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Douglas Todd: Lots of housing has been approved in Metro Vancouver, despite NDP charges of too much red tape Metro Vancouver municipalities have recently approved tens of thousands of units of new housing, contrary to complaints from developers and the B.C. NDP. But many aren't being constructed, given the downturn in the real-estate cycle.

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Douglas Todd: Lots of housing has been approved in Metro Vancouver, despite NDP charges of too much red tape

Metro Vancouver municipalities have recently approved tens of thousands of units of new housing, contrary to complaints from developers and the B.C. NDP. But many aren't being constructed, given the downturn in the real-estate cycle.

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Metro Vancouver cities have enabled a great deal of housing construction since 2017, despite the provincial government claiming they’ve not been doing enough to improve affordability.

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