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Donald MacPherson
Last published Dec. 2025 · On our record since 2011
Where this writer stands
Housing1 piece
Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“The new proposed city plan will not decrease homelessness. The cost of land will rise as developers compete to acquire property.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: Proposed changes to DTES plan risk affordable housing for local residentsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 3, 2025
- Ken Sim Is Wrong. We Need More Supportive Housing, Not Less | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Jan 28, 2025
- Why DULF’s Founders Deserve Awards, Not Arrests | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Nov 20, 2023
- Donald MacPherson: Legally regulate, decriminalize drugs to end toxicity deaths in Canada, task force urgesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 30, 2021
- Donald MacPherson: Federal government must decriminalize drugs to save lives and protect communitiesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 15, 2021
- Decriminalization of drugs in Canada demands bold leadership — nowOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 14, 2020
- Decriminalization of drugs in Canada demands bold leadership — nowOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 14, 2020
- Donald MacPherson: Toxic drugs are a crisis. If B.C. and other provinces don’t act, they’ll have to answer for the lives lost | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 3, 2019
- Opinion: It’s time for Canada to embrace the legal regulation of drugsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 30, 2019
- Why Canada is no longer a leader in global drug policyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 26, 2015
- Cut the red tape: business group...Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 28, 2011