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Council Is About to Mull a Bold Solution to Vancouver’s Housing Crisis Why Coun. Boyle’s motion to give density bonuses just to non-profits in some areas could be a game-changer. Patrick Condon is the James Taylor chair in Landscape and Livable Environments at UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the founding chair of the UBC urban design program. SHARES The area bounded by Burrard Street and Laurel Street, and Cornwall Avenue and Fourth Avenue, is among those Coun. Christine Boyle’s motion proposes for non-profit-only density bonuse...

1 hour ago Newshub asked Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti what's holding up progress on changing sex on birth certificates in March. Credits: Newshub. "Most of the recommendations" made by a working group looking into ways to make it easier for transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificate will be adopted. "This Government understands that self-identification is a significant issue for transgender, non-binary and intersex New Zealanders, and is committed to making it easier for people to formally acknowledge their identified gender," Minister of Internal Affairs ...

Hon Jan Tinetti The Government is increasing support for New Zealanders wanting to change their sex marker on birth certificates, Minister of Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti said today. “This Government understands that self-identification is a significant issue for transgender, non-binary and intersex New Zealanders, and is committed to making it easier for people to formally acknowledge their identified gender,” Jan Tinetti said. Her comments accompany the release of the Government’s response to the recommendations of the Working Group for Reducing Barriers to Changing Registered...