Subject Matter and Vancouver

wall: First, some background You probably heard about Mayor Gregor Robertson's push to have the city develop a policy that gives Metro Vancouver residents first crack at buying pre-sale homes, according to Vancouver Courier. You probably heard the Urban Development Institute isn't crazy about the idea. The subject matter of what you're about to watch involves America, the wall, racism, housing, refugees, developers, politicians and Vancouver.article continues below Trending Stories Macdonald elementary poised to be renamed Xpey' school Meet the police liaison to Vancouver's LGBT community First look at Parq Vancouver casino resort Diego Cardona reflects on byelection loss Intrigued I was, and I saw the performance play out like a lot of questionable political theatre does in this town at city hall Tuesday. First of all, the institute says, more than 90 per cent of multi-family housing units already go to local buyers. That was the tame version of the institute's criticism. Also, giving locals first crack on a pre-sale is often a requirement of the banks that supply financing for developments. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.