon enough, those ‘Haves’ will be at the centre of the crater and the ‘Have Nots’ at the periphery will be the new ‘Haves’. Everything is unfolding as it should.

If by “worst” they mean the bubble which has caused Vancouverites to take on too much debt or move, then yes, it’s probably behind us.

@b5baxter,

The idea of the Point Grey bike route has most recently been highly promoted by Peter Ladner – former NPA mayoral candidate.

…and you can see Peter slugging it out in the comment-section trenches here.

Don’t read it if you’re low on faith in humanity: if the article’s out-of-touch NIMBYism isn’t bad enough, the loutish comments at the bottom are the maggoty icing on a pungent turd cake.

@ bullwhip

Rosenberg has been a bull of most things Canadian for quite some time and a vocal bear on most things USA. It has been a fucking horrendous strategy for the last 2 years and anyone following his advice has got to be feeling just about ready to eat their gun

@ Photonic

He doesn’t sound very bullish in these articles from 2011, 2012…just sayin…

Before you know it, he’ll be working as Chief Economist for a Howe St bucket shop (assuming there are still some in business)

http://www.thestar.com/life/homes/2011/02/04/housing_prices_to_drop_25_forecaster_predicts.html

http://business.financialpost.com/2012/07/11/canadian-housing-prices-are-not-sustainable-david-rosenberg/

Is this a HAM flipping?

Loos at the comment on Fish’s site. Trying to make $150 in two months!

http://fishyre.blogspot.ca/2013/07/no-ham-means-no-bacon.html#comment-form

Ohh boy listings are cratering and sales are steady

“Ohh boy listings are cratering and sales are steady”

As much as I like what you’re saying, the truth is listings and sales vary significantly from day to day. Just yesterday we had eighty something sales.

Head shake. Immigrants who want to become Canadian citizens are fighting a court battle because they don’t want to pledge an oath to the Queen. Here’s an idea: If you don’t want to live in a Constitutional Monarchy, then don’t immigrate to one!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/would-be-canadian-citizens-set-to-fight-oath-to-queen-as-discriminatory/article13160104/

When the U.S economy does well ,the B.C economy does bad .That’s what happened before when interest rates rose and B.C was complaining to the feds to do something about it ,which they didn’t.I think it all depends on foreign money as for real estate prices in the future.

David Rosenberg was the guy bullish with gold and CAN$ 6 months ago.Enough said.

Among the would-be citizens now represented by Mr. Rosenthal is Michael McAteer, 79, a long-time republican who grew up in Ireland but has lived in Canada since 1964. He has never been able to become a citizen because of his refusal to swear the oath.

Mr. McAteer, a former journalist at the Toronto Star, calls the monarchy an “anachronistic” institution ill-suited to Canada’s multicultural society.

“I obey the law. I’ve probably seen more of Canada than most Canadians. I’ve shovelled my sidewalk, and you know, paid taxes,” he said. “I feel very comfortable here, in Canada. But still, after all that, I still cannot become a Canadian citizen.”

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I think the oath should be to up-hold the laws of Canada, defend it and to pay taxes. that makes more sense than pledging an oath to a nice, elderly lady 3000 miles away.