Mike Klassen 麥嘉信 🇨🇦
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A disappointing council vote last week stopped us from creating a Vancouver-owned housing corporation — a lost chance to build homes for working people. Councillors slammed the door on 4,000 modestly priced rental homes. Here’s why it mattered, and why I’m not giving up. 🎥
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