UDI Virtual Luncheon: Let's Talk about Housing – A Conversation with Minister David Eby and Bob Rennie
As we emerge out of Covid-19, Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing, David Eby will sit down with Bob Rennie to discuss solutions to BC's housing crisis. They will look at these challenges through both fiscal and social lenses and aim to discover collaborative solutions between governments and the development industry.
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David Eby is the provincial government representative (MLA) for Vancouver-Point Grey, first elected in 2013.
David was re-elected in 2020 to serve a third term in the B.C. Legislature and in November 2020 was appointed to his current role as Attorney General and Minister of Housing by Premier John Horgan.
Before he was elected, David was the Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, an adjunct professor of law at the University of British Columbia, president of the HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and served on the Vancouver Foundation’s Heath and Social Development Committee.
An award-winning human rights lawyer, he has been repeatedly recognized in local media as one of British Columbia’s most effective advocates and has appeared at all levels of court in BC.
His years of legal advocacy at Pivot Legal Society to protect the human rights and dignity of homeless and under-housed residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside were recognized in 2011 by the UN Association in Canada and the B.C. Human Rights Coalition with their annual award.
David is the author of several books and articles on legal rights. His handbook on arrest rights is now in its third printing, with more than 10,000 copies in circulation.
When he’s not working, David spends his free time skiing, riding bikes, and going to UBC Thunderbird basketball games with his family.
Bob Rennie, Principal - rennie
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
12:15 - 1:15 pm
Member Price $40.00 + GST
Non-member Price $60.00 + GST
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