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Max Fawcett is a freelance writer and the former editor of Alberta Oil magazine and Vancouver Magazine. He’s written for The Globe & Mail, The Walrus, The Tyee, and other publications. He previously worked in Alberta’s Climate Change office. He obtained his BA from the University of British Columbia and his MA from Carleton University, both in political science.

Kyla Lee is a criminal lawyer with expertise in impaired driving and immediate roadside prohibition for Acumen Law Corporation. She is renowned for her knowledge of the immediate roadside prohibition (IRP) scheme. In 2014, she was the first lawyer to explain the deficiencies of the IRP scheme to the judges at the Supreme Court. She obtained her law degree at the University of British Columbia. Cur...

This is the first instalment of "Colourful Language" a new, periodic rant featured on This is VANCOLOUR. Centrism in Canada needs to reposition itself back towards strengthening institutions that create equal opportunities for every Canadian in every community. This requires the end of a political culture well-defined by crony capitalism.

Rebeka Breder is the founder and principal lawyer of Breder Law, Canada’s leading law firm in animal law and civil litigation based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. She founded the first Animal Law section of the Canadian Bar Association and is the founder and current Chair of the Animal Law section, BC...

Ed Hill is a Vancouver-based comedian. He was voted “Best Vancouver Comedian” by both the West Ender Magazine (2015, 2016) and the Georgia Straight (2016). He has also appeared on AXS TV's "Gotham Comedy Live", "Laughs" on FOX, TED talks, Bite TV’s “Stand up & Bite Me”, and XM Radio’s “Laugh Attack”. He was also invited to perform at the Just For Laughs Northwest Comedy Festival, Comedy Masala in...

Jody Vance is a veteran TV and radio broadcaster. Her extensive career includes being a sports anchor on CTV, CBC, and Rogers’ Sportsnet. She was a long-standing co-host host on Citytv’s Breakfast Television alongside Riaz Meghji. Currently, she co-hosts “UnSpun” on The Orca Podcasts, alongside former Vancouver City Councillor George Affleck. She is also a columnist for The Orca. She also fills in...

Steve Saretsky is a Vancouver Residential Realtor and author behind one of Vancouver’s most popular Real Estate Blogs. Steve is widely considered a thought leader in the industry with regular appearances on BNN, CBC, CKNW, CTV and a contributor to BC Business Magazine. Steve is a regular speaker at industry events, hosts an online video series ‘The Saretsky Show’, and authors a weekly newsletter t...

Shaista Kaba Fatehali is a kindergarten teacher, a speaker, an author, and the founder of Thrive Kids BC. She completed her Master of Arts in Education from the University of Nottingham and her Master of Arts in Elementary Education and Teaching at the University of British Columbia. She’s currently finishing her PhD in Early Childhood Education and Teaching at Concordia University Chicago. Her ch...

Charis Hogg is the co-host of Jeff, Charis, and Paul morning show on JACK 96.9 FM. An alumnus of BCIT’s Broadcast Journalism program, she co-hosted the Jeff O’Neil Show on CFOX 99.3FM for six years until moving to Saskatoon where she was a Reporter and Weather Presenter with Global News and a radio morning show co-host on the Charis and Joel Show on 96.3 CRUZ FM. She is also the host and producer...

Andrew Wilkinson is the leader of the BC Liberal Party and currently serves as the leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Since 2013, he has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia, representing Vancouver-Quilchena. He is a former Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services and the former Minister of Advanced Education...

Anne McMullin is the President and CEO of the Urban Development Institute (UDI), a non-profit association of the real estate development industry in British Columbia. She has previously held positions as the President of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, the Director of Communications at Port Metro Vancouver, and a reporter for Global TV in Vancouver, while also dedicating her executive tim...

Melanie Green is a reporter for The Star Vancouver on the politics beat. A graduate of Simon Fraser University’s Communications program and Langara College’s Journalism program, Melanie previously held positions at Glacier Media as a reporter and at CBC Radio as an Associate Producer of Current Affairs, where her highlights included coverage of the BC Provincial Election for “The Early Edition” an...

