Talk:Colleen Hardwick

Portrait update request

Hello,

I noticed that the current article features an older photo of Colleen Hardwick. For accuracy and better representation, it may be helpful to update the portrait to a more recent image.

There is a publicly available photo from City Hall Watch taken in 2025 which is in the public domain (see page 7).

https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ukra-vancouver-by-election-newsletter-19-mar-2025.pdf

Please consider updating the article if this image meets Wikipedia’s licensing and BLP requirements. I leave the final decision to the editors.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Stanigator (talk) 08:59, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

Formal Request for Corrections: BLP, NPOV, and Weight Issues

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I am submitting a formal request to correct several issues in this article that currently violate WP:BLP (Biographies of Living Persons), WP:NPOV (Neutral Point of View), and WP:WEIGHT.

The current version of the article contains factual errors, editorialized language, and structural imbalances that misrepresent the subject's career and public record. Please address the following six points:

1. Inaccurate Professional Designation (Lede)

• Current Text: Describes the subject as a "filmmaker."
• Correction Required: Change to "media executive and producer."
• Rationale: "Filmmaker" is an ambiguous term. The subject’s career was as a Producer (Source: IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0638867/#producer) and Executive (e.g. Business in Vancouver, “Influential Women in Business", 2009, https://www.biv.com/news/previous-influential-women-in-business-award-winne-8235680). Defining the subject primarily as a politician misrepresents the timeline; her political career began in 2018, following a 30-year career in media and technology.

2. Editorialized Framing: MovieSet Inc. (WP:BLP)

• Current Text: States the company "did not succeed."
• Correction Required: Replace subjective phrasing with neutral fact: "The company raised Series A venture capital but ceased operations in 2011."
• Rationale: The phrase "did not succeed" is editorial opinion that implies personal failure rather than corporate dissolution. The company was notable for raising Series A capital (source: Fasken, https://www.fasken.com/en/solution/clientwork/2008/07/movieset-raises-us$3,-d-,5-million-financing ; VentureBeat, https://venturebeat.com/entrepreneur/movie-set-inc-piles-15-million-more-for-total-5-million-in-series-a-funding/) and winning the 2006 Marshall McLuhan Award. It was wound down following the 2008 financial crisis. Per WP:NPOV, articles should state facts (ceased operations), not judgments (did not succeed).

3. Editorializing: "Argued without evidence" (WP:NPOV)

• Current Text:"She has argued without evidence that upzonings... have greatly exacerbated... affordability crisis."
• Correction Required: Attribute the view. "She has argued, citing urban planners such as Patrick Condon, that upzoning exacerbates affordability..."
• Rationale: The phrase "without evidence" is editorial analysis. The subject cites specific academic sources such as Patrick Condon from UBC (source: The Tyee, https://www.thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/03/20/Needed-Housing-Local-Democracy/; Spacing, https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2024/03/25/can-we-build-needed-housing-while-preserving-local-democracy/) and municipal data. Wikipedia editors may not agree with those sources, but stating the subject presents no evidence is a violation of WP:NPOV.

4. Misrepresentation of Fiscal Argument (WP:FAILEDVERIFICATION / WP:NPOV)

• Current Text:"She has argued that increased tax revenue through boosted housing supply is akin to a Ponzi scheme."
• Correction Required: Change to: "She has argued that the City's reliance on development growth to fund capital budgets is akin to a Ponzi scheme."
• Rationale: The current text misquotes the source material to imply a general opposition to tax revenue. The source cited (Daily Hive, Oct 14, 2022) quotes Hardwick explicitly discussing the City's restructuring of its "financial business model" to rely on "generating more housing as its revenue source" for capital projects. She likens this specific dependency—not "increased tax revenue" in general—to a Ponzi scheme.
• Source: Daily Hive, "Why TEAM's Colleen Hardwick takes issue with the 'housing supply' solution for affordability", Oct 14, 2022. (Link: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/why-teams-colleen-hardwick-takes-issue-with-the-housing-supply-solution-for-affordability)
• Quote from Source:"She takes issue with the municipal government being addicted to generating more housing as its revenue source... She likens the City’s financial business model as a 'Ponzi scheme' to extract as much revenue as possible."

5. WP:SYNTH Violation: MST Development/Reconciliation

• Current Text: Juxtaposes a question regarding design ("Indigenous ways of being with 18-storey high-rises") with her affirmative vote.
• Correction Required: Remove the editorial synthesis or neutrally report the vote: "In 2022, Hardwick voted in favour of the MST Development Corporation's rezoning."
• Rationale: Hardwick voted IN FAVOUR of the project (Source: Daily Hive, https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/heather-lands-vancouver-rezoning-approved-mst-development-first-nations). Framing a standard planning question about design form as contradictory to a final vote creates a false narrative of "anti-reconciliation" not supported by the voting record.

