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Blaine Cook
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That's before any rental income, so the $500k/unit is a lowball number. I don't see a lot of verbiage around trying to bring the construction costs down, so contractors will naturally be incentivized to spend the maximum amount per unit that they can while still receiving the funding. That doesn't feel right? Maybe I'm missing something. 🤷♀️ #bcpoli
I'm still stoked about the moves the government are doing towards helping the housing situation. Maybe $500k/unit is just where we're at. 🫣
It's great that the feds and the province are committing so much towards the BC Builds program. The one part that I'm a bit uneasy about is that it feels as much like a hand-out to developers as it is a helping hand to middle-income renters.
If my numbers are right, they've committed roughly $5 billion to the program with a goal of building up to 10,000 new rental units. That works out to *$500k per unit* average construction cost for presumably highish-density multi-unit residential. 😳 #bcpoli
Leigh HoneywellCurrently sleeping the sleep of the righteous, @andrew was up way too late building tools to fend off the current wave of fedi spam, playing whack-a-mole with bad accounts, and getting fedi friends up and running with their own blocklists.
I’d like to convene a discussion this week or next to do a mini retro on this attack and some #designthinking work around fedi spam fighting tools. If you’re interested in the discussion, @ me your email or send one to spamretro at hypatia dot ca and I’ll loop you in on it 🙏
Would love to have a proper UR/UX person on the call, I’m a mere amateur at that part 😅
Edit to add #mastoadmin #fediblockmeta for reach 🚀
In that light, I can't see how Alberta & Saskatchewan's horrendous and backwards steps will stand vs the Supreme Court here in Canada. I'm an abolitionist, but I'd make an exception for politicians who use the law to unjustifiably fuck with people's lives. Or maybe geese *are* the answer here.
When I was 16, I was involved in a very small way in a case against the Surrey School Board that went to the Supreme Court. The ultimate ruling is fascinating: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain_v_Surrey_School_District_No_36
Basically, the court found that Canada is, at its very core, a *tolerant* society. All genuinely-held perspectives have equal footing, and no-one can force anyone else to believe what they believe or act in accordance with religiously (or non-religiously!) motivated beliefs. That is, *intolerance* is banned.
Monica RooneyIf the government is unlawfully not responding to FOIs within the prescribed time, what's the legal recourse? If there's no consequence for not responding, why would the government ever respond? https://www.todayinbc.com/news/wait-for-foi-requests-in-bc-the-worst-its-been-in-13-years-commissioner-7312219
I've been waiting 5 months for *extremely basic* information on the family doctor waitlist (how many people are on it, etc). This information should be published regularly by the ministry, and no-one should have to FOI it. 😣
Careful out there everyone! https://youtu.be/cnAn0zp3ksI?si=rMt_u4IRRwvvfYRF (not local, but definitely the most fun? soundtrack ever for an avalanche video)
