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Most Vancouver voters say mayor and council are out of touch, poll finds

Affordability tops the list of issues ahead of the Oct. 17 municipal election.

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Seventy-two per cent of Vancouver voters believe the mayor and council are out of touch with what residents want and need, according to a Canada Pulse Insights poll for Rogers OMNI TV, CityNews reports.

Affordability and the cost of living was the top issue at 45 per cent, followed by housing affordability at 33 per cent, crime and public safety at 29 per cent, health care at 25 per cent and drug use and the opioid crisis at 24 per cent.

Supporters of challengers were most likely to agree: 81 per cent of Pete Fry supporters, 80 per cent of Kareen Allam supporters and 83 per cent of Colleen Hardwick supporters. Among supporters of Mayor Ken Sim, 44 per cent agreed.

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