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VICTORIA — Premier Christy Clark signalled this week that the government has been seized with a greater sense of urgency to improve housing affordability for middle class British Columbians.

“We have a lot more to do,” Clark acknowledged Monday in a speech to B.C. Liberal party supporters. “In the coming weeks, you will see our plan to do everything we can to make sure the dream of home ownership remains in the reach of those in the middle class — especially in the Lower Mainland and South Island.”

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The event was the leader’s dinner, showpiece fundraiser of the year for the B.C. Liberal party and one of the few open to the news media. It also marked a year (less a month) to go before the May 2017 election.

The premier’s promise of more action “in the coming weeks” tends to confirm that her own supporters are increasingly discontent with the leisurely pace the Liberals have set on this file.

It has been over a year since Clark acknowledged the need for government action.