Index of Articles and Other Resources Regarding the BC Empty Condo Bailout
In June of 2026, Mark Carney and David Eby announced a multi-billion dollar injection of public funds to buy up and convert empty condos, leading to rising public backlash and public scrutiny regarding the politicians’ relation with the so-called Condo King of Vancouver Bob Rennie.
Meanwhile, “BC Set to Lose 3,500 Affordable Homes Because of Budget Cuts”. Article
As Robert Renger put it: “So we lost 3,500 new affordable homes that were going to be constructed, so that Eby can now spend the same amount of money to buy 2,200 existing developers’ unsaleable condos — because as Carney said, the “developers are stuck” and “don’t want to sell at a loss”.”
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The following is an index of articles and other material related to the subject:
As Carney and Eby bail out reckless development industry with billions of dollars of public funds, WorkBC has retired its Cost of Living Calculator. – CRD Watch Homepage
Jenny Kwan MP, goes after government for bailing out developers and speculators from their self-created empty condo crisis. – CRD Watch Homepage
Petition created to oppose Eby and Carney’s massive empty condo bailout. – CRD Watch Homepage
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External resources:
Primer in October 2025:
‘Time for a housing bailout’: Metro Vancouver condo developer sounds alarm on industry in crisis
Metro Vancouver condo developer sounds alarm
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Carney and Eby announce $3.2B developer subsidy; plan to buy unsold B.C. condos
Carney and Eby step in with $3.2B home development subsidy – Business in Vancouver
Critics blast B.C., federal government condo ‘bailout’
Critics blast B.C., federal government condo ‘bailout’ | Globalnews.ca
The Bigger Condo Bailout No One Is Discussing
As Ottawa and BC give $3.2 billion for ‘development charges,’ some cities tear up affordable unit requirements.
The Bigger Condo Bailout No One Is Discussing | The Tyee
Federal-provincial condo ‘bailout’ provokes furious criticism
https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/federal-provincial-condo-bailout
The billion-dollar-plus condo bailout that socializes losses and privatizes profits
The billion-dollar-plus condo bailout that socializes losses and privatizes profits – The Hub
John Ivison: Carney shifts to damage control on his condo developer bailout
Carney shifts to damage control on his condo developer bailout: Ivison | National Post
Fact-checking PM Carney’s claim that government buying 2,200 condo units will help affordable housing crisis
https://thehub.ca/2026/06/23/fact-checking-carneys-claim-that-government-buying-2200-b-c-condo-units-will-help-affordable-housing-crisis/
Rob Shaw: B.C.’s condo bailout debacle leaves Eby on the defensive
PM Carney leaves Eby to defend B.C.’s condo bailout – North Shore News
5 reasons why bailing out rich Vancouver condo developers with taxpayer money is what the free market is all about, by Mark Carney
5 reasons why bailing out rich Vancouver condo developers with taxpayer money is what the free market is all about, by Mark Carney – The Beaverton
Mark Carney’s playbook: Come to Vancouver and make real estate news in the shadow of sports history
https://bobmackin.substack.com/p/mark-carneys-playbook-come-to-vancouver
‘Moral Hazard on Steroids’: The Investor Who Called the Big Short Says Carney’s Condo Bailout Is Worse Than 2008 Subprime Fiasco
https://www.thebureau.news/p/moral-hazard-on-steroids-the-investor
Premier Eby on B.C. condo purchase proposal: ‘We don’t have to do it’
B.C. government ‘initiated’ condo purchase plan, says Carney – Business in Vancouver
Capitalism without Bankruptcy – by Steve Saretsky
Eby Briefed for Meeting With Vancouver ‘Condo King’ as Rennie Raised Money for Carney — Four Months Before Multi-Billion-Dollar Condo Bailout
Eby Briefed for Meeting With Vancouver ‘Condo King’ as Rennie Raised Money for Carney — Four Months Before Multi-Billion-Dollar Condo Bailout
Concert Properties, Brookfield Form Joint Venture For $1B Canadian Industrial Portfolio
The eight-property, 5.3-million-sq.-ft portfolio spans Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, and Ottawa.
$1B Industrial Portfolio Joint Venture: Concert, Brookfield
Eby and Vancouver ‘Condo King’ Bob Rennie offered oversupply as solution to the ‘housing crisis’ in 2021 dialogue, facilitated by the UDI development/real estate lobby. – CRD Watch Homepage
Why are there so many empty condos available government to buy? | Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Condo Bailout: PM Carney Using Taxpayer Dollars to Bailout BC’s Top Liberal Fundraiser
Vancouver Condo Bailout: PM Carney Using Taxpayer Dollars to Bailout BC’s Top Liberal Fundraiser – Todayville
Ethics Committee Will Meet Tuesday on Carney’s Condo Bailout, But Will New Majority Make It an Investigation?
