Blaming Vancouver's affordability crisis on foreigners 'a red herring,' says UBC prof - News Summed Up

Blaming Vancouver's affordability crisis on foreigners 'a red herring,' says UBC prof


In the ongoing debates about housing affordability in B.C., all of those threads come together — sometimes in emotionally charged ways. Some in the Chinese Canadian community have said they feel unfairly targeted as the root of the problem of housing affordability. Blaming foreigners a 'red herring'"Blaming foreigners, blaming the Chinese is actually a red herring. "If you say the primary way we're going to generate wealth in this place is through real estate, then you're going to price your kids out of it. Host Stephen Quinn explores how foreign investment in real estate divides community, class and culture.


Source: CBC News May 12, 2018 18:56 UTC



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