It looks like the City of Vancouver has finally gotten serious about trying to tackle affordability by getting to the root of the problem:
...the City of Vancouver wants to collaborate with the provincial and federal governments to explore the viability of “restricting property ownership by non-permanent residents.”
That line appears in Vancouver’s 10-year housing strategy released Thursday, a comprehensive plan seeking to address all elements of the city’s housing crisis...
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-n...nent-residents