6. Undue Weight: Omission of Legislative Achievements

• Current Text: The article dedicates disproportionate space to housing controversies while limiting her primary legislative achievement (The Auditor General) to a single sentence.
• Correction Required: Expand the section on the Auditor General to reflect that she successfully secured its establishment.
• Rationale: (Source: CBC News, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-auditor-general-office-2019-1.5334579; Vancouver Sun, https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouvers-first-auditor-general-to-provide-another-set-of-eyes-on-city-hall ; BC Business, https://www.bcbusiness.ca/Does-Vancouver-need-its-own-auditor-general) WP:WEIGHT requires that an article fairly represent the significance of the subject's achievements.

I request that these points be addressed based on the burden of proof required by WP:ONUS for the inclusion of contentious, negative, or editorialized material.

Stanigator (talk) 17:35, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

Regarding the recent revert by @Thenightaway:

I note that my corrections regarding the subject's business career (MovieSet/Fasken citations) were accepted, but the correction regarding the fiscal policy quote was reverted with the summary "revert COI account."

WP:BLP violations and factual errors must be corrected regardless of the editor's status. The current text in the article claims the subject called "tax revenue" a "Ponzi scheme." This is a demonstrable misrepresentation of the cited source.

The Evidence:

• Article Text:"She has argued that increased tax revenue... is akin to a Ponzi scheme."
• The Source (Daily Hive):"She takes issue with the municipal government being addicted to generating more housing as its revenue source... She likens the City’s financial business model as a 'Ponzi scheme'..." (Source: Daily Hive, Oct 14 2022).

The subject was critiquing a specific municipal business model (reliance on development fees/CACs for capital projects), not general taxation.

I am requesting that a neutral editor review the Daily Hive source and restore the correction to verify the text against the citation. Stanigator (talk) 02:43, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

Forgot to add the tag below.

{{request edit}}

Regarding the recent revert by @Thenightaway:

I note that my corrections regarding the subject's business career (MovieSet/Fasken citations) were accepted, but the correction regarding the fiscal policy quote was reverted with the summary "revert COI account."

WP:BLP violations and factual errors must be corrected regardless of the editor's status. The current text in the article claims the subject called "tax revenue" a "Ponzi scheme." This is a demonstrable misrepresentation of the cited source.

The Evidence:

• Article Text:"She has argued that increased tax revenue... is akin to a Ponzi scheme."
• The Source (Daily Hive):"She takes issue with the municipal government being addicted to generating more housing as its revenue source... She likens the City’s financial business model as a 'Ponzi scheme'..." (Source: Daily Hive, Oct 14 2022).

The subject was critiquing a specific municipal business model (reliance on development fees/CACs for capital projects), not general taxation.

I am requesting that a neutral editor review the Daily Hive source and restore the correction to verify the text against the citation.

Stanigator (talk) 02:44, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

Forgot to add the tag below.

Regarding the recent revert by @Thenightaway:

I note that my corrections regarding the subject's business career (MovieSet/Fasken citations) were accepted, but the correction regarding the fiscal policy quote was reverted with the summary "revert COI account."

WP:BLP violations and factual errors must be corrected regardless of the editor's status. The current text in the article claims the subject called "tax revenue" a "Ponzi scheme." This is a demonstrable misrepresentation of the cited source.

The Evidence:

• Article Text:"She has argued that increased tax revenue... is akin to a Ponzi scheme."
• The Source (Daily Hive):"She takes issue with the municipal government being addicted to generating more housing as its revenue source... She likens the City’s financial business model as a 'Ponzi scheme'..." (Source: Daily Hive, Oct 14 2022).

The subject was critiquing a specific municipal business model (reliance on development fees/CACs for capital projects), not general taxation.

I am requesting that a neutral editor review the Daily Hive source and restore the correction to verify the text against the citation.

Stanigator (talk) 02:48, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

Here from BLP/N. I reviewed this and removed the word "tax". Fences&Windows 00:41, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

This request seems to have been filled in February 2026. I am closing it. Fiske (talk) 18:39, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm actually behind in reviewing a draft to be filled in the sandbox for review. Please advise on next steps. Stanigator (talk) 18:47, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

I'm ready to move from my sandbox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Stanigator/sandbox/Colleen_Hardwick) to the Drafts page in order to address the editorializing along with the missing items in the original article. If I don't hear back by the end of the week, I will go ahead and make the move. Stanigator (talk) 15:54, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

I wanted to correct the record, and I will wait until May 5, but I will make an edit request using the sandbox as the basis for the request. Stanigator (talk) 19:11, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi everyone. I’ve put together a proposed update for this article in my sandbox here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Stanigator/sandbox/Colleen_Hardwick

I am requesting an independent review to implement this because I have a Conflict of Interest (I have been in contact with the subject to verify some factual details and help secure the rights for her photo). Because of this COI, I want to follow the rules strictly and not overwrite the live article myself (and I don't want to invite another edit war).

