BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson Says Struggling to Pay Rent Can Be ‘Fun’ and ‘Enjoyable’
“I was a renter for 15 years ... It’s kind of a wacky time of life, but it can be really enjoyable”
February 28, 2019
BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson thinks the BC NDP government is spending too much time “pandering to renters” when it’s “landlords” who are really struggling.
In a speech to the BC Legislature Wednesday, Wilkinson suggested the government take a glass half-full “attitude” towards British Columbians who struggle to pay rent.
“I was a renter for 15 years,” Wilkinson said. “I lived in a dozen different rentals.”
“It was challenging at times, but it was fun,” he told the Legislature.
“It’s kind of a wacky time of life, but it can be really enjoyable. Being a renter is a fact of life. it’s a rite of passage.”
Wilkinson even offered himself as a success story.
“I crawled out of those tiny basement suites and into a place with some sunshine,” Wilkinson said, but added that he worries no one will “move up the ladder” if the government places caps on rents.
“Nowadays, it’ll be tough to find anything to move to because the landlords are not interested anymore.”
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