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Originally Posted by FarmerHaight
I think you misunderstood what I said.
Mike Hurley and his council are doing exactly what his voters want by focusing density in Town Centres and leaving SFH neighbourhoods as-is. He is representing his NIMBY supporters perfectly.
This is why it is necessary for a more senior level of government to step into housing regulations, because local leaders are only incentivized to do what their current voters want - voters who are more often than not NIMBY homeowners. On the other hand, the federal Liberals will be the only ones to blame if increased immigration leads to worsening affordability crisis. Local leaders can always blame Ottawa for not doing enough to prepare for population growth and change while keeping their SFH neighbourhoods untouched for decades.
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So you’re faulting Hurly for doing what Burnaby voters democratically elected him to do . Got it.
Meanwhile you endorse the Federal gov’ts decision to trample on municipal powers while they do nothing to stop the huge unaffordability crisis they have spawned directly through their direct area of responsibility- immigration. One would have thought if the Trudeau Liberals were planning to bring in a million people a year (which they didn’t campaign on, so who voted for that) they would have used their extensive land holdings to ensure there was adequate housing.
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