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. 631: Compassionate Care That Works

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Ep. 630: Running for Mayor: Ken Sim

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Over the next five weeks, Conversations That Matter will sit down with the five public opinion poll leaders (according to Research Co.) who want the mayor’s job, to discuss how they will address these issues and what the City will look like after their term in office.

This week, we sit down with Ken Sim of ABC Vancouver.

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Ep. 629: Running for Mayor: Pete Fry

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Over the next five weeks, Conversations That Matter will sit down with the five public opinion poll leaders (according to Research Co.) who want the mayor’s job, to discuss how they will address these issues and what the City will look like after their term in office.

This week, we sit down with Pete Fry of the Green Party of Vancouver.

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Ep. 628: Running for Mayor: Colleen Hardwick

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Ep. 628: Running for Mayor: Colleen Hardwick

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Vancouver, British Columbia politics, Vancouver politics, bcpoli, vanpoli, mayor, mayoral candidate, British Columbia elections, municipal elections, political party, Vancouver Liberals

Over the next five weeks, Conversations That Matter will sit down with the five public opinion poll leaders (according to Research Co.) who want the mayor’s job, to discuss how they will address these issues and what the City will look like after their term in office.

This week, we sit down with Colleen Hardwick of TEAM.

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Ep. 007: Verifiable Online Public Engagement

Guest: Colleen Hardwick, CEO of Place Speak

Ep. 008: Business Impact of Tsilhqot’in Decision

Ep. 006: Are tankers safe in BC Waters?