Open Letter to Greedy Landlords and Property Managers
How do you sleep at night?
Seriously — do you ever stop to think about the people whose lives you’re crushing under your boots of greed? Do you have any idea what it feels like to work your whole life, pay your taxes, raise kids, and still not be able to afford a roof over your head in the city you call home?
What if it were your child?
Imagine them working full-time, commuting 1.5 hours each way, paying over $1,000 a month just to share a room — not an apartment, not a suite, a room. How does that sit with you? Do you still think it’s just “market value”? Or is it finally hitting you — this is exploitation.
What if it were your parents — seniors who gave decades of labour, only to be forced into homelessness, living in vehicles, shelters, or in fear every day because you raised the rent again?
Do you think you’re untouchable?
That your shiny car, designer suit, and fancy friends will protect you forever?
Well, here's a warning: people are watching.
We’re documenting.
We’re organizing.
And we’re not staying silent anymore.
Your collusion, rent-gouging, and illegal price-fixing?
It’s criminal. And it's being reported.
You might have slipped through the cracks before, but those days are ending. The Competition Bureau is on alert. Communities are talking. And we’re fighting back.
We will form our own networks.
We will build social media coalitions.
We will name names.
We will shine light on every dark corner of this rigged system.
And yes, we’re calling on ethical hackers too — the ones who believe in justice, transparency, and human dignity — because you built this empire off of suffering.
Vancouver was never meant to be like this.
We remember the city where neighbors helped each other, where artists, seniors, youth, and workers could afford to live.
You turned it into a playground for the ultra-rich, and a war zone for everyone else.
If your dreams are haunted by the man digging through trash for cans just to pay rent — good. They should be. That’s your doing. That’s your legacy.
Change now. Lower your rents. Stop the greed. Return to humanity.
Because if you don’t, justice is coming — and it won’t be quiet.
Sincerely,
The People You’ve Pushed Too Far
#RaiseTheRates #FairHousingNow #GreedIsTheCrime #VancouverForAll
