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Who's up, who's down: Housing, Shaughnessy and Twitter
We break down the winners and losers of the last few weeks in city politics

Who’s up and down? Who’s getting attention, and who’s doing it in the wrong way? Who’s making an impact on city hall?
Our new regular series looks at the key people and players who we think are trending higher or trending lower. It’s not scientific (yet) and we hope to include more key people’s opinions in future ones. For now, it’s just my thoughts.
Who’s up
👍️ Ravi Khalon and the provincial government
Truly the biggest winner since we last did this series is the provincial government’s housing strategy, led by the Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon.
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