Introduction

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results... and, yet, here we are! Outlandish real estate prices, sky high rents and near-zero vacancies but Vancouver's City Council can't agree on whether we should build more housing along one of the busiest transit and employment corridors in Western Canada. Research Lawyer and Housing Advocate, Peter Waldkirch, sits down with Matt & Melisa to dive into the politics around housing affordability and the Broadway Corridor. Is Vancouver's current dysfunction a symptom of this specific Mayor and Council or something more systemic? Where should we look for bold leaders come October? And can we actually build our way out of this?