Guest: Colleen Hardwick, CEO of Place Speak

Is City Hall listening to real people who can be verified?

Colleen Hardwick, CEO of Place Speak, was sick and tired of governments hiding behind the internet firewall saying they didn’t know who was a real person and where they lived. Place Speak sprang to life to solve those issues and to provide voters with an opportunity to be heard and an opportunity to engage in shaping the future of the place they call home. Cities all over North America are embracing the idea - Vancouver isn’t one of them.

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Ep. 618: Ban on American Alcohol: Is it Working?

Economy, Agriculture, Politics

housing, real estate, residential real estate, multiplex, apartments, condos, condominiums, architecture, Vancouver, city planning, Bettina Balcaen, Tillie Kwan, Studio Balcaen Kwan

Ep. 618: Ban on American Alcohol: Is it Working?

Economy, Agriculture, Politics

housing, real estate, residential real estate, multiplex, apartments, condos, condominiums, architecture, Vancouver, city planning, Bettina Balcaen, Tillie Kwan, Studio Balcaen Kwan

We invited Sylvain Charlebois to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the impact of banning American-made alcohol on trade talks and the nature of our food trading relationship with the U.S.

Economy, Agriculture, Politics

housing, real estate, residential real estate, multiplex, apartments, condos, condominiums, architecture, Vancouver, city planning, Bettina Balcaen, Tillie Kwan, Studio Balcaen Kwan

Ep. 616: How to Stop Child Sex Trafficking

Social issues

crime, human trafficking, sex trafficking, children, sexual assault, assault, forced labour, Cathy Peters

Ep. 616: How to Stop Child Sex Trafficking

Social issues

crime, human trafficking, sex trafficking, children, sexual assault, assault, forced labour, Cathy Peters

We invited Cathy Peters, the author of “Child Sex Trafficking in the USA and How to Stop It,” to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the need to be hyper-vigilant when dealing with anyone you don’t know online, especially if you are a teen.

Social issues

crime, human trafficking, sex trafficking, children, sexual assault, assault, forced labour, Cathy Peters

Ep. 613: The Power of Innovative Financing

Vancouver and British Columbia, Economy, Social issues

British Columbia, finance, money, money management, lending, borrowing, financing, credit union, banking, Vancity, Wellington Holbrook

Ep. 613: The Power of Innovative Financing

Vancouver and British Columbia, Economy, Social issues

British Columbia, finance, money, money management, lending, borrowing, financing, credit union, banking, Vancity, Wellington Holbrook

We invited Wellington Holbrook, the CEO at Vancity Credit Union, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about innovative and entrepreneurial thinking that delivers for the marginalized and anyone else who chooses to be a part of the power of collective financing.

Vancouver and British Columbia, Economy, Social issues