The columnist performs a PROFOUND disservice to journalism with this quip:

"Affordability has been a huge issue (in Vancouver) amid high and fast-rising prices - thus the (mortgage/bank) measures from federal and provincial policy makers."

Hello?

Seriously, Hello?

Why ON EARTH does the columnist choose to feed the RIDICULOUS notion that the mentioned government (mortgage/bank) actions are somehow reasonable tools (roll eyes) for high Vancouver house prices impacting local workers?

I mean, are you KIDDING ME, columnist?

For crying out loud, the mechanism behind ultra-sky-high Vancouver house prices is three things: OVERSEAS MONEY FLOODING IN, MORE OVERSEAS MONEY FLOODING IN, and EVEN MORE OVERSEAS MONEY FLOODING IN.

Does the columnist somehow not understand this? Is the columnist somehow not aware how laughable his attempt is, his attempt to ridiculously ascribe some kind of reasonableness (laugh out loud) to the government approach in question?