@Rochdale68: I don't excuse inaction on housing issues from anyone. Living in the Lower Mainland, I blame successive federal and municipal governments. In BC, with 16 years in power, its a bit hard to blame anyone but the BC Liberals during this run-up, but I am not naive about what others might've done. With 70% real estate market participation now, plus something like 1/3 of BC's GDP now reliant on real estate/construction, politicians of any party have big incentives not to rock the boat.

That being said, David Eby (BC NDP housing critic) remains pretty much the only politician who has had constructive things to say on this topic. And the real estate/development industry has far fewer claws into the BC NDP than it does the BC Liberals. The BC NDP platform on housing is not perfect but definitely provides more disincentive to foreign and domestic speculation than what the Liberals offer.