Kory Hurst

For the uninformed, a couple of years ago, the City of Vancouver asked the Province to modify its charter, so that it could amend the response time required to remove already illegal signage.

This was immediately decried by anti-Olympic activists and civil liberties organizations as an infringement on free speech. At the time I was suitably outraged. Here is an FAQ with the city defending its position.

If you are not in Vancouver, you may not know that the proposed changes to the bylaw have gone through a number of changes. Recently the B.C. Civil Liberties Association has been satisfied, but not pleased with the final law. Read more »

Recently a friend sent me this article by David Zirin on Facebook. I have since become a David Zirin fan; however, being a Vancouverite, I disagreed with David’s perception of our fair town and the current mood, so I thought I better set the record straight. Read more »