08/24/2026
I said I would share the links to the full articles, so here they are.
The first looks at the bigger economic picture in Canada right now. Employment is up and there are some genuinely positive indicators, but living costs, insolvencies, wages, federal debt and a sharp drop in Vancouver housing starts tell a more complicated story. The point is not to ignore the good numbers — it’s to look beyond the headlines and ask what they actually mean for households and housing.
Canada Is Getting Stronger — But Are Canadians?
https://westvanliving.ca/d8r6rqgu
I also did a separate breakdown of what it actually costs to live in B.C. using real household math. A $75,000 income may sound solid, but once housing, food, transportation, insurance and other essentials are added up, the numbers get very tight very quickly.
Nobody Tells You What It Costs to Live in BC — We Did the Math
https://westvanliving.ca/d8r6rqgm
And the newest article looks at the collapse of Canada–U.S. trade talks, new tariffs, the Howe Sound mill curtailment, and what all of that could mean for B.C. construction, affordability, confidence and housing going forward.
Canada–U.S. Trade Deal Collapses: What It Means for B.C. Housing, Construction and the North Shore
https://westvanliving.ca/d8r6rqgr
These are longer reads because I wanted the numbers, sources and context there for anyone who wants to go beyond the short videos.
Canada–U.S. Trade Deal Collapses | B.C. Housing & Construction Impact