Ethics Committee Will Meet Tuesday on Carney’s Condo Bailout, But Will New Majority Make It an Investigation? – Todayville
Condo developers are offering big discounts in exchange for signing NDAs
Condo developers are offering big discounts in exchange for signing NDAs – The Globe and Mail
Vancouver Condo King’s Data: Sales at Generational Lows, Prices Falling — and a $3.2-Billion Rescue Designed To Halt the Correction Toward Affordability
Vancouver Condo King’s Data: Sales at Generational Lows, Prices Falling — and a $3.2-Billion Rescue Designed To Halt the Correction Toward Affordability
In Tense Ethics Hearing, Conservatives Say Brookfield Partnered With Vancouver Condo Developer 15 Days Before Carney’s Bailout — and Call Brookfield as a Witness
In Tense Ethics Hearing, Conservatives Say Brookfield Partnered With Vancouver Condo Developer 15 Days Before Carney’s Bailout — and Call Brookfield as a Witness
BC Set to Lose 3,500 Affordable Homes Because of Budget Cuts: Report
BC Set to Lose 3,500 Affordable Homes Because of Budget Cuts: Report | The Tyee
Liberals block debate over Carney condo ‘bailout’ at ethics committee | National Post
John Ivison: Shifting stories and questionable connections call for a probe of Carney’s condo bailout.
The Liberal party and the B.C. real estate industry are so closely intertwined, it is hard to see where one stops and the other begins
Shifting stories, questionable links need condo bailout probe: Ivison | National Post
Liberals shut down debate over proposed probe into B.C. condo buyout plan – Victoria Times Colonist
Follow the Money: I Break Down Carney, the “Condo King,” and the Fundraiser Behind the Bailout With Brian Lilley
Follow the Money: I Break Down Carney, the “Condo King,” and the Fundraiser Behind the Bailout With Brian Lilley
Liberals Adjourn Debate on Conservatives’ Call for Probe of Vancouver Condo Bailout and Brookfield Connection
Liberals Adjourn Debate on Conservatives’ Call for Probe of Vancouver Condo Bailout and Brookfield Connection
China Investment Corp Tie to Gregor Robertson Council’s Condo Land-Swap Deal Was a “Clerical Error”: Why a Short-Seller Sees Old Vancouver Patterns in Carney’s Condo Bailout
ANALYSIS: “When You Go Bust, the List of Creditors Becomes Public”: Short-Seller Who Warned on FTX Says Carney’s Condo Bailout Fails the Honest-Deal Test
China Investment Corp Tie to Gregor Robertson Council’s Condo Land-Swap Deal Was a “Clerical Error”: Why a Short-Seller Sees Old Vancouver Patterns in Carney’s Condo Bailout
Vaughn Palmer: Weeks after half-baked condo announcement, government still mum on details
Opinion: Rather than clarifying details of the plan, Ottawa and Victoria have stood by idly as political furore grows
Weeks after half-baked condo announcement, NDP still mum on details | Vancouver Sun
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See also:
David Eby Before and After: How David Eby’s former criticisms of the political influence of the so-called ‘Condo King’ of Vancouver Bob Rennie, when Eby was a member of the opposition; turned once in power, to Eby becoming Rennie’s political follower. – CRD Watch Homepage
The David Eby Confession: Premier Eby talking to the ‘Condo King’ Bob Rennie, finally spilled the beans in front of the camera, on how UDI lobbying played key role in the creation of the Provincial Housing Bills. – CRD Watch Homepage
Index of articles about David Eby meeting with Bob Rennie. – CRD Watch Homepage
The Condo King announced the strategy of shifting the narrative from affordability to supply in 2016.
For the record: Bob Rennie’s 2016 address to development industry (UDI) 2-June-2016 | CityHallWatch: Tools to engage in Vancouver city decisions
Index of articles and other documentation of lobbying of the Federal Government. – CRD Watch Homepage
Index of articles revealing major lobbying influence on B.C. Provincial Housing Bills and Housing Targets. – CRD Watch Homepage
Index of articles regarding lobby events and other meetings between government and lobbyists. – CRD Watch Homepage
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