Dear Editor
It seems almost every week brings more disturbing news about the cosy relationship between Christy Clark & Co. and real estate developers. This past week was no exception. It was revealed that over the last 10 years the industry has pumped an average of around $2 million a year into the re-election coffers of the B.C. Liberal Party.
Not unexpectedly, Liberal politicians are quick to deny corporate donations buy influence, but it’s asking a bit much to expect the public to accept such assurances when the chief fundraiser for the B.C. Liberals is real estate marketer mogul Bob Rennie.
More so because this is the guy who thinks the Vancouver housing crisis is the natural order of things and, in a speech last week, more or less suggested those working in Vancouver without the means to reside there should move to the suburbs. What it boiled down to was a sort of “Let them commute!” solution for those starved for affordable housing.
If nothing else, however, it does provide a good idea of Rennie’s vision for Vancouver: An enclave for the economic elite. Surrounded by a wall, maybe?
Bill Brassington Sr., Burnaby
