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Vancouver: No Fixed Address (2017)

There is no topic that unites all of Vancouver quite like that of housing. At every dinner party, social gathering, or chance meeting in the street, everyone has an opinion, and they want to share it. Charles Wilkinson’s new film Vancouver: No Fixed Address tackles the subject from a multiplicity of perspectives. A chorus of voices chime in — everyone from David Suzuki, to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Seth Klein, Condo King Bob Rennie, Senator Yuen Pau Woo, and lots of regular Vancouver citizens.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Quelemia SparrowQuelemia SparrowSelf
  • Photo of David SuzukiDavid SuzukiSelf
  • Photo of Angel ChangAngel ChangSelf
  • Photo of Rosalind SadowskiRosalind SadowskiSelf
  • Photo of Cal AndersonCal AndersonSelf
  • Photo of Ray WongRay WongSelf
  • Photo of Shannon GaltShannon GaltSelf
  • Photo of Fayyaz AlimohamedFayyaz AlimohamedSelf
  • Photo of Bob RennieBob RennieSelf
  • Photo of Sandy GarossinoSandy GarossinoSelf

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