What purpose does it serve to mandate rentals in a rezoning process, only to later allow those rentals to be converted to condos or other types of stratas. 

Here in Richmond city council is considering allowing Onni to rezone purpose built rentals in Steveston to a hotel.  Simply because Onni now wants to capitalize on selling the rental housing as strata hotel units.

It is all well and fine announcing plans and having intentions, but what sort of follow-up is there to ensure that ten years down the line (even five years!) developers (and the City) don't simply backtrack on plans and promises.

Same goes for low income rentals that are allowed to be sublet at market rates, or let at market rates after the first tenant moves out.  What, we don't officially talk about this, or keep proper stats?

There is "action", and then there is accountable verifiable action with proper control and follow-up.

But it seems we just have one without the other.