{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6516db58c8d4ce0011023666/6a50ec5a27ee4c7ac02b96f3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Vancouver Condo Bailout Taxpayers Should Be Furious About","description":"<p>Franco Terrazzano, head of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, joins Stephen LeDrew to discuss Ottawa’s plan to buy unsold condos from Vancouver developers — and why taxpayers should be concerned.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, LeDrew and Terrazzano question why the federal government would use taxpayer money to help condo developers during a market downturn. They argue that if condo prices are too high, the market should be allowed to bring prices down instead of having government step in with a taxpayer-funded bailout.</p><p><br></p><p>They also discuss former Mayor Gregor Robertson, Vancouver’s condo market, affordable housing claims, political connections, and the dangerous precedent this could set for Canadian Taxpayers in other cities across Canada.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a blunt conversation about housing, taxpayer money, bailouts, and whether Ottawa is helping Canadians — or helping well-connected developers.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered in this episode:</p><ul><li>Vancouver condo market</li><li>Taxpayer-funded bailouts</li><li>Unsold condos and developers</li><li>Gregor Robertson and housing policy</li><li>Affordable housing claims</li><li>Free enterprise and market prices</li><li>Federal government spending</li><li>The cost to Canadian taxpayers</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Stephen LeDrew"}