Sophie Buddle is an award-winning comedian and writer. She released her first comedy album “Lil Bit of Buddle” in May 2019 which is now available on Apple Music, Spotify, and various retailers. Her podcast “Obsessed with Sophie Buddle” is also available wherever you listen to podcasts. A two-time Vancouver Comedy Award winner for the “Best Dirty Joke” award, Sophie has also been featured on Kevin...

Megan Edwards is an announcer on Virgin Radio Vancouver 94.5FM and a panelist on CTV News. She’s one half of THE UND8ABLES whose best-selling book “Girl, It’s Not You - It's Definitely Him” just got picked up by Blind Dog Media to bring you the dating stories of your nightmares to the silver screen. THE UND8ABLES also just launched a nail-polish line this year, in partnership with Girly Bits Cosme...

Selina Robinson is British Columbia’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. She represents the riding of Coquitlam-Maillardville, as a BC NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly, where she was first elected in 2013. Prior to that, she served the City of Coquitlam for two terms as a City Councillor between 2008 and 2013. She has a BA in Psychology and an MA in Counselling Psychology, both from...

Tamara Taggart is an award-winning Canadian broadcasting icon, community leader, and busy working mom. She has volunteered thousands of hours in the community, sits on the boards for several non-profit organizations, and advocates for the well-being of children and people with disabilities. She once co-hosted Live! With Regis and Kelly. She’s well-known as a popular news anchor at CTV. She is curr...

Julie Kim is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award-nominated stand-up comedian who has been featured at the Just for Laughs Northwest Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and the Seattle International Comedy Competition, amongst many others. In 2018, she released her debut comedy album, “Outside Voice”, which is available on iTunes, Spotify, Tidal, and Google Play. She’s...

Jennifer Reddy is a Vancouver School Board Trustee representing OneCity Vancouver. She is an educator and advocate for some of the most vulnerable students in Vancouver’s school system. Her top three priorities have been to prevent school closures, fully staff schools, and increase childcare spaces. She holds a Masters in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics, a Bachelo...

John Cullen is a Vancouver-based comedian (originally from Toronto). His comedy album, “Most Likely To Be a Comedian” topped iTunes charts and regularly plays on SiriusXM radio. He has appeared at the Just For Laughs comedy festival and the Halifax Comedy Festival. He is also a contributor to CBC’s The Debaters. His former podcast “Real Good Show” was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award and amas...

Svend Robinson is arguably the single most influential Member of Parliament in Canadian history to have never served in the Cabinet of Cabinet. For 25 years, he represented Burnaby for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Canadian Parliament. He is notably the first MP to come out as gay. Throughout his career, he has been a trailblazer for social justice, including his stance on American foreign pol...

Dr. Bruce Alexander is a world-renowned whose extensive, paradigm-shifting research on the psychology of addiction - particularly his “Rat Park” studies - at Simon Fraser University has influenced the likes of Johann Hari and Dr. Gabor Maté. His work has also received renewed interest in the wake of the current opioids crisis. In 2007, he received the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Cont...

Dina Del Bucchia is a Canadian poet, podcaster, and performer. She hosts “Can’t Lit”, a podcast on Canadian literature and culture. She is also the senior editor of Poetry Is Dead magazine and the artistic director of the Real Vancouver Writers’ Series. Her fourth collection of poetry, “It’s a Big Deal!”, interrogates the ways in which we interpret and process the big deals of our twenty-first cen...

Lynda Steele is an award-winning journalist and prominent media personality in Western Canada. She is the host of the “The Lynda Steele Show” on Global News Radio 980 CKNW.

Dr. Caitlin Dunne is a co-director at the Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine. She is doubly certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario, completing her residency and subspecialty training at the University...

Casey-Jo Loos is a radio host at 102.7 FM (The Peak - Vancouver’s Modern Rock). Earlier this year, she released her debut book “i see you. i am you.”, a collection of poetry, reflections, and meanderings now available at www.caseyjoloos.com . She is also an Ambassador at Float House, the first sensory deprivation tank centre in Vancouver.