VANCOUVER - Andrew Wilkinson would roll back the BC NDP’s supports for renters and raise rents.

Wilkinson was famously slammed for his out of touch claim that renting is just a “wacky time of life” that people outgrow:

“It was fun. It was part of growing up and getting better. We’ve all done it. It’s kind of a wacky time of life, but it can be really enjoyable. Being a renter is a fact of life; it’s a rite of passage.”

When he was called out for his comments he doubled down:

“It is an unstable time of life in your early 20s and you hope to get it settled down and move on in life, and that is part of growing up.” (Global, Feb 2019)

But it’s not just his words. Wilkinson has opposed every major action taken by John Horgan and the BC NDP to support renters and tackle the housing crisis.

Wilkinson opposes the BC NDP capping annual rent increases to inflation - which saves the average BC renter $333/year or $420/year for a Vancouver renter in a two bedroom.

His then-Housing critic Sam Sullivan even wants to get rid of rent increase limits entirely, claiming “rent control actually harms renters.” (CBC, Sept. 17, 2018)

Wilkinson opposes the BC NDP’s additional protections for renters facing eviction or on fixed term leases.

Andrew Wilkinson has also promised to cancel the speculation and vacancy tax which has turned 11,000 empty condos into new rental homes for people (CMHC), and give a tax break to people with homes over $3 million - a measure that raises $200 million for investments in housing supply.