Robert (Bob) Summers

@RJSCity

Academic Director of the Ualberta Sustainability Council and Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning.

Edmonton, Alberta Joined April 2012

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There is a weird irrationality in society where we choose some producers, like developers and landlords, to over-regulate and dislike, while others, such as farmers, are loved and heavily subsidized.

No wonder housing is so expensive in so many communities.

The Economist Verified account @TheEconomist 2d

Landlords are often painted as parasites. But they are worms, playing a vital part in the British housing food chain, digesting what others would waste economist.com/britain/2026/1…
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Robert (Bob) Summers @RJSCity 4d

I can see many creative ways this will work. “Buy my painting for $500 and get four free hours of plumbing work done”.

Mark Carney Verified account @MarkJCarney 5d

In Budget 2026, we’re backing the Canadian artists who tell our stories.

That means if you’re a Canadian artist, you won’t pay tax on up to $45,000 of income derived from your creative work.
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A great example case of the challenges and potential failings of direct democracy. Those voting don’t dedicate the time to carefully consider issues.

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Something feels a bit iffy about California prop 38.

Doing a popular vote proposed by a 3 person non-profit that gives said non profit $4.2B from the public!

I hope Gary is great and knows how to spend $4.2B well because it’s done.

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Robert (Bob) Summers @RJSCity Nov 4

The UCP might want to have a look at how the areas gerrymandered by the GOP in the USA are doing tonight. When you trim strong districts to try and take over weak ones you take a risk.

Robert (Bob) Summers @RJSCity Nov 2

This is one the best responses/quotes that I got on my Oilers thread.

Dave Friedman Verified account @friedmandave Nov 1

Had to use @grok to understand wtf this is abt. Apparently there is an ice hockey team in Edmonton Alberta called the Oilers. Which is different from the apparently no longer extant Houston Oilers football team.
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