Opinion: Housing crisis takes centre stage in Metro Vancouver election battleground

New polling from Research Co. shows that 52 per cent of Metro Vancouverites believe that housing is the foremost issue in the region, dwarfing the economy and public safety which are tied at a very distant second.

Even in the historically hipster City of Vancouver, only four per cent of residents rate the environment as their most important issue. Residents aged 18-34 find themselves not just squeezed by housing, but its downstream effects on the general cost of living as well: 30 per cent of them believe the economy is the top issue.

Across all ages, genders, parties and regions, residents of Metro Vancouver agree on who deserves the

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