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Opinion: City seeks to generate profits from a market it is actively obstructing

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69% Informative

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and ABC collaborators promised to bring a businesslike ethos to the management of the city’s affairs.

They are taking steps to turn the City of Vancouver into a profit-seeking corporation.

Mark Goodman and Ian Brackett : The city should stick to its own job rather than using regulatory weapons to take unfair advantage in a market that right now is obstructing.

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73

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74

Neutral language

24

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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