Ottawa, ON – Today, Aaron Gunn, Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government, together with Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament Luc Thériault, sent the following letter to the Commissioner of Lobbying calling on her to investigate the Liberal government’s Condo Bailout in Vancouver and determine whether the Lobbying Act or the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct may have been breached in developing the policy:
Dear Commissioner Bélanger,
On June 18, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby announced the launch of the Canada-British Columbia Partnership on Condo Conversion, delivered through Build Canada Homes and BC Housing. The program intends to convert more than 2,200 vacant condo units into affordable homes in Metro Vancouver, BC, at an estimated cost of approximately $1.5 billion.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Housing, without government intervention, could have simply allowed the price of these unsold units to fall, making them more affordable for British Columbians trying to enter the housing market. Instead, the Liberals decided to use taxpayer dollars to bail out certain developers, shielding investors from the consequences of their own decisions.
This plan raises serious questions about how this policy emerged and who may have lobbied for it.
For example, this announcement followed two fundraisers in Vancouver with Bob Rennie, a major condo marketer commonly known as the “Condo King,” with tickets for an “Evening with Mark Carney” costing as much as $1,750.
Questions also arise around the role of Duncan Wlodarczak, Chief of Staff at the Onni Group of Companies, who is also the BC Chair of the Liberal Party of Canada and a former advisor to Minister Gregor Robertson.
Both the Prime Minister and the Minister of Housing have indicated that they were not lobbied “directly” for this program. But that itself raises further questions about the motivations behind the decision, and the conversations that may have led to its development.
We respectfully request that you investigate the Canada-British Columbia Partnership on Condo Conversion and determine whether the Lobbying Act or the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct may have been breached in developing this policy. Canadians deserve transparency about how this decision was made, and whether unregistered lobbying or contraventions of the Act or Code by those with access to the Prime Minister and Minister of Housing played a role.