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Ep. 251: How can we create a great downtown?
We invited Charles Gauthier of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association to join us for a Conversation That Matters on the state of downtown and what it says about the model the city is setting for liveability in an urbanized world.
Ep. 250: The Port of Vancouver's plan for the future
We invited Duncan Wilson of the Port of Vancouver to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the arduous process that has been underway for many years to determine how to meet the demand for container services in the future.
Ep. 247: Is the Port of Vancouver overstepping its bounds?
We invited Doron Grosman to join us for a Conversation That Matters about where to draw the line when an authority with too much power determines it can do as it pleases.
Ep. 246: How can Vancouver solve its transportation needs?
We invited Translink CEO Kevin Desmond to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the transportation authorities long range plan to meet the needs of the region over the next three decades.
Ep. 241: What is the future of shipping on our coast?
We invited Kevin Obermeyer, the CEO of the Pacific Pilotage Authority, and Robert Lewis-Manning of the BC Chamber of Shipping to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of shipping on Canada’s West Coast, the track record, the challenges and the opportunities.
Ep. 239: What Will Our Economy Look Like in 2030?
We ask the eminent economist Roslyn Kunin to join us for a conversation that matters about British Columbia's blue sky economy.
Ep. 231: Why the Rugby Sevens Are the Next Big Thing
We invited Jamie Levchuk, the managing director of the HSBC Canada Sevens to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the sporting phenonium that is sweeping the globe.
Ep. 225: Entrepreneurs can Change the World (If We Let Them)
We invited venture capitalist Sean Bromley to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the remarkable potential that is waiting to be unleashed in Vancouver, if only the business development climate was warmer.
Ep. 218: Her Majesty’s Representative in British Columbia
We invited BC’s Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the role of the Queen’s representative in British Columbia and the objectives she has set for her term.
Ep. 217: Reasons for Saying Yes to Proportional Representation
We invited Maria Dobrinskaya to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the case for changing how we vote to one of proportional representation.
Ep. 216: Why Oppose Proportional Representation?
We invited Bill Tieleman to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the case for No when it comes to proportional representation.
Ep. 212: Benefits of Vancouver Light Rail
We invited one of LRT's strongest local advocates, urban designer, planner and professor Patrick Condon of the UBC School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture to join us for a Conversation That Matters about why it's time to turn our attention away from SkyTrain and back to LRT.
Ep. 210: Vancouver's Search of Real Estate Solutions
We invited Anne McMullin of the Urban Development Institute to join us for a Conversation That Matters about strategies she says could go a long way to relieve the pressure on the Greater Vancouver housing market.
Ep. 207: Vancouver: Love Me, Love Me Not
We invited Abeer Yusuf to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the myriad challenges of feeling truly at home in Vancouver.
Ep. 206: Putting Canada on the Drug Global Stage
We invited Gordon McCauley of the CDRD to join us for a Conversation That Matters about nurturing, fostering, retaining and commercializing our world-class ideas, talent and research in Canada.
Ep. 200: Vancouver’s Out of Control Commercial Real Estate Market
We invited Andrey Pavlov, a Finance Professor at the Beedie School of Business to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the unintended consequences of a tax that forgot to look at the downstream effect it would have.
Ep. 199: Marijuana: What Can We Learn from Washington State?
We invited Rick Garza, the Director of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the lessons our neighbour to the south has learned since legalizing marijuana in 2012.
Ep. 197: Vancouver: A Real Estate Tragedy Unfolds
We invited planner, developer and commentator Michael Geller to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the crisis that continues to unfold in BC’s real estate markets.
Ep. 193: Putting the brakes on Vancouver housing
We invited Tom Davidoff, an Associate Professor at the Sauder School of Business, the man many see as the driving force behind the tax initiatives that have been introduced for a Conversation That Matters on his reasons for wanting to change the real estate market in Vancouver.
Ep. 171: Vancouver as a Virtual Reality Centre of Excellence
We sat down with Etienne Farreyre and Patrick Pennefather for a real Conversation that Matters on video about virtual reality.