Here are the main changes I have made in the draft.

- Adding the missing 2005 election results when the subject went by a different name prior to a divorce

- Adding missing, well-sourced context to her biography and political record (specifically regarding housing data and her final vote on the MST development) to ensure a more Neutral Point of View (NPOV) than what it is right now (there's a lot of editorializing that the quoted articles did not communicate).

I would really appreciate it if an experienced editor could take a look at the sandbox draft. If it meets community standards, please feel free to move it over to the live article. Happy to answer any questions about the sources used. Thanks! Stanigator (talk) 03:56, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

 Not done per WP:NEWLLM. I'm not wading through a mass of LLM slop. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 05:23, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

The article itself wasn't done with AI. Stanigator (talk) 05:36, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

The article is a promotional mess, and the wanton LLM use here and there doesn't inspire confidence that it wasn't used. There are sources attached to statements that don't even remotely back up those statements. This is not what Wikipedia is for. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 06:17, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Should I delete/archive this thread and create a new one summarizing what was done in the sandbox? Stanigator (talk) 06:19, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

For others in this thread, Stanigator disclosed in the WP:DISCORD that they've had personal communication with Hardwick, but I suspect it goes beyond that. The draft rewrite of this article they've proposed reads overtly complimentary, like a resume. grapesurgeon (talk) 06:51, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

False implication regarding Indigenous-led development

Hello everyone. I am Colleen Hardwick, the subject of this article. I want to respect Wikipedia's rules about conflict of interest, so I am not editing the article myself. I have put together missing details and factual corrections that I am hoping volunteer editors would be willing to review and add to the page for me.

The section about the MST Development Corporation's Heather Lands project is written in a way that implies I opposed an Indigenous-led project for inappropriate reasons. This is completely false and highly damaging to my reputation. I, as the city’s representative of Vancouver Heritage Commission, acted to protect heritage buildings before voting in favor of the project as the public record shows.

• Proposed fix: Please change this to state the facts neutrally: "Regarding MST Development Corporation's Heather Lands project, Hardwick opposed the potential demolition of the Fairmont Academy heritage building."
• Sources:
  • https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/heather-lands-vancouver-rezoning-approved-mst-development-first-nations
  • https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/ex-mounties-want-fairmont-heritage-building-saved-officers-ashes-under-flagpole-8267899
  • https://macleans.ca/society/senakw-vancouver/

Colleen Hardwick (talk) 17:31, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Reply 25-JUN-2026

  Item removed  

• I removed the phrase Hardwick questioned the suitably [sic] of the height of the buildings as this was not confirmed by the source and was ungrammatical.

Regards,  Spintendo  19:42, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

Section heading “Stance on Housing” is misleading

The section heading implies that the paragraphs to follow deal with my views on housing, when they actually deal with my views on the effects of upzoning on affordability.

• Proposed fix: Change “Stance on Housing” to “Stance on upzoning”
• Sources: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/colleen-hardwick-vancouver-housing-supply

Summary: Correction on the section heading "Stance on Housing" to reflect my actual views Colleen Hardwick (talk) 17:54, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Reply 25-JUN-2026

  Edit request implemented  

• The heading was adjusted to account for both subjects.

Regards,  Spintendo  19:42, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

Editorializing that I argue "without evidence"

The article currently states that I oppose increases in housing supply. This is false and consequently unsupported. It states I have argued "without evidence" that density exacerbates housing affordability. "Without evidence" is the editor and source writer’s personal opinion, not a neutral fact. My positions are heavily based on data, specifically the criticisms of upzoning inflating land values without the justifying data. I also made repeated requests and motions for data from the city to justify the land upzoning push.

In the news article cited, this statement precedes the Ponzi scheme quote and provides context: “In the process of encouraging more residential development to pay for growth, she believes the use of rezoning tools and density-catalyzing area plans by consecutive City Councils has greatly exacerbated Vancouver’s housing affordability crisis by pushing land values upwards.” That is what I believe and is a fair statement.

• Proposed fix: Please remove the false statement that I oppose increases in housing supply. Replace it with “Hardwick opposes upzoning which inflates land value.” Please remove the subjective phrase "without evidence" so the sentence is neutral. If anything, this quote fully reflected what I said: “In the process of encouraging more residential development to pay for growth, she believes the use of rezoning tools and density-catalyzing area plans by consecutive City Councils has greatly exacerbated Vancouver’s housing affordability crisis by pushing land values upwards.”
• Sources:
  • https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/colleen-hardwick-vancouver-housing-supply

Colleen Hardwick (talk) 17:07, 26 June 2026 (UTC)