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Urbanism, minimalism and technology with 5 kids.

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We Won! Common Sense Prevails in ‘Bus Dad’ Case.

Today, the BC Court of Appeal released their reasons for judgment in my case against BC s Ministry of Children Family Development. In short, the Court allowed our appeal and we won. The Court declared the order made by the...

I Took the Government to Court for Kids’ Independence. I lost (for now).

Read easy-to-share versions of this story, here: Twitter thread (please RT!) Facebook post GoFundMe campaign for appeal Remember when the BC s Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), after an anonymous report, decided my kids couldn t ride the bus (or...

Parking! What is it good for?

Each new underground parking spot costs between $50,000 and $100,000 to construct - costs that get added directly onto the price of your new apartment or condo, critically reducing affordability in already pricey new buildings

Virtual Reality Tour of the Condo

[Unfortunately, the VR tour referenced in this post is no longer available, as the provider, Van Chernen Real Estate Photography, went out of business. I ve been unable to reach them, despite repeated attempts. My apologies.] One of the more frequent...

Vancouver Election Guides

For those of you in Vancouver, we go to the polls tomorrow (Saturday, October 20th). I am running as an Independent for Vancouver City Council. Check out my campaign site or a JPEG of my platform, below. If you re confused...

We’re Going to the BC Supreme Court!

I m Adrian Crook, a single father of five kids living in a condo in downtown Vancouver and an Independent Vancouver City Council candidate in this October s election. In April of 2017, British Columbia s Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)...

Want To Help Me Run For City Council? Here’s How.

DUDE after watching @kirstendirksen s Vlog post last night how can you not be the wise choice for a sound and sustainable future for Vancouver. https://t.co/EYPbWniu5l — Chris Istace (@Stasher_BC) April 9, 2018 Those kind words from a Twitter...

From Riding the Bus to Walking on Eggshells: An Addendum from “Bus Dad”

I certainly didn t expect to have the Autumn we had in 2017. After I wrote Very Superstitious: How Fact-Free Parenting Policies Rob Our Kids of Independence in early September, a media maelstrom broke out. To recap that article quickly, British...

Very Superstitious: How Fact-Free Parenting Policies Rob Our Kids of Independence

I ve been teaching my oldest kids (ages 7, 8, 9 and 11, as I write this) how to take the city bus to and from their school for the last two years. It s gone unequivocally well, with the kids slowly...

Do I Force This Lifestyle on My Kids?

An interesting thing happened last week. Perhaps a milestone in notoriety for this site, or merely a part of its evolution. I m still deciding which. CTV, one of Canada s national broadcasters, airs The Social, one of those midday panel chat...