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Douglas Todd
Publishing · On our record since 2009
Where this writer stands
Housing15 pieces
Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“It has led to the most unaffordable housing market in North America, with Vancouver incomes far below purchase prices and market rents.” Read the piece
Immigration5 pieces
Higher permanent intakeLower intake
“They were opposed by essentially nobody. Those who suspected things were going wrong mostly held their tongues. The experiment was not a success.” Read the piece
Foreign affairs1 piece
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“Xiu Ying wishes the Liberals would get more serious more quickly about their 2024 promise to create a foreign agents registry.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Douglas Todd: NDP's housing plan is 'working,' says David Eby. Here's a reality checkOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 15, 2026
- Douglas Todd: The hidden factor behind why more housing supply didn’t lower B.C. pricesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 15, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Vancouver's 30-year high-density agenda goes far beyond the defeated villages planOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 8, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Central figure in rape allegations against former UBC prof Steven Galloway apologizesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 2, 2026
- Douglas Todd: David Eby has veered to and fro with housing developersOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 2, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Beware the promises of vastly funded psychedelics, warn two Canadian researchersOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 1, 2026
- Douglas Todd: B.C. Conservatives oppose David Eby’s upzoning mandatesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 25, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Canada’s rent control debate thunders onOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 23, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Vancouver’s TEAM party stands out for opposing five mass upzoning plansOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 15, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Accused Canadian author Steven Galloway makes major progress in libel caseOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 11, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Carney champions our multicultural ‘mosaic’ despite skepticism, domestic and globalOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 22, 2026
- Douglas Todd: How Norway’s amazing road tunnels get built, compared to B.C.Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 15, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Religion is down dramatically in Canada, but not spiritual impulseOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 7, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Why can't we know who owns Canada's second most expensive house? (Part 1)Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 6, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Should owner of Canada’s second-most pricey mansion get anonymity? (Part 2)Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 6, 2026
- Douglas Todd: The unravelling of ‘below-market’ rental schemes in B.C. (Part one)Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 1, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Vancouver's 'bait and switch' on below-market housing (Part two)Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 1, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Low on 'culture and history,' world's tourists rank Vancouver a surprising 70thOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 25, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Why Metro Vancouver residents are rapidly moving to other regions of B.C.Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 22, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Faster, higher — kids gain from exciting, risky playOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 17, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Tough watering restrictions threaten Metro Vancouver’s treesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 8, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Pressure rising to kill Vancouver's 17 'villages' planOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 4, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Meet the man who knows why many Vancouver storefronts are in distressOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 3, 2026
- Douglas Todd: How 740,000 British Columbians have a stake in the gigantic Oakridge Park projectOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 19, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Canadians grew more wary, discouraged in past 50 years, says veteran pollsterOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 17, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Vancouver’s 'exclusive' Oakridge Park mall evokes aura of an international airportOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 12, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Is higher density making Metro Vancouver residents happier? Nope!Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 10, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Vancouver’s plan for 17 new 'villages' will increase uniformity, sterilityOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 7, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Developers often disguise the true market value of a Canadian homeOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 31, 2026
- Douglas Todd: With Trudeau gone, Ottawa finally highlights troubles of men and boysOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 20, 2026
- Douglas Todd: B.C. homebuyers yearn to feel grounded, literallyOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 14, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Death anxiety gives rise to mental disorders. But don't despairOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 12, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Vancouver’s cycling upgrades keep rollingOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 8, 2026
- Douglas Todd: What's behind Canada's doctor shortage? One factor rarely gets discussedOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 5, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Metro Vancouver’s priciest housing has stagnated for a decade, as foreign capital dries upOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 2, 2026
- Douglas Todd: 'Tolerant' Canada should revise birthright citizenship law, critics sayOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 29, 2026
- Douglas Todd: In South Delta, at least, you can fight city hall — and stop highrisesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 21, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Vancouver’s downtown waterfront could use an adventurous rethink. Not another oversized towerOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 16, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Metro Vancouver's housing growth 'isn't free.' Who should pay for it?Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 15, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein put UBC at centre of debate over academic activismOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 10, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Surprising jump in Catholic converts in Canada and beyondOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 2, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Western Canadians aim to avoid upzoning through 'private governments'Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 31, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Unsolved murder of Chinese spiritual group worker justifies 'passionate' scrutiny, B.C. judge rulesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 26, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Vancouver's small apartment blocks don't need to look so uglyOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 25, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Meet the Vancouver builder who says 'it's OK if some of the multiplexes are ugly'Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 24, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Legacy grows of remarkable British Columbian 'who wrote more books than he read'Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 17, 2026
- Douglas Todd: B.C. voices did speak up against Trudeau’s migration policies, but were ignoredOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 13, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Everybody loves their entitlements, especially B.C. housing developersOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 12, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Vancouver’s Kitsilano residents dread 28 'disrespectful' new towersOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 6, 2026
- Douglas Todd: An abundance of housing approved in Metro Vancouver, despite NDP charges of too much red tapeOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 5, 2026
- Douglas Todd: 'Trying to be a voice for the scared': China researchers under fire in B.C.Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 4, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Hundreds of quiet east Vancouver side streets upzoned for six-storey apartment blocksOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 2, 2026
- Douglas Todd: The idea of SkyTrain excited Metro Vancouver residents 40 years ago. What do they think now?Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 20, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Taiwanese-Canadians navigate 'tricky' relations with people from ChinaOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 14, 2026
- Douglas Todd: What Canadian boomers can do for younger generationsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 10, 2026
- Douglas Todd: 10 ways to take advantage of Canada’s housing 'correction'Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 5, 2026
- Douglas Todd: Jarring 18-storey tower on leafy Vancouver street a sign of the out-of-scale timesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 4, 2026
- Douglas Todd: While migration battles flare in the U.S. and Europe, Canada reduces its numbers in an understated wayOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 31, 2026
- Clients of fraudulent Richmond immigration consultant Sunny Wang being forced to leave CanadaOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 27, 2026
- Vancouverites deserve to see the 3D models that reveal what the city actually has in store for their neighbourhoodsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 22, 2026