Affordability Over Ideology In Vancouver

"Vancouver finally did it and not a moment too soon!" article by Stella Ambler - Municipal Watch June 9, 2026

The key feature of Energize Vancouver? Restrictions aimed at phasing out natural gas in city buildings – a policy Vancouver was among the first Canadian municipalities to adopt. Vancouver’s anti-natural gas position was notably more aggressive than any other Canadian city. The result was as predictable as it was destructive: more bureaucracy, higher construction costs, fewer consumer choices, and yet another obstacle standing between ordinary Vancouverites and affordable housing.

Banning natural gas in new builds increases housing and construction costs, strains electrical grids, reduces consumer choice, and disproportionately burdens lower- and middle-income families who rely on affordable and reliable natural gas for heating and cooking.

https://municipalwatch.ca/2026/06/09/affordability-over-ideo...
And municipal leaders of Canada, take note!

This is what real policy change looks like: repealing harmful policies outright when they are driving up costs and making life harder for ordinary residents.

The lesson is simple: focus on affordability and, where the votes exist, repeal failed policies rather than merely amending them or tinkering around the edges. And while you’re at it, end the virtue-signalling too. Stella Ambler