What’s so great about paying 70 cents more per litre on gas while other provinces enjoy far cheaper prices?

Then there's the cost of living in a so-called "green" city where virtue signaling often trumps practicality. Vancouver residents are constantly hit with fuel taxes, carbon levies, and congestion-related costs, all in the name of sustainability, while public transit struggles to meet real-world demand and infrastructure projects face endless delays.

Then there’s housing. Good luck owning a home unless you’re a millionaire or inherited wealth. The average detached house is well over $2 million, and even a shoebox-sized condo will drain your life savings. Meanwhile, people in other provinces get twice the space for half the price. The city’s zoning laws and bureaucratic red tape, often justified by social planning theories, make development a nightmare and do little to ease the supply crunch. Add on property taxes and endless fees, and you’re paying premium prices for a lower quality of life.

And don’t even think about driving. The roads are clogged, poorly planned, and constantly under construction. Yet the city is aggressively hostile toward drivers, bike lanes take priority, parking is a joke, and you’re penalized for owning a car in a place where you almost need one to get anything done. It's a war on convenience disguised as progressive urbanism.

In theory, socialism promises equality and fairness. In practice, in Vancouver’s case, it often translates into excessive government interference, bloated spending on symbolic projects, and policies that end up hurting the middle and working class the most. Wealthy elites still thrive, while the average citizen struggles to stay afloat.

unfortunately most of Canada is this way but Vancouver definitely tops the cake