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Gronk!
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Build Canada Homes Accelerates Affordable Housing in Edmonton
Build Canada Homes Accelerates Affordable Housing in Edmonton - Canada.ca
Changes in the global trading system are causing massive disruptions and uncertainty for Canadians. The world has changed, and Canada’s economic strategy must change.
David A
Senior Member
Well the former Mayor wasn't exactly known for his assertiveness and in recent decades the PMO tends to run most things so most cabinet ministers are not that influential anyways.
TAS
Senior Member
Well the columnist is advocating the city get greedy, so headline seems to fit.
Speaking of getting greedy, or at least putting your city's interests forward, Vancouver's mayor is putting forward the Skytrain project from Broadway to UBC as a major project of national interest for PM Carney to consider.
UBC SkyTrain urged as 'national priority' by Vancouver City Council | Urbanized
Vancouver City Council is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to designate the UBC SkyTrain project as a "Project of National Interest."
dailyhive.com
David A
Senior Member
Yes, when a bigger city or one where the national media is based advocates for their interests, it will likely be called smart or in the national interest, but hey its ok to be critical if Edmonton does it.Well the columnist is advocating the city get greedy, so headline seems to fit.
Speaking of getting greedy, or at least putting your city's interests forward, Vancouver's mayor is putting forward the Skytrain project from Broadway to UBC as a major project of national interest for PM Carney to consider.
UBC SkyTrain urged as 'national priority' by Vancouver City Council | Urbanized
Vancouver City Council is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to designate the UBC SkyTrain project as a "Project of National Interest."
I went through the article again and didn't see the offensive word used by the columnist, only in the headline. It really does not represent what he wrote.
fromyeg
Active Member
Build Canada Homes Accelerates Affordable Housing in Edmonton
Build Canada Homes Accelerates Affordable Housing in Edmonton - Canada.ca
Changes in the global trading system are causing massive disruptions and uncertainty for Canadians. The world has changed, and Canada’s economic strategy must change.www.canada.ca
The relevant section from the article:
“Today, Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, announced that Build Canada Homes is accepting Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) for the partial redevelopment of the Northeast corner of the Village at Griesbach property, a prime site prioritized for a Direct Build approach using modern construction methods to accelerate affordable housing delivery in Edmonton.
The Northeast corner of the Village at Griesbach is the final portion of land to be redeveloped within the community, which will ultimately comprise 2,400 homes,adding to already enabled 5,300 units in the Village. Two parcels at the Northeast corner will be earmarked for the Direct Build project, resulting in 355 homes.Village at Griesbach already includes affordable housing programs delivered by organizations such as Métis Capital Housing Corporation and HomeEd, reinforcing its role as a hub for inclusive housing solutions.”
David A
Senior Member
I must have nodded off just before the very end, but I really still strongly feel greed is the wrong word, negative and undermines what is otherwise a good case. If you have been limited or denied for a long time wanting something more is not greedy. Greed better describes when you have an abundance and want more.
Whattagame
Active Member
Have you all really not heard "get greedy" in this context before? It's a commonly used colloquialism when discussing how a subject has traditionally struggled to advocating for themselves.
David A
Senior Member
Nope
Whattagame
Active Member
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Gronk!
Senior Member
The budget vote is later today
ChazYEG
Senior Member
Liberal government survives the confidence vote by 170 yays to 160 nays and 4 abstentions.
2 abstentions from the NDP (Nunavut) and 2 abstentions came from the Conservative Party, mind you, from Alberta. Speculations from a few house insiders is that on top of Matt Jenereaux's resignation, Shannon Stubbs' last minute health issues could've had a hand from the UCP with the negotiations regarding a new pipeline extending well into today's afternoon, between Smith and Carney.
I would not be surprised if we see an announcement on that within the next couple of days.
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Liberals would have won the vote even without both NDP abstentions, one would have sufficed.
2 abstentions from the NDP (Nunavut) and 2 abstentions came from the Conservative Party, mind you, from Alberta. Speculations from a few house insiders is that on top of Matt Jenereaux's resignation, Shannon Stubbs' last minute health issues could've had a hand from the UCP with the negotiations regarding a new pipeline extending well into today's afternoon, between Smith and Carney.
I would not be surprised if we see an announcement on that within the next couple of days.
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Liberals would have won the vote even without both NDP abstentions, one would have sufficed.
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TAS
Senior Member
I think it was 170-168