Comments on: Renting In Vancouver Just Turned Into “The Hunger Games”

By: Franklin

Franklin — Tue, 09 May 2017 04:30:47 +0000

In reply to Tim. STOP Robertson!

By: Timmy

Timmy — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 23:55:41 +0000

In reply to Miller. The developers were looking for someone gullible and stupid to enable them to pave over the city with ugly hi rise condos. Gregor fit the bill--not to smart, unethical, and clueless about how to run a city. His biggest campaign contribution came from developers.

By: Timmy

Timmy — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 23:52:02 +0000

In reply to Michael Zhang. Vancouver is not a world class city. That is a moniker brought on by the developers to dupe people into coming here. Vancouver is a city overrun by Chinese money laundering and foreign speculation. With no character, but tonnes of ugly hi rises and massive congestion, lame entertainment, few large companies or head offices or good paying jobs. It is a beautiful city with a nice climate, full of people who park their money in real estate.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 23:48:27 +0000

In reply to Dave. This is what happens when people vote in criminals like Christy Clark, a whore to developers and someone who turns a blind eye to money laundering and foreign speculation on real estate. This is what happens when people vote in airhead Gregor Robertson, a developers stooge who has allowed his developer buddies to pave the streets with condos at the expense of new rental apartments. Condos are mainly bought by investors and speculators. So after 10 years of not keeping the rental stock up with the increase in population the dipstick says we have a housing shortage. What a moron.

By: nonconfidencevote

nonconfidencevote — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 00:02:37 +0000

In reply to Miller.

Gregor Robertson was born in North Van, grew up in San Fran, lived in New Zealand, the Cariboo, and then ended up in Langley.
Happy Planet barely survived his leadership
He has dumped his wife for a billionaires daughter.
He doesnt care about you or anyone else.
He’s a politician.
He loves himself

By: Miller

Miller — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 19:18:16 +0000

Does Gregor Roberston have amnesia? Does he not remember Vancouver in the early 80s? It was a livable city. An average small house in an average neighbourhood was around $50,000 – to own, not rent! Every Vancouverite with an average income, or even a low income, expected to be a home owner some day. Buying a home was once-upon-a-time something people did in order to live in it, and/or raise a family in it. Imagine that! The affordability of rent/real estate was not even a topic of much discussion. Gregor was here, he should remember. Fast forward 4 decades and Vancouver (and the future of the city) has been sold to the highest bidders from around the globe. The people of Vancouver – the middle class, the working class – have been completely ignored and abandoned. Vancouver has been transformed into a city obsessed with rent and real estate, where everyone despises the real estate market except for greedy speculators who love to remind people that Vancouver is now a “world class city” so shut up and get used it. If this is “world class”, then give me non-world class.

By: Gregor Sucks

Gregor Sucks — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 17:30:03 +0000

In reply to Mike Werry. Agreed. We put so much emphasis on the mayor's green plans, but none on how to actually build a sustainable city.

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 17:28:48 +0000

In reply to Michael Zhang. You sir, an arrogant bag of crap. Cities need people of *all* classes to be effective. That's how lively cities are created. Building a city for the rich results in places like Monaco, which are beautiful – but don't produce a lot other than a vacation spot.

By: Michael Zhang

Michael Zhang — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 17:27:05 +0000

In reply to One Percenter. Not sure if this is sarcasm, but there's some truth to it. World class cities aren't for everyone. If you can't cut in Vancouver, move to a place where you can. There's no reason to be here if you aren't in school, starting your career off, or a high income earner.

By: One Percenter

One Percenter — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 17:24:34 +0000

Screw em. If you can’t cut it with a family in Vancouver, move to a cheaper part of the country. Not everyone can live in the most beautiful part of a province, so if you can’t scram. What’s next, everyone has an equal right to a mansion?